CB radio onboard - Campervan CB radio community

Join the campervan CB Radio community

Are you a camper enthusiast and haven't found a quick and comfortable way to communicate with other travellers yet? CB radio is the answer for you. Stay connected with other campers on the road and exchange useful traffic information even when your phone is out of order.

What is the CB for

The CB is a transceiver through which you can talk and exchange useful information with other travellers such as traffic information or simply exchange a chat.

Thanks to the antenna placed on the vehicle, the radio signal is guaranteed, which is why the CB is also a great tool for safety on the road.

How to use a CB

If you are a campervan the channel dedicated to you is 11 or and monitor channel 19 for lorries updating on traffic and safety issues (don't chat in 19 its for lorries only). Here you will find other campers and engage in discussions on the route and find useful information etc.

The most experienced CB users use a dedicated language, made of numbers and acronyms, to communicate with each other: a real amateur radio “slang”. No fear, however, for those who are novices, communicating with the CB is possible even without abbreviations!

One of the fundamental rules of CB communication is the unique dialogue, that is, without overlapping between interlocutors. When other users are talking in fact, it's best to avoid pressing the PTT button so they don't interrupt.

Here are a few little tips to communicate more clearly with the CB:

Place the microphone close to the mouth without touching it with your lips to get voice yield clearer
Avoid talking out loud
Start talking a second after pressing the PTT key and finish before releasing it, so as to avoid parting off the start and end of your communication
Short breaks between broadcasts are an audio signal to exploit and recognise to start the conversation;
It may be useful to leave the channel free for urgencies, so it's best to avoid too long transmissions
Even if many become friends thanks to CB channels, it is still a free transmission and there may also be strangers to listening: do not openly give private information and general information

The advantages of the CB

One of the advantages of the CB is the versatility of the radio signal, allowing it to be found without having to rely on a cellular network. All you need is the CB and an antenna located externally on the vehicle.

CB radio is a means of communicating freely without additional fees, whether it's mountain of woods or boundless deserts, communication via radio, needs only users equipped with CB and antenna.

Better a fixed or portable CB?

There are two types of CB: fixed and portable. Both have strengths and weaknesses.

The fixed CB, being powered by the vehicle, has no limits in autonomy and is equipped with a greater transmission distance than a portable CB. The portable CB on the other hand is very useful and convenient for adventures on the ground near the vehicle (maximum range of 2 km), which often intersperses a motorhome trip.

Check out our ready made campervan kit with everything you need.

Tell other campervans you have a CB Radio

Simple put a AVL Sticker on the back of your campervan top right hand corner to let others know you have a CB Radio onboard. (each kit comes with a sticker) Click here to get a sticker.

Each AVL CB Radio kit comes with everything you need and can be set up in seconds. Simply go to channel 11 (Campervans) and 19 (Lorries) with dual band watch and chat away.

Click here to join our Facebook group CB Radios for campervans and don't forget to invite your mates.

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