Ralph L Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Why is the range for the CB so short? It's set to less than a portable walkie-talkie can reach. Now it's set to less than 3/4 of a mile and a stock out of the box Cobra 29 will reach 3 to 4 miles or more depending on terrain. A tweaked or boosted radio will reach up 7 or 8 miles, maybe more. I started my driving career 35 years ago in central California, so this is my old stomping grounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJWinstonTFM Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Honestly, I would also like that if they boosted up to 7 to 8 miles in-game. Have you tried suggesting it yet in the suggestion section? DJWinstonTFM Live every Saturday at 4PM UK/11AM EDT @ TruckersFM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadSmea Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 I think it's set to the players that show on the tab window so anyone on the list would be able to hear you if they are on the same channel as you. Madsmea UTL C.E.O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Sparrow Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Would be nice to see a CB range increase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrXEiZ Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Maximum range is 850M. But you can hear when other players on some close roads and they are speaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph L Posted December 15, 2018 Author Share Posted December 15, 2018 Yes, 850 meters is only 0.528 of a mile, it's extremely short range now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeClay Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 I'd like to see it increased. BrXEiZ: If you just use a different channel with the people you would like to talk to then you wouldn't have to hear the poeple on the other roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AOD- Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 On 12/9/2018 at 1:13 PM, Ralph_l084 said: Why is the range for the CB so short? It's set to less than a portable walkie-talkie can reach. Now it's set to less than 3/4 of a mile and a stock out of the box Cobra 29 will reach 3 to 4 miles or more depending on terrain. A tweaked or boosted radio will reach up 7 or 8 miles, maybe more. I started my driving career 35 years ago in central California, so this is my old stomping grounds Love this idea! As @DJWinstonTFM said, have you thought about creating a suggestion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph L Posted December 16, 2018 Author Share Posted December 16, 2018 3 hours ago, -AOD- said: Love this idea! As @DJWinstonTFM said, have you thought about creating a suggestion? Yes, I did create a suggestion. I'm hoping that they will act on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charger440 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 You have to remember most, if not all of the staff on this add-on project have never driven a truck. They have absolutely no clue how things go except what they see on TV. So they wouldn't know that a stock 29 has trouble getting out past the hood on most trucks. Or that a Connex 4300HP is actually an amateur radio that has a very long range on it. They also would not know you can buy kickers and better antennas that are phase matching. They are too concerned with protecting buddies and hiding in their own magical world. Maybe you can get them to make the radio more realistic but there are so many other things about the game that are not realistic as it is, where do you start? For example, 650 hp cat takes a couple miles to get up to speed, both with 40,000 in the box and bobtail. Good luck getting the game realistic or the add-on actually fun and fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason M Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 CB range would be nice if they boosted to say 5 to 10 miles it's nice when you can talk to someone a mile down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Tomukas- Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Dear Ralph_l084, I'm moving your topic to the Archive section because your topic inactive for 2 weeks(14 days). Because every day a lot of new topics are opening up and now the community wants to discuss a new discussion, so we archive the topic that are inactive for 2 weeks(14 days). We apply these procedures to keep the forum meticulously and actively in this way. If you have any question, don't be afraid to PM me :=) // Locked and moved to Archive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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