There should be no interference at all being as they work on different frequencies.
Iv got a 2 meter ham handheld and a cb in mine and havent gotten any interference at all.
Here s a pic of the cb location.
The handheld is sitting just above it on the dash.

 

I don't have any issues and I run VHF/UHF, HF and a CB. I have a mobile commo shack.

 

As Donnie said there shouldn't be any, because 2 meters (VHF) and the CB freqs (HF) are so far away from each other. Now if you were on 10m running 50-100 watts on your HAM rig, then the CB might get overloaded as those freqs are only about 1 meg apart. Easy answer for that tho.....turn off the CB....

 

I may have talked to him before.

It's easy to start learnin'....not a whole lot to it to get started....

 

Thanks for the info Dave, I've been talking to a guy at work about Ham radios and plan to carry one in my jeep, always remember a guy down the street when I was a kid showing me all the people around the world he talked to.

 

I know a few folks that run mobile Ham rigs and yes they make contacts all over the world...........there is very regimented system of calls and talk that if not adheared to will cause you grief. I can jump on my CB and not have to listen to a know all tell me I made the wrong call or did not relent for him to make his contact. Costs are higher than a standard CB set up unless you buy used equipment and even then there can be issues.

Not trying to detract from ham, it is the next level from CB (all are just frequencies). If you can not hear the car two cars in front of you during peak DX then you have issues with your system or your friend in the vehicle in front turned his unit off. Went through two of these cycles over 30 years and have never had an issue with send or recieve. If skip roll is high on one channel then try another. Also you can buy a radio with Sideband, upper and lower which can help when normal carrier is clogged up with DX.

I have the books for Ham and may write for a licence some day but for now I will stick with the CB freqs, lots of room and every once in a while......I talk to many folks in the hemisphere.............skipland, skipland........QCDX, QCDX.

 

Coulda fooled me.....

 

So it's okay to do a smack down on little old CB's...........what in my post was not true?

Again, Hams are awesome...........the next Level............but CB, Citizens Band works just as well if set up right for the needs of most who own Jeeps. The only difference is how much power you can use depending on the licence you obtain.

10/4 good buddy.

 

They were loud and clear and maxed out the LED meter on my Uniden 520, totally over powered any local signals.

its really easy for us to pick up if its skip because most skip the people on the other end will have southern accents Not saying anything bad about having a accent but it very easy to tell if it isnt a local signal most of the time.

 

When conditions are good for skip, its a party for sure and most bring power legal or not to the party.

I looked at the rig you have online, $60 brand new in the box. Limited to 40 channels but still a decent base line rig.

Couple of questions,

What type of antenna and what length?
Did you match it or have it installed?
Did you surf the channels to find a quieter channel?
Are you using a power mic?

Radios are only as good as the antenna and the setup. Because AM signal is line of sight if you run a short antenna at the back of your jeep you will be very directional on send an recieve. Remember your vehicle is your ground plane and as such being mounted at the back to one side creates issues.

Another thought here is radio upgrade to an AM/FM SSB 40 Channel Radio. This will give you 120 plus channels. Price New is around 145.00.

I run a 102" stainless steel antenna.......cost 13 bucks and will outtalk any baseload or topload antenna in the CB Range.

Just some thoughts from a fellow Canadian