CB radio is a public radio service, open to the use of any member of the general public. No monthly bills, call charges or text messages to budget for - just pick up a microphone and speak. With a vehicle-to-vehicle range of up to 5-6 km and vehicle-to-base or base-to-base range of up to (and over) 10-15 km, and with nothing like the channel congestion there used to be - CB radio is the ideal farm communication tool.

The benefits of CB radio as a communications tool for farm workers, managers and owners are many...

Co-ordinate multi-vehicle operations easily - what is said by one person is heard by everyone else on the same channel, allowing control by one and feedback from others... productivity of workers can be vastly improved when they all have an easy way to talk to each other.

Increase safety for lone workers - have instant communication back-to-base or with colleagues and other people/machines in the vicinity - contact with co-workers is as easy as grabbing the microphone and saying "hello". This can be very effective at combating boredom and isolation for lone operators.

This radio contact doesn't stop at your boundaries and, depending on terrain and the types of aerials used, a base-to-vehicle range of over 10 miles is achievable, and convoys or groups of vehicles out on the road can keep in touch with each other, warning of obstacles ahead - road works & restrictions, passing route information and organizing stops & loading/unloading arrangements.

Another by-product of kitting a farm fleet out with CB is the increased social contact between colleagues - banter and conversation, leading to higher staff morale. This in itself will usually bring it's own productivity benefits. Contact between neighbouring farms, groups of social friends or families is easy with CB - ideal for close communities, you can all chat together without any recurring cost.