I carry far too many radios.... In a couple of days I'll be hitting the road with a CB tuned to chan 19 so I can evesdrop on the truckers and find out what's going on further down the road (more on this later) and a dual band Ham transcever (2mtr 70cm) which scans programed memories (as I usually configure it) and a 2nd ham radio (2mtr only) tuned to 146.52Mhz (Simplex calling frequency) This one set to low power with a very poor antenna, Idea is to talk to folks who can see me or I can see.
When I leave California I'll add a 2nd CB tuned to chan 13 (It is in the rig, but no antanna yet, the antenna is also in the rig, but at the moment I'm not sure where) I'll also have 2 cell phones (Mine/wifes) and five family radio service radios (2 of which doulble as GMRS and ... Get this... ARE LICENSED!!!!!) (If I get caught running unlicsensed I canloose my ham ticket you see)
The ham radios are for general chat,,, I've often carried on some fairly long conservations with folks many milies away via 2mtr.... I'm kind of new to 70cm though.
The 2nd ham rig is basically to listen for someone calling who is close enough to notice I'm a ham
The 2nd cb tuned to chan 13 (RV-ers) is for local chat as we move from event to event, It will have a rather poor antenna.
The primary (Chan 19) cb is for listening to truckers... So, for example... When traffic backed up on my last trip of the season.. I knew why without doing a personal investigation (Someone parked their car under a semi... at 70mph, not the best of ideas)
On another occasion as I came back home from a Christmas dinner at my parents I was listening and heard of an overturned SEMI on black ice a couple miles in front of me.. So I started backing it down, knowing I was about to have an encounter of the traffic jam type. Sure enough.. Just as I reached the traffic jam spot there was a 4 car serious damage accident (no injuries but two of the cars had to be dollied out, and totaled out) I got to take everyone home since it was way too busy and way too far, for the sheriff to do it (not so far for me)
Heck, paid for my gas they did. (the people in the accidents)
So I've been very glad I had that chan-19 receiver in the ride.
I also have a dual band Ham rig and a single CB in the car (Toad)
Now, do understand I don't spend a lot of time talking on these radios unless I'm very secure traffic wise, When one needs to pay full attention to the driving one puts DOWN the microphones.
And also understand I've had 2-way radios in the car almost as long as I've had a car to have 2-way radios in (I got my ham ticket less than a year after my driver's license.
Also understand that on ham radio we don't talk about business, ever (not allowed)