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Love it. As a EU, always dreamed about listening to real country music. In the car in Nebraska, its even better. Suggestions: 1. Optionnally display other's ca

Love it. As a EU, always dreamed about listening to real country music. In the car in Nebraska, its even better. Suggestions: 1. Optionnally display other's cars 2. Mute radio when talkie talkie 3. Display talkie radius if any 4. Some way to regroup (im not sure) 5. Apk that continues in background 6. Some way to make/add plugins It's wonderful as it is. Thanks for making this.

wyclif 4y ago
In the US, they usually call it "CB Radio" (Citzen's Band) not "walkie talkie" (unless the radio is hand operated and not mounted to the dashboard).
- myself248 4y ago
  The frequencies displayed are UHF, in the European PMR446 band, which is nearly identical to American FRS but not close enough to use the same radios. Call that a minor miss on the author's part, change those 446's to 462's and label it FRS, it'd be good. Exact numbers notwithstanding, it's UHF so the wavelength (roughly 70cm) is small enough to penetrate the window-sized openings in the car's metal shell, unlike the larger wavelengths of CB (27MHz, 11 meter wavelength) which require an external antenna. I've used both FRS and amateur 70cm (440MHz) on roadtrips, and it's much more convenient than CB owing to precisely that -- simple whip antennas on handheld radios, no magnet-mount mess with a coax cable pinched in a door seal somewhere. The audio is also somewhat unrealistic in that if multiple users are pressing push-to-talk simultaneously, their voices mix together. Realistically only the strongest one would get through, owing to the "FM capture effect", and the others you'd never know were there until they keyed up at a non-conflicting moment.
0x389 4y ago
Thanks for great suggestions and kind words! For EU I'm experimenting with a special version called 3ur0p4. Same stuff, but you can only take public transport or a bicycle.
- aliqot 4y ago
  > Same stuff, but you can only take public transport or a bicycle. hahahah this got a laugh out of me. Really fun app you have here. What inspired you?
  - 0x389 4y ago
    Back when I worked at Samara (Aribnb's R&D) we needed to generate a dataset with more or less realistic road trip routes. With stops on the way and realistic destinations. Working on that and then exploring the results was fun and made me realise I could build it for everyone's fun too. That's from technical side, but also my wonderful 5 years in the United States and all the trips we had inspired me from sentimental side too.
    - aliqot 4y ago
      That's so cool. I sure appreciate you for making this for us and it's cool that your job at the time had creative stuff like this to do. This hits that same spot that ProgressQuest or Blaseball hits.
- ttkari 4y ago
  > you can only take public transport or a bicycle. Haha, perfect!
- em-bee 4y ago
  as someone who crossed half of europe by bike and train myself, i would absolutely love that! where can i check for updates?
- googlryas 4y ago
  Funny. I just got back from a 3 month European road trip, basically following the Med coast from Gibraltar to Greece. Probably 15 times, people lectured me under the guise of a question "Why did you rent a car? Why not just take trains?", and maybe 10 times "That's so American". But, I'm glad I did. Literally every one of my favorite experiences/places of the trip was completely inaccessible through public transit, and honestly I would not have even found those places or people if I wasn't driving around aimlessly. On top of that, every one of my least favorite experiences was in a place that was highly accessible to public transit, and mobbed with tourists. You know what I'm not going to remember? Standing in a mob waiting for a train in Cinque Terre. Standing in a mob in Rome looking at the Vatican. Standing in a mob in Dubrovnik while "Game of Thrones" tours pass. What will I remember? Watching the sunset over Andalusia from an abandoned monastery, sharing a meal with some migrant workers on an olive orchard in Tuscany, giving Goran and his hobbled sheep a ride and subsequently living with him for a week on his lavender farm in Croatia. None of that would have been open to me without a car. But, I guess that is just the American in me talking.
alar44 4y ago
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- orangepurple 4y ago
  American "modern country" isn't right wing propaganda. It's something far more cancerous. It's insufferable. They sing about being rednecks drinking beer and fucking hookers. It's absolute dog shit. Randy Prozac mocks it in his (NSFW + NSFL) single "Budweiser, Me And Homeland Security" You don't have to stick to pre 80s for quality country. Charley Crockett visits the topic in his song Music City USA (read the deep dives posts about that song). These days we have some good options for country and there are even gangsta rap collabs with bluegrass (Gangstagrass): - Charley Crockett - Tyler Childers - Jason Isbell - Sturgill Simpson - Tyler Childers - Arlo McKinley - Benjamin Tod - Steve Earle - Dwight Yoakam - Brandi Carlile - Amanda Shires - Colter Wall - Lucinda Williams - Red Shahan - Jarod Morris - Ryan Bingham - TK and the Holy Know Nothings - Trent Cowie Band - Matt Williams - Read Southall Band - Treaty Oak Revival - Colby Acuff - Carson Jeffrey - Seth Ward - Dylan Wheeler
  - wyclif 4y ago
    Don't forget Townes Van Zandt. Colter Wall and Sturgill Simpson are great examples of authentic-sounding country music that has nothing to do with "Bro Country."
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jandrewrogers 4y ago
Where I lived in rural Nebraska, polka radio stations were more common than country radio stations. This reflected the ethnicity and immigration history of the region I lived in. Blew my mind when I moved there, and still does. This was a long time ago, I would be surprised if there is still so much polka radio.
joymonger 4y ago
Dreamed?!? Well let me make your dreams come true. Have you heard of radio garden? I found a station for you in Nashville, Tennessee. That's a pretty great place to find good country music. http://radio.garden/listen/103wkdf/S7xSIpaS http://radio.garden/listen/103wkdf/S7xSIpaS - In Nashville http://radio.garden/listen/want-fm-98-9/2I82DH2y http://radio.garden/listen/want-fm-98-9/2I82DH2y - Nearby in Lebanon, TN If you want the truly authentic experience, stick to stations that have their four letter code in the title (starts with a W), because those are 100% real FM radio stations. Enjoy the authentic country music experience. As you head toward the central US, you'll find more and more country music.
- DragonL80 4y ago
  Radio stations east of the Mississippi River start their stations with 'W', and stations west of the Mississippi with 'K'. So any call letters starting with K or W are real.
- imhoguy 4y ago
  That radio site/app is genius idea.
- lucasverra 4y ago
  Thank for that call to action. I think that i will adopt radio garden forever!
anotheryou 4y ago
not for country music, but other country's music: https://radiooooo.com/ https://radiooooo.com/

wyclif 4y ago

In the US, they usually call it "CB Radio" (Citzen's Band) not "walkie talkie" (unless the radio is hand operated and not mounted to the dashboard).

myself248 4y ago
The frequencies displayed are UHF, in the European PMR446 band, which is nearly identical to American FRS but not close enough to use the same radios. Call that a minor miss on the author's part, change those 446's to 462's and label it FRS, it'd be good. Exact numbers notwithstanding, it's UHF so the wavelength (roughly 70cm) is small enough to penetrate the window-sized openings in the car's metal shell, unlike the larger wavelengths of CB (27MHz, 11 meter wavelength) which require an external antenna. I've used both FRS and amateur 70cm (440MHz) on roadtrips, and it's much more convenient than CB owing to precisely that -- simple whip antennas on handheld radios, no magnet-mount mess with a coax cable pinched in a door seal somewhere. The audio is also somewhat unrealistic in that if multiple users are pressing push-to-talk simultaneously, their voices mix together. Realistically only the strongest one would get through, owing to the "FM capture effect", and the others you'd never know were there until they keyed up at a non-conflicting moment.

0x389 4y ago

Thanks for great suggestions and kind words! For EU I'm experimenting with a special version called 3ur0p4. Same stuff, but you can only take public transport or a bicycle.

aliqot 4y ago
> Same stuff, but you can only take public transport or a bicycle. hahahah this got a laugh out of me. Really fun app you have here. What inspired you?
- 0x389 4y ago
  Back when I worked at Samara (Aribnb's R&D) we needed to generate a dataset with more or less realistic road trip routes. With stops on the way and realistic destinations. Working on that and then exploring the results was fun and made me realise I could build it for everyone's fun too. That's from technical side, but also my wonderful 5 years in the United States and all the trips we had inspired me from sentimental side too.
  - aliqot 4y ago
    That's so cool. I sure appreciate you for making this for us and it's cool that your job at the time had creative stuff like this to do. This hits that same spot that ProgressQuest or Blaseball hits.
ttkari 4y ago
> you can only take public transport or a bicycle. Haha, perfect!
em-bee 4y ago
as someone who crossed half of europe by bike and train myself, i would absolutely love that! where can i check for updates?
googlryas 4y ago
Funny. I just got back from a 3 month European road trip, basically following the Med coast from Gibraltar to Greece. Probably 15 times, people lectured me under the guise of a question "Why did you rent a car? Why not just take trains?", and maybe 10 times "That's so American". But, I'm glad I did. Literally every one of my favorite experiences/places of the trip was completely inaccessible through public transit, and honestly I would not have even found those places or people if I wasn't driving around aimlessly. On top of that, every one of my least favorite experiences was in a place that was highly accessible to public transit, and mobbed with tourists. You know what I'm not going to remember? Standing in a mob waiting for a train in Cinque Terre. Standing in a mob in Rome looking at the Vatican. Standing in a mob in Dubrovnik while "Game of Thrones" tours pass. What will I remember? Watching the sunset over Andalusia from an abandoned monastery, sharing a meal with some migrant workers on an olive orchard in Tuscany, giving Goran and his hobbled sheep a ride and subsequently living with him for a week on his lavender farm in Croatia. None of that would have been open to me without a car. But, I guess that is just the American in me talking.

alar44 4y ago

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orangepurple 4y ago
American "modern country" isn't right wing propaganda. It's something far more cancerous. It's insufferable. They sing about being rednecks drinking beer and fucking hookers. It's absolute dog shit. Randy Prozac mocks it in his (NSFW + NSFL) single "Budweiser, Me And Homeland Security" You don't have to stick to pre 80s for quality country. Charley Crockett visits the topic in his song Music City USA (read the deep dives posts about that song). These days we have some good options for country and there are even gangsta rap collabs with bluegrass (Gangstagrass): - Charley Crockett - Tyler Childers - Jason Isbell - Sturgill Simpson - Tyler Childers - Arlo McKinley - Benjamin Tod - Steve Earle - Dwight Yoakam - Brandi Carlile - Amanda Shires - Colter Wall - Lucinda Williams - Red Shahan - Jarod Morris - Ryan Bingham - TK and the Holy Know Nothings - Trent Cowie Band - Matt Williams - Read Southall Band - Treaty Oak Revival - Colby Acuff - Carson Jeffrey - Seth Ward - Dylan Wheeler
- wyclif 4y ago
  Don't forget Townes Van Zandt. Colter Wall and Sturgill Simpson are great examples of authentic-sounding country music that has nothing to do with "Bro Country."
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jandrewrogers 4y ago

Where I lived in rural Nebraska, polka radio stations were more common than country radio stations. This reflected the ethnicity and immigration history of the region I lived in. Blew my mind when I moved there, and still does. This was a long time ago, I would be surprised if there is still so much polka radio.

joymonger 4y ago

Dreamed?!? Well let me make your dreams come true. Have you heard of radio garden? I found a station for you in Nashville, Tennessee. That's a pretty great place to find good country music. http://radio.garden/listen/103wkdf/S7xSIpaS http://radio.garden/listen/103wkdf/S7xSIpaS - In Nashville http://radio.garden/listen/want-fm-98-9/2I82DH2y http://radio.garden/listen/want-fm-98-9/2I82DH2y - Nearby in Lebanon, TN If you want the truly authentic experience, stick to stations that have their four letter code in the title (starts with a W), because those are 100% real FM radio stations. Enjoy the authentic country music experience. As you head toward the central US, you'll find more and more country music.

DragonL80 4y ago
Radio stations east of the Mississippi River start their stations with 'W', and stations west of the Mississippi with 'K'. So any call letters starting with K or W are real.
imhoguy 4y ago
That radio site/app is genius idea.
lucasverra 4y ago
Thank for that call to action. I think that i will adopt radio garden forever!

anotheryou 4y ago

not for country music, but other country's music: https://radiooooo.com/ https://radiooooo.com/