You know the communications hobby is alive and well when you see companies putting out varieties of radios. I think your opinions on radios is spot on. At least now folks will know that there are plenty of options and with some research, they will find what suits them technically and financially.
born again breaker here, had my old midland fm/am in my van a couple of weeks and loving it, last week i was in the hills of north wales and got a 60 mile copy with a guy in hyde/manchester on 4w using a a99 on a gatepost bought for £30 on the 1st copy i had a few days previous, the guys i have spoke to so far are true diamonds, loads of help ect, crt6900n or similar is on the shopping list. you have been an inspiration Fred atb 73's
Love all this CB talk. I have had CB radios for years and enjoyed it. Now I have only my scanner which I listen to the Coast Guard and airband when there is anything to listen to. I am going to put the CB frequencies into my scanner this morning and have a listen around. I might put the CEPT channels in, but living near to Dungeness I probably will get loads of french channels. The last rig I had was a HAM International which had supposedly naughty channels on it, but a good radio. Very glad to see that there is more life coming to CB radio. Thanks for videos.
Nothing bad to say about your vids I’ve spoken to Ham users who play with CB radios I’ve told them I’ve watched you…. They even say he’s good he is …. So there you have it … I’ve learnt a lot from you in the last couple of months that I’ve been doing this 👍🏻
Thanks for the feedback John. I always try to get people on air and hopefully set up little groups and nets. Radio is not as popular as it was in the 70's and 80's but hopefully there are enough of us left to keep it going for a new generation to come.
Nice video, in my younger days my setup was an antron 99 with a ham international multimode 2, and my car set up was a amstrad 900 fm cb with a k40 . With watching your channel I am starting to get the itch again.
Nobody laugh at me too hard But I have a mobile Wilson mag mount antenna on my file cabinet. Im not the biggest station But from Tennessee U.S.A. I can talk to Ontario, Canada on 38 lsb with only 28 watts. Single Side band is so much fun. 73's all. 2ao697 Good info Fred.
Hey Adam I'm a ham n have a extra class license n I all ways have a maga mount that I use on fillcabnet When I need it like in thunderstorm 's I live in Mississippi so I hope here you on the band N9prf/2fb2112 73
Agoraphobic Adam get one those tram300 mag mount they don't need trim antenna they have very swr they can get out like 16miles or 12miles with no amp they alot better then wilson get like amp on it should get skip on it.
Great video Fred, your videos are the reason I came back on air just over a year ago and now i have a FT450d, FT891 & CRT9900. It appears I am as addicted as ever. 68 CT042
Hey Fred, I've took the plunge again thanks to your videos. I was an FM / AM'er back in the early 80s through to about 1987 (The Flying Hoover, NW Kent) Now in Wiltshire waiting for my delivery from Knights CB. Dipped the toe in the water with CRT-SS-9700, Cobra M75 Mic & Thunderpole 'Red Devil' Hopefully get delivery Wed / Thur. Sounds like Knights are overwhelmed with orders. 73's, Mike 26-CT-4558
Fred, the SS 6900 is a generic radio they have eight other radios exactly the same with different names, I have won the quad 5+ any tone. It’s a good radio and a can last for years. I think the knobs are a little cheap. Also they can be upgraded, I think they spent money on the things that count the technology and they cut corners where they had to ,the plastic face and the plastic knobs but the chassis still steel and the covers are still made of steel. It’s a good little radio.
Haha! Great video Fred! I’m desperate to take the plunge, missed the CB boom and haven’t got the time to take the exams to become a Ham op, so I’m trying to scrape together the cash to build an antenna and get on SSB and AM, really informative and helpful for newcomers. Stay safe mate ;)
These " beginner " stations look like very good & affordable start points - not sure if a handheld ( when I'm walking or camping or a small car unit that I can transport about or use at home is the way forward
Hi Fred, great video just wanted to mention Golf trolley LiFePO4 batteries are a good option instead of a power supply my CRT6900N works fine on a small 12.8V 16AH and also my primary 12.8V 26AH with no problems plus they are totally RF quiet. There are only a few stations around locally on the muppet band but I'm nearly always on SSB. Home setup is a 26AH Golf trolley LiFePO4 fitted with a Torberry/Anderson connecter, CRT6900N with the Kapo NM-532 mic using a T2LT in the loft facing north giving me surprisingly good results plus the batteries give me the option to quickly set-up in the garden using a 6M travel pole for the T2lT. SWR protection is a killer feature for me on the 6900N. I'm now used to the clarifiers odd behaviour took me a while getting used to it but its second nature now switching it back to the 5 after fine tuning. I'm getting around 1.7 to 1.2 SWR in the loft dependent on moisture and temperature and around 1.5 to 1.6 on the pole in the garden. The 6900N's beep gets you noticed very quickly I find.
I've been on 3 or 4 months have got an ss6900 with a half-wave silver rod, 213 coax at home and I have a midland 77-104 with 9-foot tank whip antenna on my bicycle when mobile.
Great video Fred. Luv seein' what you guys run across the pond. On our side people would recommend Uniden 980 with the A99( most popular set up) or Stryker and Cobra. Personally i run a Delta Force Magnum and a 102 steel whip off solar and am so happy with this set up. Got amazing skip on Saturday from The Kingdom of Tonga. 1 of your old colonies! Cheers from Canada. Stay safe. We would miss ya. 73s
Hi Fred Great video as always. Worst thing I've ever done was to sell my superstar 360. Miss that radio so much. Always found over the years that the sirio mobile aerials are great build quality. May have to get set all up again. Alan (Welwyn Garden City)
@@CB-RADIO-UK i put Lincoln 1st model in the bin in 2004, wish i had not done so now, got new one , but i do not think it is as good as my old one. 56CT004
Great video as usual... I'd do a follow on video fred about getting swr sorted. It's been a bit problematic for me, but its sorted now. The alinco dr135dx has an option in the menu to display swr when the microphone is keyed. The 6900 probably does too. But in the end I grabbed a cheap 20 quid swr from knights. I dunno .. theres something about old fashioned swinging needles!! Yeah, a How To ... set up station for newbies.
My first setup is a President Lincoln 1 CB, with a Solarcon Imax-2000 antenna, a Zetagi MB+5 mic, a Kenwood LF30A filter and a RM klv400 linear... i think the pres. Lincoln 1 is a great radio! Cw/lsb/usb/am/fm 26 - 30 mhz bandwith, 30 watts standard power (mine is the last version from '99) you can already buy one for about 125 euros. 73 from 19RF928
My advice is if you have been involved in CB before and were the serious type then £150 for an SSB AM AF set is maybe worth it. If you are just venturing into CB then don't spend to much, you may well find it is not for you, maybe try to borrow an old FM set from someone if you can, but don't spend upwards of £100 on a set. Second hand sets are just silly prices just now, but if you know the owner and know the set works, then go for a second hand SSB set if you are into CB, if not maybe a cheap second hand FM set to start with. Skip, as they call it on CB is starting up a bit and will be on the rise now, but it will be a while before it is really strong, so it will be local mostly. SSB will give you a bit more range, but is not recommended to be operated when mobile unless you are parked up. Antennas, basically the bigger the better, however, for a home base get a Silver Rod, it is as good as any, anything littler will give less performance (forget the mag-mount on a biscuit tin, they only get down the street or not much further, despite what old users will tell you) and get a good coax, RG58 is very lossy and only a percentage of your signal gets out the antenna. RG59 is fine for mobile use but get better for a home base. Thicker cable is better as well. One thing Fred didn't mention was an SWR meter. Some more expensive sets will come with one built in, but you will need one otherwise and you get your SWR down as low as you can get it in the centre channel of your radio, check top and bottom channels, it high on high channels it is to long, it high on low channels it is to short. You will need a patch lead as well to go with your SWR meter, check SWR and then remove it. It you buy a home base antenna like a Silver Rod you can almost forget about the SWR meter as these are tuned close enough so as not be a concern. Though it is advisable to check now and again just in case a fault has occurred. If it is a home base antenna, waterproof all the joints as water will get in. I used silicone over the joints and a thin smear around the joints at the bottom, it was up for 20 years without any problems. Be careful not to crush the coax at any point as this will have a big effect on it and the SWR. Power Supplies. Well I think Fred covered them, but I would not use the last one he showed you, these can generate a lot of noise and are not designed for use with a CB where there are sudden heavy loads when you transmit. You do get professional ones designed to work on Ham radio, but they have a lot of filtering and protection built in and are very expensive, so avoid the Switched Mode Power Supplies. Pay more for a good one. How complicated do you want the CB to be and how often are you going to use it? This will have a lot to do with what you go for. A simple CB is one that is channelised and has 40 to 80 channels AM & FM, they are simple to operate and at their simplest have only a volume and Squelch control Volume is straight forward. Squelch gets rid of unwanted background noise. There are two types of Squelch, one just chops the noise off instantly like a switch, the other gradually turns down the background noise and sometimes will work automatically. Making mobile use a lot nicer let alone home base use a lot nicer on the ears. Channel change will be one band if 40 channels FM/AM but there is UK channels and EU channels just to complicate things, some sets have both UK 40 & EU 40 and some have UK 40 EU 80 which is mostly the same as the American 40 legal channels +40 more. But not all EU countries agree on channels either, but one that is designed for truckers going to the EU will be fine to keep it simple. SSB radios, these are getting to the expensive side of things and to be honest they are on par with Ham Radio sets with price, some are designed to be used on the 28MHz band where a Ham Band is (I would not stray into this band, you are asking for trouble, there are places that can triangulate you quite easily and Radio Hams guard their bands as they worked towards a licence to use these, so do not go there). Having said that, you can spend a lot of money on some of the SSB sets and unless you have been involved in CB before it might not be for you, I would try to find someone with a set and see if it is for you or not, before you go spend loads of money on one of these sets. If you do buy one and it is programmable get them to programme it so it will NOT transmit out of 27MHZ, it can still let you listen quite legally, but it will keep the temptation away from transmitting where you can get into trouble. INTERFERENCE: Fred didn't touch on this, but it can be a problem for you if your neighbours knock on your door saying they can hear you on their Hi-fi or they can't watch Coronation Street as their picture has no picture but has wavy lines. The worst made for this is AM and the more power you use the worse it will be. Best advice is to use FM as it is less like;y to cause any inference. There are ways to stop it, but it is to complicated to get into here, basically you can get filters for the equipment affected or put chokes onto things, but you need to know what you are doing. Mobile Antennas: Well Fred did talk about them, basically the bigger the better, however, it is not practical to run around with a 9 foot or 2.8 meter antenna on your car, they did in the 70s & 80s but then cars tended to be older and a hole or two didn't mater so much. Now it is better to have a mag-mounted antenna, this means a smaller antenna with a coil at the top, bottom or middle or all three places on the whip antenna, if it is a mag-mounted antenna it is best on the bottom for wind resistance (I have seen them blow off the roof) but again, the longer the whip part of the antenna is the better the results will be. Care should be taken if using a CB while driving, driving is always a first priority, never second. It is best if you just stop and use a CB. I think that covers the basics, but I could go one forever. If you have not used a CB, go for a basic one to see if it is for you, don't try to save on coax or the antenna, these will make a world of difference, the antenna is the most important of the lot. There are a lot of fancy antennas out there, but a basic Silver Rod will get you good performance and is easy to set up and mount with no SWR problems. If you are in a flat, then some sort of Mobile antenna mounted on a rail will get you heard, though only locally but it can be surprising what you can do when skip is running even from a mobile. You will need to solder the coax onto plugs, but there is a crimp type plug out there, though I found them to be not the best. Oh, ans stay out of the inside of your CB, you will only cause harm or adjust something that you shouldn't and you need spacial equipment and tools to do this. Most modern radios have very little to adjust inside anyway. Good luck and good DX if you choose to do this. But take it one step at a time.
@@CB-RADIO-UK Yeah, just thought I would put it in as there is no point in spending a lot of cash at the moment. At the end of the day it is what people want. Trust the UK government to screw u out channels in the first place, though it was handier having them all in even steps, you can do that now of course, but the reason they stepped oddly was for 27MHz radio control cars and planes. I think the UK should have come out with 80 channels FM & SSB from the start.
@@albertfooty7868 Well Albert, that depends on where you are what you want to do, mode you want to use and if you want to stay legal or not. By far the biggest investment is the aerial ans good quality coax, not RG58, especially if you have a longish run of coax over 18 feet. Get either the thick coax or better quality. There are plenty of videos about coax. I don't think a lot about some of the newer radios, 2 watts some are putting out at best! The radios of the past were a lot better than the ones of today in a lot of respects, but some of the receivers are a bit better with crystal filters fitted as standard. Until you know you channels, get a set that is set up for channels so you don't have to dial it in. If it is SSB you are looking for there is little choice in legal sets. Legal being UK old channels + EU 40 AM/FM/SSB. Most of the legal sets are under powered (You could fix this, but it means you need a bit power supply) so it is difficult. DX Commander bought a set and was going to have it opened up tp CB channels. Keep an eye on his channel, he said he was going to get it done, but at the moment he is preoccupied in moving his place to a new premises. The main thing is to get the set set up properly, a lot are just there or there about and not set up as good as they could be. Be very careful of you get it set up, you need a lot of equipment, not so much for the FM but for AM/SSB a badly set up can ruin your day. I should add, they all need to be set up correctly. Stay away from your local screwdriver so called expert!
@@BoB4jjjjs hi Bob thank you so much for taking the time for the long reply I saw a Alinco dx10 pop up it is a 10 metre radio but can be programmed to 11 metre which I am after. So I would like Am FM and ssb Preferably I used to have an old superstar 360 and cobra 148 back in the day and absolutely loved them. Very good ears on them and with a decent Mike very loud and punchy.
Great video Fred - I'm a massive fan of the CRT 6900N - awesome value and fantastic audio output quality particularly when used with a KPO NM 532 mic also with a Zetagi MB+5 base mic. I came back on CB in 2018 after a 35 gap! - Since I've been back I have learned a lot about what works and doesn't and have bought many radios etc. Here are my top recommendations: CRT 6900N Radio pre programmed for CB £159, KPO NM-532 Power Mic £25.95 or Zetagi MB+5 Base mic £69.50, Jetfon 10A power supply £44.50, Antenna: Solarcon A99 £95, or my favourite Solarcon Max 2000 £149 - The Thunderpole 5 - £69.50 is a cheaper and excellent option if on a budget. (Prices from Knights Electrocom website 14.5.20) Hope this helps 73 Rob
I've had the 6900n since summer 2016 and it has been a great radio, I use my silver eagle mic on it and I've been told it sounds great. Antron 99 antenna by the way. Worked all over Europe and even into Kazakhstan and eastern side of USA / Canada on it on ssb without a burner.
Hi Fred, noticed the VV 898 doing some PMR and 2m scanning. You’ll need to reprogram away from 144 - 145 MHz as this is the SSB section, the FM section is between 145 - 146 MHz. Thanks for the video, always interesting.
CB was great back in the late 1970s then on AM but now CB on FM from 1981 is a wast of time there is no one on there anymore. if you want get into radio go for the HAM radio there is test it is really easy !
Great videos. Looking to get back into CB again (thanks lockdown!). Used to have an 80 channel Midland with Antron 99 on the roof. Is there anything about these days that I could buy new that has more of a retro look? Not keen on deep menu options, especially if I want to go mobile. Also, whats your view on the importance of scan functions and dual watch? I'd like to have it as an option but it may be limiting the choices. The President Jackson looks like a nice rig but not sure about the transmit power on AM - 1W?
Hi. There are not many orig looking rigs left for sale new. One to look out for is the CRT3900 which is retro looking. The scan feature is handy. I dont use duel watch myself.
Well there’s been a lot of DX in skip coming in here in the United States but nothing international yet. Maybe soon we’ll get to talk to Fred in the shed from Ohio in the Buckeye. 73’s to Fred I am 750 in Ohio
I had, in the base: 1) SS6900n (then modified) + MB+5 + RM KL405 + Gain Master 5/8: niiice; AT6666 (modified) + DM1000 (mainly) + B300P + Sirio GPE 5/8: niiiice and superb modulation. Now I have the Alinco DR135 (original as it is) + Zetagi M93 + B500P + Gain Master 5/8: niiiiice. I prefer the DR135/SS6900 for low power vs AT6666, better for driving the linears, and for aesthetics. Definetely the DR135 for dimensions (I had also a FTDX3000 and the 6900 is too big to stay with the HF). Regarding the GM and the power issues, I've experienced that from my QTH is not necessary to go out with more than 150W, it's a waste of energy (and needs certain power sources, certain aerials, and so on).
Any radio that has a dual display showing channel and frequency ..Its a major help for newbies trying to get their head round SSB... My package would be a CRT 6900N With the output trimmed down to 4w fm 3.5w Dead key AM, 9W PEP SSB And a RM Italy 205 amp.. 100w output and not overdriving the amp. You will be heard and will have longevity on the amp...
@@CB-RADIO-UK That is true but I have 3 old AM/FM rigs and a modern CRT Millenium and none of those have an SWR meter. I just think it would have been worth mentioning in the video, as the newbies may not know about tuning the antenna.
@@CB-RADIO-UK : Yes, but they are not usually accurate when you test them against a proper SWR meter or, better still, an antenna analyser. The internal meters usually give much lower values than the actual SWR. For example my SS9900 internal meter says that the SWR is 1:0 on all of low band (actual SWR is 1:1.3 for most of the band as measured with an analyser) !!
Nicely done fred don't think you can beat the Chinese stuff on Ebay if it's just for lockdown and you want the basics to play with, not a lot of money lost at the fall of prices. Then the bug will bite and they will not be able to help them selfs lol.
of very good great video and lots of great radios my base is ss9900 and A99 antenna, the mic is awful cheap nasty it dropped chans when keyed up so I got a power echo mic from knights a telecom emd 1000 they put a plug on and a free bat, the car is crt mike and with my go box mass dx 5000 and I have the same mic and its working great and a fan just to keep her cool, the antenna 4000hp and 5000 turbo and the mag mount a tri mag and never moves at 100+mph , best regards Stephen, my call signe is 25CT526/26DD666/MR021/M6XXX,
There are some excellent old radios available second hand that work well. Cybernet sets were always good for reception. The Japanese Amstrad 901, the Harrier CBs, the Audioline sets were great. Buy one cheap and get it serviced at Thunderpole on Northampton or any of the good service guys for peace of mind. That way you get a really good straight 40 set cheap. Agree with the Silver Rod, a really fantastic and very reasonably priced antenna. Power supplies, just get the best you can afford for side band radios. Don't forget that the more power they push, the more power they consume so for a ten watt rig, you'll need a good ten Amp supply. There is absolutely no point in getting an underpowered power supply or you'll be complaining of low power, mains hum which can manifest itself as terrible audio and frequency drift on SSB. It's a great hobby and can lead on to amateur radio if you want to go that route. Fred, why aren't you doing the foundation licence? You will learn a lot from it and you can open up your hobby a bit more???
How do you power these SSB sets in car? Back in the old days I ran power cable straight to the battery and drilled the mount under the glovebox of my 1983 Fiesta, but don't really fancy that on a £30k car. Are these able to run off a power socket in car? Or am I likely to blow fuses and require the AA? Thanks
Hi. 12 v power sockets in cars are normally a max of 10 amp so a SSB radio like the CRT 9900 will prob pull more than that and blow a fuse. The safest way is to run a fused feed straight from the battery or a lot of people simply use a separate leisure battery pack.
@@CB-RADIO-UK Thanks for the info, would have been nice to have been able to just plug in but glad I checked as hunt the fuse would have been a pain :)
May have missed it in the video and probably the answers no but is there an antenna I can just plop just beside the window and take it back in when finished no problem? Im in a situation where I cant put an antenna on the chimney or the roof and there is no high objects I can put anything permanent onto
One option which can work is a Boomerang Antenna. Thunderpole make one for around £40 or cheaper is a Sirio Boomerang 27A Balcony Base Antenna. These can work if you have stations within 10 miles.
Hi Fred, great video, I'm thinking of purchasing a CRT SS 9900, but I want to set it up in my car, do you know what voltage it requires? And can it be connected to cigarette lighter connection? I don't want to run wires through the car. Also what antenna would you recommend?
Hi. Most cig connectors offer around 10 amp which is too low. You will need to run a fused 30 amp supply lead straight from the battery or use a seperate leisure battery.. Antenna wise the higher end Sirio 4000 and 5000 are favs.
I want to run my homebase CB off a car battery and use a solar charger to charge it. Is there a specific car battery I will need and also, what type of solar charger will I need. I'm also thinking of rigging one up for my mountain bike. I have a massive rear pannier set which I could store everything in. What's the smallest battery could I get away with, also with the ability to charge on the go.
Cannot help on the solar aspect but many people use a 12 volt leisure battery. Leisure batteries are less effected by exhaustion of keep running them down than normal car batteries. Any standard 12 volt car battery will work but a heavy duty will last longer between charges.
Plenty of AM / FM radios on sale. I have a little President Truman which cost around £65. A good AM / FM / sideband radio would be the President McKinley. Antenna wise bigger is better for mobile and both the Sirio 4000 & 5000 work well.
Looking for a cb radio , on a budget (£60) but don’t know where to start as there are so many out there. What do you recommend? I’m going to pair it with a Sirio 4000. Many thanks.
Check out the small President radios or a CRT One. This was my latest radio for around £65 and works well. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9D6FPor1avE.html
Hope you can help can you show the wiring on your K-PO power mike a little vid of the mike would be great my brother got me one but i dont know how to change the plug TIA
Hello Thanks for the interesting vid's. I'm keen to get back into CB Radio as i'm an old hat from the 80's Boom.My question is about purchasing the CRT SS 6900N from Knights.It has 2 options for the configuration 1=Standard (10m) and 2= Pre-Programmed (CB) which option should i choose ?
Hi. Firstly the Mckinley is the only legal type approved radio. Out of the the 2 CRT radios the 6900N is the easiest to use as it more like a CB and a great starter radio. The 9900 is more powerful and comes with a better mic but its harder to learn if your starting from scratch.
Thanks for the reply, the 6900 is the one I will try as I'd imagine if the more complicated 9900 would likely put me off. Thanks.. I'm enjoying the videos 👍🏼
Only found this www.amazon.co.uk/CRT-Superstar-SS-6900-N-Mobile-Device/dp/B00BSOWIGG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=NCEXXLG8B24V&dchild=1&keywords=crt+6900n&qid=1624462817&sprefix=crt+6900%2Caps%2C145&sr=8-1
I would try to stretch to a sideband radio. The CRT 6900N is hard to beat value wise. Alinco 135 is another good buy. If you want totally legal the President McKinley is getting good reviews. For a simple AM/FM radio the CRT ONE is amazing value also the small President radios like the Truman work well.
Hi Fred. Can You do some video abou install pole mast and antenna correct with law? I speak with my council in London today and i said i have 5m mast and 7m antenna and they said i need permision (build plan) and have to pay 250 pound? Its any chance deffend against it? Thanks.
Every council has different bylaws. My plan of action was to first mount a simple Silver Rod antenna on a short pole not connected on the house. This should not require permission. After a couple of months I raised it higher and attached it to my shed. I then raised it again before attaching it the house. Took about a year. The idea was to allow people to get used to seeing it. Seems to have worked.
Hi just watched the video and was wondering if I could use my old Midlands Portapak Gem 1 I've had since late 80's "Don't know if it's legal now?" Any advice?
You would think that people coming back to CB. Would still know, and since they are an adult they would have the common sense to use google. Me, when I tested the water, I just used my old CB kit, no transmit, I just listened for a few weeks to see if it was worth any extra effort. I still have my old am, FM, SSB rig. No one worth speaking to on SSB, unless you like rig check conversations. Around here. UK FM is where the conversation is. Fair enough the folks starting fresh might want some info, then this video might be useful.
you can get on those Pyramid Bench Power Supply PS9KX it can run a ranger any cb radio that hads 3 point cb radio cigarette lighter adapter it should work fine if do it that way.
Hi Fred. Do you think it would be okay to run a Crt ss 6900n plus a 477mhz uhf cb radio. powered by the same power supply. Hooked up together. Or do you think I should use to different power supplies. Thanks in advance Fred. You are doing a great job. I am a fan of yours in Australia. I have relatives in Wolverhamton. Near Birmingham. From Ross Stokes
@Fred in the Shed Thank you. Just tried knights to purchase a 6900 and power mic and totally sold out, Any other retailers that you recommend They have the Arial and power supply so i can get those. Once again thank you.
@@Falconuk1: Have you tried Jabber products (previously known as Radiozing) ? They usually have most things in stock....link below. jabberproducts.co.uk/#
I would say try and start with a sideband radio. President McKinley is totally legal. On the darkside a CRT6900N is hard to beat value wise. If at all possible try and get a basic outside antenna like a Silver Rod. You can mount on a freestanding pole to start.
I've got very little interest in cb but enjoy watching your videos. I live near an airport, could you tell me on what devise I could listen to incoming flights, as it will probably be a gimmick, I'm looking for a second hand ebay type item scenario. Thanks
Hi you just need a common scanner which will scan around 120-130 Mhz AM. Some good used base units come up on ebay. Mine working here. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9f9iUjtqTks.html
hi fred just getting back into cb since back in the late 70s, are you a ham operater, i would like to go the extra bit this time but want to find out what books i have to by to start learning , can you help
TBH Steve i really dont know of any CB books these days. Plenty for HAM radio and building antennas etc. I just searched and read lots of info on radio forum groups like Charlie Tango etc.
Hi Fred, loving your channel. I’m a ham operator looking to explore the 11m band. I’m a bit confused with what bands ie uk,cept,eu, am,fm,usb,lsb, and channel / frequencies to which make contacts on. Your help or video on where to start would be great. Ps do you call like on ham or is their another technique. Regards. Jon 26CT3784
Hi Jon. UK wise. FM Ch19 is a good place to hang out. USB the best freq is 27.555 USB. Cept is a mix bag depending on conditions but 27.100- 27.400 USB / LSB is a good freq to scan. On FM anything tends to go for getting a contact. On USB "555" you can call CQ DX 26-3784 standing by etc and the QSY to a clear freq. Just rem that a lot of people are going to be using "channel " based radios.
Can anyone help me please and I have 3 questions. This video was a great watch. I do have a scanner but not very good. Now my brother wants me to get a CB. My question is. First is. My bro lives 60 miles away. Will a radio cb reach that far. Between me and him it’s more or less flat land just below the Yorkshire pennies. My 2nd question is. He told me buy a multiband. I see a word called ( multi norm. ) is that the same thing.... 3rd. I do know about HAM and keep off that band wave but it’s nice to have it on the cb radio too see if it’s worth going for a licence Can I legally buy it with the radio in case I do start to like it and go for the licence in the future
Hi Mik. Firstly a 60 mile contact is certainly possible on CB with 2 good base stations but you would require very good conditions. I would not trust it to be reliable. Yes a multiband radio is your best bet for long distance contacts. You can legally buy a non approved CB radio.
Fred in the Shed thanks for the reply. I I’m very amateurish on Cb radios 😂 I liked that 6900n. I take it that will do the job I was looking for. I nearly got one off amazon called “CRT 2000” I even like the look of it. But the questions and answers put me off. About people having trouble selecting UK bands
You can ,and i have used 9' whip on top of my car 35years ago . The old adage you can never go to big or to high ! I use 3 metre multband outbacker for ham radio mounted on ladder rack on top of my roof of my van (yes i am mad ). Q : is there any legal ssb cb radio i can buy ? I see ssb is legal but finding a completely legal ssb cb is not so easy is there anything that fits the bill ?
Did you ever check out ,CB Radio Show and Tell on RU-vid and i think Facebook as well as Mower Junkie on RU-vid. Both good video's depending on what you like.
hi just subcribed to channel. good info for starters like me whos been away a long while. as i been away a while. is there a different between anytone AT 6666 and CRT 9900 ? or they almost the same. which is better ,cheers
@@CB-RADIO-UK thanks for info. Just looking at few rigs like these 2. Debating mobile or home base setup with ss9900 .the ss9900 would suit my crossover vehicle as tight for space. Plus pick antenna
