How I find CB Radio Skip contacts. (2023) 

CB is king. Great vid.

Great video chap!! I've not thought about breaking-in on the Italian stations before, so I've learned something new today!

Hi Fred ct3396 here ,I’ve got a crt 9900 and a sirio 5000 on my van,managed to contact Germany ,Czech Republic ,and Holland this week,on 50 watts mobile ,thanks Fred ade Sheffield

Frid in the shed your utube videos are awesome 👌 👏 👍 😊😊

YES! Right at the beginning of "Next Day" in video. THAT"S what I'm used to hearing on my CB base station! Channel 6 (superbowl) and 19. oh well...

Nice to see some videos on 11m ssb , still got lots of friends on 11m that i like a chat with 👍 i use the same radio (450d) for my portable ops , cracking little radio ! 😊😊😊😊

Frid in the shed I learn lot from you about cb radios with am fm ssb

hi fred , the 19 is going crazy as we speak i’m in dover kent hearing scotland

Can't Wait 👍👍

Fred, conditions are up and down mate but have been good. You should be booming into Europe easy and Brazil plus Australia

Lol, I heard that "brother from another mother" guy today on US ch 6. 😂

If you can listen to the 10 meter Ham Radio band between 28.200 and 28.300 there are low power beacons that transmit Morse code that tells you the Hams call and location. The call will let you know the country it's located in and the location such as a major city. It's Morse code is very slow so you can just jot down the dits and dashes on paper and look them up. If you can hear a beacon that's only 5 watts or less transmit power then you know you can be heard by CB'ers in the location the beacon is in. The frequency the beacons use in the 10 meter band is close enough to the 11 band to let you know where and in what direction the CB Radio distant stations are and you know they will be able to be contacted on a CB Radio.

Nice video Fred! Fingers crossed for the summer 👍

Hunting out a new radio just now i might catch some skip mibee miss it but i will have it setup for the next time i was going to pay top dollar for an old favourite but the hf sets are appealing

that guy on AM just sits with an echo box talking to himself regularly .

Does anyone have a suggestion for a dx group for a newbie in the US?

Morning Fred, been up and down the past few weeks regarding skip but have still managed a few good contacts still not managed Australia 🇦🇺 but working on the antenna to improve my range the Serio venom is up at 6m above the shack but the delta loop needs some more work so currently back in the shed. Conditions wil” improve I am sure. 26TG064

etiquette, with the Italians. Have you forgotten about the euros 🤣

Wow scicilly

Wonder what would happen if you put your 'smart' phone with Italian to English. Ah Manja, Manja de Spaghettis! Pretty cool Fred.

Hi Fred how do you make a call sign for European breaker as I have been of air for years just back on every thing have changed

Do you usually use 525 for calls? 555 has always been used for calls, but for the same reason there is also a lot of noise, and it can be impossible to get a call through. In the eighties we also used 26,285 for calls.

Hi Fred, how about doing a utube live event? And perhaps some of us followers could make contact with you? No pressure, just an idea.

Fred, in the shed , looking forward to having a chat with you, I've learned a great deal from your videos, thanking you muchly If you hear CT5941, it's the Lancashire lass, I have a feeling with the 9900 I will need more of your wisdom. Oh, how do I use the built in SRW on the 9900?

THUNDERPOLE T-X Portable CB Radio Handheld Fred is it possible to get skip on a rubber duck on one of theres seen a video you commented on delboy video ?

What causes VHF and UHF to propagate over grater distances in the evening during the Summer? I live in Croatia in northern Adriatic area and in the summer in the evening I can hear a ton of VHF and UHF stations from Italy (amateur radio, marine radio, taxis, various services and telemetry signals, modes used are FM and DMR) but sadly it seems here in Croatia almost no one uses radios for communication anymore except for weather reports on marine radio, encrypted TETRA and very occasionally pmr446.

Fred, what is a skip contact? Thank you. 🙂

Hi Fred is it possible for someone in the UK speaking a different language to fool someone into thinking it is skip

One of the things that have bugged me since coming back on is folk not using proper call signs such as “unit 123 central Uk” etc. It’s especially bad on 385 LSB which is more or less the side band Super Bowl now, full of wannabe Rubber Ducks 🦆 🚛 running big power and talking absolute garbage😀 If you give a nice clear and consistent, “26 CT 1664” I bet you find that folk will come back to you more often. Shouting out 26 1664 is likely only going to cause confusion, especially if there is a lot of QSB / QRM.👍🏻

Fred, Why do you say "261664" ? Is that your CB handle? My old handle was Destroyer.

Not what others are saying and there video of it happened

And still proud to illegally use a HF set on CB radio.. glad Ofcom don't give a shit any more..

Get an Amateur Radio License and get away from the CHILDREN’S BAND & the CHILDREN that reside there.When we grow up we should stop acting as CHILDREN & even the BIBLE tells us this so I know it’s a Fact.

Hi Fred, Netherlands here. Got the CRT SS 6900 last month with a little Will on my car roof. Would that be possible to DX-ing you some day? Currently the antenna is tuned to the EU40 27Mhz. Question, might be of an obvious stupid question, can I best retune for 27.555 for best result? Also to prevent blowing up the end stages when I go full wattage?

too many numbers