PORTABLE CB ANTENNA SOLUTIONS!!! 

The handhelds yes but otherwise no.

That "behind the times" also includes a huge number of handheld CB's not even having rechargeable battery packs or USB charging for those that do.

Yes wire dipoles across the back garden or in the attic worked great, far, far better than the magmount on a biscuit tin.

Export mode??

True HAMEs are stupid and use lazy junk builds.

Thanks mate!👌🏼

Thanks, yeah shame it doesn't have SSB. They would have sold 10x more probably.

Perhaps when FM CB is "legal" in the U.S.A. , President CB will redesign the Randy and (Redesign in that the ones sold in the EU and UK have all the EU/UK channels built in - so President will have to produce one for America by itself) add SSB ! President Electronics are you listening ???

Oí bruv! I need a translator innit!

Try the albrecht ae2990 afs Has am fm USB lsb and amateur best there is

@@indiana146 Thank 😊 you for the info.

Yes CB is back again EU AM FM Ssb UK old FM only New CB coming out with ctcss/DCS sub tones like pmr446 UHF radios for quiet communications 👍

@@rpcomms1 only took a year to reply 😂 roger that

Haha that made me chuckle and rest assured I never say how much the stuff is in my videos, just in case "they" are watching!!! you might have noticed that!!😅😅

Thanks! Yes amazon is where I bought mine. Not sure of its available elsewhere.

Superstar 6900 👍

That QSO was around 1 hour, the battery wasn't fully charged and its still going now. It runs for hours, good battery.

It's correct, a radio wave is a sine wave it alternates from + - + -

Haha! You need to stop!🤣

There are very few amateur handhelds with SSB, I guess it is not practical to fit those filters and extra circuitry within such a small case. A modern SDR transportable is your best option with the current state of the art.

Have you tried the albrecht ae 2990 afs hand held am fm USB LSB and amateur It only pushes 4 watts but itgood

Yes it would work👍🏻it depends on diameter of the former and number of turns but I bet you can find designs online to make one easy.

Thanks Andy. Worth looking into, a 1:1 balun will probably cost more than the dipole antenna. I know you can make them but that won’t appeal to everyone 👍🏼

@@andykirby T2LT sleeve dipole antenna is just what I was going to suggest...is an end fed halfwave dipole. I used to use one portable with a fibreglass fishing pole. From a couple of hilltops that Lewis knows I worked Lake District, South Wales, Corsica & Tenerife. Not bad for a rearranged bit of cheap rg58! Edited to add: that was with a 4w Midland using FM btw...I think the propagation was ever so favourable 😹

I wouldn't want to inflict these little terrors on Max! Max is great!

Nah you can't unfortunately, you'll need a scanner for that!

@@andykirby no worries thanks for getting back ;)

Yep tried that on Randy 2 improved tx/Rx gain by 3-4 S points !!!

Link is in the description I think. If not amazon.

@@andykirby thank you

SSB would have been good

Defo a shame, hope they do on the next one.

Hey Steve, OK.. Great choice. Firstly join our discord. discord.gg/K4zbpqdf Next up, grab a decent antenna. Upgraded handheld antenna here: amzn.to/3EaxO6N You need to go somewhere pretty high. It really depends on who is about in your area. If you hear some conversations, in the gap shout "on the side" and if they hear you they will ask you to join in if you are lucky! Don't be surprised if they cant hear you as your signal will be weak from a handheld. To maximise your chances of getting heard get yourself a magmount and antenna for the car. In reality a lot of the activity on CB bands is on the sidebands which sadly you can't do with the Randy. You need something like a president McKinley to do that... You can make some good contacts on the Randy but you need to persevere. Watch all my CB related videos! Good luck and maybe catch you on air soon!

Amazing! Yes that would be great! I should make a video about it.

@@andykirby yes sir n tell everyone that wood like a ssb one to call or email ì saw in the comments a lot Of people sed if had ssb thay buy it. Or it be perfect if had ssb I watched over a dozen Randy videos to day n all had comments like this n One had over 30 comments for the ssb I back pack n kayak n mountain bike N camp out doing them so I like keep light fast n mobile lol old habits die hard it from my days in service I see a few comments that people Take Randy out on their lunch break N there not a nuther ssb hand talky Being currently made So I hope you do make a video n if there is a nuff interest thay will make it I enjoy your videos n thank for the quick reply 73