Which CB Radio??

[joe o]

What's everyone's opinions on cb radios, antennas, leads, an fitting (antenna location etc)

 

[Hilly]

Get a CB with channel scan, tis amazing what you hear

 

[smcapstick]

Opinion #1 - they are useless
Opinion #2 - use your mobile

Only use I ever found for them was pumping slurry, to let the monkey know when to stop/start. A one-ringer works just as well, though.

 

[Will 1594]

any thing with a cybernet board

 

[DrDunc]

any thing with a cybernet board

Failing that, a midland 248.

One wire snipped and it kicks out 10w instead of the UK 4w

 

[Henarar]

What's everyone's opinions on cb radios, antennas, leads, an fitting (antenna location etc)

I have a big heap off them if you want to buy one
Antenna wants to go in the middle off the roof the trouble is these days that cab roofs are plastic so you dont get such a good ground plain twin antenna won't help on a tractor as you can't get them far enough apart and they make the set up more directonal
as above cybernet board cb's always worked best
some will say there no good but with the right set up you can talk to someone twenty miles away line of sight no probs

 

[Chae1]

I like it you can hear the truck drivers having a go at the bloody tractors on the road for a while. Then give them some abuse back.

Passes the day. Think mines a thunderpole (sounds gay I know!) They do kits with aerial, cb, etc.

 

[phil t]

President teddy u wont get better for your money
A good stood mount and a sirio high power 4000
Or iff funds alow president harry

 

[Henarar]

Nato 2000

 

[Chae1]

Interesting fact..... Apparently its one of the only methods of communication that would remain in the event of a cyber attack! Everything else requires satellites.

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

Interesting fact..... Apparently its one of the only methods of communication that would remain in the event of a cyber attack! Everything else requires satellites.

Yep it would all be quite stuffed if the bad guys decided to let off a nuclear EMP. Keep a fergie in the shed

 

[stev]

Hygain v & Wilson twig can't beat it !

 

[DrDunc]

Hygain v & Wilson twig can't beat it !

I'd be too frightened of the cost when a low branch snagged that twig

 

[JMM]

Stalker ST-9FDX ,Les Wallen modulator & Zetagi B300p amp

 

[Henarar]

Stalker ST-9FDX ,Les Wallen modulator & Zetagi B300p amp

I had one good ssb rig but not to good on fm

 

[JMM]

I had one good ssb rig but not to good on fm

depends if you had the one with the 'uk' switch and the 27/81 stamp on the front and had it tweaked

 

[Henarar]

depends if you had the one with the 'uk' switch and the 27/81 stamp on the front and had it tweaked

I did
it was

 

[Henarar]

not as good as the nato and the 500 line amp

 

[JMM]

not as good as the nato and the 500 line amp

Never was a fan of cybernet based rigs and the squelch pop & microscopic s meter , always liked the uniden chassis even if they were a bit deaf, the Zetagi is brilliant, you can splatter from 26 to 28 mhz and really annoy people, as well as blanking out the old analogue tellys when you keyed the mic

 

[Henarar]

humm shall have to dig out the old things sometime I have used one for years