Not quite as unruly as back in the day :) . I have yet to get my setup complete for DX - in the process of commissioning an inverted V dipole (have to tune the SWR) but the local contacts are few and far between so can't wait for some skip to have a CQ with the continent. If that does not work I may have to take to the hills :). Good video Fred.
In the 1970s in Canada, when the "skip" was strong, the US operators were generally running at 20 over 9 for 24 hours per day. Made local communications impossible. Not sure what it's like now as I have been a ham since 1983. Only listen to CB to know when sporadic E is happening.
Hi Fred. I have just bought a CRT SS9600 N V6 an wondered what the +10KZH button is for? Please excuse my ignorance but things have changed a lot since the 1980's
Hi pete. Its a 10 Khz shift button. On some older radio the channels used to be separated by that amount allowing extra channels. Bit pointless on a tunable radio like the 6900 but it harks from the old days
10:00 """27305 Frekvencija. Ovo je Silver, severna Italija, poziva, ima li koga"""". (Translate: 27305 Frequency. This is Silver northern Italy, calls, is there anyone.)
@@CB-RADIO-UK good evening! I found T2LT a very interesting antenna, here in BRAZIL this antenna is not known among others, people use many directional, cubic court, or delta loop, even moxon antenna, and some vertical Syrian type, congratulations on the videos and a 73 / 51 3CI008 VLADE ....
Hi Fred , always appreciate your videos mate, I’m new back after many years so very rusty, I’m looking at the President Richard because of its built in high power , would you recommend? I have a ham licence which I got during lockdown but it’s CB I have always been attracted to , cheers Fred , all the best mate
Hi. The Richard does look a nice radio with a mix of old and new. Only thing is that it does not offer SSB. I think you might miss out on the skip 2022. If you want sideband then the McKinley is the better option. For more power you could always add a small RF amp.
@@CB-RADIO-UK : Thanks Fred , yes I was considering the McKinley, it’s had many good reviews, you are right about the lack of side bands, thanks as always for your help mate, all the best, the McKinley it is
Aye Aye Fred . A lot of the 1 Div. stations on 11m are running 500w to 2kw amplifiers with yagi beams.. If the band is open they will wipeout most stations crossing swords.. Italy booms into Thailand on 20m most nights 5/9 10+db..TBH UK to Italy is like me talking to Kevin 79SD935 on a almost daily basis..In the Philippines..
Finally got hold of the radio I have been after since day one of me coming back on Fred. I have the President Grant II premium now and never been happier. I still have my crt 6900n and my ranger 2950 rci.
got a query Fred. I think my Grant 2 premium may have been set to export mode. When I press F and power on, it does nothing. Even pressing and holding F still does nothing.
Not sure on the later model but the early ones required a white jumper cable on the PCB to be snipped to enter export mode. It was easy to open up and check
Yep, who ever had it before me has snipped the white wire and moved the Jumper. That would explain why. Also kicking out 20 watts on FM. I'm gonna get someone to turn that down to about 10 as it's interfering with my freeview
Hi fred really enjoying your vids over the last few weeks, was on air from the am days till legal fm came in. Stayed on legals for a few years but got fed up with the idiots round my way, brought a crt 6900 a little while ago got it all set up but to be honest its lost me completely.i have managed to find a few legal channels but I'm getting on a bit so any help would be very much appreciated 👍 Rgds Geoff
Hi Geoff. Yes there is a learning curve on the 6900 compared to what we had in the day. Not sure if you have watched this video. th-cam.com/video/RVEX8-iYN9Q/w-d-xo.html
27305 is what is called CB-channel 30 in US and EU. It used to be the calling channel for AM back when only 22 channels&FM were legal here in the netherlands
I have tried most weeks to get in touch with any Charlie Tango station. Yesterday 27.305 was overrun with Spanish stations at 9/5. If I can copy Athens and Cyprus why are the home counties so hard to reach? I am in Shropshire and run a superstar 6900 through a super bazooka wire di-pole, from wire antennas uk, slightly inclined, up in my loft. Thank you for all your tips I have an outside light transformer power pack now. Hope to break through either mobile or from home soon. 73's 26ST11 Steve.
Hi Steve. To answer your question there is a lot of radio radio propagation around this time of year which your antenna is doing a great job of picking up. We have been wiped off the 305 all week and had to changed freq. Your local contacts are made on groundwave which a weaker than the current skip conditions.
There were good conditions this morning i made 3 awesome contacts one right after the other a few mins before i left for work. 73s , 514 Ontario Canada
I am from 1 div and truckers use about 4 kw with badly modded midland alan 48 cb's and overmodulated echos ....splatterboxes . The legal limit is 4 w but nobody checks them ...check out the vid /watch?v=SPL96b_ua6U&ab_channel=GrandiModulatori
@@annax5212 Using more than 50 watts mobile is totally pointless, you can't hear what you are transmitting to, so there is no point in putting out a lot of power. A good set up CB is a lot better than anything that splatters is over modulated/deviated is ten times worse than a quieter low set. A good set up CB will out perform any high powered splatter box anytime. I have seen it myself, a 8 watt set getting through where a 100 watt set couldn't, well, he did get through with his 100 watts, but the person at the other end couldn't make out what he was saying. So he turned on an Echo Mic which only made it worse. In the end the user at the other end told him to go away and get his set checked. If you do use an Echo Mic, keep it very low in echo and if a power Mic keep it low, you will be a lot clearer. Best thing is get your set set up properly and not by your local Screwdriver Expert down the road who probably knows as much as you do yourself. I am not having a go at you Anna, I am just saying for those that read. How does an alternator produce enough power to run 4KW?
@@CB-RADIO-UK Up here in Scotland back in the 90's we used to get bombarded by Russian taxi drivers using CB's to communicate, but for some odd reason we just don't hear them any more.
It's a shame you give up your channel said before it's about ham awesome dave have their channel 305 fred shouldn't have given up on channel. Hear loads of people coming on for radio checks wanting to speak no one's answers been monitoring this channel from corvid days such a shame fred.
CBers with made up callsigns pretending to be hams. I have never had any interest in DXing and I still dont. I'd sooner have a good talk with a local.. I know my mobile set up is good for 10 to 35 mile range. Thats enough for me.
Each to their own. I don't think they are pretending to be Amateurs, there are some Amateurs among them, but you will no know which ones, unless they choose to tell you of course. Personally, I go through spells of both, but I am not a fan of just giving a signal report, location, and 73's. I would rather talk to someone than do this most of the time, but when you get a good DX it can be rewarding, like when I got through to Puerto Rico. I heard low voices in the background and waited for the signals to rise just enough to try to get through. There was very few DXing at the time. I tried and got in timing it so I got in between overs, the base station came right back to me and wouldn't believe I was in Scotland. Then he noticed the signal and how it was behaving. He was talking to his chargehand who was out in the fields somewhere, he asked if he could hear me and he could, but it was difficult to talk to him, but the home base came through just fine and it lasted for well over 5 minutes, maybe closer to 10, but when the signal went it went suddenly, just dropped like a stone and they were gone. I also had a contact into Hungry when it was bad for anyone caught with CB there. That lasted 10 minutes or more and I didn't hear much skip on the go that day, but he was very clear and there were Amateur Radio Operators on with me that day on CB, but I was left to do most of the talking. All they did was "Can you hear me, I hear you?" sort of thing. His signal also went downhill very quickly. His English was very good and he did talk until conditions changed. These contacts are rewarding, I just can't be bothered when everyone and the next doors cat is on and skip is running. I listen and wait. I heard what I thought was Norwegian and called in when I got a quiet time when they were not talking, it turned out they were above the Arctic Circle logging. I only had a few minutes with them, but they were working using the CB to talk to each other. It can be rewarding if you bide your time and choose your moment. But I know where you are coming from, sometimes skip can be a real pest!
"I have never had any interest in DXing and I still dont." Thats such a shame as your missing out on so much good radio. We waited so long for USB and LSB in the UK and CB is so much better for it.
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Not quite as unruly as back in the day :) . I have yet to get my setup complete for DX - in the process of commissioning an inverted V dipole (have to tune the SWR) but the local contacts are few and far between so can't wait for some skip to have a CQ with the continent. If that does not work I may have to take to the hills :). Good video Fred.
Nice videos from the nice videos Fred the shed
Missed this Fred, one for tonight after work
Hi mate. Yes was a good skip day. Cheers bud.
In the 1970s in Canada, when the "skip" was strong, the US operators were generally running at 20 over 9 for 24 hours per day. Made local communications impossible. Not sure what it's like now as I have been a ham since 1983. Only listen to CB to know when sporadic E is happening.
The best radio.
73 from Romania!
Hello and greetings :-)
Nice One... Patience eh?...
Pays off :-). Poor old Eric trying hard but not getting heard.
Same Info cluster...
Nice to see you around Max
@@annax5212 2 U 2... Thanks for Sharing the Experience ~ Take Care Stay Safe Have Fun
Freddy in the Sheddy is loving it nice video bro love your work keep it coming 💥💥💥💥💥
Use a FAN on this radio Fred. It became VERY hot! The best from LB1NH Arild. (I have the same radio)
Great stuff Fred 👌👏👏
good video FRED good job well done from GARY PD group 73.
Nice one Fred 👍
Great DX vid @fred
Thnx for the vid Fred......best wishes.....Bob
All the best Bob
Hi Fred. I have just bought a CRT SS9600 N V6 an wondered what the +10KZH button is for? Please excuse my ignorance but things have changed a lot since the 1980's
Hi pete. Its a 10 Khz shift button. On some older radio the channels used to be separated by that amount allowing extra channels. Bit pointless on a tunable radio like the 6900 but it harks from the old days
@@CB-RADIO-UK Thanks Fred for clearingi that up as the manual is quite complicated (to me anyway lol) Pete
@@petesouthwales867 Yeah its a bit odd.
10:00 """27305 Frekvencija. Ovo je Silver, severna Italija, poziva, ima li koga"""". (Translate: 27305 Frequency. This is Silver northern Italy, calls, is there anyone.)
Great. Thanks for that.
Nice QSO
Lots of fun.
Good Morning! to make these contacts did you use the T2LT antenna? Vlade São Paulo Brasil......3CI008
Hi. No used an Antron 99 with fireup upgrade.
@@CB-RADIO-UK good evening! I found T2LT a very interesting antenna, here in BRAZIL this antenna is not known among others, people use many directional, cubic court, or delta loop, even moxon antenna, and some vertical Syrian type, congratulations on the videos and a 73 / 51 3CI008 VLADE ....
@@vladimirduo3633 Thanks Bud. Yes the T2LT works really well.
keep up the good work 5*
Hello Fred
Great video 👍
Regards
Arthur LY5AV
Wicked fred 👍😁
Hi Fred , always appreciate your videos mate, I’m new back after many years so very rusty, I’m looking at the President Richard because of its built in high power , would you recommend? I have a ham licence which I got during lockdown but it’s CB I have always been attracted to , cheers Fred , all the best mate
Hi. The Richard does look a nice radio with a mix of old and new. Only thing is that it does not offer SSB. I think you might miss out on the skip 2022. If you want sideband then the McKinley is the better option. For more power you could always add a small RF amp.
@@CB-RADIO-UK : Thanks Fred , yes I was considering the McKinley, it’s had many good reviews, you are right about the lack of side bands, thanks as always for your help mate, all the best, the McKinley it is
nice QSO Fred some hit and miss stations 😎😎😎😎😎😎😊😊😊👍👍
Aye Aye Fred . A lot of the 1 Div. stations on 11m are running 500w to 2kw amplifiers with yagi beams.. If the band is open they will wipeout most stations crossing swords.. Italy booms into Thailand on 20m most nights 5/9 10+db..TBH UK to Italy is like me talking to Kevin 79SD935 on a almost daily basis..In the Philippines..
What antenna are you using? Thanks for the video!
Hi. Antron 99
Finally got hold of the radio I have been after since day one of me coming back on Fred. I have the President Grant II premium now and never been happier. I still have my crt 6900n and my ranger 2950 rci.
Nice little shack your building Dean
Which frequency do you often use? Maybe i could hear you some day!
Hi. We are on 27.305 USB
Thanks!
got a query Fred. I think my Grant 2 premium may have been set to export mode. When I press F and power on, it does nothing. Even pressing and holding F still does nothing.
Not sure on the later model but the early ones required a white jumper cable on the PCB to be snipped to enter export mode. It was easy to open up and check
@@CB-RADIO-UK will check mine then. Cheers Fred
Yep, who ever had it before me has snipped the white wire and moved the Jumper. That would explain why. Also kicking out 20 watts on FM. I'm gonna get someone to turn that down to about 10 as it's interfering with my freeview
CALLING IN LONDON .. LONDON CALLING HOPE YOUR WELL FRED
All good here bud :-). Hope your the same.
Hi fred really enjoying your vids over the last few weeks, was on air from the am days till legal fm came in. Stayed on legals for a few years but got fed up with the idiots round my way, brought a crt 6900 a little while ago got it all set up but to be honest its lost me completely.i have managed to find a few legal channels but I'm getting on a bit so any help would be very much appreciated 👍
Rgds Geoff
Hi Geoff. Yes there is a learning curve on the 6900 compared to what we had in the day. Not sure if you have watched this video. th-cam.com/video/RVEX8-iYN9Q/w-d-xo.html
What band and and channel is the 305 on??
His on 27.305 mhz (ssb)
27305 is what is called CB-channel 30 in US and EU. It used to be the calling channel for AM back when only 22 channels&FM were legal here in the netherlands
I have tried most weeks to get in touch with any Charlie Tango station. Yesterday 27.305 was overrun with Spanish stations at 9/5. If I can copy Athens and Cyprus why are the home counties so hard to reach? I am in Shropshire and run a superstar 6900 through a super bazooka wire di-pole, from wire antennas uk, slightly inclined, up in my loft. Thank you for all your tips I have an outside light transformer power pack now. Hope to break through either mobile or from home soon. 73's 26ST11 Steve.
Hi Steve. To answer your question there is a lot of radio radio propagation around this time of year which your antenna is doing a great job of picking up. We have been wiped off the 305 all week and had to changed freq. Your local contacts are made on groundwave which a weaker than the current skip conditions.
Shropshire to the Home Counties is often too far for ground wave and soo short even for Sporadic E propagation
I wonder were they looking to make contact with like minded hams.
What power u putting out what's aerial set up
Power varies. Normally its around 35 watts. Antenna and costs here. th-cam.com/video/Pl5RElfeBaI/w-d-xo.html
There were good conditions this morning i made 3 awesome contacts one right after the other a few mins before i left for work.
73s ,
514 Ontario Canada
fred when they say 5 and 7 it means Radio or Readability 5 signal 7
Readability 1 is unreliable and 5 is Clearly Readable
Yes thats the correct way. Radio 5 and signal 7.
@@CB-RADIO-UK yeah but I don't think he understood you the way you replied to him
I've often wondered why Italians can get away with using so much power, Can anyone enlighten me why this is? Great vid Fred!!! :-)
I am from 1 div and truckers use about 4 kw with badly modded midland alan 48 cb's and overmodulated echos ....splatterboxes . The legal limit is 4 w but nobody checks them ...check out the vid /watch?v=SPL96b_ua6U&ab_channel=GrandiModulatori
@@annax5212 So why do Italian radio users get away with using so much power? Is it not regulated by an Italian governing body?
Anna 4kw esp mobile is just insane.
@@annax5212 Using more than 50 watts mobile is totally pointless, you can't hear what you are transmitting to, so there is no point in putting out a lot of power. A good set up CB is a lot better than anything that splatters is over modulated/deviated is ten times worse than a quieter low set. A good set up CB will out perform any high powered splatter box anytime. I have seen it myself, a 8 watt set getting through where a 100 watt set couldn't, well, he did get through with his 100 watts, but the person at the other end couldn't make out what he was saying. So he turned on an Echo Mic which only made it worse. In the end the user at the other end told him to go away and get his set checked. If you do use an Echo Mic, keep it very low in echo and if a power Mic keep it low, you will be a lot clearer. Best thing is get your set set up properly and not by your local Screwdriver Expert down the road who probably knows as much as you do yourself. I am not having a go at you Anna, I am just saying for those that read. How does an alternator produce enough power to run 4KW?
@@CB-RADIO-UK Up here in Scotland back in the 90's we used to get bombarded by Russian taxi drivers using CB's to communicate, but for some odd reason we just don't hear them any more.
I was the 100th that liked the video
Thanks chil
Look this guy videos 😎
I call those high power users, crocodile operators, big mouth with no ears !
Fred why don't u use channels it's easy a
Plus u never show ur face would be nice to see a face to ur voice
It's a shame you give up your channel said before it's about ham awesome dave have their channel 305 fred shouldn't have given up on channel. Hear loads of people coming on for radio checks wanting to speak no one's answers been monitoring this channel from corvid days such a shame fred.
Hi Mark the 305 group is still going in fact iam on the radio now :-)
Parla no English
CBers with made up callsigns pretending to be hams.
I have never had any interest in DXing and I still dont.
I'd sooner have a good talk with a local.. I know my mobile set up is good for 10 to 35 mile range. Thats enough for me.
Each to their own. I don't think they are pretending to be Amateurs, there are some Amateurs among them, but you will no know which ones, unless they choose to tell you of course. Personally, I go through spells of both, but I am not a fan of just giving a signal report, location, and 73's. I would rather talk to someone than do this most of the time, but when you get a good DX it can be rewarding, like when I got through to Puerto Rico. I heard low voices in the background and waited for the signals to rise just enough to try to get through. There was very few DXing at the time. I tried and got in timing it so I got in between overs, the base station came right back to me and wouldn't believe I was in Scotland. Then he noticed the signal and how it was behaving. He was talking to his chargehand who was out in the fields somewhere, he asked if he could hear me and he could, but it was difficult to talk to him, but the home base came through just fine and it lasted for well over 5 minutes, maybe closer to 10, but when the signal went it went suddenly, just dropped like a stone and they were gone. I also had a contact into Hungry when it was bad for anyone caught with CB there. That lasted 10 minutes or more and I didn't hear much skip on the go that day, but he was very clear and there were Amateur Radio Operators on with me that day on CB, but I was left to do most of the talking. All they did was "Can you hear me, I hear you?" sort of thing. His signal also went downhill very quickly. His English was very good and he did talk until conditions changed. These contacts are rewarding, I just can't be bothered when everyone and the next doors cat is on and skip is running. I listen and wait. I heard what I thought was Norwegian and called in when I got a quiet time when they were not talking, it turned out they were above the Arctic Circle logging. I only had a few minutes with them, but they were working using the CB to talk to each other. It can be rewarding if you bide your time and choose your moment. But I know where you are coming from, sometimes skip can be a real pest!
"I have never had any interest in DXing and I still dont." Thats such a shame as your missing out on so much good radio. We waited so long for USB and LSB in the UK and CB is so much better for it.
@@CB-RADIO-UK It is not for everyone though Fred.