Trucker and Ham operator here. CB is still alive. Yea, some truckers don't have CB, but many do. Several of the places I go, like rock quarries, a CB is required. It's how they do business, and how you communicate with them. I always run mine, but after about 11 am, I have to squelch it down, to keep out some of the big radio goobers, who talk over the entire country. Mainly, I just like CB to ragchew with other drivers. It makes the day fun. Oh, no 'rodger beep'. Ever, unless you want people to hate you.
This is a fantastic little radio, and it works AWESOME as a HAM 10M FM radio. It supports repeaters, CTCSS, Noise reduction, the works. It's really awesome. Around 20w of clean RF on 10m also. (Move the jumper inside the radio to unlock a lot more features. Job done). 73
Thanks for showing us, it is all part of radio coms, I still monitor CB in the shack here on low volume. Have pretty much since the mid 70s! Lots of cool new toys out there now though,
Love your videos Eric! I was a CBer back in the 70s and just got my HAM license last year. I still have a CB in my truck and shack. Maybe can catch you on 38 LSB someday. 462 in middle GA. 73! Danny, KQ4GEB
Liked and subscribed. I have been a ham for 30 years was into CB (and still am) for 20 years before that. I bought a cs-47 from Radioddity directly a couple months ago. No problems with service, and the radio fits perfect where i installed it. I like it, works great local. I have also have worked Texas, Minnesota, and Ireland from SC in a mobile barefoot on FM. Keep up the great content and thanks (beep!)
Last year I thought CB was dead...I reinstalled an old (really old) Uniden in my pickup for a cross country drive. I had Bob's CB in PA test it, I bought the big Tram 3500 from him too. The NOAA radio worked great ( really needed NOAA in YS Park) the CB could produce a carrier but no voice nor was it receiving any voice. I never knew either did he. I thought the airwaves were dead. So I bought a new Cobra last month and matched it to the Tram 3500. It kicks butt now! Heading back cross country in a few weeks. I'm ready this time. Learned a lot from you Eric. I'm taking my Technician Test next week. Hoping to get a 2m mobile for the truck.
I got my start with CB I won't lie. I have some spicy radios on the shelf on standby that have done me well over the years. I got myself a SSB radio in the last few years so I can play on sideband skip more. I think that might be a nice little package to throw in the backpack when hiking.
Dad had one of those "emergency" style CBs that looked like a giant phone handset. He'd put the rather unimpressive mag-mount antenna on the roof and would take a piece of wire to hang it from the seatbelt guide up high on the B-pillar for road trips. He didn't talk on it, just listened to the truck traffic, mostly to try to avoid problems.
@@TWX1138 Back when I was more active on CB My semi had 2 radios, One in the cab with antennas on the mirrors, Second was in the bunk hooked to a mast on the back of the cab that would crank the antenna about 25ft in the air. That truck talked everywhere. Personal car wasn't so fancy just all metal and a 102" in the trunk deck. I'd park that car by a large fence and gator clip to it or sometimes the ground leg of a telephone pole. I miss that old car.
I just picked up the anytone 500M. It's a great radio and it has 12 bands of channels. Right out of the box I was talking 6 to 7 miles using a Striker A-10 mag mount antenna.
That's a Nice radio. I like the settings for the different display colors. I miss my Uniden Grant XL AM/SSB. Channel 9 use to be monitored by members of REACT in Central Virginia and some County and State Police vehicles used to monitor channel 9 back in the day, long before Trunking / P25 and MDTs (Mobile Data Terminals). Channel 19 is still being used. I sometimes listen to local onling SDR Receivers and tune around and outside the U.S. 40 Channel CB channels - into the Freeband areas. And Channel 6 is still "The Superbowl Channel". When I was a security officer at a Ford Dealership on Midlothian (Dick Strauss Ford/Isuzu) I would momentarily check in on Channel 16 aka "The Family Channel". I also had a Chesterfield Co. PD Unit that would ride through and see how I was doing and I used to check-in on Channel 35 with him as well. That was 30 Years ago. Good Times, Good Times.
i love my two CB radios made by Icom! ive got the 7300 and the 7100! that being said if any of you dont like what i said well sooo sorry to hurt your little feelings and you better take your time out and find your safe space! 🤘 ive talked to alot of hams who also use the same radios on CB! i even talked to a couple guys using Yaesu FT-991A's! fun times!
a outher great radio from Radioddity ! . i have several from them. FRS/GMRS/MURS HAM radio QT60 all been great. their version of the UV-5R is great. nice clean signal . no bad harmonicas . when going on a trip with my girlfriend found some great places to eat buy asking on CB CH 19. love all things radio. I got my QT 60 to do digital modes with a Digi rig . was tricky with settings but got JS8 call and FT8 to work 10 and 12 meters. even did SSTV with it. I got England on SSB CB on the QT 60 in the AM from NY and I was using a end fed half wave cut for CB on a 10 meter DX commander pole in a park with a LiFePO4 battery . nothing wrong with CB or bad. it's just some people. and we get that on HAM as well. I say have radio fun and bring Radioddity along. love the little MURS radio they have. also FRS in same small size. easy 2 mile. 73's
I put channel 19 in my FT-5 just to get road/traffic conditions while driving cross state trips. CB has its place. No! We'll never unsubscribe Eric !! 🤣🤣 -KV4S
Radioddity makes a dam good product.also u can clip wire and move jumper clipping the wire gives high power and moving the jumper turns it into a 10 meter radio..love the channel 😊😊
I still use my Lafayette Telstat 140ssb that I recieved in 1977 in my home. In my office here in Midtown Manhattan I use a Galaxy 2547dx from the 22nd floor .
I agree with you for the price of that radio a cobra or a Uniden cannot come close with the options and features that radio offers. Also the audio quality coming out of the radio is unbelievable. I've had people ask me what type of radio are you using and I tell them. But the microphone that I'm using is the extreme 2018 yes it is an echo mic but I keep it off and use the echo through the radio
Good Day! Here in the UK we got those Weird FM frequencies in November 1981 (when I was 13!), as kids we used CB FM as social media kinda! The jumper on the main board increases the output power to almost 20watts. Don't cut the white wire as that puts it into 10 Meter mode ONLY! move the jumper and the radio opens up from 25 Mhz to 30.150Mhz, and adds the "alpha" channels too! The unpopularity of the UK frequencies in the USA means they could almost be used as "Private" I Guess To enter the factory menus press and hold the up and down buttons and the PTT and turn on the radio!
I’m proud to be a CBr first …. Still love my cb radios …. CB still works when repeaters are down …. Superbowl 6 and 38 LSB you can find me there! UNIT 222 TRIPLE DUECE SOUTH CENTRAL BUCKEY STATE C’MON!! 😂😂
Nice Radio but I would want SSB. And I don't need a triband 10, 11, and 12 . What would you recommend (if any) for a "modern look" am, fm, ssb, 11 meter radio?
I have a CRT 9900, aka AT-6666. Check it out on the internet. It's way smaller than the QT60, but still quite heavy. There shall be a new version, AT-6666 II, coming probably this year. I reckon that it has NRC and WX additionally.
I still run a radio on the interstate...usually off unless I see traffic stopping.....If we could get those damn kw+ DX'ers of 19, we might even be able to keep the thing on again
Great video. I am building a overland chevy suburban. Would you have any recommendations on cb, gmes, and ham radios even if the radio controls are in the mic? As well antennas ? Trying to keep low profile to some degree. Thank you
theres a jumper connection in the rig if you put from 1 2 , 2 3 it opens the cb to more freq,s and boosts power greatly , is why it has a honkin heat sink at back , thats for no 4W its more like 20W , your welcome .
Does this radio store the DCS codes or CTCSS into the radio channel? My President Randy 3 portable let's me store different DCS or CTCSS tones into different channels.
I got my first CB, a Sears 40 channel am/ssb radio in 1975. Had it expanded and loved it. It was a Road Talker 40 with slides for the controls, super cool and a good radio. I progressed up thru Cobra and Midland and still have conversion kits for them too. My RTM1000 helps if my RCI2995 can't do the job. Mother nature took out my 4 element beam that I talked from Kansas to Cape Town South Africa on. I hope to replace it in retirement. The CB27 is a cool unit that is both expandable and can increase the output power on. Its covered here and the reason I just bought one, lol. th-cam.com/video/WWbYrPQmaC4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=ix9qYF1We0Bhf3wR Thanks for your informative videos!! 👍 Pops - KZX9782
Agree. Imagine if Cobra released the 2000 homebase again. But with a modern board. It would need to be better than the LX board. That was poor. It would sell 10's of thousands
Old school trucker here...just wait until your cell is out of charge or flushed down a toilet and you need 911. You'll kick your own ass 10 ways to Sunday for not having a cb with u. It saved my friends life when her truck was dangling in the Kudzu after getting blindsided by a drunk and her cell was in the rear floorboards. She guided the EMS team for over an hour to find her on her "stupid" cb radio.
U is UK 👍 Select EU to get the standard USA channels EU = Europe (Same as USA) I2 = Italy DE = Germany (Deutschland) PL = Poland IN = India CE = CEPT (Old European allocation)
in the netherlands truckers hardly use cb anymore,mostly use phones,only when there in convoy there using it mostly,fm is hardly used in my village and surrounded city,s mostly ssb here
13:08 If I don't get a response I just ask for directions to the quickest way to the intersection of MLK and James Earl Ray Blvd. When they settle down again I say thanks for the radio check.
There are some radio snobs out there I don't get it myself, and I think we need to get some of the dumb restrictions on power changed on radios. I heard one of the "Old timer" "Hams" talking about "he don't talk to people using the "ten codes" well forget him what a Douche! What if some poor soul needed help and he wouldn't talk to him? I guess the "over landers" "off roaders" like the GMRS because they get a better signal. Which is great, but why can't we have a radio with GMRS, MRS, FRS, 10m, 11m, 12m, 2m, 70cm etc. a true all modes radio???
Trucker and Ham operator here. CB is still alive. Yea, some truckers don't have CB, but many do. Several of the places I go, like rock quarries, a CB is required. It's how they do business, and how you communicate with them. I always run mine, but after about 11 am, I have to squelch it down, to keep out some of the big radio goobers, who talk over the entire country. Mainly, I just like CB to ragchew with other drivers. It makes the day fun. Oh, no 'rodger beep'. Ever, unless you want people to hate you.
Thank you for the great 11m videos! All radio services have their place. I'm glad CB is making a comeback!
Citizen Band is a classic and will continue to be in style just like blue jeans,IMO. Thanks for sharing!
CB has been obsolete for decades.
@@slappomatthew
What rock do you live under?
I've been rocking 11meters since 1971.
My license was KZS 0130.
Still don't have a Ham license.
I definitely want to hear more about CB radio.
This is a fantastic little radio, and it works AWESOME as a HAM 10M FM radio. It supports repeaters, CTCSS, Noise reduction, the works. It's really awesome. Around 20w of clean RF on 10m also. (Move the jumper inside the radio to unlock a lot more features. Job done). 73
Thanks for showing us, it is all part of radio coms, I still monitor CB in the shack here on low volume. Have pretty much since the mid 70s! Lots of cool new toys out there now though,
hello mr lary! good to see you sir!
Well thank you so much and good to see you here also@@AdamDeal-KF0PRI
Nice! I got my first CB radio in 1968. A 6 channel Raytheon. I'm now an Extra class ham but still like CB too!
I have one of these, and it's great. I can't fault it. Thanks for the video. 😊😊😊
Love your videos Eric! I was a CBer back in the 70s and just got my HAM license last year. I still have a CB in my truck and shack. Maybe can catch you on 38 LSB someday. 462 in middle GA. 73! Danny, KQ4GEB
Liked and subscribed. I have been a ham for 30 years was into CB (and still am) for 20 years before that. I bought a cs-47 from Radioddity directly a couple months ago. No problems with service, and the radio fits perfect where i installed it. I like it, works great local. I have also have worked Texas, Minnesota, and Ireland from SC in a mobile barefoot on FM. Keep up the great content and thanks (beep!)
I don't see how anybody can dislike this review. Good review I am thinking about buying one
We love you Eric and we appreciate what you do. Keep up the good work.
Last year I thought CB was dead...I reinstalled an old (really old) Uniden in my pickup for a cross country drive. I had Bob's CB in PA test it, I bought the big Tram 3500 from him too. The NOAA radio worked great ( really needed NOAA in YS Park) the CB could produce a carrier but no voice nor was it receiving any voice. I never knew either did he. I thought the airwaves were dead. So I bought a new Cobra last month and matched it to the Tram 3500. It kicks butt now! Heading back cross country in a few weeks. I'm ready this time. Learned a lot from you Eric. I'm taking my Technician Test next week. Hoping to get a 2m mobile for the truck.
Awesome dude... Thanks for watching man
Loving your enthusiasm brother 👍🏼
I got my start with CB I won't lie. I have some spicy radios on the shelf on standby that have done me well over the years. I got myself a SSB radio in the last few years so I can play on sideband skip more. I think that might be a nice little package to throw in the backpack when hiking.
Dad had one of those "emergency" style CBs that looked like a giant phone handset. He'd put the rather unimpressive mag-mount antenna on the roof and would take a piece of wire to hang it from the seatbelt guide up high on the B-pillar for road trips. He didn't talk on it, just listened to the truck traffic, mostly to try to avoid problems.
@@TWX1138 Back when I was more active on CB My semi had 2 radios, One in the cab with antennas on the mirrors, Second was in the bunk hooked to a mast on the back of the cab that would crank the antenna about 25ft in the air. That truck talked everywhere. Personal car wasn't so fancy just all metal and a 102" in the trunk deck. I'd park that car by a large fence and gator clip to it or sometimes the ground leg of a telephone pole. I miss that old car.
I just picked up the anytone 500M. It's a great radio and it has 12 bands of channels. Right out of the box I was talking 6 to 7 miles using a Striker A-10 mag mount antenna.
That's a Nice radio. I like the settings for the different display colors.
I miss my Uniden Grant XL AM/SSB.
Channel 9 use to be monitored by members of REACT in Central Virginia and some County and State Police vehicles used to monitor channel 9 back in the day, long before Trunking / P25 and MDTs (Mobile Data Terminals).
Channel 19 is still being used. I sometimes listen to local onling SDR Receivers and tune around and outside the U.S. 40 Channel CB channels - into the Freeband areas.
And Channel 6 is still "The Superbowl Channel".
When I was a security officer at a Ford Dealership on Midlothian (Dick Strauss Ford/Isuzu) I would momentarily check in on Channel 16 aka "The Family Channel".
I also had a Chesterfield Co. PD Unit that would ride through and see how I was doing and I used to check-in on Channel 35 with him as well. That was 30 Years ago. Good Times, Good Times.
i love my two CB radios made by Icom! ive got the 7300 and the 7100! that being said if any of you dont like what i said well sooo sorry to hurt your little feelings and you better take your time out and find your safe space! 🤘 ive talked to alot of hams who also use the same radios on CB! i even talked to a couple guys using Yaesu FT-991A's! fun times!
My boy
@@HamRadioConcepts its about haveing fun!
Wow, Great Video, 11 meter still rules!
Well said and yes Radio is Radio, CB and the Ham bands are both great fun. 73’s M3VWN
This was an excellent video!
I want to get into CB more. Like you said, at the end of the day, communication is communication.
73s!
a outher great radio from Radioddity ! . i have several from them. FRS/GMRS/MURS HAM radio QT60 all been great. their version of the UV-5R is great. nice clean signal . no bad harmonicas . when going on a trip with my girlfriend found some great places to eat buy asking on CB CH 19. love all things radio. I got my QT 60 to do digital modes with a Digi rig . was tricky with settings but got JS8 call and FT8 to work 10 and 12 meters. even did SSTV with it. I got England on SSB CB on the QT 60 in the AM from NY and I was using a end fed half wave cut for CB on a 10 meter DX commander pole in a park with a LiFePO4 battery . nothing wrong with CB or bad. it's just some people. and we get that on HAM as well. I say have radio fun and bring Radioddity along. love the little MURS radio they have. also FRS in same small size. easy 2 mile. 73's
I put channel 19 in my FT-5 just to get road/traffic conditions while driving cross state trips. CB has its place. No! We'll never unsubscribe Eric !! 🤣🤣 -KV4S
Radioddity makes a dam good product.also u can clip wire and move jumper clipping the wire gives high power and moving the jumper turns it into a 10 meter radio..love the channel 😊😊
Thanks Eric. Great information.
I still use my Lafayette Telstat 140ssb that I recieved in 1977 in my home. In my office here in Midtown Manhattan I use a Galaxy 2547dx from the 22nd floor .
I agree with you for the price of that radio a cobra or a Uniden cannot come close with the options and features that radio offers. Also the audio quality coming out of the radio is unbelievable. I've had people ask me what type of radio are you using and I tell them. But the microphone that I'm using is the extreme 2018 yes it is an echo mic but I keep it off and use the echo through the radio
Good Day! Here in the UK we got those Weird FM frequencies in November 1981 (when I was 13!), as kids we used CB FM as social media kinda! The jumper on the main board increases the output power to almost 20watts. Don't cut the white wire as that puts it into 10 Meter mode ONLY! move the jumper and the radio opens up from 25 Mhz to 30.150Mhz, and adds the "alpha" channels too!
The unpopularity of the UK frequencies in the USA means they could almost be used as "Private" I Guess
To enter the factory menus press and hold the up and down buttons and the PTT and turn on the radio!
I use CB radio everyday Eric.on Ch 30 AM/FM...use QT 60 nice radio
CB is still active here in Southwest Ohio. I’m on the band everyday with locals. Use it for hunting and fishing trips, highway travel too.
your right its all communications and a ssb ,am,fm would be the real one to get . like your videos and can't wait for the next video
Would like to hear about the use of FM on CB, is it catching on, seems like almost all new models have it. Thanks for the review.
Sideband would Rock !
I’m proud to be a CBr first …. Still love my cb radios …. CB still works when repeaters are down …. Superbowl 6 and 38 LSB you can find me there! UNIT 222 TRIPLE DUECE SOUTH CENTRAL BUCKEY STATE C’MON!! 😂😂
I use my cb radio on a daily basis, definitely more than my 2m/440 radio.
Tons of hams cut their teeth on CB as I did. Still listen in all the time but need to get a CB rig that I can transmit on. Good work as always YZI !
I grew up in the CB craze of the 70’s…breaker breaker good buddy, you seen ‘da bear? 😂
"On your golf cart" *keys mic* "HURRY THE F UP!"
Cb’s and D2R awesome!!
Thanks for the review. Just curious, can the EMG button be changed to a different frequency?
Nice Radio but I would want SSB. And I don't need a triband 10, 11, and 12 . What would you recommend (if any) for a "modern look" am, fm, ssb, 11 meter radio?
I have a CRT 9900, aka AT-6666. Check it out on the internet. It's way smaller than the QT60, but still quite heavy. There shall be a new version, AT-6666 II, coming probably this year. I reckon that it has NRC and WX additionally.
Cb is very active in the uk. Everyone needs one
17:56 glad 2 hear. Was considering a NOAA receiver from them
I still run a radio on the interstate...usually off unless I see traffic stopping.....If we could get those damn kw+ DX'ers of 19, we might even be able to keep the thing on again
There's got to be a bite somewhere in the QT60 firmware to change the display color.
Unfortunately no, they are fixed color (white) LED's on the PCB.
@@mostlypostie1 darn!
Great video.
Great video. I am building a overland chevy suburban. Would you have any recommendations on cb, gmes, and ham radios even if the radio controls are in the mic? As well antennas ? Trying to keep low profile to some degree. Thank you
theres a jumper connection in the rig if you put from 1 2 , 2 3 it opens the cb to more freq,s and boosts power greatly , is why it has a honkin heat sink at back , thats for no 4W its more like 20W , your welcome .
I’ve been talking with cobra to see if they could make the cobra 148 again but no luck so far.
Try the CB-47 Radioddity, modded to do 18 watts, it's even smaller.
I’d like to see a video on that.
And HRC just got down!😂 cb was my gateway into ham radio and ain't giving up my wild west cb band. Yeeee haaaaaaw.
Hi looking for a CB with a TalkBack function that reads the frequency for a blind person any ideas any help appreciated
How does the TalkBack work?
What do you think of the Midland 75-822 and I did the Jumper mod and have lower and upper bands on it.
Great little sets that are capable of 20 watts am/fm
I miss my Uniden Grant...and my Navajo base... That D858 chip... my goodness.
Due to the room in new vehicles for mounting radios Would be real nice if they made a very small sideband radio
Does this radio store the DCS codes or CTCSS into the radio channel? My President Randy 3 portable let's me store different DCS or CTCSS tones into different channels.
I got my first CB, a Sears 40 channel am/ssb radio in 1975. Had it expanded and loved it. It was a Road Talker 40 with slides for the controls, super cool and a good radio. I progressed up thru Cobra and Midland and still have conversion kits for them too. My RTM1000 helps if my RCI2995 can't do the job. Mother nature took out my 4 element beam that I talked from Kansas to Cape Town South Africa on. I hope to replace it in retirement.
The CB27 is a cool unit that is both expandable and can increase the output power on. Its covered here and the reason I just bought one, lol.
th-cam.com/video/WWbYrPQmaC4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=ix9qYF1We0Bhf3wR
Thanks for your informative videos!! 👍
Pops - KZX9782
Soory Midland, no GMRS. We do UHF FRS, VHF MURS, 11 meter HF CB Radio, and Ham radio when it's about license. Who's with me?
So can you use the FM since is says UK?
Hello from Greg Vrachalus crazy Greek Dauphin Island Alabama ❤
Same as the Anytone 500M . Not sure who the OEM is
Same as the brand new AT-500M2 (it's not the same as the older AT-500M, that looks similar).
Dumb question: would there be a use case for a ham to get a CB?
you need a cigar on me bro!
Agree. Imagine if Cobra released the 2000 homebase again. But with a modern board. It would need to be better than the LX board. That was poor. It would sell 10's of thousands
Old school trucker here...just wait until your cell is out of charge or flushed down a toilet and you need 911. You'll kick your own ass 10 ways to Sunday for not having a cb with u. It saved my friends life when her truck was dangling in the Kudzu after getting blindsided by a drunk and her cell was in the rear floorboards. She guided the EMS team for over an hour to find her on her "stupid" cb radio.
Do u need an antenna?
i love CB Constantly Buying ,lol
So how does it become a 11 meter radio?
U is UK 👍 Select EU to get the standard USA channels
EU = Europe (Same as USA)
I2 = Italy
DE = Germany (Deutschland)
PL = Poland
IN = India
CE = CEPT (Old European allocation)
Beat me to it 🙂
in the netherlands truckers hardly use cb anymore,mostly use phones,only when there in convoy there using it mostly,fm is hardly used in my village and surrounded city,s mostly ssb here
Is it not about time that CB transceivers are implemented using software running on a Texas Instruments DSP processor so what about it.
Yah, a FPGA SDR CB
13:08
If I don't get a response I just ask for directions to the quickest way to the intersection of MLK and James Earl Ray Blvd. When they settle down again I say thanks for the radio check.
That's my BOY!!!!!!!
HAHAHAHAHA I got ya
like the size but needs ssb and then im sold
Radioddity is only a reseller means a label. Anytone in China produces these CB-radios.
What channel is 11 meters?
26.965-27.405mhz
Looks like the tiny president bill
I bought the handheld and magnetic antenna, easy to set up and put in center counsel when I travel occasionally.
You can mod this radio for straight 10 meters or extra channels ya crazy right, I'll put the link here hold on
🎙️🎙️🎙️
*_I WANT A LOUD SIDEBAND 10M-12M MOBILE THAT SIZE!!!_*
Yes talk
I am a truck driver run CB radio & GMRS
19:14 I hate when people take their precious time to judge it’s not worth it
There are some radio snobs out there I don't get it myself, and I think we need to get some of the dumb restrictions on power changed on radios. I heard one of the "Old timer" "Hams" talking about "he don't talk to people using the "ten codes" well forget him what a Douche! What if some poor soul needed help and he wouldn't talk to him? I guess the "over landers" "off roaders" like the GMRS because they get a better signal. Which is great, but why can't we have a radio with GMRS, MRS, FRS, 10m, 11m, 12m, 2m, 70cm etc. a true all modes radio???
1:40 Midland should just stick to NOAA receivers
👋73 51 de MARIUS a Vendenheim
"U" is NOT USA, it's UK band, not USA band.
Turn off the roger beep?! Sacrilege! That's the most important part of the transmission on CB and GMRS!
Hahahahaha I know right
Rustynail
Link for the channel mod th-cam.com/video/7hu49_kOMc4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=6AG3Y2Tao7tZUU08