I have the QT 60 and love it !! The noise filters work great ! just have to set at right level or makes people sound funny . Draws in the 10 amp rainge . Does run portable on 20AH LiFePO4 battery hours at a time. All them are super radios. The QT 60 is replaced with the PRO now. just shorter . The QT 80 PRO is super nice. draws 15 amps full power. From several I know that have them they run cooler than the old AT 6666 model. I did a park to park on my QT 60 . NY to England . Homemade wire antenna and wrapped my own toroide 4:1 and shortened 25 ft to tune. Got 1.1 SWR 28.074 MHZ . I can tune 1.5 SWR or less on CB band. Vertical ground mount with 4 radials . Great DX antenna. The park to park was SSB on 10 meter. POTA ! I haven't got heatsink very warm yet. The QT 60 runs cool ! I never run full power. I am on battery ! . Digital modes does heat it up . but I keep power down like 15 watts or less. FT8 is high duty cycle mode. But I have sent SSTV at 50 watts no problems. I even used the T2LT coax antenna and it works great ! To bad the UK does not have a weather station like US and Canada does. Saves lives . The QT 60 and 80 have weather RX . Glad to see you using the noise filters. They help ! much better than old CB ones. Love the audio on them newer radios like the CRT SS 9900 and others. Cheers from NY !
Nice one Paul you will be set up for next Sat net. To get a contact from Wales to St Albans we would need some very good conditions but you never know.
Hi FRED not wrote much lately , but always putting the thumbs up for you mate. I’ve been doing a lot of DXING the last couple of days and wow been going crazy. Loving it. But I’m always forget that you lot are on the 305 , sorry , Anyway we got 43 years coming up very quickly hopefully we can get a copy if the day is a good one. One more thing I’ve got the new 9900 and yea still getting hot, but FM is straight raw power, which I know you know all this. But just saying AM ssb its not as hot as the power goes up and down as well you know. Anyway thought I catch up and say something about the lovely sound I love my rig. Ps except for the buton sometimes doesn’t seem to like the number’s. Not all the time just every now and then. Sorry for the big message. Thanks again Alan.Take care of yourselve and yours, 🇬🇧💯👍
Hi Alan. Nice to hear from you. We are on the 305 weekdays around 4.45-5.15pm 27.305 USB. We sometimes have to QSY if there is a lot of skip coming in.
When I was looking at what radio to get it was tied between this radio or the Anytone 6666. Went with the 6666 same as the 9900 great little radio talked all over Europe, Africa and the Americas.
Crt,Anyone's etc you can upgrade the voltage regulator to a larger one or add a heatsink to the side of chassis just above. Another way is to move the regulator to the back by the finals the jumpers.
I love all things radio, especially CB radios. With these newish laws regarding mobile phone use in vehicles, can you get nicked for using a CB radio mic whilst driving?
Hi Fred I've just brought my first CB radio it's a Retevis MB62 I'm from Berkhamsted so not to far from you I've only got a small home based antenna to try it out it's a sirio thunder 27 it's only 3 feet long do you think i could reach Hemel Hempstead on it or will i be lucky to get out of Berkhamsted I haven't set it all up yet I was going to do it on Wednesday this week . Thanks Fred any advice will be greatly appreciated. Ken
Hi. Looks like the distance is around 6 miles so if you get the radio set up with a good SWR reading you should make that. Also that radio can be easy to mod to around 16-18 watts of power. See here. th-cam.com/video/w2k1ml7NdxQ/w-d-xo.html Best of luck and listen on sat night on UK FM channel 27
@@CB-RADIO-UK Fred your a star thanks for your help and keep going with your fantastic videos they are very helpful. They are what got me in to CB radio
You just can't beat those series of radios with various nameplates
I have the QT 60 and love it !! The noise filters work great ! just have to set at right level or makes people sound funny . Draws in the 10 amp rainge . Does run portable on 20AH LiFePO4 battery hours at a time. All them are super radios. The QT 60 is replaced with the PRO now. just shorter . The QT 80 PRO is super nice. draws 15 amps full power. From several I know that have them they run cooler than the old AT 6666 model. I did a park to park on my QT 60 . NY to England . Homemade wire antenna and wrapped my own toroide 4:1 and shortened 25 ft to tune. Got 1.1 SWR 28.074 MHZ . I can tune 1.5 SWR or less on CB band. Vertical ground mount with 4 radials . Great DX antenna. The park to park was SSB on 10 meter. POTA ! I haven't got heatsink very warm yet. The QT 60 runs cool ! I never run full power. I am on battery ! . Digital modes does heat it up . but I keep power down like 15 watts or less. FT8 is high duty cycle mode. But I have sent SSTV at 50 watts no problems. I even used the T2LT coax antenna and it works great ! To bad the UK does not have a weather station like US and Canada does. Saves lives . The QT 60 and 80 have weather RX . Glad to see you using the noise filters. They help ! much better than old CB ones. Love the audio on them newer radios like the CRT SS 9900 and others. Cheers from NY !
Thanks Fred! Keep up with your videos, we really enjoy them. All the best The Family.
Thanks, you too!
Great video Fred I’m getting this radio tomorrow I’m looking forward to copying you on SBB when I’m set up regards Paul from west wales.👍
Nice one Paul you will be set up for next Sat net. To get a contact from Wales to St Albans we would need some very good conditions but you never know.
That is such a nice radio mate
I am getting along with it well. Not currently sold under this brand in the UK but can get it as CRT7900
They'll think your a taxi. lol Love it. Take care.
Adam In The Attic
697 Tennessee USA
KO4HPC 73
Hi FRED not wrote much lately , but always putting the thumbs up for you mate. I’ve been doing a lot of DXING the last couple of days and wow been going crazy. Loving it. But I’m always forget that you lot are on the 305 , sorry , Anyway we got 43 years coming up very quickly hopefully we can get a copy if the day is a good one. One more thing I’ve got the new 9900 and yea still getting hot, but FM is straight raw power, which I know you know all this. But just saying AM ssb its not as hot as the power goes up and down as well you know. Anyway thought I catch up and say something about the lovely sound I love my rig. Ps except for the buton sometimes doesn’t seem to like the number’s. Not all the time just every now and then. Sorry for the big message. Thanks again Alan.Take care of yourselve and yours, 🇬🇧💯👍
Hi Alan. Nice to hear from you. We are on the 305 weekdays around 4.45-5.15pm 27.305 USB. We sometimes have to QSY if there is a lot of skip coming in.
@@CB-RADIO-UK FRED are you going to be on the first weekend of November, for the I think it’s 42 or 43 years legal FM . Cheers Alan 👍
Yes i will be checking into the net on channel 27 Nov 2nd.
When I was looking at what radio to get it was tied between this radio or the Anytone 6666. Went with the 6666 same as the 9900 great little radio talked all over Europe, Africa and the Americas.
Crt,Anyone's etc you can upgrade the voltage regulator to a larger one or add a heatsink to the side of chassis just above.
Another way is to move the regulator to the back by the finals the jumpers.
Nice fred
I have that same radio the 7900 I think it’s called. It’s a nice radio but it does get very warm pretty fast.
I got I as long as you don't over drive it and keep it short for doing it don't get too hot.
Yes thats right. You had to watch the older 9900 on FM though.
Frid in the shed I learn lot from you about bying cb radios and antennas for cb radios and power supplys for cb radios my friend
Frid in the shed your TH-cam videos are awesome my friend
one day you will spell 'fred' right as well
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Lol on the muting bit Fred ...🤣🤣🤣🤣
:-)
I love all things radio, especially CB radios.
With these newish laws regarding mobile phone use in vehicles, can you get nicked for using a CB radio mic whilst driving?
In theory yes you can. Taxi driver used to open a door for us in the law but they use headsets now.
Sadly those AI cameras are springing up everywhere now
My 9900 can get as hot as it likes - my shed is freezing ! 73.
You could cook bacon on mine LOL.
Hi Fred I've just brought my first CB radio it's a Retevis MB62 I'm from Berkhamsted so not to far from you I've only got a small home based antenna to try it out it's a sirio thunder 27 it's only 3 feet long do you think i could reach Hemel Hempstead on it or will i be lucky to get out of Berkhamsted I haven't set it all up yet I was going to do it on Wednesday this week . Thanks Fred any advice will be greatly appreciated. Ken
Hi. Looks like the distance is around 6 miles so if you get the radio set up with a good SWR reading you should make that. Also that radio can be easy to mod to around 16-18 watts of power. See here. th-cam.com/video/w2k1ml7NdxQ/w-d-xo.html Best of luck and listen on sat night on UK FM channel 27
@@CB-RADIO-UK Fred your a star thanks for your help and keep going with your fantastic videos they are very helpful. They are what got me in to CB radio
hey new radio mate? i never seen you use this radio before lol
I ve had it a while. Ive been getting it ready for the BIG NET next sat.
@@CB-RADIO-UK aww did you ever do a video on it? i dont see it thats why i was asking normaly you do a video on every radio you get lol
I ve got a video on how i programmed it coming up in a few weeks.
That's the 7900 not the one you mentioned 😊
Its the QT-60 but is the same radio.
@@CB-RADIO-UK can you turn off the clarifier like the SS 9900?
Not really sure but you can just leave it in the 12 oclock setting.
@@CB-RADIO-UK it's very annoying to always tune the clarifier
Frid in the shed 73s to you and your wife and kids and grandchildren my friend
Got no grand kids yet Grid.
@@CB-RADIO-UK 🤣🤣🤣
Frid in the shed my hobbies are painting pictures 🖼 and listening to shortwave and ssb iam thinking about getting my Grms license my friend
Really? I had no idea you were thinking about getting your GRMS licence. Good luck!
@@Perthshire 😂😂😂
That is ss9900?
No Dan was on a SS9900.
What does 4428 number mean
Hi. Its Dan's CB call sign. See more here. th-cam.com/video/tIZoYRtd-RU/w-d-xo.html