Oh no. I got rid of it...right before help arrives. Timing has never been my strong suit.
Thanks for the offer!
LOL...no problem.
Oh no. I got rid of it...right before help arrives. Timing has never been my strong suit.
Thanks for the offer!
My neighbor kid used to have a CB base station with a hot linear amp and he would broadcast over our tv, radio and phones.
After a couple polite complaints I just cut the coax and twisted the leads together then warned next time it’d be 240v attached to them.
SSB is in addition to the regular AM channel, so a typical CB SSB rig will do it all. Each designated channel will have a center frequency, the main channel, plus an upper and lower sideband is available. With straight 40 channel AM, you get 40 places to talk, With a 40 channel SSB rig, you have 120 places to talk, and the SSB channels do permit additional power.
My CB antenna cable has UHF PL-259 male to male plug on each end (nickel plated connectors). Antenna is a Tram 1499 CB Base). Can I use a 'Lightning Arrestor/Surge Protector for CB Ham Two-Way Radio Antenna, UHF PL-259 Male to SO 239 Female RF Coaxial Connector Adapter?" Is this the right one for connections?
Typical PL-259 lightning arrestors are air-core coax sections with grub screws that intrude into the space from the side. The gap between the screw tip and center conductor sets the "protection amount." Basically, you're creating a spark gap that high voltage will tend to jump across. Some have a nitrogen charge and are factory calibrated. The cheap ones are air core, and you generally need to file points on the screws to make them effective.My CB antenna cable has UHF PL-259 male to male plug on each end (nickel plated connectors). Antenna is a Tram 1499 CB Base). Can I use a 'Lightning Arrestor/Surge Protector for CB Ham Two-Way Radio Antenna, UHF PL-259 Male to SO 239 Female RF Coaxial Connector Adapter?" Is this the right one for connections?
I have a Bearcat 880 in my 'Taco and finally got the modulation to peak @ 100 percent by turning up the AMC pot in it. Using a Wilson 1000 antenna on top of the roof.
I now have a Cobra 29LTD Classic in me big rig:
Nice setup. Where do you mount your mic?
Is there anybody on CB these days? I have one in the truck I haul a camper with that the PO installed. I've only heard anybody (truckers) on the radio once, any only ever gotten one response to a radio check. Seems completely dead these days.
That said, I used to enjoy this guys video's:
https://www.youtube.com/user/wickeddreams911/featured
Makes some ridiculous multi-pill amps. Seems like a complete hack, but still interesting stuff...
Is there anybody on CB these days? I have one in the truck I haul a camper with that the PO installed. I've only heard anybody (truckers) on the radio once, any only ever gotten one response to a radio check. Seems completely dead these days.
That said, I used to enjoy this guys video's:
https://www.youtube.com/user/wickeddreams911/featured
Makes some ridiculous multi-pill amps. Seems like a complete hack, but still interesting stuff...
If you're like me and interested in the old school channel 19 road/traffic/bear reports, you'll be very disappointed. My CB experience started in the early 70's, and today's radio traffic is just a very small fraction, like less than 5%, of what it was back then and up through the early 2000's. I say this based on a few thousand miles every year on the turnpikes and toll roads from here to the upper Midwest.
I remember back in the 70's when there was so much chatter on channel 10 that they had to move the truckers to 19 because of the bleed over on 9.
I had a base station and me, my dad and my brother had a radio in our cars.
We were KWO 7538 If I remember correctly.
I was The Baltimore Rebel. I don't remember what my dad's or brother's handles were. They really didn't mess with it much.
For real. I’ve gone from Maryland to Kansas and back and not heard a single voice break squelch on channel 19.
Bunch of guys in Glen Burnie jabber on channel 31 a lot. Sometimes I pipe in too
You just got to be patient and monitor the channels in your area. Channel 19/21 used to be very popular back in the days of yore; however I find traffic on traditionally lessor used channels.