CB radio

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Sat Mar 10, 12 6:18 am

Just dropped one in the Fury.... I got a real old, 23 channel radio. Needed work, but it looks well cool in there!

Then I got a NOS 23 channel radio, that is all chromey....

Both of the above cost me $10 total.

Mercy-Sakes alive.....

Rogue Trooper · Post by **Rogue Trooper** » Sat Mar 10, 12 8:51 am

db · Post by db » Sat Mar 10, 12 8:54 am

I can see CB making a comeback if UK and US Govts carry on with their plans for complete intrusion into every form of electronic communication. Nothing will be private ever again

Rogue Trooper · Post by **Rogue Trooper** » Sat Mar 10, 12 9:38 am

Hi once people get over the geek side of it, then the redneck truckers is the other side of it, I think more will use it, I have one fitted in my charger but it still needs tweaking a little, I also has one set up in my shed, all I get on that is the local farmers, hopefully Jeff will post up some pictures of it in his car

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Sat Mar 10, 12 3:19 pm

Here it is when I got it...

I had to do a little resto, and custom work on it. I also had to replace a couple of crystals. Now I have to make new chrome knob inserts. The red ones I made look too cheap.

bazbiker · Post by **bazbiker** » Sat Mar 10, 12 8:34 pm

I will be fitting one of my CB's into my Cortina Pick-up and one in my Capri, allot of the guys in the Capri Club Scotland already use them and now the MK3 Cortina guys are starting to catch on to the advantages especially as you no longer need a licence for them

Wolfman · Post by **Wolfman** » Sat Mar 10, 12 11:17 pm

I used to have a lot of am stuff years ago, A president adams Base station and two midlands in different cars with firestick twigs

Used to blow the minicabs to pieces. Whats with not needing licences now for the fm stuff

bazbiker · Post by **bazbiker** » Sun Mar 11, 12 9:52 pm

Wolfman wrote:I used to have a lot of am stuff years ago, A president adams Base station and two midlands in different cars with firestick twigs Used to blow the minicabs to pieces. Whats with not needing licences now for the fm stuff

In December 2006, CB radio was deregulated by Ofcom and is now license free

Wolfman · Post by **Wolfman** » Sun Mar 11, 12 11:02 pm

bazbiker wrote:
Wolfman wrote:I used to have a lot of am stuff years ago, A president adams Base station and two midlands in different cars with firestick twigs Used to blow the minicabs to pieces. Whats with not needing licences now for the fm stuff
In December 2006, CB radio was deregulated by Ofcom and is now license free

Does that include AM too

I might get me some more gear then

bazbiker · Post by **bazbiker** » Mon Mar 12, 12 4:40 pm

Wolfman wrote:
bazbiker wrote:
Wolfman wrote:I used to have a lot of am stuff years ago, A president adams Base station and two midlands in different cars with firestick twigs Used to blow the minicabs to pieces. Whats with not needing licences now for the fm stuff
In December 2006, CB radio was deregulated by Ofcom and is now license free

Does that include AM too I might get me some more gear then

As far as i am aware it does

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Mon Mar 12, 12 4:53 pm

I think AM is now legal in the UK... BUT, it should be on new type approved radios.. But hell, great to see the old radios out and about again eh?

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Mon Mar 12, 12 5:10 pm

I had one of these little fellas with a K40 mike and a firestick...then it all went a bit silly with loads of nobs on the air so I threw the lot in the bin...

Van Gogh have you got your ear on?

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Mon Mar 12, 12 7:34 pm

The jaws cb radios found a loophole in the law. They were sold as kits. 1 small mod was needed to make them transmit. Piece of UK CB history there Ivor!

autofetish · Post by **autofetish** » Mon Mar 12, 12 10:23 pm

As im a bit young what frequency does is operate on and how far did it work eg car to car 1 mile 10miles 100 miles ???

Look like a cool thing to have in the car come in bandit

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Mon Mar 12, 12 10:44 pm

UK now has 80 legal channels, UKFM = 27.60125 MHz to 27.99125 MHz

and the CEPT channels, 26.965MHz to 27.405 MHz

How far can you transmit? How long is a bit of string? Legally a few miles up to 100 miles. With a little help? And using a export multimode radio, and a decent antenna, Around the world.