Where can I buy a amp? Can't seem to find much online.
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Copper Electronics, Inc. | Copper Electronics look under cw units,,,,,,,,,
ebay has the RM Italy amps too, usually for a cheap price.
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Google is your friend...11meter amp, cb amplifier, linear amp, etc should bring up options...
When out side of the USA I have used xforce & rmitaly. biggest thing is to make sure, if you get a big one, to have an alternator or power supply big enough to handle it. The smaller RM Italy amps are nice for just a little extra. Also, get yourslf a good low pass filter. Make sure your coax and antenna can handle the power.
Best money spent is getting good quality coax & a good quality and well placed antenna and tune them.
... and remember: anything over 4w on CB/11meters is illegal.
XFORCEAMPS.COM -- SIMPLY THE BEST OF THE BEST -- BUILT FOR THE BEST OF THE BEST, Fatboy Products CB Radio Linear Amplifiers For Sale Online | JokermanElectronics Wizard Built Products....
Google is your friend...11meter amp, cb amplifier, linear amp, etc should bring up options...
When out side of the USA I have used xforce & rmitaly. biggest thing is to make sure, if you get a big one, to have an alternator or power supply big enough to handle it. The smaller RM Italy amps are nice for just a little extra. Also, get yourslf a good low pass filter. Make sure your coax and antenna can handle the power.
Best money spent is getting good quality coax & a good quality and well placed antenna and tune them.
... and remember: anything over 4w on CB/11meters is illegal.
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Ebay, how many do you want?
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You have got to see this indestructible amp. He had it dead keyed & then shorted the coax and then cut it into. He had it snapping & popping at the end of the coax. I had to watch it myself or I couldn't have ever believed it! I'm not advertising for him. It's just all fact!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LiuynU9xSw&feature=youtu.be
You have got to see this indestructible amp. He had it dead keyed & then shorted the coax and then cut it into. He had it snapping & popping at the end of the coax. I had to watch it myself or I couldn't have ever believed it! I'm not advertising for him. It's just all fact!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LiuynU9xSw&feature=youtu.be
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Also remember that as this sunspot cycle fades away, no amp will compensate for atmospheric conditions, just as it does on 10 meters. When conditions are good as the past couple of years, it was no surprise to talk several hundred miles with less than 25 watts on 10.
Also remember that as this sunspot cycle fades away, no amp will compensate for atmospheric conditions, just as it does on 10 meters. When conditions are good as the past couple of years, it was no surprise to talk several hundred miles with less than 25 watts on 10.
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That is all true, but irrelevant to people wanting amplifiers for CB. Its all about mine is bigger than yours and propagation, operating skills, technical know how, etc, all take a back seat.
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Amplifiers are illegal on cb. As an amateur radio operator, you need to set a proper example and always operate legally.
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Hello JGB: There all over the place on the net.
See: http://www.ebay.com/sch/Ham-Radio-A...ffffdd8b,iid=1,objectid=163853&_ipg=200&rt=nc
Back in the early 80's I bought a 1973 Duster for temporary transportation from a good friend, he said it needed a new battery and fresh gas. And a 100 bucks I am on the road. It had a small 150 watt or so amp installed in the truck with that black undercoat spray all over it, hiding it, I never paid any attention to it. The Duster had a M125 antenna mounted to the trunk lid, and man did that little amp and antenna get out. A few years later when I sold the car I realized what the black box was mounted in the trunk. Wow that little amp really worked good. On the way to work in the mornings I had all kinds of skip stations calling me to wave a hand.
So all you need is a small amount of power increase. A 100 to 200 watt amp will work well for starters.
It will need to be wired directly to battery using 8 gauge wire or better. Most antennas will take that much power.
Most guys just want a little more power to get out, just a few are the "mine is bigger that yours" types.
Good luck.
Jay in the Great Mojave Desert
See: http://www.ebay.com/sch/Ham-Radio-A...ffffdd8b,iid=1,objectid=163853&_ipg=200&rt=nc
Back in the early 80's I bought a 1973 Duster for temporary transportation from a good friend, he said it needed a new battery and fresh gas. And a 100 bucks I am on the road. It had a small 150 watt or so amp installed in the truck with that black undercoat spray all over it, hiding it, I never paid any attention to it. The Duster had a M125 antenna mounted to the trunk lid, and man did that little amp and antenna get out. A few years later when I sold the car I realized what the black box was mounted in the trunk. Wow that little amp really worked good. On the way to work in the mornings I had all kinds of skip stations calling me to wave a hand.
So all you need is a small amount of power increase. A 100 to 200 watt amp will work well for starters.
It will need to be wired directly to battery using 8 gauge wire or better. Most antennas will take that much power.
Most guys just want a little more power to get out, just a few are the "mine is bigger that yours" types.
Good luck.
Jay in the Great Mojave Desert
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Funny! I bought a 4 door fiat with the amp under the seat; didn't discover it until I reupholstered the seats; no wonder the headlights dimmed when I key'd up....
I agree -- the small RM Italy 203 or 203P is a good 'starter amp' that will give a boost w/o too much draw on the alternator. (you need an alternator big enough to keep up, 'battery power' won't help if you're drawing more than the alternator can give you)
Just to clarify for noobs; an amplifier won't help receive.
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Oh, those good ol' days when you could get a decent used car for only $100 bucks!! I actually had a 1970 Duster 340 that I picked up used for $600. That car was fast as heck, and I would blow away most cars at stoplights!! I ran a Cobra 148 XLR in it with a 9 foot whip. Today, the 340 Duster is considered a classic muscle car, and can sell for as much as $100K!!! Darn I shudda kept it!!!
Well said. :wink: 73, n9zas
Hello all: Yeah the point I was trying to get across is you only need a 100 to 300 watt amp to start with, it will work very well. The installation is easy, and theres plenty of U-Tube videos out there showing the installation and such.
Yeah the 73 Dodge Duster was a great car, it had the 225 CI six cylinder engine, got great gas mileage and enough power to get speeding tickets on the freeway. The trunk to back seat divider would lay down and so did back seat, so that you could go camping, or carry long telescoping masts and broken down antennas home to a cheering wife.
Iam sure that 340 had neck snapping, tire burning, acceleration. That's what mussel cars are supposed to do. That car was also a Chick Magnet. Had a Boss 302 in my 66 Bronco, buts that another story...
Remember the Eisenhower administration made the CB Radio Service wisely bypassing the unfriendly Amateur Radio Service, to get the sciences and technologies into the public. After the Soviet Sputnik scare, they spent billions to upgrade schools to increase the sciences being taught and get technology into the publics eye. And they got there moneys worth stirring the public with the CB Radio Service. So the linear amplifiers in both services flourish. And it doesn't look likes it gonna slow down any.
Jay in the Great Mojave Desert
Yeah the 73 Dodge Duster was a great car, it had the 225 CI six cylinder engine, got great gas mileage and enough power to get speeding tickets on the freeway. The trunk to back seat divider would lay down and so did back seat, so that you could go camping, or carry long telescoping masts and broken down antennas home to a cheering wife.
Iam sure that 340 had neck snapping, tire burning, acceleration. That's what mussel cars are supposed to do. That car was also a Chick Magnet. Had a Boss 302 in my 66 Bronco, buts that another story...
Remember the Eisenhower administration made the CB Radio Service wisely bypassing the unfriendly Amateur Radio Service, to get the sciences and technologies into the public. After the Soviet Sputnik scare, they spent billions to upgrade schools to increase the sciences being taught and get technology into the publics eye. And they got there moneys worth stirring the public with the CB Radio Service. So the linear amplifiers in both services flourish. And it doesn't look likes it gonna slow down any.
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