Just another bad splatter device

[makerdino059]

This. Why? Just... why do you need to pump out 650 watts?

https://www.reddit.com/r/cbradio/comments/1rzwr6v

 

[slowmover]

Always specify Mobile or Base.


Yeah, that’s an impressively ugly install.
Added a smoke disbursal fan, he did.
Think his antenna has LED TX lights?

Should ask, instead, about the base stations running their type-accepted 1K watt gear on 11M. Not rare, but . . not a splatter box!

Antenna System Spec is determinant as to who’s the problem.

Hear, and Get Heard doesn’t take much.
(If it wasn’t needed, none would purchase).

Clarity is what matters to lower risk and help one’s fellows while underway.

Klown Kar Ken goes by fairly fast.
But good luck getting the miles past some Amateur Extras locally or during Skip.


It ain’t the gear.


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[niceguy71]

people just can't stand the fact that others only use 4 watts... so they need to ruin and destroy any chance of others having any fun.
people suck!

I listen to my locals and all the guys on 37 / 38 LSB and its incredible how many users say they have the Quad 5 ( 5555 N II )... they all easily talk to several towns all around me... and the guys that blow my speaker out on LSB ..80% seem to have the Quad 5's too.
so I got one too.... I joined the club and have a lot of fun.. I keep the power knob to about 9 to 10 watts... that seems to be the perfect spot... I talk to all the locals ( we have about 15 to 20 plus people in 8 towns surrounding me on base stations ) most have the Quad 5 or a modified Stryker SR-955HPC putting out 100 watts!.. I hardly ever hear a stock 4 watt radio.... when I do it's on an 18 wheeler and I only hear them for under a minute and their GONE.... they can hear me.. but I can't hear them.
sadly because the 4 watts just can't get the job done

yes I know if everyone used an FCC legal radio then all the 4 watt radios would be able to do the skip and talk locally for 5 or 6 miles.... but that is just not the world we live in.

 

[makerdino059]

yes I know if everyone used an FCC legal radio then all the 4 watt radios would be able to do the skip and talk locally for 5 or 6 miles.... but that is just not the world we live in.

Which is why I'm going for my ham license. I'll keep these radios so I can use the 10 and 12 m bands and 11 m for emergencies if need be, but I don't think I'll be making any local contacts on 11 m. There's just no local traffic going on here. I suppose I might get lucky and make a contact on skip when conditions are right.

I'm doing a 2-week road trip from North Carolina to Arizona in May. I don't think I'll have my license for ham by then, so that'll be an opportunity for me to see what 11 m traffic is like out on the highway.

 

[WSAC829]

There's just no local traffic going on here

There might be, but maybe you just haven’t stumbled upon them yet.

Most people have moved to SSB. Probably due to less people still using a CB vs how many there was back in the 70’s-90’s before cell phones and the internet. The people that are left generally aren’t living in close proximity to each other any more. So SSB makes sense. The 15 or so “locals” i talk to are anywhere from 5-70+ miles away from me. Most everybody around here jumps on 38 LSB at night after DX dies off for the evening. Generally 8pm-midnight. Also as much as i despise Facebarf, i found a statewide (WI) CB group on it. In there i found what channels/frequencies different parts of the state use, and that’s where i found a weekly net on 33 LSB and a group of guys 45 miles away on 23 LSB that are within my base stations RX/TX range. So don’t give up on 11m. Do a little digging and maybe you’ll also find some “locals” in your area.

 

[slowmover]

1). Asheville is at one of the busiest commercial junctions in the American Southeast. Coming up IH-26 then heading west on IH-40 (to Texas or West Coast); or, to intercept IH-81 (to NYC); or, IH-75 (to Chicago).

— It’s a mega-region pivot-point.
Radios are on CH-19.

The threads in which I broke out details of truck driver patterns and of how to deal with Skip . . if it means getting up at 0300 weekday to learn radio use against having found out where my system intercepts the big roads mobile back to base . . it’ll be well spent to adjust/alter/modify system and operator in the future.




2). The balance of transceiver controls against yet others potential can yield results:

https://hamshackreviews.com/complete-guide-to-receiver-controls/

— I move from one brand of radio to another; from one model to another . . and weak signal RX is still a game of stalking.

As today is Monday, last Thursday is gone.


3). With success (among others) I’ve used the, treat the coax ends concept, to improve S/NR. Antenna feedpoint choke and a filter at the transceiver.




4). For my use chasing performance hasn’t been optional. There’s no AM-19 substitute.

— Leveraging information gathered paid back my expensive mobile system 2-3X annually past keeping me out of some genuinely dangerous situations. I can also be of service in manifold ways as a result.

I might spend . . but the results are found between operator ears.

I know antenna design, length, height matter.

In the same way I also know that extension speaker design, location and space acoustic matter.

The bad actors are gonna get weeded out.

Keep on.

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[niceguy71]

Which is why I'm going for my ham license. I'll keep these radios so I can use the 10 and 12 m bands and 11 m for emergencies if need be, but I don't think I'll be making any local contacts on 11 m. There's just no local traffic going on here. I suppose I might get lucky and make a contact on skip when conditions are right.

I'm doing a 2-week road trip from North Carolina to Arizona in May. I don't think I'll have my license for ham by then, so that'll be an opportunity for me to see what 11 m traffic is like out on the highway.

I thought no one was in my area either... I listened for months... never heard anyone???
someone on Radio Reference said the guys in my area use channel 27?? the Radio Reference guy lived well past my radio coverage.. maybe 25 miles away in a pretty heavily populated area.... so I figured that area with thousands of residents probably do use 27.. but I could never reach them.
so I started listening to Channel 27... never heard anyone?? then one night out of frustration I said anyone out there??? and several people came back??? they said they may not always talk but they ALWAYS listen waiting for someone to talk to.
I was really shocked.... I talked with them and they said there is a large group that talk on 27 every night after 6pm to around 11pm.... I normally have supper and watch TV after 6pm...... so I made a point of going out to my shack ( garage ) about 8pm we had a ball!!! great guys... they are on every night... I told my friends about it and they joined in too...
if it wasn't for someone telling me what time and what channel I would still be thinking CB in my area is dead!

 

[makerdino059]

I did find some info from FB as well. Local channels that people say the frequent are 24, 27, 33 & 34. They didn't specify AM or SSB so I scan both but no joy yet. I still listen a few nights a week. Might find some at some point.

 

[slowmover]

I thought no one was in my area either... I listened for months... never heard anyone???
someone on Radio Reference said the guys in my area use channel 27?? the Radio Reference guy lived well past my radio coverage.. maybe 25 miles away in a pretty heavily populated area.... so I figured that area with thousands of residents probably do use 27.. but I could never reach them.
so I started listening to Channel 27... never heard anyone?? then one night out of frustration I said anyone out there??? and several people came back??? they said they may not always talk but they ALWAYS listen waiting for someone to talk to.
I was really shocked.... I talked with them and they said there is a large group that talk on 27 every night after 6pm to around 11pm.... I normally have supper and watch TV after 6pm...... so I made a point of going out to my shack ( garage ) about 8pm we had a ball!!! great guys... they are on every night... I told my friends about it and they joined in too...
if it wasn't for someone telling me what time and what channel I would still be thinking CB in my area

Have locals starting a club here. This is beyond my little “gated community”. A cookout last weekend. Meet & Greet.

Changed my languishing mobile set-up plans (also as the Lincoln caught a cold). My son is back to work on his HF Mobile and reports success in learning to solder (“it” is in the air).

We get someone around here to assemble a base as nice as the OP, it’ll change perceptions of what’s desirable in a radio rig mobile or stationary. (That video linked several times).

Leave the splatter boxes to the Yadkin Valley Yee-Haws.

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[niceguy71]

I did find some info from FB as well. Local channels that people say the frequent are 24, 27, 33 & 34. They didn't specify AM or SSB so I scan both but no joy yet. I still listen a few nights a week. Might find some at some point.

don't just listen... you may find out that many others are listening too... it's funny I know many people turn them on in the back ground just listening???
so don't be afraid to ask if anyone's out there??? say it a couple times on different channels...
so many people just waiting and listening for ??? someone to ask for a radio check maybe??? that's a poor way to find someone to talk to.

 

[slowmover]

The threads in which I broke out details of truck driver patterns and of how to deal with Skip . . if it means getting up at 0300 weekday to learn

I’ve volunteered myself for this.

I want to know what the topographical restraints may be where I live.

So the topo map is already being prepared: River Valley distances versus Highway landmark or mile markers (elevation correlates).

As a joint undertaking.
Daylight and Dark.

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[K9KLC]

don't just listen... you may find out that many others are listening too... it's funny I know many people turn them on in the back ground just listening???
so don't be afraid to ask if anyone's out there??? say it a couple times on different channels...
so many people just waiting and listening for ??? someone to ask for a radio check maybe??? that's a poor way to find someone to talk to.

This^^^ key up, see if someone might be listening. I run into this all the time on other bands. If everyone is listening and waiting, who's gonna know there's anyone there to talk to? It costs nothing to get on there and call out, you may never get an answer but then again??....

 

[slowmover]

This^^^ key up, see if someone might be listening. I run into this all the time on other bands. If everyone is listening and waiting, who's gonna know there's anyone there to talk to? It costs nothing to get on there and call out, you may never get an answer but then again??....

It’s a highway constant on AM-19.
Be persistent.

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[makerdino059]

This^^^ key up, see if someone might be listening. I run into this all the time on other bands. If everyone is listening and waiting, who's gonna know there's anyone there to talk to? It costs nothing to get on there and call out, you may never get an answer but then again??....

I should have claified. I say "listen" but I also "cq, cq, makerdino059 north carolina, cq". Several minutes on a channel/mode, move on to another channel/mode. No replies yet. Same on mobile.
Key up seems like a better term. Learning the lingo.

 

[makerdino059]

It’s a highway constant on AM-19.
Be persistent.

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I don't seem to be picking up and ch 19 traffic. It may be that they just aren't transmitting on their way through town.
It'll be interesting to see what I pickup on my NC to AZ road trip in May. What mode do most big trucks TX on? AM or SSB?

 

[K9KLC]

I don't seem to be picking up and ch 19 traffic. It may be that they just aren't transmitting on their way through town.
It'll be interesting to see what I pickup on my NC to AZ road trip in May. What mode do most big trucks TX on? AM or SSB?

AM

 

[slowmover]

I don't seem to be picking up and ch 19 traffic. It may be that they just aren't transmitting on their way through town.
It'll be interesting to see what I pickup on my NC to AZ road trip in May. What mode do most big trucks TX on? AM or SSB?

That they may not be hearing you is two-fold. One already covered. The second that a typical trucker on-air inquiry usually concerns local navigation. (AM-19). Asking for non-specific can get ignored as it’s the bad actors using Skip.

Read trucker thread linked.
Day, and Time of Day figure in.

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[EAFrizzle]

It seems that most truckers don't care much for QSOs and chit-chat these days, but asking for a mic check will usually get a response if someone hears it.

Sunspots are beginning to increase now, so skip should be improving in the coming days. You may even get some FM skip on channels 26-31. I know you don't want to freeband, but the international frequencies are good to monitor band conditions. 27.555 USB, 27.455 LSB, and 27.600 & 26.805 for FM are good to check for DX across the Atlantic in the mornings.

As far as local traffic, most guys around here only get on the air on Friday or Saturday nights on an irregular basis. It might take you a while to find the folks near you, but they're probably there. Took me about nine months to find the locals here in NTX; had a guy ask me if I liked my Stryker antenna, and he filled me in on the schedule.


My compliments and respect to you for such a great and well-documented installation. If we have a wiki page for installations, your videos need to be there.

 

[slowmover]

Planning the daily miles on a long trip is what today’s auto drivers don’t do and by which would benefit greatly (stress, vehicle expense, risk).

The straight shot out IH40 is easy enough . . it’s the daily clock which separates the pro from the novice. This cannot be overstated.(American men believe they know how to drive although the evidence is otherwise).

Radio will be to best mobile design & install especially once west of Little Rock, AR (only 600-miles; Flagstaff another 1,200-miles).

Get the mobile planning/execution underway. You’re here for the long-haul with CB. Other men will seek your opinion. Nothing good comes from a half-assed mobile rig in that regards (the HAM boys).

See @EAFrizzle and @WSAC829 on the Xiegu radios.

When it matters is when seat-belts, concealed-carry or best CB System are required.

Best Road Trip is uneventful.
Experience says that comes with zero guarantee of occurrence.

I’ve over a decade and a million-plus of no accidents or moving violations traveling the 48 most often being the only one who heard the faint, distant warning of trouble ahead.

Keying up to repeat and get confirmation is what alerted those around me.

Those two threads (Truck & Skip) are to try to reach Joe Average with What, Why, Where & How to lower his risk. NRC Gear tipped the balance favorably that this can now more easily occur based also on a good daily trip plan.

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[slowmover]

My compliments and respect to you for such a great and well-documented installation. If we have a wiki page for installations, your videos need to be there.

Seconded. The locals with a new CB Club . . I didn’t find it coincidence that video was suddenly available.

I’m pleased to pair it with the @niceguy71 overview.


Asheville has plenty of men who run thru there on a weekly, even nightly basis. They just don’t yet know you’re there.


It seems that most truckers don't care much for QSOs and chit-chat these days, but asking for a mic check will usually get a response if someone hears it.

Strongly ignored is more like it. Needs to be a quite obvious Local TX to get a response.

Going past a truckstop or in some truck-oriented cities is an exception (Amarillo, TX, Wildwood, Fl, Effingham, IL, Allentown, PA, etc).

Hillsboro, TX is one of those, @EAFrizzle

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