shamil
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When purchasing a new CB radio, is SSB capable typically recommended?
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Only if you have others to talk to on SSB..
There's a whole different world out there on SSB with lots of people (real people, not screaming, yelling, toys, profanity, or agitating jerks). For the most part people on SSB are more civilized and interested in talking long distances (DX) unlike AM where trying to out scream and blast 2,000 watts to talk to the guy down the street is the norm.
If SSB is in the budget do it, you might like it.
KC4RAF
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Gotta agree with hhrj on SSB.
Back in the day when I use to run a CB station, it was almost entirely on the sidebands. It's more like the sidebanders are a better class of folks, (hum, bet that's gonna bring some responses! you have bad apples in everything, that applies to SSBers too, just not as many).
Back in the day when I use to run a CB station, it was almost entirely on the sidebands. It's more like the sidebanders are a better class of folks, (hum, bet that's gonna bring some responses! you have bad apples in everything, that applies to SSBers too, just not as many).
Just a nice qso with a Tom in IL on 38LSB...
It was clear as a bell.
I had ssb about 18 years ago but never could really use it
since it was hard to drive a bouncing truck and tune(clarify).
Much easier now sitting In a chair.
I have a Uniden PC122XL, dynamic mic, and a 6' Wilson
fiberglass antenna @ 12'.
I've heard Brazil, Australia, Canada, and a S Pacific mobile
just last week.
It was clear as a bell.
I had ssb about 18 years ago but never could really use it
since it was hard to drive a bouncing truck and tune(clarify).
Much easier now sitting In a chair.
I have a Uniden PC122XL, dynamic mic, and a 6' Wilson
fiberglass antenna @ 12'.
I've heard Brazil, Australia, Canada, and a S Pacific mobile
just last week.
KC4RAF
Member
I think shamil will like the SSB
once he gives it a try. I use to do skip all over the globe using a Cobra 2000 or the Cobra 148gtl on channels 36 upto 40. Even tried the 40.555 a few times and the signals were just great. Don't ever recall anybody getting on the single side bands cursing, using echo, (some did have the roger beeps which I could tolerate), and I know some were running higher than legal power, but their signals weren't taking up the entire CB frequencies or worse by going into the Ham band up in the 28Mhz, (least wise not that I could tell at my location).
So shamil, give it a try. The price for a CB radio with SSB isn't that much more than a standard rig w/o. And you'll find that you can work skip easily w/o running high power. Or get the Ham ticket.
once he gives it a try. I use to do skip all over the globe using a Cobra 2000 or the Cobra 148gtl on channels 36 upto 40. Even tried the 40.555 a few times and the signals were just great. Don't ever recall anybody getting on the single side bands cursing, using echo, (some did have the roger beeps which I could tolerate), and I know some were running higher than legal power, but their signals weren't taking up the entire CB frequencies or worse by going into the Ham band up in the 28Mhz, (least wise not that I could tell at my location).
So shamil, give it a try. The price for a CB radio with SSB isn't that much more than a standard rig w/o. And you'll find that you can work skip easily w/o running high power. Or get the Ham ticket.
AC9BX
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SSB on 27MHz CB has become rare. You have to search to find a radio. There's few, if any, current models being produced by the popular manufacturers with SSB. If it's in the budget and the goal is to actually have real conversations by CB I would get SSB. If it's just to have one in the vehicle and chat with other motorists about the road block and speed trap then SSB is of little value.
sdeeter19555
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You must be talking about a different SSB than I listen to then? LSB38 always has someone agitating anymore...and a lot of guys are running way more than 2KW on SSB to "make the trip" (even though its not needed)!
I believe one of the new Unidens offer SSB...and a lot of the later SSB radios are still available (like the Uniden Grant, Cobra 148, etc.).
VE9RPE
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most of the guys on the cb radio talk net use SSB, also a lot of help on transmit..G.B
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