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Post by spikester18 on Jan 11, 2008 10:58:39 GMT
im thinking of geting one for the escort and to go to shows with for the motorway ect, plus there uber cool, anyone else thort of geting one? the dakars would look the nuts with he bee sting arials, so any one 10-10 over?
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Post by Taz on Jan 11, 2008 13:35:57 GMT
thay are good m8 i have got one in my truck. and got some boots to. use them when we go offroading so can tell where we are and what bit to look out 4r. and it is good just 2 have it on in the back to see what is going on i have got one that will search all the channel and it will stop on it if someone is talking. good bit of kit to have
over and out
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Post by spikester18 on Jan 11, 2008 13:43:16 GMT
ive always wanted to have one how far can u pic up signal? cn i chat to peterbrough from romford? how far can u talk without having the wind in the right direction? the other thing is i want to be able to swap the unit easly from car to car what would u sugest?
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Post by Taz on Jan 11, 2008 14:09:35 GMT
ok then yes it is down to the wind. some times i can pick up spain or germany but it has to be a good day. and the rig you got and set up. to move it to car to car you will just need one that plug into your cigarette light then you can take it out and in. but the arials and cable will be a pain. or you just have a mag mount so it just sit on the roof of you car and take it off to car to car. but i must say thay is not to good it thay come off you will no. i have got a gutter mount one so it stay there all the time. but if you like to get out more you will need a amp or boot or kicker thay got lots of names for them. but when you move it to car to you will have to swary it in all the time. hope this will help you out.
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Post by Taz on Jan 11, 2008 14:16:49 GMT
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Post by spikester18 on Jan 11, 2008 16:55:29 GMT
what i mite do is fit a antenna in both me cars and a big one on me shead, then the unit its self fit a 2 pin socket on the same on the cars powers supplys and get a power supply for me work shop, then i can just slot it in att the power connector and anetnna cable and i am away, im def gona get one! thanks 10-7
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Post by Muddy Funkster on Jan 11, 2008 20:16:45 GMT
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Post by Taz on Jan 11, 2008 21:35:54 GMT
hand held one's are ok but dont think thay get out for as not got the arial out side. think if you get a gutter mount and have if fix to the truck and have the cable plug in to it it might run better. ok second hand one stil work the same. but just not got the gadgets like the new ones. and is for the licence you do not need one no more. |
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Post by Taz on Jan 11, 2008 21:37:42 GMT
what i mite do is fit a antenna in both me cars and a big one on me shead, then the unit its self fit a 2 pin socket on the same on the cars powers supplys and get a power supply for me work shop, then i can just slot it in att the power connector and anetnna cable and i am away, im def gona get one! thanks 10-7 yes you can do it all that way to. if in your work shop it will be better if you get a home ring and some big amps to and you will get out good. i sit on ch 19 or 39 give me a shout name Taz |
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Post by spikester18 on Jan 12, 2008 10:29:47 GMT
No need for a CB radio Licence anymore...
Good news for everyone, the CB licence was abolished on 8th December 2006!
Also... there are now NO PLANS to scrap the UK band, as was previously feared.
so it looks like all is well!
this is what calt my eye
Picture this : It's about 1980 and the internet, mobile phones, emails, satellite television, and pretty much everything else that's taken for granted today just didn't exist. You're 17 and you've just passed your driving test - someone tells you about a friend of a friend who can get hold of a magic box that let's you talk to other people with magic boxes. What's it called? - a CB radio - oooooh! I've got to have one !
They come from America - they're illegal in UK - truckers use them - they had pretty lights on them, and they cost more than the heap of a car you're driving .... oooooh I've definately got to have one!
What a blast - sitting on top of a mountain talking to people a few miles away. If you were lucky, and the wind was blowing in the right direction you could catch a snippet of an american truckers voice that had carried itself across the world. How was that possible - who knows, something about the sun and skipping or something. Who cared how it happened, it just did, and it was amazing.
The circle of friends you'd made for the first 17 years of life increased rapidly over the next few months. Everybody you spoke to immediately became your 'good buddy' - that was what you called them, it was the law - CB language law. You had to learn a whole new vocabulary to communicate .... 'breaker breaker', '10-4', 'eyeball', and the start of any conversation was 'what's your handle' - how cool was that.
You got to choose your own nickname - not the one the other kids called you in school - spotty or four eyes or meathead, but one of your own design - something with a bit of class like ace, or captain. What we didn't know then, with our limited imaginations, was how important it was to choose the right handle 'cos it get's stuck with you for the rest of your life amongst the new friends you made - friends who I still have all these years later.
The friends I 'really' wanted to make though were 'seat covers' - CB slang for an attractive, or more often not so attractive, lady who could occupy the seat of my car. A female voice crackling over the CB was like music to my ears, and unfortunately had the same effect on many others ears too, as the fight to talk to a new 'lady breaker' could be quite fierce. The objective was to arrange an 'eyeball' with this sultry voiced siren of the airwaves. These carefully planned real life meetings often ended in disappointment, on both sides, but no worries - as the popularity of CB'ing increased, so did the number of lady breakers to clumsily try and seduce.
And so it continued, for a while - bigger and better CB's were 'imported', and longer aerials were installed on cars - so tall that they were lashed to the side of the roof until you stopped to use them. Then, on 2nd November 1981 the UK government made it all legal - though not in the way we pioneers had hoped for. The 'rigs' we were using were still illegal because they used a different frequency and operated over longer distances - whereas the legal CB radios had a very limited usage in comparison .... and for some reason it just didn't feel the same.
It wasn't the end of the world though - friendships had already been made, ladies had been met, and though we didn't know it at the time there were plenty of gadgets waiting to be invented in the years to come to keep us occupied.
CB hasn't died - it's still very much in use, and an internet search reveals many sites dedicated to it's use. I'm glad I was 'there' when it happened, and at just the right age to fully appreciate it ..... but time rolls on. It's been replaced by text messaging and emails etc, though they just don't have the same buzz as using a CB. There's nothing quite like actually talking to someone. Breaker breaker ... any taker !!
10 code
10-1 = Receiving poorly
10-2 = Receiving well
10-3 = Stop transmitting
10-4 = OK, message received
10-5 = Relay message
10-6 = Busy, stand by
10-7 = Out of service, leaving air
10-8 = In service, subject to call
10-9 = Repeat message
10-10 = Transmission completed, standing by
10-11 = Talking too rapidly
10-12 = Visitors present
10-13 = Advise Weather/Road conditions
10-16 = Make pick up at
10-17 = Urgent business
10-18 = Anything for us?
10-19 = Nothing for you, return to base
10-20 = My location is
10-21 = Call by telephone
10-22 = Report in person to
10-23 = Stand by
10-24 = Completed last assignment
10-25 = Can you contact
10-26 = Disregard last information
10-27 = I am moving to channel
10-28 = Identify your station
10-29 = Time is up for contact
10-30 = Does not conform to FCC rules
10-32 = I will give you a radio check
10-33 = Emergency Traffic
10-34 = Trouble at this station
10-35 = Confidential information
10-36 = Correct time is
10-37 = Wrecker needed at
10-38 = Ambulance needed at
10-39 = Your message delivered
10-41 = Please turn to channel
10-42 = Traffic accident at
10-43 = Traffic tie up at
10-44 = I have a message for you
10-45 = All units within range please report
10-50 = Break channel
10-60 = What is next message number?
10-62 = Unable to copy, use phone
10-63 = Net directed to
10-64 = Net clear
10-65 = Awaiting your next message/assignment
10-67 = All units comply
10-70 = Fire at
10-71 = Proceed with transmission in sequence
10-77 = Negative contact
10-81 = Reserve hotel room for
10-82 = Reserve room for
10-84 = My telephone number is
10-85 = My address is
10-91 = Talk closer to the mike
10-93 = Check my frequency on this channel
10-94 = Please give me a long count
10-99 = Mission completed, all units secure
10-100 = Nature break
10-200 = Police needed at
slang
"Handle"
Your 'handle' is the nickname you'll use when using a CB radio. Other CB users will refer to you by this nickname. One of the first things you'll be asked during a conversation is "what's your handle?"
"Good Buddy"
CB users are friendly folk, and everyone you speak to gets to be a good buddy whether you've spoken to them before or not. 'good buddy' is sprinkled throughout the conversation at ease - e.g. 'what's your handle, good buddy .....'
"Ten-Four or sometimes just "Four"
The 10 code is used a lot in CB talk, and this one is probably used the most - Four is short for the ten code 10-4, which means acknowledged, ok, yes,etc.
"Ten-Twenty or sometimes just "Twenty"
"What's your twenty?" is is asking what their current location is. This term comes from the ten-code 10-20.
"Smokey." or "Smokey Bear"
CB slang for a Police officer. A 'smokey in a plain brown wrapper' is slang for an unmarked police car and a "smokey report" is what CB users say when they pass on information such as the location of a police speed trap.
"I'm gone"
Used at the end of the conversation meaning you have finished transmitting and will no longer be listening. Also sometimes said as 'we down, we gone'
"Back door"
To say "at your back door" means that someone is driving behind you. "Knocking at your back door" means approaching from behind.
"Front door"
CB users just love to travel in convoy and this is the leader of a convoy.
"Put the hammer down" & "Put the pedal to the metal"
Slang for speeding up your vehicle - pressing the accelerator.
"Four-wheeler"
A small passenger vehicle - car/4x4
"Eighteen-wheeler"
Articulated Lorry / Large Truck.
"Kojak with a Kodak" or "Smokey taking pictures"
A policeman with a radar gun. This can also refer to a speed camera.
"Seat cover"
An attractive female passenger in the passenger seat.
"Got your ears on?"
Calling their 'handle' and asking someone if they are on the air and listening to you.
"Breaker .... (followed by channel number)"
Telling other CB users that you'd like to start a transmission on a channel. ("One-nine" refers to channel 19, the most widely used among truck drivers.)
"Breaker, breaker to (CB user handle)"
A slang term telling another user that you'd like to speak to them specifically or 'Breaker breaker - any taker ....' if you're just looking to chat with anyone
"Meat Wagon"
CB slang for an ambulance
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Post by Muddy Funkster on Feb 12, 2008 14:17:06 GMT
Just ordered me one of these..  cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360022816722Will get to Maplin for the aerial tonight (hopefully) Here is a funny quote from Jason: "I was going to buy a Mag Mount today, glad I did'nt as I just remembered I have a canvas roof, can you get velcro mounts? ? ? ;D" |
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Post by jason (mitsubishi L200) on Feb 12, 2008 15:56:57 GMT
i got mine this morning  ,, a classic COBRA model, chrome baby i think acc should all get one it would be good to chat on the way to shows and may even pic each other up on a clear night, speak soon , |
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Post by Taz on Feb 12, 2008 18:14:25 GMT
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Post by jason (mitsubishi L200) on Feb 12, 2008 21:23:54 GMT
i already have a dv27 classic aerial to use , they can be removed quick and flex really well and angle can be set by loosning a wing nut ,and the cobra rig has built in swr meter so no patch lead and extra kit needed,, the dv27 is also good for 30 watts of power continuasly, and about 80 watts intermittent so gonna be sticking some burners on there, here is a link to my model cobra 148gtl dx  |
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Post by Taz on Feb 12, 2008 21:47:15 GMT
not bad. but you will still need to us a swr just in case m8. burners what one was you thinking to get. as i have got a 120/130 in my truck and i got a m8 that has gott 500 in his but there is no need for that big. you will be ok with a 120/130 that will be ok for you. as that will make you talk to me in spalding and i will talk toy ou back if it is a good day or night. but like you say for going to the shows/offroading is better to talk on them than a mobile as you will get done on a mobile but not on the cb. so is all good. and you can have a laugh on them to. when you get set up and got my truck back give me a call and will see if we can chat. i sit on 19 and 39 at the same time as it jump to 19 then back to 39 if somone talk it will stop on it. or i can scan all channels to see what is going on.
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,, a classic COBRA model, chrome baby