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Re: SSB CB Usage?
So far I have found the old plain 23 channel units 'appear' to be the
best. For some reason these old units have 'way' more coverage area than the new ones. I am comparing my vintage Cobra with a new Cobra and wow, the new one was a bag of dirt for coverage with an antenna tuned properly even. We have found 'lost' Jeepers way out in the bush by having one person with an old unit sit on a hill relaying messages to the folks with the new units. Eventually someone with a new unit got close enough to pick up the 'lost' person to get a direction fix on them and they got 'found'. I am in Toronto Canada and have had a 2 way conversation with Martha's Vineyard and there is one place where we off road in the near North of Ontario Canada where I regularly pick up a gent on the pacific coast on the 'sunshine coast' of BC. That sucker must be putting out big time! I 'think' I heard mention of 5000 watts, but that isn't likely right. Anyhow, we run on CH 5 or CH 16 (4x4 eh) around here so a fancy radio wouldn't help much. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) Chris Maness wrote: > > Do jeepers use SSB on their CB radio? I'm shopping for CB's for my > jeep. I'm not into CB as I am a ham, so I'm just wondering what > features should I be looking out for. > > Chris Maness > KQ6UP |
Re: SSB CB Usage?
On Dec 5, 7:45 am, Mike Romain <roma...@sympatico.ca> wrote: > So far I have found the old plain 23 channel units 'appear' to be the > best. > > For some reason these old units have 'way' more coverage area than the > new ones. > > I am comparing my vintage Cobra with a new Cobra and wow, the new one > was a bag of dirt for coverage with an antenna tuned properly even. > > We have found 'lost' Jeepers way out in the bush by having one person > with an old unit sit on a hill relaying messages to the folks with the > new units. Eventually someone with a new unit got close enough to pick > up the 'lost' person to get a direction fix on them and they got > 'found'. > > I am in Toronto Canada and have had a 2 way conversation with Martha's > Vineyard and there is one place where we off road in the near North of > Ontario Canada where I regularly pick up a gent on the pacific coast on > the 'sunshine coast' of BC. That sucker must be putting out big time! > I 'think' I heard mention of 5000 watts, but that isn't likely right. > > Anyhow, we run on CH 5 or CH 16 (4x4 eh) around here so a fancy radio > wouldn't help much. > > Mike > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! > Jan/06http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590 > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) I have an old radioshack navajo base / mobil and it's reciever seem to be awesome, but it is just too big for my new jeep. There is no place to put it. The ANL works great -- no spark plug noise. I get a slight amount of altenator whine, but that's no big deal. |
Re: SSB CB Usage?
On Dec 5, 7:45 am, Mike Romain <roma...@sympatico.ca> wrote: > So far I have found the old plain 23 channel units 'appear' to be the > best. > > For some reason these old units have 'way' more coverage area than the > new ones. > > I am comparing my vintage Cobra with a new Cobra and wow, the new one > was a bag of dirt for coverage with an antenna tuned properly even. > > We have found 'lost' Jeepers way out in the bush by having one person > with an old unit sit on a hill relaying messages to the folks with the > new units. Eventually someone with a new unit got close enough to pick > up the 'lost' person to get a direction fix on them and they got > 'found'. > > I am in Toronto Canada and have had a 2 way conversation with Martha's > Vineyard and there is one place where we off road in the near North of > Ontario Canada where I regularly pick up a gent on the pacific coast on > the 'sunshine coast' of BC. That sucker must be putting out big time! > I 'think' I heard mention of 5000 watts, but that isn't likely right. > > Anyhow, we run on CH 5 or CH 16 (4x4 eh) around here so a fancy radio > wouldn't help much. > > Mike > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! > Jan/06http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590 > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) I have an old radioshack navajo base / mobil and it's reciever seem to be awesome, but it is just too big for my new jeep. There is no place to put it. The ANL works great -- no spark plug noise. I get a slight amount of altenator whine, but that's no big deal. |
Re: SSB CB Usage?
On Dec 5, 7:45 am, Mike Romain <roma...@sympatico.ca> wrote: > So far I have found the old plain 23 channel units 'appear' to be the > best. > > For some reason these old units have 'way' more coverage area than the > new ones. > > I am comparing my vintage Cobra with a new Cobra and wow, the new one > was a bag of dirt for coverage with an antenna tuned properly even. > > We have found 'lost' Jeepers way out in the bush by having one person > with an old unit sit on a hill relaying messages to the folks with the > new units. Eventually someone with a new unit got close enough to pick > up the 'lost' person to get a direction fix on them and they got > 'found'. > > I am in Toronto Canada and have had a 2 way conversation with Martha's > Vineyard and there is one place where we off road in the near North of > Ontario Canada where I regularly pick up a gent on the pacific coast on > the 'sunshine coast' of BC. That sucker must be putting out big time! > I 'think' I heard mention of 5000 watts, but that isn't likely right. > > Anyhow, we run on CH 5 or CH 16 (4x4 eh) around here so a fancy radio > wouldn't help much. > > Mike > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! > Jan/06http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590 > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) I have an old radioshack navajo base / mobil and it's reciever seem to be awesome, but it is just too big for my new jeep. There is no place to put it. The ANL works great -- no spark plug noise. I get a slight amount of altenator whine, but that's no big deal. |
Re: SSB CB Usage?
On Dec 5, 7:45 am, Mike Romain <roma...@sympatico.ca> wrote: > So far I have found the old plain 23 channel units 'appear' to be the > best. > > For some reason these old units have 'way' more coverage area than the > new ones. > > I am comparing my vintage Cobra with a new Cobra and wow, the new one > was a bag of dirt for coverage with an antenna tuned properly even. > > We have found 'lost' Jeepers way out in the bush by having one person > with an old unit sit on a hill relaying messages to the folks with the > new units. Eventually someone with a new unit got close enough to pick > up the 'lost' person to get a direction fix on them and they got > 'found'. > > I am in Toronto Canada and have had a 2 way conversation with Martha's > Vineyard and there is one place where we off road in the near North of > Ontario Canada where I regularly pick up a gent on the pacific coast on > the 'sunshine coast' of BC. That sucker must be putting out big time! > I 'think' I heard mention of 5000 watts, but that isn't likely right. > > Anyhow, we run on CH 5 or CH 16 (4x4 eh) around here so a fancy radio > wouldn't help much. > > Mike > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! > Jan/06http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590 > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) > > Chris Maness wrote: > > > Do jeepers use SSB on their CB radio? I'm shopping for CB's for my > > jeep. I'm not into CB as I am a ham, so I'm just wondering what > > features should I be looking out for. > > > Chris Maness > > KQ6UP Anyone have any opinions on the Cobra 18 WX ST II Mobile CB? |
Re: SSB CB Usage?
On Dec 5, 7:45 am, Mike Romain <roma...@sympatico.ca> wrote: > So far I have found the old plain 23 channel units 'appear' to be the > best. > > For some reason these old units have 'way' more coverage area than the > new ones. > > I am comparing my vintage Cobra with a new Cobra and wow, the new one > was a bag of dirt for coverage with an antenna tuned properly even. > > We have found 'lost' Jeepers way out in the bush by having one person > with an old unit sit on a hill relaying messages to the folks with the > new units. Eventually someone with a new unit got close enough to pick > up the 'lost' person to get a direction fix on them and they got > 'found'. > > I am in Toronto Canada and have had a 2 way conversation with Martha's > Vineyard and there is one place where we off road in the near North of > Ontario Canada where I regularly pick up a gent on the pacific coast on > the 'sunshine coast' of BC. That sucker must be putting out big time! > I 'think' I heard mention of 5000 watts, but that isn't likely right. > > Anyhow, we run on CH 5 or CH 16 (4x4 eh) around here so a fancy radio > wouldn't help much. > > Mike > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! > Jan/06http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590 > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) > > Chris Maness wrote: > > > Do jeepers use SSB on their CB radio? I'm shopping for CB's for my > > jeep. I'm not into CB as I am a ham, so I'm just wondering what > > features should I be looking out for. > > > Chris Maness > > KQ6UP Anyone have any opinions on the Cobra 18 WX ST II Mobile CB? |
Re: SSB CB Usage?
On Dec 5, 7:45 am, Mike Romain <roma...@sympatico.ca> wrote: > So far I have found the old plain 23 channel units 'appear' to be the > best. > > For some reason these old units have 'way' more coverage area than the > new ones. > > I am comparing my vintage Cobra with a new Cobra and wow, the new one > was a bag of dirt for coverage with an antenna tuned properly even. > > We have found 'lost' Jeepers way out in the bush by having one person > with an old unit sit on a hill relaying messages to the folks with the > new units. Eventually someone with a new unit got close enough to pick > up the 'lost' person to get a direction fix on them and they got > 'found'. > > I am in Toronto Canada and have had a 2 way conversation with Martha's > Vineyard and there is one place where we off road in the near North of > Ontario Canada where I regularly pick up a gent on the pacific coast on > the 'sunshine coast' of BC. That sucker must be putting out big time! > I 'think' I heard mention of 5000 watts, but that isn't likely right. > > Anyhow, we run on CH 5 or CH 16 (4x4 eh) around here so a fancy radio > wouldn't help much. > > Mike > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! > Jan/06http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590 > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) > > Chris Maness wrote: > > > Do jeepers use SSB on their CB radio? I'm shopping for CB's for my > > jeep. I'm not into CB as I am a ham, so I'm just wondering what > > features should I be looking out for. > > > Chris Maness > > KQ6UP Anyone have any opinions on the Cobra 18 WX ST II Mobile CB? |
Re: SSB CB Usage?
Chris Maness wrote:
> > On Dec 5, 7:45 am, Mike Romain <roma...@sympatico.ca> wrote: > > So far I have found the old plain 23 channel units 'appear' to be the > > best. > > > > For some reason these old units have 'way' more coverage area than the > > new ones. > > > > I am comparing my vintage Cobra with a new Cobra and wow, the new one > > was a bag of dirt for coverage with an antenna tuned properly even. > > > > We have found 'lost' Jeepers way out in the bush by having one person > > with an old unit sit on a hill relaying messages to the folks with the > > new units. Eventually someone with a new unit got close enough to pick > > up the 'lost' person to get a direction fix on them and they got > > 'found'. > > > > I am in Toronto Canada and have had a 2 way conversation with Martha's > > Vineyard and there is one place where we off road in the near North of > > Ontario Canada where I regularly pick up a gent on the pacific coast on > > the 'sunshine coast' of BC. That sucker must be putting out big time! > > I 'think' I heard mention of 5000 watts, but that isn't likely right. > > > > Anyhow, we run on CH 5 or CH 16 (4x4 eh) around here so a fancy radio > > wouldn't help much. > > > > Mike > > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's > > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! > > Jan/06http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590 > > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) > > > > Chris Maness wrote: > > > > > Do jeepers use SSB on their CB radio? I'm shopping for CB's for my > > > jeep. I'm not into CB as I am a ham, so I'm just wondering what > > > features should I be looking out for. > > > > > Chris Maness > > > KQ6UP > > Anyone have any opinions on the Cobra 18 WX ST II Mobile CB? Most of the talk on the CB is trail chatter and the folks with the mobile units don't seem to have any issues with them. I don't know which specific units I have seen or heard though.. Mike |
Re: SSB CB Usage?
Chris Maness wrote:
> > On Dec 5, 7:45 am, Mike Romain <roma...@sympatico.ca> wrote: > > So far I have found the old plain 23 channel units 'appear' to be the > > best. > > > > For some reason these old units have 'way' more coverage area than the > > new ones. > > > > I am comparing my vintage Cobra with a new Cobra and wow, the new one > > was a bag of dirt for coverage with an antenna tuned properly even. > > > > We have found 'lost' Jeepers way out in the bush by having one person > > with an old unit sit on a hill relaying messages to the folks with the > > new units. Eventually someone with a new unit got close enough to pick > > up the 'lost' person to get a direction fix on them and they got > > 'found'. > > > > I am in Toronto Canada and have had a 2 way conversation with Martha's > > Vineyard and there is one place where we off road in the near North of > > Ontario Canada where I regularly pick up a gent on the pacific coast on > > the 'sunshine coast' of BC. That sucker must be putting out big time! > > I 'think' I heard mention of 5000 watts, but that isn't likely right. > > > > Anyhow, we run on CH 5 or CH 16 (4x4 eh) around here so a fancy radio > > wouldn't help much. > > > > Mike > > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's > > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! > > Jan/06http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590 > > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) > > > > Chris Maness wrote: > > > > > Do jeepers use SSB on their CB radio? I'm shopping for CB's for my > > > jeep. I'm not into CB as I am a ham, so I'm just wondering what > > > features should I be looking out for. > > > > > Chris Maness > > > KQ6UP > > Anyone have any opinions on the Cobra 18 WX ST II Mobile CB? Most of the talk on the CB is trail chatter and the folks with the mobile units don't seem to have any issues with them. I don't know which specific units I have seen or heard though.. Mike |
Re: SSB CB Usage?
Chris Maness wrote:
> > On Dec 5, 7:45 am, Mike Romain <roma...@sympatico.ca> wrote: > > So far I have found the old plain 23 channel units 'appear' to be the > > best. > > > > For some reason these old units have 'way' more coverage area than the > > new ones. > > > > I am comparing my vintage Cobra with a new Cobra and wow, the new one > > was a bag of dirt for coverage with an antenna tuned properly even. > > > > We have found 'lost' Jeepers way out in the bush by having one person > > with an old unit sit on a hill relaying messages to the folks with the > > new units. Eventually someone with a new unit got close enough to pick > > up the 'lost' person to get a direction fix on them and they got > > 'found'. > > > > I am in Toronto Canada and have had a 2 way conversation with Martha's > > Vineyard and there is one place where we off road in the near North of > > Ontario Canada where I regularly pick up a gent on the pacific coast on > > the 'sunshine coast' of BC. That sucker must be putting out big time! > > I 'think' I heard mention of 5000 watts, but that isn't likely right. > > > > Anyhow, we run on CH 5 or CH 16 (4x4 eh) around here so a fancy radio > > wouldn't help much. > > > > Mike > > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's > > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! > > Jan/06http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590 > > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) > > > > Chris Maness wrote: > > > > > Do jeepers use SSB on their CB radio? I'm shopping for CB's for my > > > jeep. I'm not into CB as I am a ham, so I'm just wondering what > > > features should I be looking out for. > > > > > Chris Maness > > > KQ6UP > > Anyone have any opinions on the Cobra 18 WX ST II Mobile CB? Most of the talk on the CB is trail chatter and the folks with the mobile units don't seem to have any issues with them. I don't know which specific units I have seen or heard though.. Mike |
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