Getting rid of Mumbo Jumbo in preparation for availability long range CB radio equipm

[Jonas]

Lightspeed, I talk with QRP stations (2-5 watts) on 7.290.00 almost daily, from the length and breadth of Texas. I think you all are going to be quite pleasantly surprised what 12 watts SSB can do, even on the 10 meter band.

I was wondering if you and a couple of other hams couldn't somehow evaluate the new rigs coming out and set up a "group buy" where if you buy 5 or 10 rigs at the same time you get a substantially lower price. I really think these 12 watt CB rigs are a real "game changer" for the preppers in the UK. If I were 30 years younger and in the UK, I'd be setting up a shop for after-market antennas designed specifically for the new CBs - but I'm too old and too far away!