President Grant II CB radio

[Lightspeed]

[Steve]

Hopefully the availability of mobile phones will keep the kids off the air this time. Back in the 80's when UK FM was introduced every 14yr old wanted to be a DJ which rendered the system useless.

[Lightspeed]

Hi Steve,

I think that economics, branding,peer approval, and technology advances will ensure that there is little extra stupidity on air

For the thick end of £200, a far more fashionable mobile phone can be had......

If Apple decide to make an iCB we could have a problem.... but they won't.....

Breaker breaker 1-9 is super un-cool, so not much of a draw there either......

The new radios have at least twice the number of channels and 3 times the number of operating modes, so there is much more ground to cover if being a pain in the ass is the objective. It just won't happen. Look at PMR446, just 8 channels and I have never experienced all 8 of them being in use at the same time...

[Steve]

Hi Steve,

I think that economics, branding,peer approval, and technology advances will ensure that there is little extra stupidity on air

For the thick end of £200, a far more fashionable mobile phone can be had......

If Apple decide to make an iCB we could have a problem.... but they won't.....

Breaker breaker 1-9 is super un-cool, so not much of a draw there either......

The new radios have at least twice the number of channels and 3 times the number of operating modes, so there is much more ground to cover if being a pain in the ass is the objective. It just won't happen. Look at PMR446, just 8 channels and I have never experienced all 8 of them being in use at the same time...

Good points, although 446 has such limited range you're unlikely to see all the channels used unless you live in a city. I sometimes scan the 446 channels with my UVR5, round here you rarely get anything at all.

I'm up for a comms test if anyone buys one of these new rigs.

[Lightspeed]

Hi Steve, yes, PMR's range does indeed limit the effect of the motor mouths.

An SSB enabled CB will have approximately 100x the coverage of a PMR.

Testing: There's a good chance that there will be a QSO party on CB SSB frequencies on the first day, or first weekend that they are legalised.

[Ian Haines]

I got myself a "President Jackson 2" and I love it, but there're almost no folk on CB in my area - which could be seen as being just as good as bad, in a way. CB's resurgence will be slow. I'm using only a bedroom 7 feet Firestik and I've talked to somebody 38ish miles away, in Macclesfield (on Upper Side Band), which isn't bad.

I've also bought the "Midland 42" handheld CB and put 8 x 2900mAh AAs in it, charged fit to burst. It has the first 40 FM and the Mid-40 FM, and also Mid 40 AM, for the use of. Through the built up area near to my house, I've managed a 7 pounds, radio 4-5 to a parked up mobile. That's on only an 8 inch rubber duck (flexible) aerial. I also have 2 of the old Radio Shack 40 channel FM handhelds, each with a 10 inch rubber duck on.

On Knights CB site, you can even buy a handheld CB with Upper/Lower Sideband on it.

[Devonian]

I got myself a "President Jackson 2" and I love it, but there're almost no folk on CB in my area - which could be seen as being just as good as bad, in a way. CB's resurgence will be slow. I'm using only a bedroom 7 feet Firestik and I've talked to somebody 38ish miles away, in Macclesfield (on Upper Side Band), which isn't bad.

I've also bought the "Midland 42" handheld CB and put 8 x 2900mAh AAs in it, charged fit to burst. It has the first 40 FM and the Mid-40 FM, and also Mid 40 AM, for the use of. Through the built up area near to my house, I've managed a 7 pounds, radio 4-5 to a parked up mobile. That's on only an 8 inch rubber duck (flexible) aerial. I also have 2 of the old Radio Shack 40 channel FM handhelds, each with a 10 inch rubber duck on.

On Knights CB site, you can even buy a handheld CB with Upper/Lower Sideband on it.

OK, I understood the first paragraph, but then you lost me...........

[Lightspeed]

Nice set-up Ian,

From what you describe, its performing well.

[Skean Dhude]

LS, I've had a look there is a few of these presidents. Do you think this one is the best of the bunch and value for money? I was going to buy the President Obama but it was wind powered and only had a 10M range.

[Devonian]

LS, I've had a look there is a few of these presidents. Do you think this one is the best of the bunch and value for money? I was going to buy the President Obama but it was wind powered and only had a 10M range.

Apparently that model is also subject to a lot of chatter/interference as well.