Here's Why YOU SHOULD TRASH YOUR CB RADIO!
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Here's Why YOU SHOULD TRASH YOUR CB RADIO!
In this video I remove and replace my older Cobra 29LX CB radio for a newer and smaller unit from President Electronics called, Andy USA. This Andy USA CB radio is small but still packed with features like ASC (Automatic Squelch Control), channel scan, multi-colored screen, talk back, Roger beep and more.
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Every car I have owned for the last 30 years... I get laughed at but during Katrina, no cell phones worked, but the CBs worked...
Ham radio works far better than any CB ever built.
@@1OFGODSOWN too bad HAM is over regulated like everything else
@@professorx7398
Ham radio allows access to repeaters and a bunch of other fancy functions, but a ham license grants FCC unrestricted access to your home whenever they show up.
C.B. doesn’t have as many bells and whistles, but it doesn’t grant bib brother unlimited access to your home either.
who here would ditch their cell phones for cb?
5G is microwaving us all even worse than 4G.
@@1OFGODSOWN In your car?
Cb radios are a way of life in Australia.
See how well you phone works in a desert.
Uhf and HF radios are. CB's are almost non existant, but still fun.
💪💪💪💪
You copy this is candy cane
Do your phones always work in the mountains? The C/B will.
I live where was at one time, was called the great American desert. When the band was open CB was effectively useless, I suspect it's the same in VK land. Because agriculture is such an entitled, sector in the USA, while not perfect cellular coverage is decent for most
Some more CB trivia for you .. in the 1960's and 70's ... channel 7 was the "Trucker's Channel" .. Channel 9 was for emergency only and the FCC could come after you if you used it for other than an emergency.
Channel 11 was the "Local's channel" and travelers to your city could go to channel 11 for local information like the location of a certain store or the closest gas station... it wasn't until several years later (early 70's) that channel 19 replaced 11 as the "Local's Channel.
As a professional trucker for many years I found the CB invaluable for everything from staying awake by talking to other truckers or talking to "City Kitties", "County Mounties" and full grown Bears".. it was always nice to know if a bear was "setting up house keeping" at a certain mile marker or if a Scale was open that was usually closed. and then there were the times when we truckers helped the police as their "eyes and ears".. I'm old now (79) but I remember the good ole days of CB.
the Carolina Cowboy
Carson City, NV
John Harrelson you should set up a base station.The DX cycle has bottomed out and will get better as time passes.Nothing like talking overseas to Australia.
CB has saved my butt more than one time on brake checks that just happened especially on curvy roads. Talked to many full grown bears in Texas especially during the graveyard shift. County Mounties were friendly too...except the ones that wanted to write me a speeding ticket...LOL.
Still running a base station. Been re-tired from trucking many years, and I don't miss it one bit.
Thanks for sharing John!
My parents bowled in 2 cb leagues. Break 11 on Friday and Break 19 on Sunday. Everybody called each other by their cb handles. Actually it was a huge friend and family group who created their own bowling leagues. So, all us kids knew each other like cousins and hung out. It was an iconic time in our lives. That was mid 70’s I suppose. Farrah Fawcett was the it girl of course & 6:08 Everybody loved the Bandit. They all tried to one up each other on their cb reach. We all sat around the home base and watched the needle bounce with the reception. It was a matter of pride when the needle was pegged out 5 by 5 and blowing smoke.
"Why to you should TRASH your CB radio"
**literally says only good things about CB radios**
I was hoping this would be a video about going HAM!
Dude wants me to trash my nice CB for a tiny one without features? No
Needs to get a linear to! Or side band!
@@scottmoore7269 and
I don't know, why to you should?
I know UA-cam's algorithm requires it but, the titles have been pretty misleading lately...
I was thinking the same!!
To get views
I think the title is saying why a person should trash his/her CURRENT CB radio and get this smaller CB radio instead, as the video's thumbnail shows with a red line and "Get This Instead" written beside it.
his titles all use reverse logic
I was wondering that myself.. really had nothing to do with why you should be "trashing" your CB.... kinda bait and switch
I’m a professional trucker and the main reason I use a cb is to communicate with shipping warehouses when I arrive at their facility , they usually have a sign posted with what channel for us to use on the cb , it’s a lot easier than getting out of the truck and going in to find someone and also now with this COVID-19 crap , most factories don’t allow you in there now.
Keep it on for brake checks. Run your squelch enough to at least receive a few miles. CB radio has literally saved me from bad accidents especially on curvy freeways where an accident just happened.
Of course using it for commercial yard work is prohibited, but we won't go there
You probably dont give a damn but does someone know of a tool to get back into an instagram account??
I was stupid forgot my account password. I appreciate any assistance you can offer me.
@Ayden Calvin Instablaster =)
@Kace Kristian i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site through google and im in the hacking process now.
Seems to take a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
Here's why we should trash these youtube videos.
Cheap skate, getting a brand new rig for $ 35, but then still cutting the poor dude down to $ 20
Those are exspensive
The same type person that consistently puts misleading titles on his videos. Almost as annoying as the face he keeps making like he smells something awful continuously.
Yeah but it would of been stolen anyway. So $20 is still a win. Lol
seriously , nothing wrong with haggling but come on, 35 bucks? i hate cheap skates. my dam dad is one and it always annoy me.
BushidoKi I hate cheap skates too! They are very dangerous. I bought a pair for $5 once and took them midnight skating and got up really fast and 5 of the 8 wheels come off. I knocked over a crowd of elderly people try to do the limbo. It was horrible!
I was heading westbound on an icy hwy and picked up my smartphone and tried to call all the traffic going the other way to tell them that there was a huge pileup on the other side of the hill ahead of them, but I couldn't get thru to anyone, nobody answered. Folks, you can only do that with a CB radio!
Spot on sire. When SHTF and GSM is knocked out, helloo CB, +AM folk.
Nice Envisioned Illustration!!💯
Couldn’t of said it Better!
Great video but here's the problem with your installation. The heat sink on the back of the radio is designed to be in the open air. The output transistors on the inside of the radio are mounted to the heat sink in order to cool down the components. Sandwiching the radio between the seat cushion and the center console will produce a lot of heat which could damage your final transistors. This type of installation won't be an issue if one uses the radio to primarily receive transmissions however if one spends a lot of time talking, they will eventually have a problem.
Bullshit, that area is open to air movement from the blower winter /summer, plus cold air tends to hang low, I used to be a cber and a ham until the radio service became a joke gave away all my stuff around 2005, got a desk top and never looked back.
@@w1pev695 No, it makes me an electronics amateur and a student of physics and I had a bigger radio set up like that with more clutter and never had a problem and if you have a technicians license well good for you.
I thought the same but with just 5 watts output, and the limited airspace, it should be ok.I just wouldn’t personally mount it there.
I did a similar installation with a similar sized Cobra in my 1989 escort back in the day. It worked well and the Velcro was fine. No problems with heat build up as I very rarely transmit.
Stick a computer fan to the heatsink with high-temp. Silicone etc.
CB IS NEEDED for Many purposes and will be BIG TIME needed in the future with all the crap being pulled on us all by the powers that be!!
Then maybe it's time to elect powers that be that are more friendly to us.
@@ALSmith-zz4yy that's not possible because power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
@@willdwyer6782 There is no power if a person is not re-elected. Reciting rhetoric does not absolve you and everyone else of your civic duty to get out and vote, while you still have that right.
@@ALSmith-zz4yy The problem is that the true powers that be are not elected, picked or chosen. I'd guess they mainly buy their power and will have it until those that do their bidding, quit!
@@tracyfunk3928 So who can you buy power from that can't be controlled?
General licensed amateur here. I encourage all CB radio operators to get their Amateur license, even if you don't get an Amateur radio. The information that is necessary to be a ham is invaluable to maximizing the 11 meter band due to not only tuning an antenna, but building one specific to your purposes as well, whether it be dipole, ground plane, beam, or any variation. For instance, if you have local friends on CB you can all run horizontal dipoles to reduce noise that is prominent on vertical polarization, though you might need to tweek the direction they are facing in order to talk to each other. It's all radio so the physics doesn't change with licensing. Add that to the ability to assemble and tune a ground plane antenna from telephone wire and a handful of parts and raise it into a tree in order to increase your range is critical in a disaster situation, no matter the band.
The 10m and 11m bands are close in their characteristics and will DX worldwide in the right conditions on not a lot of power.
Speaking of power, it doesn't take a lot to talk a long way. Height, antenna, and tuning make more difference (to a point) than power so 4 watts on AM and 12 watts on SSB is PLENTY. The Amateur QRP (low power) people routinely cover entire states on less than ten watts SSB. It's a matter of using the right band for the job in the right atmospheric conditions with the right mode.
CB has its own strong and weak points, like any other band, and does good for some things and not so good for others. Overall it's a good HF frequency and has a lot to offer, performance wise. Unfortunately, the radios themselves have only recently began moving away from 50 year old electronics technology.
I suspect in the coming years CB electronics will somewhat catch up to Amateur, which is a good thing, especially since FM is now allowed on 11 meters here in the States.
I will also suggest in investing in a CB radio that has SSB capabilities as a first or only radio. It's a better value.
73!
KO4LTR
Building a dipole for garage cb and studying for technician ham license.
@@terrymeyer7084 good luck and don't forget to have fun!
73
@@jj25397 I've been a trucker for 20 + years and have always ran a good cb system. Just now able to slow down enough to get myself setup in the garage and really get into it. Learning the ins and outs of how a radio works and what to do to get good contacts has me hooked.
I've been on CB since the early 90 back then every one was on the CB now their aren't any local on it I got a CB in my vehicle I talk to trucker on it. I met my wife on the CB in 1997
Yep...I met your wife on c.b. too .What a small world!
(Ha ha...just jokin')
@@robertzaborowski3587 🤣
If you get a base station with a good antenna you might find there is more traffic than you think. Around me you have traffic on the Super Bowl (ch 6), Sesame Street (ch 19) and a lot of locals on 15, 16 and 34. It's coming back. I used to pick up radios for $5 at yard sales but now those radios are getting $30-40.
Don't be that guy, just call it velcro
He's a Hookenlooper.
"Velcro" would be a brand, and is a registered trademark. Possible legalities he doesn't need.
Stan Senter that’s not how it works at all, please don’t try to sound smart if you’re not.
@@phenry5083 I asked someone for a Kleenex a few years back, got sued right into bankruptcy.
Oh shoot im bleeding, does anyone have a bandaid? "no but I have an adhesive medical strip" ah... nevermind weirdo, i'll just bleed..
they do make CB's with all of the controls and display in the microphone, so you can hide the main chassis
UHF make such units with remote hand held
Google
@@archangel9568 Not in the US, where this video was made.
Midland 75-822 is gonna be the closest to that I think. There are GMRS radios that would probably be better suited, depending on your needs. Wouxon k1000g has a detachable face and I think it's BTech that makes one that can be used entirely through the mic.
You just discovered CB radio?
I am about 40 years ahead of you.
Everybody's an expert they bring up stuff from the distant past and pretend like they're the expert and they haven't even been alive that long
My parents used the CB Radio for as long as I can remember and I’m 48 this year.
@@michaelnippert945 That may be true - but what I wrote is true as well
@@yessure5291 that means one thing I see a lot UA-camrs are a bunch of delusional people you're not a celebrity
@@Multiplemom3452 I have a CB that's 41 years old
I don't see a Cobra 148GTL DX owner taking his radio out any time soon.
Nope,I like my 148GTL.Gotta have all the bells and whistles and of course sidebands.
Or anyone else who has one for that junk. Ohh, I dunno,maybe I will get rid of my 500watt Connex.
Anyone got a 40 channel selector switch to suit a Cobra 138XLR they don't want?
@@BentConrod If it's playing up there is a video on youtube explaining how you can drill a hole in the selector and inject some contact cleaner to bring it back to life
@@izzzzzz6
Thanks for the tip but that's not the problem. I'm in Australia, got a 138XLR-A, identical Uniden 858 chassis but only has an 18 channel selector.
Great radio other than that. Used to run
a Redco Digiscan on it back in the day. No need for it now but all the action branches from ch 35, so thought I'd have a go at a 40 ch switch if I can find one.
Weird. Why wouldn't you just go with a mini transceiver box and all the controls on the mic from like GME or even Uniden? Something like the GME XRS-370C sounds like what you actually were hoping for.
Cobra may be big but it’s much better than that new CB you’re raving about Get real dude
I wonder how long we'll have to wait for him to "discover" SSB?
It's a veiled ad...
@Diving Duck nawwwww really??? You dont say!
But really. A cobra classic is a great radio though. Especially once peaked & tuned or just flat out beefed up to reach way out there
I've got my papa's old 25 LTD classic and I'm trying to get it up and running again you know showing it the time and attention to get the old thing running
@Diving Duck that little thing isn't a real President.. lol
Hi there Cb land..i live in Puerto Rico , and this is a 100 x 35 island. When huracane Maria ( cat 5 ) hit the island al comunications were out , local hams help but only a hand full of repeaters were on the air, and PR has some hills over 3,000 ft ( cerro punta in jayuya has over 4,000 ) local Cb was the way from town to town in the rural areas. We all use are old cb radios ( Midland 13-882c 23 ch made in 1976 ) and a home made wire dipole to pass some local traffic and are big hf and vhf / uhf to contact the rest of the island...so CB Is Not Dead we use it in Maria...im a ham from the 80s but my old Cb is on hand if we have to in an emergency..i miss the old days of Cb in the mid 70s & 80s...so good old 73 & 88 to all from Puerto Rico Usa we are only 17mi west of St tomas Usvi
Many a prepper should listen to your story.
@@johnbrowning8021 thank you John ...Yes they should ( Be preparar ) is a boy scout Moto and I'm a boy scout from the 1968 to 1974 and believe me we have to use are old boy scout knowledge in Huracain Maria & Gorge + some other storms here in the island of Puerto Rico. In January 2020 we have an earthquake 6.4 that damage some houses , schools, history buildings and are most important electric plant in the island We were whit no electricity in 75 percent of the island for some time. Then the problem came whit some small earthquakes after shoks and the possibility of a big one creating a big Sunami. Then we have Covi19 to add to are problems. Wao what a good way to start 2020 the small earthquakes are still here every day. We have one day over 1,000 very small earthquakes that most people didint notice...so people here start noticing the need of other way of communication that is not there cellphones and Internet whit out electricity in an emergency , And Cb's is one of them it work in Maria & Gorge also in the earthquakes. More people here are taking training whit the civil defense and emergency group's for the next one went if comes hope it don't but we are on the Huracain hayway and Earthquake zone . One big senario that they practice was what will happen if we have a huracain and Earthquake emergency whit covi19 senario...we know that big waves over 20' are part of a huracain but what a Sunami in it ...this the tipe of emergency you are not preper for it...well we here look in to this extremely possibility ...you never know so do like the boys scuot ( Be preper )... Thank you to all that Reed my comment and to all my felow ham, Cb's, boy scout, emergency group's and especially to any peper
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Okay, but where's the part where you tell us why we should _get rid of_ our CB radios?
...A Newbie discovers CB radio ...Funny to watch!!
Personally, I prefer having a CB with SSB capability supplementing my Icom IC-7000. You can never have too much road and weather info when traveling in hurricane devastated or other areas.
I prefer side band over regular am in the 11 meter band it was originally a ham band but ham did not use it so it was taken from ham and made a radio for people to use it was called citizens band radio or. CB. As you know it and then you needed a license to operate it the licenses was $8.00 for for 5 years I got my first one in 1960 and it was a lot of fun for the biggest part when you go to a smaller radio you won’t have the best Quality radio you need all those parts for ground level noises and electrical electrical interference
Finally, someone with a amateur radio license!
It's what got me into being a ham. Have had my ticket for almost 17 years now. Love my 7300. 73 de KC8YRK
Peakd n Tweaked is the way to go! Get Freq's. Go to a pawn shop that takes and sells CBs, they'll have power supply and antenna hook most likely. Then look for one that's been Tweaked n peaked. Your switches on the front won't do what they used too but..... You'll have a radio that has a ton on diff channels. Boom Triple Nickel baby! That's a Chanel btw...
I forgot about CB's. Thanx for reminding me about them. I will put one in my 1952 Ford COE project. I had one in my 1964 Mercury Comet in the early 90's
Hook and loop? Dude it’s called Velcro 😂😂😂
Hook and loop is how velcro is constructed, but it's weird he refers to it as that instead of saying velcro.
Velcro is a brand name similar to how people call bandages “Band-Aid” or tissues “Kleenex”
He may not mention the brand name because of fears of legal issues but I’m not sure.
I was thinking the exact same thing!
I had an ebay listing because I used the word velcro in the description.
Get a Vintage Sears Road Talker with Upper and Lower side bands , Still have one after 50 years .....Built them great back then 1970's
I remember those
I have one too if you want to buy it. Belonged to the old man.
@@KlodFather Thanks but no , I'm trying to get and old 1970 Fisher 500tx Stereo Receiver working again .✌
@@MrRockydee07 - All good. There are still a few floating around. MCM and some other parts suppliers had many of the parts to get those fixed. they are easier since they are through hole construction. Lots of superior choices for replacement parts.
@@KlodFather Ok, I may be wrong it looks like MCM is closed , But I did buy another receiver just for parts .
"This is a permanent mount"
uses velcro
Now, all that's left is learn how to talk on a CB without sounding like a complete noob. LOL
lmao
Let's take your comment and dissect it. Since being into CB since 1965, I have seen so many terms and 'rules' come and go, kind of like Buddy Holley music compared to what your hearing right now. So, that being said, who is to judge what a 'noob' is. ALL of you are 'noobs' to me, so that makes no sense.
Lol, truth.
10:4 good buddy, Malfunction Junction on the side.
@@ivanleterror9158 Never use the term good buddy anymore unless your into guys.
I have CB radios and I'm a licensed Amateur Radio Operator, both are great in emergencies.
What do you want a cookie
EMFI2R I also run both with a General Class license.
what is your c/s? NB8Z here. I also use both modes. 73
where does a noob get started?
vinni vegas KC8VJD
Not a review more of an installation than anything. You didn't explain a single knob or function nothing except the heatsink and small size.
I remember the craze of the 70s when they only had 23 (?) channels and it was so over crowded they went to 40. I always liked having a 40 channel with upper and lower side ban. I could always find a empty channel if I was just talking with one or two people. So much fun on a long trip, even if you just listen.
When they went to 40 channels they reduced the maximum modulation. If you use a 23 channel radio they will talk louder.
@@wooferhound7571 I didn't know that. But there were a lot of people who boosted their output anyway. But in reality, back in the early 70s there were so many people on the CB you couldn't take anyway unless you were way out of town. Now days, seems like the channels are pretty much empty so I can see a 23 channel again. Not sure they still make them though. I was in the Los Angeles area back then. Wall to wall "breaker break".
@Eric Cutrer Keep in mind, I'm 70 now and my mind says band but my fingers don't type what my mind says. Such as in another reply I said take instead of talk. But you are so right to point it out in case I didn't really know, or I miss inform other people. Good catch.
I still have a couple of them somewhere, Golde eagles.
I did keep a side band CB in my pu untill the sound quit , now I just have an old 40 with weather , but it is peaked to get a little more range
Nothing sadder to me than driving down the interstate, seeing big fine trucks all polished up with dual stacks and chrome wheels and not an antenna in sight.
Maybe they're hams, using an HT into a hotspot, connected to their phones wifi as a portal to the internet. They COULD be having a QSO with an Italian station. Maybe?
Amen I'm a trucker and I love mine if you're a trucker and don't have a CB your not a trucker you're a wanna be steering wheel holding moron
You are correct, the trucks have plastic mirrors without antenna access. CB radios are the best short distance communications stsyem for the task of informing drivers of hazards. I may have had my life end without a timly warning of a wreck ahead.
@@python2228 lol, says the real moron.
The new drivers dont have a clue about CB radios wonder why? I wouldnt be with out one.
GMRS has replaced CB. More clear and much more power (up to 50 watts legal).
Plus repeaters to extend your range!
Great video! As a truck driver I have to say that the CB is my most used and valued tool in my truck! As for my overland vehicle (2001 Ford Excursion) I use a Yaesu FT-2980R 2m radio on the amateur radio frequencies. Its a great option to get more distance out and clarity when out in very remote areas. The radio itself was around $150 or so and I use a very similar mag mount antenna tuned for 2m operation. You do have to obtain tour technician license through the FCC, but it is well worth it!!! You can hit repeaters on setup by your local Ham Clubs and talk across the state if theyre properly linked. Maybe another option for you for when your away from town? Keep up the great videos, Sir! Im building mine right along with you! 😎😁. 73’s to you from Sapulpa Oklahoma. KG5SLQ
sir, I hope you don't mind me asking but how do amateur radios work differently than a CB radio? in a hz and wavelength point of view. Also, what recourses did you use when getting into amateur radios?
Ill give you $20 dlrs for your old Cobra cb radio
I'll give $21...
$21... and 1 penny.
@@coolwilliam6424 im zry but my previous $21.05 beats your offer by a whole FOUR pennies lol 😆
I’ll give ya 40 for the cobra.
That piece of CRAP wasn't worth $20 brand new.
CB is a great hobby.Ive been "on the air" for close to 30 years now.Pretty affordable to get started up too.Ive got the President Lincoln 2+. Great radio with single side band modes.
Who said Cb is dead. Locked in folks are bringing back CB. Despite the sun cycle. Use it even ten meter has openings. Good hunting.
🎙candy cane you out there candy cane🚬🚘🚚
Aww if Rusty Nail was you name you comment would have been even more funny
Good movie
Is that you Sugar Nippel
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Trash your CB radio?? but you are using one. LOL
Fred Marlin I would change the title, excellent explanation
Yeah, I expected this would be about going to a mobile GMRS unit.
this guy is a douchbag trying to get views
Yeah this part I don't get why trash my radio? Not very clear.
His profile states he works for amazon and makes commission on sales...this is a infomercial
The president McKinley has both AM and SSB available and is only a bit larger. I’m a ham operator but the CB service is very useful when needing to communicate with other drivers.
My President Washington radio is terrible. It’ll flat out break if I try using it as a mobile radio. It constantly looses reception. I haven’t found a solution for keeping that damn string taut.
When I was a kid I had a cb with ssb and it was awesome. Does anyone still use ssb today?
@@MrPlowboy66 Hobbyist here in Finland uses usb quite often.
This is STILL no substitute for LICENSED AMATEUR RADIO OPERATIONS!!!
CB is good for maybe 5 to 10 miles, LICENSED AMATEUR RADIO can talk around the world 🌎
Son I love your enthusiasm. I have been in radio since the mid 70s. I doubt it would measure up against my Cobra 148 GTL or my Delta Force Magnum. Keep learning, your on the right path.
I wholeheartedly agree! CB is fun and useful. I do ask anybody reading this to be respectful of others while operating on the CB frequencies; don't be a douchebag. Licensed as a General Radiotelephone operator (commercial radio/TV) in 1976, licensed as an amateur radio operator in 1993. Oh, and don't forget a little service called FRS - Family Radio Service, which is much better for local conversation than CB, which can skip and is subject to QRN (natural interference and noise) and QRM (man- made interferencee from electrical wires, LED bulbs and the like).
The only reasons one would want a small radio is there not interested in a full featured radio or they only have a small area for installation. Real enthusiasts want features so you want a Magnum or similar type radio. Happy Thursday.
@@danielgeorge9283 Daniel, I found SDR radios. They're ultra cheap and some can tx. Get one just about anywhere 30.00 antenna and all. Hook to a computer.
148 gtl all the way. Love mine. And I have several. 😁
Let the sheit hit the fan. Cb radios and ham radios will be very sought after.
Yes I cruse the truck stops offering a few bob.(dollars) For dead radios. A good radio will protect its selfe from a power inversion. Just a diode and a check of lands.( repaired.) ( Use finger nail polish to cover scars and repairs to keep the air off my work). Got some fine radios on my shelf. I take one down and run it for a while. All good fun/ ham/ CB/and swl. kv4li.
@@stephenwilliams5201 kil1597...cq,cat,cq how bout it skipland!
@@scottmoore7269 there just so many CB around it would a hard time to silence them. Get them, store them, and hide them. We will need them. And far as sun cycle goes it's on the way up. the skip is beautiful. I hear from Florida, California, Mexico, and Canada. Let her rip. The commies can't get them all... listen to the sweet sound of liberty. Rock on CB. Cq little buddy this is....... covits - 19 up yours. This is one thing (CB)the control freaks will have a tough time bossing. And regulating.... .can't get the fake flue or use a mask on. ...
Don’t get a smaller CB
Get a bigger truck
The way You speak....its an avalanche of nothingness....at the end I smacked my screen.
What he said^^
If I was on the receiving end to one of his rad chks I'd tell him he wasn't coming in very well or any other convo we might have, gotta be nice/cool on the air waves.
I drove 18 wheelers for 10 years starting in 1976, and CB's were all the rage back then. As a retiree, I still run one in my motor home, but now a days, you hardly hear anyone even giving a "bear report" on them. You see lots of trucks with CB antennas, they're just not talking on them very much, but they are still a viable means of communication on the road. Lets face it, with all the current modes of communication, the CB is still the best way for everyone to talk on the open road, simply because, in the US, it has never been universally replaced with anything else. You can't talk to everyone on the road with a cell phone because you don't know their phone number. The same goes for a FRS/GMRS radio. Unlike CB, You need a license with virtually every other form of 2 way radio. With a CB, channel 19 was and always has been the accepted channel for road communications. Your GPS might tell you that a traffic accident is on the route you are running, but it won't tell you exactly where it starts or how far it is backed up. You will find that your CB comes alive in a situation like this. This is not the case in Canada, where most truckers talk on UHF/VHF radios. CB is alive and well in the US in 2019, it's just playing under a different set of rules with new players.
In Australia we use uhf cb. I'm also a ham, with vhf/uhf radio as well.
@@davidholyoake5256 Also in Oz as in many other countries you can't legally use a mobile cell phone while driving but ok for CB uhf.
I used to run in the Balkan oil fields and we used CB and BB 100% of the time. Most areas didn’t have cell service.
In the greater Toronto area on the 401 highway you will find that channel 19 is still a very good means of traffic reporting, it quickly comes to life when traffic becomes an unexpected standstill.
I also thing they are still monitored in some locations on emergency channel ? I dont use in my vehicles any more with cell phones and I have newer hand help VHF radios for convoy work now but I still have my CB radios just in case, and think will hook one back up at the house for the just in case
Download the HRE-Tech app. Study (memorize) the test. I was an Electronics Tech in the Navy so it took me less than a week to start making 100%. Average person MIGHT take two weeks. Google "Ham Radio Test In My Area" Go take the test and buy a Ham radio. Any monkey can do this nowadays since there is no Morse Code required. Now you have a radio that you can program for the repeaters in your area and talk much, much greater distances. We have a linked repeater network where I live that covers the entire Colorado Front Range from south of Denver to Cheyenne, WY.
I'll never forget how well cellphones didn't work when that whole 911 thing happened 18 years ago. CB radio still definitely has its place. Too bad the internet killed it.
David Branscome I’ve had cb radios for 51 years and I still have a little uniden in my 2015 Chevy Colorado and because I ever liked drilling holes in any of my vehicles so I use Velcro to mount my radios they make Velcro that can hold 20 lbs , holds the radio very secure and to remove the Velcro just clean off the sticky surface with rubbing alcohol.
David Branscome When Sandy hit New Jersey it was not just cell service that went down but I lost internet for 10 days as well. However I understand what your comment is eluding to.
The internet is just a fad
@JadonGamer sarcasm yo
Hdx🐁🐰🐩🍔🍔
I am betting that after a few weeks in the hot sun, the hook and loop crap all fell off.....
As a radio professional before I retired, I cringed when i saw that too. I also wonder if YT prevented him from calling it Velcro.
I don't think multiple forms of communication are a bad thing. Telephones are wonderful, but should we throw out Ham operation? Of course not. If CB seems antiquated to you, then give someone else your seat. I wish the Morse code was easier to learn. I believe there will always be SPECIFIC SITUATIONS where ONLY the MORSE code can be used.
CODE CW IS NOT REQUIRED ANY MORE>>>
Jerry Bustin: He never said it is, but you're right. I think they "dumbed it down" to get more hams on the air.
Tom--WA7TCD
Your radio can't breathe in between the seat
Antennas are matched up to your frequency band you talking on, not the radio. A freq tuned antenna can take on any cb radio without having to retune. You need to get one with SSB. Better yet get the anytone AT6666
I’m an Owner-Operator My CB is my live line on the road, even though I’m a huge Techno-Geek i love the simplicity of the CB and that President you have is a great small form factor radio, enjoy it!
Yeah great, but the other truckers won't talk back to you anymore. I guess too many dinks out there that just want to argue, or the channel is monopolized by some big radio operator so they shut them off. That's what I ended up doing, just shut it off so I don't have to listen to some ignoramous's view of the world from behind his mic.
Cobra 18 WX ST II radio, with a Cobra HGM75 powered mic, and a Wilson 1000 mag mount antenna. I chose the radio for its compact form factor and ability to receive NOAA weather stations. I have it mounted under a single-din stereo in the stereo compartment after having modified a double-din bracket. Works perfect in my SUV that has limited space.
Love the use of a modified double din. I have the Cobra M75 powered mic.
Breaker 19 for a radio check = 1234 4321 over ~~~~~~~~~
In Chicago we can shut that off down the block from the Main "!
Digging out my old CBs , great for traveling and all you have to do is listen to the truckers, to know about road conditions and closing ahead.
A old man, from back in the day everyone had one, especially truckers
There's a app for your phone now days calked waze , if u see the Coppers you just tap it on your screen an it Alerts anyone on it , gives you traffic updates by satellite , suggest alternate routes to take in traffic , alerts to vechiles broke down side of the road , Construction work going on , gives you ETA to your destination, etc etc etc ,
When I saw "trash your CB radio" I thought it meant he was going to talk about something far more useful instead such as ham radio.
yesterday I couldn't even spell HAM today I are one !! 73's br549
That's interesting you think a ham is more useful I'm willing to bet CB could probably get you better help on the highway than a ham radio. CB's are excellent tools. Considering they basically do the same job I really don't see how one is more efficient than the other. One just requires less rules.
I totally agree … I am a cb, gmrs, mers proponent .. lf all goes to hell who cares about a ham license or otherwise.. I can cover it all
10/4
Ham radio is certainly not more useful for traveling highways. Its an extra radio to rag chew but with hammies being so sparse these days, its not practical for speed traps, cops, Weigh scales and other road BS. Besides those stuffed shirts would think its a crime to give away the smokies location. I know. I have CB's and I R a ham :D
You treat the President like he has feelings, well the Cobra doesn't need your compassion... sorry!
Do people still use CB? In 2010 when I was quitting my trucking career you could hardly get anybody to talk to. It was annoying as heck when you traveled nearly 5000 miles per week and you couldn’t get anybody to talk. Days and nights started to appear much longer and boring driving in silence. You couldn’t even get a radio check. How sad was that? However when I was starting as a driver in 1998, you could hardly get to talk because no one would shut up long enough for you to break in LoL.
That's my concern too. CB radio is largely a thing of the past.
Just talk on it anyways. I talk on the air for hours and just don't care if anyone is listening or not. Eventually someone will key up.
Pick up the mic and burp loudly while saying your abc's. See how many letters you can do in one burp. Or brag about the fat lot lizard you nailed at the truck stop last week. You'll instantly get lots of return chatter, guaranteed!
I haven't had a CB for several decades but, that doesn't mean there isn't a use for them. I have been a licensed Ham Radio operator for 29 years but dor local emergencies, CB can be the only way to communicate. May hear you on the air someday.
Who cares lol
CB and GMRS for me. Being able to hit local linked repeaters with a handheld is great.
I’ve had a cb in my vehicles since the 1970’s....... still do..... but I’m a CB geek.....
I'll never get rid of my CB"s. I live by yhr ocean and shoot some pretty great skip. I just bought a President JFK, A Uniden PC 122 XL and a Uniden 90 SSB>
Yes I lived in MD and was talking to carrabeians,Texas, virgin island,you name it, damn I miss that
I've been using CB's since I was about 15yrs old (long time ago) and I've gotten all my friends into them as well. I like what you're doing here. Keep it up.
Save you all 11 minutes if you read this. Title is click-bate. Video says nothing about trashing cb. Just a very new cb user talking about getting a smaller can.
Did you every think of mounting on dash. Or below dash like had always been done by those in the know
Larry Snyder that was my first thought. I have one on the dash and my second is under my driver seat (it’s a really crappy one I only use for rock yards or other materials points when I have to make service calls in there).
People don't want the dash cluttered.
@@robertcollins6170 yeah only if it's McDonalds or Starbucks trash. Then it's ok
Only idiots mount a cb on the dash, to hot or will get stolen
I have been a CBer off and on for almost 50 years. I lived thru the golden age of CB. I was on the air on other people's radios every chance I got even before my voice changed. Never could convince my Dad that a CB was an absolute need back in the good old 23 channel days in the early 70s. In those halcyon days country folks used it as a supplement to the party line telephone. Yep, wireless communications at your fingertips in the age of dinosaurs. I also used CB as a sometimes trucker too years later. Have a free to me 10 or more year old Cobra 29 Classic in my truck now, but not currently in service. Need to do antenna work. Have been a Technician class licensed HAM for over 10 years now. Need to get radioactive again. It's still fun for me whenever I 🔑 up. And yeah it's a little bit pop culture Americana that exploded and fizzled, but CB still has utility if only people were creative enough to grasp its value. The whole grid could fail and simplex point to point radio communications (of any type) could be fully functional when your not so smart phone is left without a network to support it. Ask any HAM operator what happens when nearly everything falls apart in a simple storm disaster. Radio rules!
You talk to much 😂
@@lesjones5684 It took you two whole years to pop in here to tell me I was hogging the channel?🙄 Well excuuuse meee! This place is more dead than CB without skip and the best you can do is accuse me of talking too much 24 months after I posted. What I said then has had time to circle the sun and entire galaxy before it got back to earth and you think I talk too much? Holy cow 🐄🐮 man. Obviously CB radio was not something you enjoyed as a hobby. Without folks talking on CB, about CB, and every where else they can talk about CB, there isn't much hope out there for CB in the entire totality of CB LAND!🙄 Btw; when using the words "two", "to", or "too", they each have a proper place and application. I've been properly accused of talking TOO much but never accused of talking TO much. Pretty sure my grade school teachers were hard core on that and more details than I can remember about 50 trips around the sun ago. But I reckon I need to back on out of here and let the radio tubes cool down a bit and avoid the ol purple crystal effect on the radiddio. 73s to everyone out there in radio land. We will catch you all on the flip flop. We are clear....
@@johnnorman7708 You go on a bit don't you.
President is a good radio company but their smaller radios are junk ... They're just as crappy as the old Midlands Or Tandys ... That big heat sink in the back ... its needed cause the case doesnt allow for any heat dispersal in turn the finals take a hit for sure ...
I have a uniden 505, just go it few days ego, it's small and i love it, kind regards from Mexico :)
I can't ever remember having a problem finding a spot for radios in any truck I've ever had.
The Wilson 500 or 1000 works 10x better then that Little wil . I had that little wil on my wife car and she could hear me ( She has little ears ). Got her the Wilson 1000 magnet mount and we got 6 miles out.
Great video, let's bring CB back!
Bring back licensing to keep the riff raff out.
@@showcasecharlie11 that's whole point of cb. If you dont like riff raff get a ham license....oh wait they do have licenses and they still have riff raff.
Was into CB in the 70s (when you still had to have a license) thinking about trying it again. I'll take that Cobra 29 any day - great unit!
@@jackcurtis4906 Yes they are I have one in home and can reach out over 10miles Normal conditions with skip conditions much farther . I am in South Texas and have talked to guys in Georgia . Cobra 29 .
amateur radio is better, you can communicate worldwide. There are amateur radios that aren't any larger than the average CB. CB is local only and there aren't many people left who use them, even truckers don't very often now unless you are driving on one of the major freeways. Even then you don't hear many people on CB anymore. Where I live, almost no one is ever heard, it's rare.
I talk to canada and the island of trinidad almost daily on 27.385 lsb get a good antenna like my maco v58 and you will talk to australia in a few years when the solar comditions come back.... Cb propagates better than the 10 meter ham band since the frequency is lower
he was asking 30 dollars but took 20 for the Cobra!!!??? Still had the protective plastic on it? Sounds like it was a hot radio!
Pass on the giving man. I'll take the cobra...😉
CB radio is the gateway drug to Ham Radio.. both are wonderful hobbys that need more responsible and plesent operators..
Hooking one of these radios up to a power supply in your home with a large roof or tower mounted antenna can increase your range to 20+ miles and during certain times of the year you can hear other mobile and base stations across the country.. sometimes even the world!
Hehehe, gateway drug... Gateway plug? Maybe.
Napster6.
Depends on sunspots. We are in a low count period and not much is going on long distance but in 2003 I heard two drivers talking, one in San Diego to a driver in Newfoundland. I was in Indy and I could hear both S9
Well said!
Don't cheap out on the antenna. Ive seen guys with awesome radios but cheap magnet mount antennas from Kmart. Get a quality antenna and an swr meter and get it tuned in properly. You won't regret it.
Anyone remember doing fox hunts with cb radios? That was some good times!
And now they use Cellphones looking for Pokemons,.. while wandering aimlessly into traffic getting hit by Rabbit Hunters 🥴
Yeah, we called them Rabbit Hunts.
The Foxes were at SIR ( Seattle International Raceway )
During the Fox Hunt and Disco Drags 😂 ...good times
Good ol' fashioned hide and seek!!!!
@steven anderson
A 148gtl, Peaked and Tweaked with Funnies,.. and a Palomar 400 through a 102inch whip. And can walk on everything, Including Cellphones.
So Yeah. A Boomer Moment.
@steven anderson
Old equates to Experience. You could learn from that.
Were your teachers in School, OLDER than You ???
You could just ask my 1700 friends on Xbox of this 60+yr old guy, how old he sounds 😂
... I can walk on my Xbox Too ...
I have had one for years and I love it. I love near a highway the people on the air are so much fun.
I hope that CB comes back yes ham radio is great but for some people it's a little cheaper to have CB radio and if you have a CB radio in your family and you give your friends and family the same exact CB radio in hard times natural disaster times CB radio can come in handy so I hope that CB radio comes back I actually have a handheld cobra CB radio
for those that do not know, the guys turning off the water have to do it somewhat slowly so it does not cause a huge water hammer effect which can burst miles of pipelines underground.
Wrong video lol
@@MarcHershey Wrong ! I was referring to those last shots of the water shooting up in the air.
@@dallasarnold8615 ahh, I just happened to miss that part of the video. My apologies
make sure its getting enough air. It can get mighty hot!
I have a cobra classic with an old Midland whip. Radio is bracketed where the ashtray would be in my 97 ranger. Mid-west mich.
You've given up the most important,"ground", for mounting convenience. You have alot to learn bro...
you confuse ground with counterpoise
I'm 53 years old and lived in the Bronx, N.Y. and I always had a CB radio in my car back in the day, I absolutely loved it met so many great people on it! Have fun my friend
Gemster18, I'm from the "Isle of Staten">>> I had a great CB radio, Cobra with a linear attached to it. With both on I was pushing out a lot of power!. Had the CB upgraded from 5 Watts to 25W. The Linear came with 75W. I had to get a Wilson 1000. so I wouldn't "melt" a lesser antenna. I'm thinking of getting back into the CB world again. Hopefully the newer radios are more powerful and I won't need a booster to get over the chatter. If you happen to have any info as to where I can get a decent CB with some kick ass? Please let me know.
Be well and stay safe in this pandemic stuff.
And with CB radio if your friends and family have the exact same CB radio on the same channel no one else can hear what you're saying unless they have the exact same CB radio and are on the same channel correct me if I am wrong that's what I have been told so no one can listen in unless they're on the exact same channel and have the CB radio band
I'd be a bit concerned about your mounting location as it looks very restricted w/r airflow around the heatsink you pointed out. Also, in my experience in hot climates the "central hump" of a vehicle is generally quite a bit hotter than other mounting locations in the cab (except for installations I've seen where people drilled mounting plate screws right into heating ducts of their dashboard vents). This extra heat further decreases the ability of the heatsink to cool the power solid state device. It may in fact be a non-issue for your particular situation but it's something to consider from time to time.
YOU CRACK ME UP !!! Every time you have a video about a new toy or something for your rig, I know to wait for the next video that says " Why You Should Never !!" and watch that one before I buy the thing in the first video! GOOD LUCK. P.S. IM glad you let us see what happened with that water thing !! great timing!
In your other video you were saying that it be safer on the road as people not look on their phones...
And you say now you can see the screen of the CB while its stuck between the seat and center console...
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I’m 46 years old and I’ve been using a CB radio since the late 80s and every time I use them I truly enjoyed them thank you for this video....
I will give 30
We used to have a “bunny” hunt every Saturday night back in the late 70’s through the early 80’s. That was always a good time
This guy is a MUD DUCK and will always be one playing around with these little radios.
Try out the cobra 75 extra st it’s pretty small everything is in the hand held mic
You seem like the kind of bloke that would sit on the trucky channel and thank them every time they let you pass
I'm that guy! "Thanks big boy"
Actually cell phone is most reliable communications network in emergency response
Back when the CB radio was popular you would have known about the fire hydrant almost instantly because the radio would have lit up with people coming on and talking about it. I truly enjoyed them back in the '70s hell I even met my 1st wife over a CB radio. Looking back that might not be a plus for the CB Lol. I honestly think that they will never come back and be even a 10th as popular as they used to be. What people like to do and technology have passed them by. I do own one that was a factory option on my '08 Goldwing motorcycle and I do still use it but the only time I use it is when the people that are in a group that I am a member of ride together just for talking back and forth just to whoever is on that particular ride. The moment the ride is over and we separate the radio gets turned off. I am sure that a lot of the views your videos have gotten are by people who remember having and using them but I would also be willing to bet that most of them no longer even own one.
You may be right. Who knows, maybe this will inspire people to dig it out and hook it back up!
Hi 1 Road, The FCC needs to open up CB a little more like in the European countries. They need to have another CB Boom, It will bring tons of money into the economy (can you imagine another CB Boom like in the 1970's). They need to allow more channels, like the old illegal export cb's like the old export president Grant. The old illegal (in the US) Grant had 120 channels 40 channels below the regular CB 40 channels and 40 channels above the regular 40 CB channels. Allow the normal legal AM (CB mode), allow the normal SSB (Single Side Band mode) and allow the European legal FM mode. Yes in the European countries they can use FM, yes the same mode like the FM clean sound (that you can understand) like your FM stereo in your car and on the fire department radios. Also they had more power in the European Grant's 10 watts AM and FM and 25 watts on side band. That would be great fun and great for the economy. CB is not dead, in the big cities they do not work real long distance but in rural areas of the country they work great, here in Tennessee it is not uncommon to have conversations of ten to fifteen miles or more.
i just thought of having a cb radio in my car recently. it sounds really fun to have a group of friends with them ha
Most of my friends had them when we were teenagers. That was before cellphones were everywhere. It was a great way to communicate with people. I met a guy on the CB 22 years ago, and we’re still friends today.
That looks cheap n nasty. You can get really good cb radios that just use the microphone. All the things you need to change are on the mic.
I’m getting a CB for my “new to me” 2011 Ford STV Raptor... I love my truck and can’t wait to load it with stuff
Such a shame CB is all but dead here in the uk. A lot like 2mtrs and 70cms
No it's not. OK the uk40fm may be a little quiet but that depends on where you are. And you will always get idiots on the muppets. There's are loads of nets happening, normally one somewhere every day of the week. But most of it is on upper and lower side band so you'll need a ss9900 or 6900 etc to get on there but it's definitely not dead. In fact I would say it's becoming more popular again. Have a look at some Facebook groups(if you're on Facebook of course) and I think you may be surprised.
@@spinnerinthebubbleCT4543 in Cornwall England it's very quiet on uhf and vhf. Yes hf is still workable but that's mostly Europe so YES I stand by for my location my post stands and is accurate
@@TedCornish I'm in Kent and it is quite busy on the 19 but then sometimes you don't hear a voice for days but like I say, there's lots of organised nets on 27mhz/11m most evenings. There's definitely a southwest net, couldn't tell you what evening its on though. You may even be able to work sids net on Sundays from 14:00 till 16:00 on UKfm channel 34. He chairs the net from around Abergavenny South Wales normally. Anyway, hope it picks up for you and you don't throw the towel in.
@@spinnerinthebubbleCT4543 thanks my friend ill keep trying it is very disappointing when you run a beam and at best you just get Europe. Very few times this year I've worked state side or Australia. That was on 40mtrs and 20mtrs, 6mtrs is a dead loss atm. 73 👍