What are the top #10 questions I get asked!!

[@GroundControl204]

Great video Mr. Miller. 73 from my tech bench👋🏻

[@donl1846]

Thank you, Mr. BBI, for all the contributions you do for the hobby, be-it a built or sharing your knowledge or even tutorials of equipment, old or new etc. Happy holidays to you and your family and look forward to 2023.

[@darrelldundee7198]

question ....for a 16 pill fat boy a 4 pill or 6 pill driver ...i know I'm clueless but gotta ask all are hg non c transistors a long sub great videos as allways

[@Speedrchaser_Express_LLC]

Thank you for all you do for the hobby. Your a valuable source of information and may God Bless you and the family!

[@yoki9743]

Thank you for alls you do.... even though this is a tad late .... I still enjoyed watching the video... 73's Yoki..

[@BoxBuilderIdaho]

I thank you man

[@williamclayton4570]

You're keep the hobby alive.
Thanks for your passion and shared knowledge 🙏.
Keep up the good work!

[@glennglover4479]

Mr bbi , i watched this again and really enjoyed all you teaching.
Thanks for all you do for all of us. God bless.

[@Standing-Wave]

I've loved your videos man. Your an inspiration to all of us RF guys. Never give up!

[@SKYHAWK0115]

Keep yourself on camera BBI as it makes everything you do more personal, as opposed to just watching your hands work. Glad you were willing to do this for all your watchers. Enjoy your work and thank you for sharing your knowledge. Keep it going, Thanks Billy, Albq. N.M. 1 / 29 /2023

[@stevenorcutt3913]

Love every video you've made that I have seen your knowledge and willingness to share you're knowledge is top shelf. I occasionally watch Gate keeper videos and D-Rail videos your videos are better made because of your commitment to invest in equipment that free's up your hands. And I can only watch so many videos of crazies living on the edge. Merry Christmas Luke with wishes for a truly safe enjoyable holiday 😁

[@TroyDawes43]

and the super number one question is "WHEN WILL MY BOX BE READY?" Thanks for your video's BBI. they are a wealth of info!!

[@craigmose5898]

You are the man that you share your knowledge to all...

[@twoinch5868]

I just want to say it's a very good video and I do enjoy watching your videos been watching your video for at least last couple years and they have helped me quite a bit in my little Hobbies out here in California where there's not too many repair places look forward to next year more videos God bless happy New Years

[@phillipvt]

Love your content. Keep going, will keep watching every time Im in the workshop

[@92dieselunit]

informative video, Thanks again for answering my question the other day about the SD1451s. I know your busy and for you to take the time says a lot.

[@DonkeyStomperProducts]

I just now watched this. #4 is the reason why I got a Stryker for the test bench. Thanks for this video.

[@tedbell4416]

I know zero about radios but your videos are very interesting to watch. I've watched for a long time, and thank God you don't use apple. I remember those old caller id boxes. My dad was into cb radios when I was a kid 70's 80s. He had a couple base stations and radios in the car. I can remember he had some guy he knew climb this huge pine tree in the back yard and put an antenna in it. Later I remember he also knew a guy that I guess upped the power of one of those radios to where the neighbors would come by and complain my dad was talking through their TV's and stereos.

[@joeharris4194]

You have helped me with a lot of things. Thank you.

[@davidswift541]

Cool intro. Hadn't been on the channel in a minute. Enjoy your content.

[@purpsnerd6911]

Thanks for sharing. Peace Love and Good Vibes 🙏😎✌️

[@larryhansen5705]

9:32 pm thank you for your video and your willingness to help us out. I am new and I love to learn.

[@carmellab2359]

Great job ,,,Thanks for the video ! RC the NW corner Referee RC! PS ,,,Keep doing what u doing cuz u our best we got !! MR, BBI,,RC

[@lloydtrotter4057]

THANK YOU;;; you're spot on Marry Christmas to the family

[@396ezmoney8]

Merry Christmas BBI, The journey is always worth the ride.

[@BoxBuilderIdaho]

Happy holidays!

[@francisharvey1811]

🙂you're a great guy keep up the good work iv learn a lot of stuff off your video's

[@crashwrench]

Hi, Merry Christmas to you and your family ! Keep up with the great Content !

[@SkelatorRevisited]

Hello BBI, I really enjoy your videos. Kudos to you for traveling around and meeting people in the community. Have you ever considered going and meeting Larry Barkett of Barkett Electronics/Browning CB Radios. He is a Legend in the Browning Community. Thanks Again, I am joining your Patreon group. 73

[@rodneymclemore8587]

Thank you Mr. BBI for what you do for us. 73s From 176
Oklahoma

[@lawrenceconstantine7735]

Ya well, I love watching keep going and I will keep watching this 66yr old ex-truck driver get it. But what is most important is Merry Christmas to you and your family and a Happy New Year.

[@MrBigR928]

💯✊🏿👍🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿....And I'm steppin 🏃🏿🏃🏿🏃🏿

[@buckaroobonsi555]

Fantastic Video!

[@chrislindsey1726]

good info 0n the coax and solder tools.

[@randyrich3047]

Thank you Mr BBI and Merry Christmas to you and your family!!!! And happy New years.. and keep on with the good work..

[@hobojon44]

shop in walcot iowa cb shop.

[@craigcarter5862]

love the video

[@stevepatterson2290]

BBI YOUR AWSOME , ALWAYS ENJOY YOUR VIDEOS , ALWAYS LEARN SOMETHING

[@rhoemberg1969]

Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 BBI for you and the whole Family ,Best Wishes my Friend .

[@joshp2424]

Thanks for the videos been a while since I watched due to moving and ripping and packing hope one day I can send a box for repair to u aloha happy holidays I'll catch u on fb 🤙🤙🌲🌲🌲🎉🎉

[@markviers998]

Thanks, great video!

[@JamesHalfHorse]

Your background and mine are similar. We are a dying breed.
Have a merry Christmas.

[@WildBillQRO]

Merry Christmas to your family from mine. 73"s from Canada

[@Hilander1298]

Merry Christmas BBI and family.

[@dwoaks1]

I enjoyed the video and I learned from it.

[@bradleyholewinski5635]

Mr.BBI Happy holidays! Also thanks for all you do.

[@psx1966]

great video

[@AdrenalineWings]

Impressive 🔥🔥🔥

[@crazybonescbshop4602]

happy birthday,merry christmas

[@TimberTramp]

In the late 90’s I think you did an amp for a cb setup my cousin had in his Jeep and it was bad ass!

[@ChristiannTyler]

I have a question.. what’s your opinion on tuning/nulling coax? Jumper length etc?

[@ajcates9136]

Merry Christmas Luke you are a legend we appreciate you!

[@BoxBuilderIdaho]

Happy holidays!

[@239preachermanradionyny3]

Luke my friend I enjoy your videos and everything you do for everyone wishing you and your family a merry Christmas and a happy New Year God bless you and your family all the best your friend Mario Preacherman 239 ny ny

[@charlieoscar09]

You did an amazing job this year Luke with the Chanel.....role on 2023.

[@terryclark9603]

Great video. Merry Christmas. Please show us how to get a 5 watt average on a corbra 2000 gtl dead keying 1 watt .from Chanel 1 to Chanel 40 thank you .that would be a great video a lot of people would like to know this. Ironman in Alabama 73s

[@beekeeper8474]

Damn man I wish I lived near you. Love to make some boxes. I'm dyslexic so reading amp books is a pain in the ass.

[@trevorlaurin7842]

i like you stuff decent equipment built and such.

[@southboundsuarez9832]

Hey man! Made it thru the whole video despite several interruptions. Yeah , your videos are pretty long, but where else ya gonna find that kinda value! Ha!
Anyways yeah, I gotta laugh from a good portion of your video as I could relate to many similar experiences with my own small service oriented business. Being a one man show, I have never advertised and almost all of my business originated from word of mouth. Servicing friends family and acquaintances. I relate to the tendency to have your own personal space being overrun with other people's stuff waiting in the repair queue , taking up room. Been there and done that with disappointed customers frustrated with having to wait their turn. I also had a difficult time saying no or turning work away. I had a year backlog. On occasions when missing deadlines I would offer discounts but that really was actually counter productive and made a bigger mess. Of course trying to run a service that is in high demand from a home workshop has many pitfalls. Although this was simply a hobby avocation for me , I ended up moving it to a small commercial suite. This was a great move but it has some pitfalls too. As I said I never advertised but none the less my business has ended up on Google maps and this has generated a ton more of cold calls expecting someone to answer the phone or for the place to have regular daily hours. I have had some stellar reviews but have received a couple of pissy bitches that have sent me nastygrams because I didn't answer the phone at their convenience. I have learned to cherry pick who I work with and what I work on. I mostly deal with professionals and higher end boutique gear.
While the smartphone has been a tremendous tool in so many different ways. It can boost productivity but it can be an extreme killer of productivity too!
People who are " in the know" or have been referred to me by people in the know, will know the secret way to get a hold of me. I never answer the phone while working and never pick up a call from anyone I don't know or recognize. Those who are prospective clients will need to text message me. I can then return their inquiry at my leisure. I now have a couple of local businesses that are aware of this and are sending customers with such instructions. So the secret is out. But how it works out for me, is once communication has been established and it appears that we have a repoire I will enter their name and their potential project into a special contact database on my Android phone. So they can now phone and I will recognize whom is calling. While I have a commercial business suite, I do not keep hours open for business. Everything is done by appointment. Further after some troll had been stirring up things on the Google maps listing critical of how I am doing business and should be doing business or how they demand that I do business,,,, I simply had to publish the fact that this is not a public business and is not open to the public. That I do these things part time as a hobby and that if it wasn't for my unrelated full-time employment and working on the road, I could not fund this hobby avocation and be of service to others.
It is through my own personal finances that has secured the vendors that allow for me to stock the inventory used to service and supply my clients. Basically I finance their projects with no money upfront and cash on delivery when complete.
I am at the point where I once again enjoy what I do . If I don't enjoy what I am doing why would I want to do it. I certainly don't want to deal with unappreciative people. A big reward is helping others!
Believe me, nobody gives the level of personal service within the field that I do and at a ridiculous low price point.
Well,,,, the price is going to change here very soon!
As I realize the true value of what I offer and the great demand!

[@foxman362]

Mr BBI very smart on his stuff.

[@truthfilterforyoutube8218]

I would think the #1 question would be , " How do I get you to build an amp for me? .... By the way, .... How do I get you to build an amp for me?

[@servicetrucker5564]

I had that same question about amp input swr at drail’s shop. It’s about 1.6 at deadkey and drops to 1.2 modulated with a sr447, fatboy 4 pill, and 3 ft coax in between them. They said don’t worry about it

[@BoxBuilderIdaho]

Yes don't

[@servicetrucker5564]

@@BoxBuilderIdaho Okay

[@matthewferguson3206]

Yr a LEGEND BBI...

[@BoxBuilderIdaho]

Not me

[@iggystim]

🙏💯

[@buckaroobonsi555]

Merry Christmas to you and your family!

[@BoxBuilderIdaho]

Happy holidays!

[@toejam1998]

What is the video you referring to about coax length radio to amp

[@davestune]

Tuned input....
.
Cb lol

[@atwoodmcclendon8439]

What the prices on your CB app

[@ThumperKJFK]

✌👍 Thank you so much for taking the time with all of us. From a retired broadcast engineer, who knows all the pit falls you have gone through. May you and your Family have a blessed Holiday and Christmas.

[@marvinradimak9322]

They should have given you a digital air gauge. More accurate. Lol

[@DominoStorm1]

BBI I have an RO at you’re shop and it can sit there for 5 years for all I care because you’re simply the best and I can wait forever knowing eventually it’ll be you that’s puts the black skull sticker on my amp!! Later brother

[@86jekstrom]

Dunno if Luke will see it but questions on my Belden 7810A purchase. Gauranmostbetchya it's better than the 8x that's second hand to me.
Ain't no fun when the duck got the gun KLICK

[@jmanranger7271]

Still have my maco 300 amo from 1974 when my grandfather had it ssb swr antenna 😮😅i took cheap coax made a simple diploe antenna few feet above the ground talk the world with a stock 2950 no swr antenna gimmick 😅ok frs gmrs handle talkies dont have a swr meter

[@DonkeyStomperProducts]

I have had bad luck with LMR 600, 3CX3000A7 was killing it. I could not split it to gamma match period. I had to have 393 service loop still would burn up bout 6 months, I would rather have 213.

[@BoxBuilderIdaho]

Rg217...

[@newtothreedee]

Merry Christmas

[@mikehannahs]

You know, the time it takes to either have a amp build or repair done by BBI wouldn’t be a concern of mine because I know my product will be the best because he takes pride and care in his work and knows what he’s doing, someday I will own a BBI built amp when cash allows me to do so, any of my friends ask where they should buy I tell look up BBI, watch his videos, his work will show you, not bashing other builders because there are other great builders out there either

[@AdamosDad]

Old CB'er here 74 years old and also a ham.
I know where you come from,
I got hooked on a crystal radio I built.
(｡ ▼皿▼) Excellent work Masta'
✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

[@86jekstrom]

Wish I was the father at 65...

[@AdamosDad]

@@86jekstrom 16 turns and what do you get? 🎜
Another day older and deeper in debt. 🎜
St. Peter don't tell me that I can't go🎜
I owe my soul to an old radio🎜📻

[@86jekstrom]

@@AdamosDad sounds are familiar.... Can't remember the rest. I've been beat with a hammer in my day. Caint remember shit. Sry

[@AdamosDad]

@@86jekstrom Beat with a hammer? does that hurt like getting shot with a 20ga?

[@86jekstrom]

@@AdamosDad both barrels lol

[@jmanranger7271]

I live on 30 acre's in the Alabama wood's cheap wire antennas going every where in the woods i do use a tuner or cut the wire to the frequency the old guys you to say i was the king of the radio baloney i had 😅a moonraker and a little help box man i couldn't talk croos town 😜 no dx just across town lol😮

[@isellfoodstampz]

You need an apprentice. I know a guy, he is me. I have a job at a shop testing radio equipment. I just dont know how to repair or build it. Besides basics. I shower and brush teeth daily 😂 I can use a volt meter and soldering iron.

[@tonyking9235]

THANKS DUCK IN A PUDDLE. OK WILL LOOK AT THAT VSWR ON THE COAXIAL CABLE.

[@brittoncorbin2858]

Merry Christmas!

[@extreme978]

I have a question. If mr black has passed, why does it still say mr black productions?

[@BoxBuilderIdaho]

lol its the production company

[@jmanranger7271]

Stay away from someone cb radio shops when a manufactory company makes a product says do not 🚫 modify when you buy your new hdtv bring it home 🔌 in the ac condenser or power inverter presto 😅do you modify your new tv Frigidaire fridge nope 😕 when i bought my new scanner bc 355 no PC program plug in play had my 102 inch whip for a base station antenna works great just ground it 😅

[@worksmartpaul]

1st off good help is hard to find.

[@GregWebbReacts]

I would love for you to show how to null coax. I'm lost in that area. Ty sir great video.

[@86jekstrom]

My number 1 would be how many of Cali cancer causing 2879s got replaced by C's? Still wanna see the yearly bag of pills for the year👍💯💯

[@BoxBuilderIdaho]

soon

[@BoxBuilderIdaho]

@@86jekstrom night bro

[@mctscott123]

I saw a video of you fixing a 3kw pallet, I'm curious: How wideband was it after you swapped transformers?
You didn't suggest that style of pallet, I'm curious: What kind of alternative for a similar output power would you suggest? Is there an option that will do 3kw and is actually cleanly wideband?

[@jmanranger7271]

Folks you need to look up tomcats big cb radio handbook how to buid cheap horizonral flatside antenna no big beams for horizontal flat side build a Dipole antenna easy done ✅ arrl antenna rhombic antenna type i use 75ohm Will not blow up your radio Cable company use 75ohm cable for love rungs

[@hardhead7056]

HELP.
Any bbi FB admins on here?
I cant even search for the FB page.
Much less request to join.
Help..

[@2000freefuel]

Luke, I understand many professional video people just rent their equipment.

[@BoxBuilderIdaho]

I use it everyday.

[@2000freefuel]

@@BoxBuilderIdaho Understood, but renting a $500K camera is WAY less costly then buying it outright! Then after a year you rent the next new hotness...

[@BoxBuilderIdaho]

500k? Lol no bro 5000$ lol camera body lens software about 5,000 bucks

[@cornbread-KO5RN]

Sounds like you need a buffer

[@randyguay7115]

No you can not hire help and maintain the quality of your work , you put heart and soul into your builds and me personally have a lot of respect for that. And your wifet is an angel i am sure you get some nut jobs. Oops did say that.
Well anyway please stay a mom an pop type buisness .

[@jmanranger7271]

The lord 🙏 is good he give us since. Mr bbi box builder when Marconi buit the frist radio did he use a amp folks wake up 🤠 you need a amp when you blow up your how neighbor hood he says swr not a issue Look up cheap Dipole

[@buckaroobonsi555]

I am sorry I have rubbed you the wrong way in the past. I like you I do. I just come off wrong online. Sorry! I have no idea what you put up with on facebook, youtube and on the phone! I apologize! ✌

[@jeremynottingham6277]

Meh, don't feel too bad, He's (BBI) had enough of me... and I'm still on the Pateron supporter roster. I also use deoderant and shower everyday. He bleeds red like the rest of us. I'm just glad he's got (some sort) a system working. I seen alot of "techs" get big and burn out, loose wife's, jail, dead. Gotta make the time and contol it and enjoy it. Its a hobby after all. Blessed Be, Luke and family. Maybe I might get out that way on one of the breaks? Big J 351 N Colorado

[@juanfgonzalez2039]

Why don't you hire someone to help you

[@dewdude]

Good. Now the FCC can identify you.

[@doglife5441]

Like right now you are so far away from those phones you can't tell what they are they look like pieces of smashed glass so please don't talk about other people when you're doing the same damn thing

[@BoxBuilderIdaho]

Thanks for the view. ;)

[@juanfgonzalez2039]

Stop being cheap and a bigger place 😂😅

[@epnuzuluaga766]

What kind of ruffian goes to another persons shop and touches/ moves stuff?

[@djlunchmeat7710]

Merry Christmas BBI to you and your family. de N8QDV/ 033 Cold Great Lakes

[@BoxBuilderIdaho]

Happy holidays!