I'm big into hand held CBs and have over a 100 models that I like to range test... but I never had one that could pick up signals from the South Shore to Boston, that must be one heck of a walkie talkie! the guys on 27 are all within 15 miles of me. my Base can talk to Boston about 30 miles away, but I keep the RF Gain down so I just mostly talk to locals 15 to 20 miles away... seems like their are more people on the radio everyday. I'm a little shy, so I don't get on the radio to often...but I imagine when I do, you'll hear me too! ... I use the same radio they use, a Anytone 5555 N II... it's a very good radio and puts out adjustable watts from 2 to 60 watts...... small world. thanks for watching
@@steve_niceguy It's an old TRC-212 sometimes at night i can hear people on 27. Im up on the third floor . But no one could hear me trying to say something that far away. unfortunately there is no way i can put a cb antenna out side here.
Steve thanks for the video. I've been using a cs-47 for about 8 months now. the 5 in the menu is 5K shift when you turn it on it drops your frequency by 5Khz so if you are on ch 40 27.405 it will drop you to 27.400. The RF gain is backwards from a traditional CB. RFG off is turned all the way up. as you increase the numbers it turns the RF gain down. What did you have the Mic setting in the menu set at? I recommend turning it up to 9. I've talked skip with mine all over the US and to the UK on FM. 73s
that's fantastic!!!!! you figured out what it is thank you.... my mic gain is at 9 and doesn't really modulate up like I had hoped it would.. I believe 100% modulation is 4 times the dead key.... the radio puts out 7 watts dead key... so 4 X 7 = 28 watts... but my peak meter is only showing 17 watts.... I was hoping to get over 20... but still a great radio.
@@steve_niceguy I can’t take credit there are some other fantastic videos on YT that explained it. Kind of clunky to go into the menu for some settings but it is a nice radio for what it is. 73s
I have one, if you move the jumper it turns into a little hotrod.
Thanks for doing this video i got this radio in my little car it helps that everything is on the mic.
Those guys on 27 must be running a lot of power. Sometimes i can hear them on my walkie talkie and im in the Boston area..
I'm big into hand held CBs and have over a 100 models that I like to range test... but I never had one that could pick up signals from the South Shore to Boston, that must be one heck of a walkie talkie!
the guys on 27 are all within 15 miles of me. my Base can talk to Boston about 30 miles away, but I keep the RF Gain down so I just mostly talk to locals 15 to 20 miles away... seems like their are more people on the radio everyday.
I'm a little shy, so I don't get on the radio to often...but I imagine when I do, you'll hear me too! ... I use the same radio they use, a Anytone 5555 N II... it's a very good radio and puts out adjustable watts from 2 to 60 watts......
small world. thanks for watching
@@steve_niceguy It's an old TRC-212 sometimes at night i can hear people on 27. Im up on the third floor . But no one could hear me trying to say something that far away. unfortunately there is no way i can put a cb antenna out side here.
Very nice video.
Thanks for the nice vid Steve, love range tests.
Does anybody know how I can use my base station without a tall antenna HOA won’t allow it
UA-cam search "attic radio antenna". I'm pretty sure there's a few videos out there.
@@musicman364 thanks
Steve thanks for the video. I've been using a cs-47 for about 8 months now. the 5 in the menu is 5K shift when you turn it on it drops your frequency by 5Khz so if you are on ch 40 27.405 it will drop you to 27.400. The RF gain is backwards from a traditional CB. RFG off is turned all the way up. as you increase the numbers it turns the RF gain down. What did you have the Mic setting in the menu set at? I recommend turning it up to 9. I've talked skip with mine all over the US and to the UK on FM. 73s
that's fantastic!!!!! you figured out what it is thank you.... my mic gain is at 9 and doesn't really modulate up like I had hoped it would.. I believe 100% modulation is 4 times the dead key.... the radio puts out 7 watts dead key... so 4 X 7 = 28 watts... but my peak meter is only showing 17 watts.... I was hoping to get over 20... but still a great radio.
@@steve_niceguy I can’t take credit there are some other fantastic videos on YT that explained it. Kind of clunky to go into the menu for some settings but it is a nice radio for what it is. 73s
A range test is the only rest. Anything else is secondary.