CB RADIO Newbie. Getting started on SSB. (Single Sideband)
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- Опубліковано 12 тра 2018
- For the new guys and gals on CB Radio. Some useful links and a disclaimer below.
Understanding Shortwave
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortwa...
Cb radio list of freq's
www.coastalcomms.org.uk/freque...
Dellboy on UA-cam.
/ delboyonline
Charlie Tango forum.
charlietango.co.uk/index/
Charlie Tango FB page
/ 166605419718
Fred on Facebook
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Foxtrot Lima Phonetic alphabet
fldx.org/site/phonetic-alphabe...
Foxtrot Lima Q codes
fldx.org/site/q-signals.php
Foxtrot Lima calling freq's
fldx.org/site/11m-call-frequen...
Knights UK CRT SS 6900N @ £149
www.kcb.co.uk/shop2/contents/e...
Disclaimer from Fred.
Ive made this video to try and answer some of the questions from new to SSB CB radio people. Its to help them get on air and make contacts. This is not an ultimate "Sideband Radio" users guide and may contain the odd mistake. Please comment accordingly. Thanks. - Розваги
As someone who hasn't been on cb for over 10 years when it was just 40 channel ,this is great video.your one of best I seen showing people how to start for first time or coming back to cb. Well done.keeep up good work.
Welcome aboard!
Brillant run down...
Ohhhh the early 80s, Ham International Multimoede II, yards of RG213, an Avanti Sigma IV...
And a signal processor. A wonderful period and experience.
Very good video, very informative.
I'm in the US but it's fun to see how CB
In the UK and Europe works.
Thanks Rob. I miss your "super bowl" channel.
Wrong Rob, but thanks anyway. 😉
Revisiting some of your earlier videos Fred!
I cant believe this video is 5 years old!
It was these videos that brought me back to radio!
Hi. Yes time moves on at a fast rate.
@@CB-RADIO-UK You're not kidding!! Seems like only yesterday I was a teenager chatting up girls on channel 14!! Marconi day yesterday was a washout in Anglesey. I suddenly had 7 of noise.
What I like about CB sideband is it's ability to skip very long distance on low power. I always had barefoot non amplified radios and I never could shoot skip on AM. Its near impossible without lots of power. But on sideband my 32 watt radio can talk all over the country. My first transmit on lsb I made contact with Canada from here in southern USA. And to make it even more impressive I'm doing it on a Mobil and magnet mount antenna on my pickup truck. It's amazing how much better ssb works for long distance with barefoot low power and small Mobil antenna. I should have bought a ssb radio years ago
Anyone reading this debating on upgrading to a CB with sideband...just do it. It's worth it
Just put out the feelers with a cb buddy about getting one,can't wait to try sideband
Iv learned more in this video than any other video on UA-cam, great 👍
I recently picked back up the hobby(that’s because in my home country Romania, a lot of drivers use ch 22 on EU). I’m only 30 yo, but in my early teens I used to go to extracurricular school of electronics(that’s the rough translation from Romanian). I can’t wait to return to The UK and use my radio as a base station. Thank you very much for all the information you put up on UA-cam, it really helped me to update my knowledge in a short time. Hope to catch you on CB. Cheers
More than welcome buddy. hope you get back on air and find some contacts.
Really enjoyable and informative Fred. Thank you
Cheers Alan.
[Short version] nice easy video to follow Fred. Well done.
another cracking video fred look forward to the nxt one
Hi Fred I’ve now got my 6900 up and running getting some good contacts. As I said I’ve got a 3m with a silver rod tied with luggage straps to the garden fence post works great and easy to get down for adjustments. Very pleased with the setup since coming back into Cb.
Well done David. Glad your getting contacts straight away. Just need a bit of skip to come over for the 27.555 USB channel.
Thanks for posting Fred xx
Welcome. :-)
Hi Fred, just returned to radio from 80s got 69900 v FOUND THIS VIDEO EXTREMLY HELPFUL, THANK YOU
Dude thank you for sharing. I sincerely hope you are blessed.
Thanks bud
Brilliant Fred keep it up 👍
Hi Fred! Thank you for sharing your thoughts and knowledge . Since I am pretty much confined to mostly my house these days I have been thinking of and learning about ham radio and refreshing what little I remember about cb transmission from my youth in the 70s.
Welcome. CB in some areas is a bit quite compared to the 70's.
I wish i had seen the movies about this CB radio a lot sooner... That would have saved me money!!! ;-)
Great video Fred, I was into CB back in the early 80's, got my Ham ticket in the early 90's and stopped it all due to working/raising family etc, so after a 26 year gap have started re-building the shack. Time to get over the mic shyness all over again :)
Keep up wit the great video's 73 :)
Thanks Colin. It only takes a good couple of overs to get right back into using the radio again. Then its like you never left.
fredintheshed1 thanks Fred, agreed after a few overs all should be good. Good news is after my Rip Van Winkle type sleep we now have more than 40 channels and legal SSB too, not only that the morse test to get on HF ham bands has gone too :)
Good video as always, thanks
Another helpful one Fred. Keep up the good work. I never had ssb back in the day (in the 80s), but am seriously thinking I'll be dabbling if/when I return.
Hi David. When the band conditions are with us (sadly not the best for the next few years) SSB is the way to go to get contacts all over Europe.
i got one Fred, it's brilliant, got all the channels tuned as i want. good video. thanks.
Glad you like yours.
Very well explained Bro.. That was a massive information upload.. And for sure ,stay away from Negative signals...
lol old codgers love it fred I dont have fb dont want to know what people had for dinner but you have made me think. great vid as usual.
Thanks John. Yes its the older gen that rule Facebook now. Just set up a sterile facebook profile. FB now gives you the option to remove tracking from your account.
@@CB-RADIO-UK Not up here it is not. We get all the "Look what I am about to eat" and all the stupid comments about road accidents etc. NOT on FARSEBOOK, nor do I want to be!
Great video and I have this radio its fantastic.. Cheers 73's
Enjoyed your video....I learned a lot! Thanks for the upload.
Another great video - Thanks Fred :)
Cheers its a long one :-)
Hi Fred, I have listened to you for several sessions and enjoyed you presentations helping new people, I am ZL3 JMC In New Zealand. back in the good old days (to punt a phrase,) I was one of about 2000000 CBers. maple leaf was my first handle then became 41 ALFA TANGO. then 20 years 17 ago became a radio Ham. When all restrictions of covet are lifted here in NZ will be back to UK for 3 or four years on the canals. I plan on getting a (UK) CB and I will bring my yaesu FT-900. keep the good work up Fred... John
I needed this! Thanks 👍
Brilliant video! I learnt alot.Thanks.
Absolutely great video Fred👍👍 and yes my own mother going on for 80 is also more active on FB than me !!
I know its sad but funny.
Cracking vid mate, just setting up again after a 25 to 30 year break - very useful :)
Welcome back.
Thank for quick reply
Great information. Watching from Kentucky “ The Bluegrass State “ in The U.S.A Thanks my friend
Thanks for watching!
Brilliant video thank you I’ll start off looking at all the videos
Thanks Larry
Another great video Fred, All the best, 73 to you and yours
Cheers 73's
Fred top post you’re a comms guru.
Thank you helping me get there
Hi Fred, just found your excellent channel. Yes i am in my 50s and I loved my radios in the day. Time to dig them out of the attic I think!!!
Welcome aboard!
VERY helpful... thanks!
Hi Fred the video was a great help I was getting frustrated in till I see your video thanks
Yes there is a learning curve with modern radios. Glad to help out.
Nice to hear you Fred long time since the days I was active, with base station 2 on the mike 1 nightwing would have been the handle and VP02 the call sign on 11 mtrs just come back on from cyprus new call sign 110 TD 02 so will keep my ears open for you and others that may still be about like frank VP07 or the WT group 73s and 51s to you and family ..
You are worth your weight in gold my friend thank you
Thanks John. Just glad to help out.
not been on a cb radio since the 1980, just looking at getting one again
A lot has changed. You have 100's of channels now with AM and Sideband. You still need a good outside antenna. I made a whole CB starting series. Here. ua-cam.com/video/-4dbYAigpvw/v-deo.html
Hi Fred, well done buddy.. its a long way from my Harrier CBX.. great content..
I drifted away from CB in the early 90s when I got my ham ticket, G0RJI,back then you needed something like the hy gain V for SSB which was totally illegal,26.285 lsb was just as popular a calling frequency as 27.555 usb ,the sunspot peaks were much stronger than more recent highs and Stateside and even Australia was much easier even on something like a Thunderpole,no Yagi needed,but recently 10,11 meters seem to be mostly sporadic E openings. The risk of SSB use and the need to keep overs short and figuratively keep looking over your shoulder for the DTI officials was a good incentive to get the ham license. It was only recently I found out that SSB was legalized for CB,wow what a privilege,things have moved onwards and upwards.
Such a good vid we'll overlook the bit about fb.
Thanks Fred this vidio was really useful I' am having the same problem with mine
Glad it helped
Just come across your video Fred. Blimey, this takes me back. Not been on CB since the mid 80s. I am a ham now, but tbh, I don’t use that much. Much get into CB radio again, and see what’s happening. I do have a few radio’s but no antenna as yet, apart from an old Silver Rod, which hasn’t been connected since the mid 90’s! I have been looking at the Antron 99.
You have a new subscriber.
Hi. Welcome. Once CB is in the blood etc. I would clean up the old Silver Rod and stick it on a pole. They still work well.
Very well done! Thank you.. Old timer here trying to get back into the modern electronic style radios and the states here changed it to where fm is allowed on the cb now, just wish President would do a am/fm/lsb/usb all in one radio here like they do for the UK. Actually sent a email to them and they replied and said " we expect to have an all mode CB in 2023". Its either am/ssb or am/fm for a radio choice here in the states for now, and far as trying to get someone to work on a 10 meter radio to allow the cb range is hard to come by these days. Also going to pass this video around to some people whom are just getting into the cb/ssb, going to send them here because i think you make a good teacher for the new person just getting into it! Enjoying your channel here in the states/ 73!
Thanks Gazza. Iam working on a complete beginners guide to CB radio series of videos as things have changed.
@@CB-RADIO-UK Awesome, i was just talking to someone about the cb/ssb and how things have changed a lot, going to point them towards your direction for sure! If you ever hear North East Kingdom mobile that would be me here in the states, maybe some day we can cross wires across the pond, 73!
Very helpful thank you
nice one Fred
Just ordered a 6900. Looks like a fun unit. I have a nice collection of classic cobras, uniden, and Midland radios.
Its good value John. Enjoy
thanks for taking the time ;O)
Pleasure
The E-layer is important in the propagation of 10 & 11 Meters, the more charged the E layer is the more the band is open. Another important layer for 10 & 11 is the F2 layer with sunspots of which you can get double-hop F2 propagation and have worldwide contacts via the F2 layer. We are in a low cycle, however that does not mean the band won't open, but it might not open as much and the openings could be very brief in nature.
Thanks for the extra info Tim
No problem. Hope things are all well over there. Long live CB Radio.
Hi Fred .
Thanks for a great video. You certainly get a fully equipped radio for your money. I have priced one up today , can't believe the price . Ordered one today fully loaded with PC interface and software.£ 158.00p . can't go wrong. I have moved away from amature radio seems dead around my area and moving more to the CB radio . As CB looks more easy going and less expensive too.
Good tip on Facebook setup neaver thought about it.
73
David
Hi David. Its a lot of radio for the money. Not HF build quality but they work well once you swap the standard mic or at least remove the inside foam. I got out to Corsica last night on about 20 watts on my 6900N. Yes facebook groups are the way forward to find nets and arange meets etc.
After early problems with a bad a99 base, I'm thoroughly enjoying my 6900.
Good to hear. For the money the radio offers a lot.
Hi Fred just getting back into CB after 40 odd years probably spent a little too much
but who cares dont suppose it will be anywhere near as good as it was but
willing to give it a try see how it goes ..am enjoying your channel so keep up the great work
Welcome back.
Another good video as all ways Fred take care hope you family OK mark from Loughborough Leicestershire ct 2674
Thanks Mark. Kenny gave us a scare last week. A video about it will be up on Fred2 in a day or two. All the best.
Very nicely explained mate , i really like this rig, value for money and really does a lot, just purchased one myself with cable and software which i didn't really need because i already had it downloaded, anyway should be fun. Yup i am a returning cb'er from the 80's, QSO's from all over the world on a standard ssb rig from the car, skip was insane then mate. So this one really appealed to me because i prefer the knobs to pushing buttons, a bit old school, but still plenty of menu functions to let you know where things are. Cheers and beers!
Hi Steve. Yes everything has become menu based and double press buttons even for the vol and squelch on some radios. The 6900 is like "ford" of radios and gets the job done well enough. The standard mic can be improved for about £11. was on mine today and sounding good.
@@CB-RADIO-UK Well put, yes i have a ford too. So i got one of those power mikes but i did watch the vid on the birds nest behind the mike lol that will be coming out until the mike arrives,and only a few more years to the next solar cycle woo hoo! cheers + 73's
They'll experience propagation on UK40 as you frequently get foreign stations calling for contact on the 19. But SSB is where its at.
Nice one fred
great job.
Nice video. I started on Side band on the CB. Then i got my Ham ticket W2CSI.com it is a lot of fun.
Sideband and FM is quite busy in certain places. Others are dead.
Hi Fred. I left the last message before I watched this video. You explain quite a lot that I wanted to know. I just picked a random video to message you on. It pays to watch a video before sending a message :).
No probs any time John.
Cheers fred
i remember reading 25 years ago that Sideband is 10x more efficient when transmitting, so 10w sideband is like 100w FM
CB-radio is a great fun, but the CRT6900N is illegal for CB use, the power is to much. But, the differance between 4 and 40 watts is just a few s-points, anyway,.. i had one a few years ago, and i had lots off fun with the radio. Now i am using an HF-set, 10 - 160 meters 120 watts all-mode,.. works pretty nice. Secondhand on e-bay, same cost as a new 6900, so, i have now also the 45 meterband, great fun.
if you press in the clarefer you can tune without the clicking for a short while.
Very good Enjoyed
Glad you enjoyed it
Glad you liked.
remember the cobra 80 ussb lssb am fm 80 channel American cb great for lessening to the American's.
you could not talk to them, but you did get the odd conversation .
Great video as usual Fred. Thorough and easily understood for newcomers. Face book:Fred your right, its mostly anonymous old farts like me. I was talked into joining by my daughter. Fun if you use the old adage No Name No Pack drill LOL. Thanks again Fred for the memory refresher. Take care.
Thanks Roy. Look out for a Kenny video on fred2 today. The poor biys been sick :-(
Enjoyed the video Fred. CT2625 Keep it up.👍🏻
Just bought this radio as a newbie to the hobby, problem I’m having is the dc hi warning beeps when the engine is running but not when turned off, I have had my alternator and battery checked and they are ok, running at 14 and 14.3v. Radio bought from jabber on eBay.
The Radio looks a lot like a Cobra I could be wrong but that's fine it's what I see
Enjoyed the the Vlog keep going WAVEN from So.Cal
5 or 600 views??....or 41 thousand? well done Fred
great 👍
Hi Fred. I acquired from a ham radio enthusiast a couple of years ago a Galaxy Big Rig DX95t2 which has never been used and is still in it's box. I was thing about setting up another antenna where I had one 20 years ago but are the frequencies dead, just don't want to go all through the agro to find nothing out there. 73's
hi i really like your videos. ive built your power supply in a tool box. its great. thank you
Cheers Andy. Mine has been working well.
If the signal is being bounced off the ionosphere then it shouldn't matter transmitting on low ground. Mountains would be no obstacle.
I used SSB on a CB many years ago in the late 70s early 80s using a Cobra 148GTL DX, haven't used CB for a number of years. Quite an informative article Fred but you seem to be saying you can only use SSB for DX conversations when the propagation is right. What you've overlooked is SSBs use in the UK over longer distances than FM or AM, I used to regularly set up on top of a hill or high point and have conversations with other CB'ers many miles more than with the usual FM.
Cheers Ian. Yes your right you can get local skip on FM and AM. Its quite rare but i have got a video on the channel when i caught some.
Great video fred loved it OFCOM WILL BE SEEING YOU SOON all the best have a nice day
I very much doubt it. Welcome to the 2000's mr cool.
Hi.. thank you for this video 👍🏻 subd
Thanks for the sub!
I'd sooner chat this way Fred.
Thanks Fred CT1666/163
On 11 meters in the USA we use LSB not USB, so if you are trying to make a contact in the USA it will be LSB. I have a Galaxy 93T and a Stryker 955 HPC that I run. Usually I use the Stryker, but I like my Galaxy the most, it is more of a collectors piece now.
Yes ive made stateside on LSB before. A video is on my channel. Hoping to get some USA action this fall.
@@CB-RADIO-UK I have picked up skip from down under on 38 LSB, when conditions are good you can get just about anywhere. I use a mobile antenna just a 4 foot fire stick and 100 watts gets you pretty far during skip. The only place I have never heard during skip is Alaska. I get the islands, north and Southern US. Canada as well, but never AK. Not sure why.
Nice video..I was on the air in the 90s i remember the super star 3600 and cobra 14 gt dx were the radios most people wanted for DX there were said to be the same radio different cover i see now there is the radio you CRT Superstar 6900 and a Ranger version of the SSA 3900 I was wondering if it was CRT who made the SS 3600 way back in the day and if its the same company making the SS 6900 I ask because i am thinking of setting up a radio again and i thought i will try and get a cobra 148 or ss 3600 if im lucky get 1 in good shape but it looks like it would be a safer and better choice to get one of these new crt ss radios
CRT are a french company so it might be the same.
Hi Fred. Ssb is just another mode like FM, I think the distinction is ssb is probably better for long distance contacts. Fm can be used fo dx but it’s favourable to use ssb
Hi Fred Great video Just to let you know 10 meter band starts on 28.000 NOT 28 315 ............ 73s
Thanks for the extra information Matt.
Hi Fred. Been away from CB for years now, marriage got in the way and so did work! What are the legal frequencies and antennas we can use these days. My power supply exploded th last time I used it, so that stopped me and then the missis came along and then family! Power supply needs a new electrolytic capacitor which I did get but have moved housed twice since then. I have seen bits of the power supply still waiting on the repair, but only bits of it :-(( so I might have to do something about it. I have been around Ham radio a bit more than CB, but I never bothered to get my licence either, just to busy! Now I am am not busy I don't have the money anymore! Such is life. Anyway, your guide is not bad and is well good enough to start with. What I would suggest for a starter is just to talk to some locals having a chat until they get a bit of confidence. I remember my first time way back in the AM days. Then I got involved in Pirate Radio, but that is another story. I have worked a lot of Europe and quite a bit of it on legal UK stupid channels, thankfully a lot of others had Ham Jumbos in Europe and was able to slide the transmitter across to UK FM. Anyway, a nice video for beginners Fred, keep up the good work.
Hi Bob. All the 11 meter CB band is now legal inc AM FM and SSB. Legal power is 4 watts AM FM and 12 Watts SSB. If you want to be 100% legal. No restrictions on antenna other than local councils.
@@CB-RADIO-UK Thanks for getting back to me Fred. I'll need to dig my way into the shed where everything has been buried for years. FM & SSB was my favourite operating modes anyway. I was never interested in Am, except when that was all there was in the illegal days! :-))
Is your single sideband a phase locked loop radio? I used to modify phase locked loop single sideband radios to go above channel 40 and below channel 1 and modify the clarifier to swing the transmitter with the receiver. Ah, those were the days in the mid 70's for single sideband radios. I had a 250 watt linear base station with a hole drilled in the top of my radio with a tuning wand stuck in the oscillator so I could swing it either up or down depending on if I were above 40 or below channel 1. The most desirable radios back in the mid 70's were Sears and J.C. Penny's single sideband radios that were phase locked loop radios which could be modified very easily with just a cut in the trace on the circuit board and a couple of SPST switches to choose the frequency. I had a Fluke freq counter set up on my base station with an SWR meter so I could tell where I was (frequency) and maintain my standing wave ratio at nearly 1:1. I had a 1/2 wave ground plane antenna and could talk around the world with my rig. Sold it all when I moved from the Atlanta area to Tennessee. My dad (age 95) still has some of his old radios and linear amps that I plan on getting. I've got his old freq counter so, if I can round up an antenna, I just might put up another base station. I stayed just below the 10 meter HAM band usually around channel 60 on the upper side band. I talked to more HAM radio operators than CB radio operators 'cause most people had 40 channel radios. It sure is a lot quieter upstairs than it is on channels 1 to 40. I kinda miss those days. I liked using the Q codes rather than all that 10-4 good buddy crap. After QSK you should report QRT and QSX--quit transmitting and listening.
Rusty iam not sure. These radios can drift a little until fully warmed up.
@@CB-RADIO-UK Okay, it must be a tube type radio. I've only worked on solid state radios.
Just curious but what is that piece of gear mounted underneath your radio? Wondering if its an antenna tuner ?
Hi. Its a pre amp. Used for boosting low signals into the radio.
having trouble getting the swr right on my crt xenon, any advice would be great or how you made the antenna you tried in the loft fred , thanks
The loft dipole was a great project. When i get around to making another one iam going to use my Nano VNA meter (vids on the channel) as cutting the wire using a standard SWR meter was a pain.
Thanks for an extremely helpful video, Fred - I’m new to the hobby and this was just what I needed.
I have one question (and forgive me if you’ve already covered this), is there a recognised calling frequency/channel for local contacts? I see you often use 27.305 on some of your videos, is that a calling channel or a commonly used local frequency?
All the best from Dave CT3382 in Cheshire.
Hi Dave. The 305 is out local but mostly UK user use Channel 19 FM and 27.555 USB for DX. See more here. ua-cam.com/video/hHZtk89Srgg/v-deo.html
@@CB-RADIO-UK Many thanks, Fred. I bought a 6900 recently, just need to find the courage to fix a silver rod to the house now :)
Hey Fred, 4W188 hear. Question, do you have the 50 abbreviations in the hidden service menu of the 6900 or the 5555 plus, deciphered into full words and if so would you be kind enough to share it with me?
Hi. Sorry cannot help as ive never had to go into the service menu.
hey Fred. did you make a video about that rf pre-amp? or a video about preamps? personaly i am woried you get more qrm and that you overload the receiver.
No ive not made a video about the pre amp but might be an idea. Yes you do need a quite band to get the best out of it. Cheers.
thank you for answering and hope to see the video soon. :) keep up the great work.
That is a very good explanation. Thanks
You are welcome!
Hi Fred.quick question.which is better for mobile use,keep in mind even doe going to use for mobile use .Cb unit won't be fitted to car.only setup mobile when in use then boxed in boot when not used so the size of unit not concern. Looking at 2 units as want to use ssb . looking at CRT ss9900 expanded and CRT ss6900n.
The buttons on ss9900 are small but good unit .told gets hot with heat sink but be using mostly on ssb and ss6900n buttons ggod size and easy to use. The click not bother me .
I'm at odds which one to get .
The 9900 has more transmit power but is the harder radio to use. If your new or coming back to radio the 6900 is easier to use. I would prob go for the 6900 to start.
@@CB-RADIO-UK cheers Fred
I can't wait to set up my Shakespeare 25 ft.. just need to know what to buy rig wise want to be able to set up a nice bit of kit?
Depends on what you want to spend. I would always advise to get a SSB radio.
I like your radio with the built in freq counter. Does your transmitter swing with the clarifier frequency? Easy mod if it doesn't.
There are 3 clarify settings so you can choose.
@@CB-RADIO-UK Well, my clarifier would swing the transmitter to the frequency that the clarifier was set even if it was off frequency just a little. That was a mod we did to these radios so after tuning someone in that may be off frequency we could talk to them on that very same off frequency. The clarifier was tied to the transmitter.
Fred I've got a ss6900n ,are you best testing swr on uk40 ? If so what about side band ,and also if I set up my swr and its in range ,if you turn the rf power up it sends the swr out again,how do you go on with this ?thanks Ade ct3396
Hi. I always do the first test on chan 20 UK FM. This gives a ball park figure. Always use full power. If your going to mostly use the UK FM then swap between ch1 and 40 to and adjust till they balance. Because i use 27.305 USB the most my antenna is adjusted on that freq but still use FM for SWR