We need more CB Shops like 440 all across the country to keep drivers talking loud and proud and communicating with each other. Thanks for this video, Bruce!
Truckers do not need high power. CB is for local communication of just a few miles. High power will result in broadcasting over a wide area, blocking the legal radios of many law abiding truckers. Not only that, but you won’t be able to receive those further away.
I'll never forget my first radio check. Parked on an on ramp tuning my cobra29ltd. "Can I get a radio check, how do I sound?" "You sound like a piece of shit!" "Thank you sir, have a good one" Then a couple other drivers key up and bicker about today's youth being the problem. I laughed so damn hard.
That 440 competition tune up is a joke. He's well known in the cb world for being a hack. This video hit cb radio groups quick. No way in hell 4 irf 520 mosfet transistors do 200 watts. Loose meters aka happy meters tell the customer what they wanna see. He reeled Bruce in like a bass. Hook, line n sinker. Lolol radios gonna bleed multiple channels. Lol plus that stock mic is great. Sra198 is bulletproof and sound great. Astatic mics put out now are junk. Switches go out in them often. Made cheap. He sold Bruce a mic he didn't need. Lol plus the bonus Dosy feel good Meter!!!
@@kodiakradio7510 I was suspicious that most of what he was saying was BS. I confirmed those suspicions at 12:52. He talks about needing to "upgrade" the power feed wire, but here you can see inside the radio are two thin gauge wires coming from the power inlet. If what he said were true those would need to be upgraded as well.
CB is awesome - had one going all my years. I'm thrilled to see it still healthy and going strong. Gonna be real handy too if SHTF. My dad had a CB shop in Dallas back in the boom days of the 70's. Good times.
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No, don’t ever let the magic smoke out. The magic smoke in all the canisters, resisters and such keep the radio working! Of course this is coming for a CB’er who was in it from 1972-1977 when I went in the service. Been back in ham since 2016, and thinking of picking up a CB radio for a little fun and build a wire vertical antenna, no need to spend on antenna. Good luck all. CB is a lot different these days after listening for the past few days. Good luck all!
i like how he says ohms law and rf waves causes heat, no tf it dont lmao. the real reason for the heat sync on the back is because when you start pushing 100+ watts the electrical components inside start to heat up just like a pc, fuckin moron needs to find a new career or just do some research lmao
@@TheShadowStalker. thanks for the kind words. I make a Very good living doing this Mr key bord bandit the only thing that I have ever screwed is my self by being a yes man and letting people get over on me. GOD HAS BLESSED ME AND HE WILL BLESS YOU TO AS SOON AS YOU STOP BEING A LITTLE BITCH.
@@TheShadowStalker. its easy to talk shit when you're analyzing a one take video I'm not used to being on video with a guy I just met for the 1st time I was nervous so I miss spoke by I sure you never have.
This guy is an expert for what he knows and does. The problem is, is that most of the time long distance stations can hear you, but you cannot hear them because from lack of power on their end.
wrong again sir propagation dictate's how far your signal goes regardless of TX/RX and what band you're on....The guys a moron like the rest of all this CB bull Shit people put on You Tube.
Love the continued American culture of CB radio and the passion to create a work of art. In the UK CB is nearly dead. If everyone went out and got a CB like it was 1985 again mobile phones would be extinct
as soon as i heard "competition tune-up" i already knew he is a golden screwdriver hack and that thing will be splatter box. you dont put 250 watts in the hands of a novice radio user. he will be splashing all over the band and disrupting conversations he cant even hear thinking its "cool" because the meter swings.
I agree one hundred percent, he'll get plenty of complaints because he's splattering over on the rest of the frequencies, and the radio won't last long, i run a stock 4 Watt Cobra 29 ltd classic radio with the modulation turned all the way up, a good quality microphone and a top notch antenna (Francis amazer 102 inch stainless steel whip) and talk to guys over 20 miles away, if i want to talk skip then i turn on my 150 watt foot warmer, no reason for all that extra garbage put in the radio.
I got a connex 4600 turbo 10meter and this radio allows me to talk with people with big cbs around 1000 miles , I love connex radios , you got the right one
Man I'm so blessed that Bruce Wilson stopped by great guy . If I had known then what I know now I would of give him all that's radio equipment for free. it's a blessing when mr Wilson stops by any ones shop.
Mics are weighted because it makes them easier/more comfortable to use. When you're using a mic that's really lightweight the cord has no problem pulling it back out of your hand. They do not add weight because they're trying to be "fraudulent", they add it to make the mic more controllable and pleasurable to use.
Same here. Bruce will probably never know he doesn't need that much power. But then again I didn't learn that lesson very well until I went to Ham. I still use CB also, for local chatter. KDØ VZB
@@roymcdavid1015 sorry to tell you but hes full of shit and 1 simple way to proove it is look up and see if ohms law and rf waves causes heat, lil hint THEY DONT
You have no idea how much i love this video, i grew up around cb radios, i believe cbs an people who work on them are a dying art in my opinion. I wish I lived closer id definitely bs with ya on the road! Hell yeah!
3 channel radio shack in my truck. Back then it was channel 10 for truckers but then switched to 19 to reduce the bleed over on 9. Back to radio shack to get the 19 crystal. Radio checks were known to be mostly from 4 wheelers with a new radio playing around with it.
Those hustler beer cans were the top of the line antenna back in the day they still are on of the best to this day. I love the spring design I wish all other antenna manufacturers would have incorporated it into their designs. I have dual Browning BR-78’s on my rig SWR 1.2 my favorite antenna so far
Speaking as a licenced Radio Ham (Amateur Radio) here in the UK....I would recommend keeping the "Overs"/"Ragchews" Short as that Radio and it's "Heat Sink" which are the Fins on the rear are Not designed for anything more than about 30 watts or so. It Will get Very Hot quickly to the point of not being able to touch the rear of the unit and might start shutting the power down or even shutting the radio off if it has a Protection circuit fitted. it will also take a very long time to cool down too as there are no cooling fans in it. You could fit a large "Computer/PC Fan" inside the cubby where the CB is fitted, it would be possibly a 12 volt unit but check first, that should help with cooling so long as the Fan is Blowing onto the radio. You really don't need anywhere close to 250 watts, it's all sales speak unless you want to "work the World" with a huge directional Yagi antenna!. In a few years time (4-5) you will be able too on the 11 Metre 27mhz band with your Truck antenna possibly when the current "Sunspot Cycle" starts lifting out of it's 11 Year Doldrums cycle (about midway at the moment). Keep the power output down to a sensible output, say up to 30 watts or less (my Ham radio gear, Yaesu and Kenwood transceivers are only around 25 watts AM and 100 watts SSB!. Just be sensible on its output or it won't last long?, bigger antenna's are the way to go but not possible on a Truck at that height due to tree limbs catching or similar. love what you are doing to the old girl, all Cabovers here in the UK and Europe at 52ft overall length (trailer included!) but we have around 3ft taller height limit than you at around 16'6'' or more?. Keep safe and keep the video's coming.
Notice he DIDN'T show the output on the spectrum analyzer and how many spurious signals it was producing or how wide the signal was over the permitted width which I believe is less than 5kc. But if he 1/10th of a microvolt, that's pretty good on rx, I'd like to see that. Especially on AM
@@davep6977 dont hate on me but I am very new to CB and interested in quality information. Can somebody point me in the right direction. I have no clue what any of these terms like “splatterbox” and “golden screwdriver mean” I was just looking at getting a decent radio thats better than what you find in TA/ Pilot etc... I never had anybody cool in my life to show me the ins and outs of cb and I am for sure not looking to piss anybody off due to lack of education.
@@SofiaisSunshine A "President Walker" is a darn good radio for beginners. It's the size of a Cobra 25, & is better built with more features than the Cobra 29.***Hunt down the reviews of the P.Walker here on You Tube. I love mine. Bought it off Amazon for $135. Good luck to you.
Well I got this big honking radio, with sum amplifiers, they got dem fans on thare, keeping dem cool, so I put dat hot pink finger nail polish on there like how you like your lot lizards not like your woman's clear stuff, push dis big honking pacitor in dar, den I fill all these holes here with hot stuff, and wam bam thank you momma we're running at 1.21 gigawatts by appointment only.... :P
That CB guy is impressive. Great job Bruce that’s the best most informative and interesting CB tech video I’ve seen. One of my favorite cb handles I heard from a lady is “dangerous curves”. Keep up with the truckin videos!
I remember when I was a kid my uncle came by in his irocz and showed me the cb. I stayed up all night talking with people. I must have been like 7 that was almost 28 years ago.
Heck yeah man, this fella knows his stuff. I've got a cobra 29 in my pick up truck and a galaxy Saturn base station at my house. All peaked and tuned. Talkback is pretty cool to have too.
totally rad...great choice in radio...ive owned ranger radios before...i used to drive and had a big set up at home...altho i personally never ran the hustler i knew many guys who did..i was a wilson antenna guy back then, again really neat...brought back some memories....ive not been into CB for many years....ran some big power at home and in the trucks.....for me id definately want a sideband radio....just a prefrence....anyhoo great vid!! ty for sharing
I didnt have a clue what that guy was talking about lol but I loved this video, thats old school passion right there, his hobby and business, dont see that much these days
He's got a UA-cam Channel! He even did a video on this install! ua-cam.com/channels/L_DlK3eUvijalWcmqb-NGA.html ua-cam.com/video/2b-APsW0NiU/v-deo.html
I didn't think anyone had no idea what heat sink is. Will there be any bets on how long it will take for Bruce's annoying crap gets him in trouble with the police on that radio?
It's a good thing the FCC doesn't have the time or manpower to check CB radios anymore, 4 watts is the maximum legal output for class D, AM communications. If you want more, you need to go SSB (Single Side Band), then you can generally, depending on the radio, transmit up to 12 watts. Yeah yeah, I know, I have a Texas Star 500 afterburner pumped into 4 102" whips on and 8'X8' grid, which (if you do the math) with a standard 4watt transmitter, will generate a 1200 watt omnidirectional signal. So you can do the math and understand why I talk around the world on SSB. And Amber: BC Mamma / Brunette Bombshell / TooShy (since she's shy on camera)
I have a uniden xl that I bought in the mid nineties and had tuned up. I have not used it in years it just sits in its original box waiting for a rig to put it in. They are fun.
Mark sharman I heard you've been having a hard time with the dust in the air. You know the equipment uses externally discipline equipment through the 10 MHz reference with GPS receiver.
I like that radio. Never heard of it. RCI 39 VHP! Good luck with your trucking business. Love the cab over ya don't see those much anymore. They were phasing out before I got my CDL's so never got to drive one.
I run the RCI 2950 4 watt deadkey 55 forward modulation mine is a 10,11&12 meter band USB LSB CW FM AM. I run the Wilson 5000 magnet mount and a 200 watt kicker. I also run a Bearcat 396 police scanner that is on the follow me mode
In high school a lot of us had a CB in our truck. We had some really stupid handles, hoser, farmer,boner, stumpy, hoots, just to name a few. I had the102" whip on my truck
This is a certified genius on CB radios. You can tell Bruce just stood there like a big dummy because he had no clue what he was explaining to everyone. I guess I got to give Bruce some credit for finding the right person to install his CB.
@@KE5ZZO He has his CDL now if he didnt his semi prob wouldve got impounded and this video wouldn't have been filmed 🤣. Its really nobodies business why he got pulled over anyways really he doesnt gotta tell anyone
I've been in the same building doing this for 22 years. I have had to go out of state to learn more about working on cb radios . Had to spend time away from family and friends to learn what I know now. Thanks to mr randy kokes for biging the best teacher and friend anyone could ever ask for. Now days I build mobile and bace boxes the name of my line of amps is zip zipper mild to wild. Read my reviews on Facebook 440 cb shop.
What makes you think it's a Dying Breed. Funny how people use that phrase and it's just not true. He's not a Dying Breed nor has anybody else. He's called the professional he knows his business.😎
he really does not know hardly anything about electrical, ohms laws and rf waves donot create heat lmao, the heat comes from the 100+ watts going through the electrical components inside just like a gaming pc
Bullshit : upping the capacitors won't do shit. The only way to reliably get more power out without burning it up is higher rated transistors in the RF power amp, updated output match transformer etc plus you need a bigger exciter signal.
When he opened that cb up it was over,it was coming in and out the other ear and I didn’t know what the heck I was looking at,this man is smart and knows what he’s talking about
Looks like my Dads US Import in the 80's, a White Freightliner from the mid 70's. I stood for over a year doing nothing, looked pretty terrible, and I turned up 1 day and all the spraying had been done to match the fleet, new chrome added, and its 50mph in the UK (80kph), was unrestricted. Their was also 2 Kensworth's, 1 for work & the other competed around the country in races. Always loved me those US bigrigs, not the bulldogs, flat fronted box on 10wheels. 73's, 407, The Mad Hatter NW 🇬🇧 since 1972 😉
He’s got the slug in that meter that makes it look good . I remember when I believed in this stuff oh bigger is better lmao. I got a 10 watt cobra with a good antenna perfect matched swr talks perfect.
When you learn how to talk around the world on 5 watts of ouput power then you are impresssive. Otherwise you are violating the FCC regulations just to be obnoxtious. Boy he saw you coming bruce.
We need more CB Shops like 440 all across the country to keep drivers talking loud and proud and communicating with each other. Thanks for this video, Bruce!
Truckers do not need high power. CB is for local communication of just a few miles. High power will result in broadcasting over a wide area, blocking the legal radios of many law abiding truckers. Not only that, but you won’t be able to receive those further away.
@@jerrypolverino6025agreed
@@jerrypolverino6025cry
Is he still install radios?
@@DarrinFry-h5k Dear Lord I hope not.
In my Petes & Frieght Shakers I call them Dual Finals!!!
Bruce is the type of guy to ask for radio checks and giggle when actual truckers respond.
lmao
I did that my first time too
Complete poser
you dick AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAA ! ! !! thats fuckin the best comment yet.
Roger that
I'll never forget my first radio check. Parked on an on ramp tuning my cobra29ltd.
"Can I get a radio check, how do I sound?"
"You sound like a piece of shit!"
"Thank you sir, have a good one"
Then a couple other drivers key up and bicker about today's youth being the problem.
I laughed so damn hard.
Bruce this man knows what he's talking about. He's saying all the things I learned in 38 years of trucking. I had the same radio.
That 440 competition tune up is a joke. He's well known in the cb world for being a hack. This video hit cb radio groups quick. No way in hell 4 irf 520 mosfet transistors do 200 watts. Loose meters aka happy meters tell the customer what they wanna see. He reeled Bruce in like a bass. Hook, line n sinker. Lolol radios gonna bleed multiple channels. Lol plus that stock mic is great. Sra198 is bulletproof and sound great. Astatic mics put out now are junk. Switches go out in them often. Made cheap. He sold Bruce a mic he didn't need. Lol plus the bonus Dosy feel good Meter!!!
Sherburne Lee Yep , I kinda cringed when he said the ranger mic was no good lol. I looked up at mine and just smiled lol
@@kodiakradio7510 I was suspicious that most of what he was saying was BS. I confirmed those suspicions at 12:52. He talks about needing to "upgrade" the power feed wire, but here you can see inside the radio are two thin gauge wires coming from the power inlet. If what he said were true those would need to be upgraded as well.
@@talleddie81 exactly. All smoke n mirrors. Clip n snip tune. Shady practice.
Good for you
5:17 Love to the coax sell. It doesn't adsorb and it doesn't bleed out. Thought I was watching a tampon commercial.
CB is awesome - had one going all my years. I'm thrilled to see it still healthy and going strong. Gonna be real handy too if SHTF. My dad had a CB shop in Dallas back in the boom days of the 70's. Good times.
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Right lmao
I hate the echo. Can you imagine being on aviation frequencies and it sounds like someone’s in the bathroom?
Echo is a kid toy for CB
What no Roger beep😅😂
Yep, the guy is a bullshit artist and hasn't got a clue.
This guys one of those feel good installers. Always goes through the extra trouble just for you.
@@farmhandlocal7635 Well, it's just good manners to say nice things before you screw someone.
Behold my Golden Screwdriver !
🤣
Exactly, this guy is a complete ass clown
Lol I didn’t know echo gave you studio quality audio lol🤔
Suckers born every day.
Let the magic smoke fly
No, don’t ever let the magic smoke out.
The magic smoke in all the canisters, resisters and such keep the radio working!
Of course this is coming for a CB’er who was in it from 1972-1977 when I went in the service.
Been back in ham since 2016, and thinking of picking up a CB radio for a little fun and build a wire vertical antenna, no need to spend on antenna. Good luck all.
CB is a lot different these days after listening for the past few days. Good luck all!
Looks like very good Antenna work. People gripe about over modulation but it is part of CB’er culture.that’s why it’s fun.
This dude has all the markings of a screwdriver bandit.
He’s just saying RF industry words that sound good, but I doubt he actually understands what he’s saying.
😂
The moment he just starts spouting "yeah so like uhh, cuz a ohms law and stuff." == bullshit artist.
440 is one of the biggest hacks around and has screwed so many people.
fr hes a fuckin moron lmao
i like how he says ohms law and rf waves causes heat, no tf it dont lmao. the real reason for the heat sync on the back is because when you start pushing 100+ watts the electrical components inside start to heat up just like a pc, fuckin moron needs to find a new career or just do some research lmao
@@TheShadowStalker. thanks for the kind words. I make a Very good living doing this Mr key bord bandit the only thing that I have ever screwed is my self by being a yes man and letting people get over on me. GOD HAS BLESSED ME AND HE WILL BLESS YOU TO AS SOON AS YOU STOP BEING A LITTLE BITCH.
@@TheShadowStalker. its easy to talk shit when you're analyzing a one take video I'm not used to being on video with a guy I just met for the 1st time I was nervous so I miss spoke by I sure you never have.
@@440cbshop9 fuck what those guys are talking about, where are you located? I need an upgrade in the worst way.
This guy is an expert for what he knows and does. The problem is, is that most of the time long distance stations can hear you, but you cannot hear them because from lack of power on their end.
wrong again sir propagation dictate's how far your signal goes regardless of TX/RX and what band you're on....The guys a moron like the rest of all this CB bull Shit people put on You Tube.
yeah with my cb radioIi can hear people all of the time however no one will respond because the power output is not strong enough
He's an expert at bullshit.
Love the continued American culture of CB radio and the passion to create a work of art. In the UK CB is nearly dead. If everyone went out and got a CB like it was 1985 again mobile phones would be extinct
as soon as i heard "competition tune-up" i already knew he is a golden screwdriver hack and that thing will be splatter box. you dont put 250 watts in the hands of a novice radio user. he will be splashing all over the band and disrupting conversations he cant even hear thinking its "cool" because the meter swings.
Another victim fallen for the meter bait.
Don't worry he will burn out the finals of that radio soon enough due to high SWR, he wasn't told to tune that antenna
These are the clowns that destroyed CB radio back in the 1970s in the first place.
I agree one hundred percent, he'll get plenty of complaints because he's splattering over on the rest of the frequencies, and the radio won't last long, i run a stock 4 Watt Cobra 29 ltd classic radio with the modulation turned all the way up, a good quality microphone and a top notch antenna (Francis amazer 102 inch stainless steel whip) and talk to guys over 20 miles away, if i want to talk skip then i turn on my 150 watt foot warmer, no reason for all that extra garbage put in the radio.
I got a connex 4600 turbo 10meter and this radio allows me to talk with people with big cbs around 1000 miles , I love connex radios , you got the right one
@@211marucha Bet you still believe in santa clause as well too
I am a retired professional radio man with 50 years experience. I am ok with this video.
Man I'm so blessed that Bruce Wilson stopped by great guy . If I had known then what I know now I would of give him all that's radio equipment for free. it's a blessing when mr Wilson stops by any ones shop.
What does a set up like that run
@@fireman14892 fcc only goes after people transmitting on illegal bands. Like the guy whos second harmonic was landing on the police bands.
@@fireman14892 thats cool mark
@@fireman14892 they don't care about that anymore more people that have a general hp40w mainly use ch 19 .pimp.
@@fireman14892 show me one truck driver that got fined by the fcc for using a general hp40w.
This is a fantastic video haven't heard anybody talk CB Electronics in 40 years thank you
1:42 "Now what's that thing that's on the back there for dummies"
Dummies = Bruce
Mics are weighted because it makes them easier/more comfortable to use. When you're using a mic that's really lightweight the cord has no problem pulling it back out of your hand. They do not add weight because they're trying to be "fraudulent", they add it to make the mic more controllable and pleasurable to use.
as a ham radio operator some of the things this guy said drove me nuts, but i see what he was getting at he set you up good!
Same here. Bruce will probably never know he doesn't need that much power. But then again I didn't learn that lesson very well until I went to Ham. I still use CB also, for local chatter. KDØ VZB
Agreed... DE KB3MMX
What a guy we need more people like him. The Passion in what he does is so awesome
Fact
Kinda getting hard to find someone who truly knows how to properly tune a radio. Dude seems legit for sure..
@@roymcdavid1015 sorry to tell you but hes full of shit and 1 simple way to proove it is look up and see if ohms law and rf waves causes heat, lil hint THEY DONT
You have no idea how much i love this video, i grew up around cb radios, i believe cbs an people who work on them are a dying art in my opinion. I wish I lived closer id definitely bs with ya on the road! Hell yeah!
Get your butchered splatterbox right here!!!
Thats why all I use are 2 watt dead key legal limit CB radios because I may want to run an accessory to get more modulation .
Should just have got a Icom IC-7300 and modified it.
3 channel radio shack in my truck. Back then it was channel 10 for truckers but then switched to 19 to reduce the bleed over on 9. Back to radio shack to get the 19 crystal. Radio checks were known to be mostly from 4 wheelers with a new radio playing around with it.
Reminds me of hank hill...”I sell propane and propane accessories “
And sinks to distribute the heat.
Dang it Bobby!!
I run the hustler on my dump truck plus jeep. I recommend them. I'm not saying they are the best but im talking 5 or 6 miles with em. 😊
I run duel hustlers on t680, no complaints here. passed low hanging tree branch test several times!
Those hustler beer cans were the top of the line antenna back in the day they still are on of the best to this day. I love the spring design I wish all other antenna manufacturers would have incorporated it into their designs. I have dual Browning BR-78’s on my rig SWR 1.2 my favorite antenna so far
I like to use a one hundred and Two inch stainless steel whip with a coil spring works great
This guy was awesome in front of the camera. Learned a lot from this video.
Speaking as a licenced Radio Ham (Amateur Radio) here in the UK....I would recommend keeping the "Overs"/"Ragchews" Short as that Radio and it's "Heat Sink" which are the Fins on the rear are Not designed for anything more than about 30 watts or so. It Will get Very Hot quickly to the point of not being able to touch the rear of the unit and might start shutting the power down or even shutting the radio off if it has a Protection circuit fitted. it will also take a very long time to cool down too as there are no cooling fans in it. You could fit a large "Computer/PC Fan" inside the cubby where the CB is fitted, it would be possibly a 12 volt unit but check first, that should help with cooling so long as the Fan is Blowing onto the radio. You really don't need anywhere close to 250 watts, it's all sales speak unless you want to "work the World" with a huge directional Yagi antenna!. In a few years time (4-5) you will be able too on the 11 Metre 27mhz band with your Truck antenna possibly when the current "Sunspot Cycle" starts lifting out of it's 11 Year Doldrums cycle (about midway at the moment). Keep the power output down to a sensible output, say up to 30 watts or less (my Ham radio gear, Yaesu and Kenwood transceivers are only around 25 watts AM and 100 watts SSB!. Just be sensible on its output or it won't last long?, bigger antenna's are the way to go but not possible on a Truck at that height due to tree limbs catching or similar. love what you are doing to the old girl, all Cabovers here in the UK and Europe at 52ft overall length (trailer included!) but we have around 3ft taller height limit than you at around 16'6'' or more?. Keep safe and keep the video's coming.
With the money he spent he could probably just have modified a Icom IC-7300
This dudes smart and one hell of a salesman! He convinced me that’s it’s the best
he's still a used car salesman
Shut up, he’s clearly leading the pack@@davep6977
If I was to guess he was a radio guy in the military, just by the way he talks, no bs lol
Doesn't seem angry enough for me lol...kidding by the way
No doubt .. Army radio school graduate 🇺🇸
I agree to man
This dude is FULL of Bull shit.typical screwdriver bandit throwing outphrases and terms hoping to impress the less knowledgeable on the subject.
That's exactly what I thought lol
The look on Ambers face when that guy was nerding out over coax ends was freaking priceless lol 😂
When this guy talks all I can think of is the movie Sling Blade.😂
His CB handle is “pataters”
French fries potaters n mustard uhm hmmm
Aaiight den...
You cant replicate Billy Bob Thorton....the best antihero ever.....
I reckon I can a hear that kinda voice when he talkin. Ugggh.
Blue Collar is very cool. The CB is awesome.
Oh no, he's got his Village People glasses on again!!
440 built a radio for me. Best sounding radio I've ever had but it hardly receives. We were just pups back then. He had a short run in Indy.
Another hacked up mudd duck splatter box.
Yep.
Notice he DIDN'T show the output on the spectrum analyzer and how many spurious signals it was producing or how wide the signal was over the permitted width which I believe is less than 5kc. But if he 1/10th of a microvolt, that's pretty good on rx, I'd like to see that. Especially on AM
@@davep6977 dont hate on me but I am very new to CB and interested in quality information. Can somebody point me in the right direction. I have no clue what any of these terms like “splatterbox” and “golden screwdriver mean”
I was just looking at getting a decent radio thats better than what you find in TA/ Pilot etc... I never had anybody cool in my life to show me the ins and outs of cb and I am for sure not looking to piss anybody off due to lack of education.
@@SofiaisSunshine A "President Walker" is a darn good radio for beginners. It's the size of a Cobra 25, & is better built with more features than the Cobra 29.***Hunt down the reviews of the P.Walker here on You Tube. I love mine. Bought it off Amazon for $135. Good luck to you.
@@SofiaisSunshine "Golden Screwdriver" is a hack CB tech who blows smoke up your tail because he knows you're ignorant.
That man loves cb's, I never knew there was so much involved in cb radio's
WOW THIS CB MAN IS HILARIOUS...
I would like to know how he got 200watts 🤔🤔🤔🤔
Looked to be a general hp 40 w radio wallcotts radio
Ther is 4 transistors build in the lid
You can get a lid
With 4x 2879 that's 600watt
You could key a pretty big box with 4 pills under the hood of that radio.
Well I got this big honking radio, with sum amplifiers, they got dem fans on thare, keeping dem cool, so I put dat hot pink finger nail polish on there like how you like your lot lizards not like your woman's clear stuff, push dis big honking pacitor in dar, den I fill all these holes here with hot stuff, and wam bam thank you momma we're running at 1.21 gigawatts by appointment only.... :P
That CB guy is impressive. Great job Bruce that’s the best most informative and interesting CB tech video I’ve seen. One of my favorite cb handles I heard from a lady is “dangerous curves”. Keep up with the truckin videos!
years ago I talked to a gal that went by 38 special, and she was
@@bertgrau9246 Yea I used to talk to her a lot. She was with Western Express when they run 379 Petes back in the 70s.
I remember when I was a kid my uncle came by in his irocz and showed me the cb. I stayed up all night talking with people. I must have been like 7 that was almost 28 years ago.
Did he have a mullet?
I had a 3rd gen Camaro and I drive for a living. I'm just missing the mobile home.
@@EASTSIDE-313 A mullet in the 90s?
@@brians48now fuckin a
The Americans are the c.b radio kings yeah bloody sounds absolutely wicked love it
Heck yeah man, this fella knows his stuff. I've got a cobra 29 in my pick up truck and a galaxy Saturn base station at my house. All peaked and tuned. Talkback is pretty cool to have too.
He's good I had a connex 3300hp done by him and it is sweet radio. He Knows what he is talking about.
Holy hell 60 seconds in. The complete BS this guy is puking up. Lmfao he should be a used car salesman
yeah an echo gives studio audio...utter BS its a shite CB with a shite mic on it #fact
Seems to know what he's doing but damn he must just memorise marketing write-up on the backs of boxes.
I like seeing someone have that much passion in what that do.
Wow! Now I know where I'm going to get my radio worked on. NOT AT 440 CB shop!!! This guy had me cracking up. Lol!
I'm just happy he's doing it and keeping CB alive
The only thing insane about that radio set up is letting that guy hack it up
True it automatically avoids the warranty if something goes wrong. You have to go back to that guy to have it repaired
A predator 10k antenna would have done just well.
totally rad...great choice in radio...ive owned ranger radios before...i used to drive and had a big set up at home...altho i personally never ran the hustler i knew many guys who did..i was a wilson antenna guy back then, again really neat...brought back some memories....ive not been into CB for many years....ran some big power at home and in the trucks.....for me id definately want a sideband radio....just a prefrence....anyhoo great vid!! ty for sharing
Yay, just what we need. Another keep splatterbox filling up the airwaves with garbage.
I didnt have a clue what that guy was talking about lol but I loved this video, thats old school passion right there, his hobby and business, dont see that much these days
This guy knows his stuff!
I love this video started on CB in 1979 UK Now radio ham licence UK still Love the old CB 26mhz 27mhz 11 metres SSB
That was indeed the man for the job 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
That CB dude is a dying breed!
That guy could be a serious you tuber. He has a great presence
He's got a UA-cam Channel! He even did a video on this install!
ua-cam.com/channels/L_DlK3eUvijalWcmqb-NGA.html
ua-cam.com/video/2b-APsW0NiU/v-deo.html
@@ryanmillerick320 thanks brother I appreciate you.
Man just dropped all the gems on us. Im Cb certified after watching this haha
You are really getting the truck set up right! Well done ... looking forward to more videos.
Smart install. A fuse on the ground wire will never blow and not needed.
"What is this thing on the back side?"
"It is a heat sink..."
"And what is it there for?"
"... it distributes the heat!"
^_^
No no.... it just sinking the heat 😂
I didn't think anyone had no idea what heat sink is. Will there be any bets on how long it will take for Bruce's annoying crap gets him in trouble with the police on that radio?
A heat sink captures heat...with that tune up he doing, that rci will get hot
😮😮 I have four brothers that drive trucks would love to get each of them set up .. and my own too
250 watts. That’s cute!!! I still remember my first box. Hahahaha.
Me to
It's a good thing the FCC doesn't have the time or manpower to check CB radios anymore, 4 watts is the maximum legal output for class D, AM communications. If you want more, you need to go SSB (Single Side Band), then you can generally, depending on the radio, transmit up to 12 watts.
Yeah yeah, I know, I have a Texas Star 500 afterburner pumped into 4 102" whips on and 8'X8' grid, which (if you do the math) with a standard 4watt transmitter, will generate a 1200 watt omnidirectional signal. So you can do the math and understand why I talk around the world on SSB.
And Amber: BC Mamma / Brunette Bombshell / TooShy (since she's shy on camera)
@@raymondtousey9014 somebody said Amberlamps, I dig it
@@raymondtousey9014 I'm thinking Rusty nail for Bruce 🤣
The driver to my driver does more than that 🤣 🔨👇
That’s a lot of power right above your head.
The rci 39vhp is good, but you can't go wrong with the galaxy 98vhp which does 200 plus with those Mosfet finals.
I have a uniden xl that I bought in the mid nineties and had tuned up. I have not used it in years it just sits in its original box waiting for a rig to put it in. They are fun.
We used to run tube type linear at 500 watts. It was a killer.
Mr. 440 great job going into details on his questions.
BTW, Amphenol uses an 1 'm' and 1 'n'. (Pronounced: 'am-phen-ol')
Military Spec means it's made by the lowest bidder and it does the job, it doesn't mean it's the best.
Combat vet here, and I concur.
Hey BC! Nice radio and truck! My handle is Taurus. I usually stick to channel 11. I live in Birmingham, Al.
Also, I subscribed.
Any one who has that many organizers hanging on his wall is a good sign he knows what he’s is talking about🤙
I love seeing the cabover in every videos
Unless he can show you the calibration certifications on the equipment he's "tuning" your radio with .
...you just bought a hack job
Mark sharman I heard you've been having a hard time with the dust in the air. You know the equipment uses externally discipline equipment through the 10 MHz reference with GPS receiver.
I like that radio. Never heard of it. RCI 39 VHP!
Good luck with your trucking business. Love the cab over ya don't see those much anymore.
They were phasing out before I got my CDL's so never got to drive one.
Dude knows his shit!!! He's got everything but an armadillo helmet!!🙆
He's like Woody harrelson in the movie 2012. 😂 He's a cool dude though
SHEEEV!😂😂🤙
😂
I don't own a truck or a car but this gentleman's explanation of this product and it's function makes me want ta go buy a cb anyway.
i like that dude. he really knows what hes talkin about.
love his accent ^^
Nice the way he explains everything 👍
Lol no
@@TheRogerKyle LOL yep
I run the RCI 2950 4 watt deadkey 55 forward modulation mine is a 10,11&12 meter band USB LSB CW FM AM. I run the Wilson 5000 magnet mount and a 200 watt kicker. I also run a Bearcat 396 police scanner that is on the follow me mode
Sra 198 is an awesome mic.
It never breaks, like astatic & rk. Lol
In high school a lot of us had a CB in our truck. We had some really stupid handles, hoser, farmer,boner, stumpy, hoots, just to name a few. I had the102" whip on my truck
excellent video again ! I always enjoy sitting down to watch your content.
Man that dude knows CBs like a Jedi. He would definitely be the guy for that job.
I have a suggestion for Amber's cb handle.
Suga Britches.
hahahaha
This is a certified genius on CB radios. You can tell Bruce just stood there like a big dummy because he had no clue what he was explaining to everyone. I guess I got to give Bruce some credit for finding the right person to install his CB.
Bruce is a big dummy tho.... No it's not hate its his traits
Actually the guy selling the CB really only understands about every other word.
This man is the “Rainman” of the CB world. And I mean that in the best way.
Great guy really knowledgeable
Still wondering why you got stopped during your Peterbilt test drive?
It seems we’ll never know.
Amber was sitting in the back, no seatbelt
Driver had no cdl
David Hold no dealerships will let someone without a cdl drive a commercial vehicle.
@@KE5ZZO He has his CDL now if he didnt his semi prob wouldve got impounded and this video wouldn't have been filmed 🤣. Its really nobodies business why he got pulled over anyways really he doesnt gotta tell anyone
I've been in the same building doing this for 22 years. I have had to go out of state to learn more about working on cb radios . Had to spend time away from family and friends to learn what I know now. Thanks to mr randy kokes for biging the best teacher and friend anyone could ever ask for. Now days I build mobile and bace boxes the name of my line of amps is zip zipper mild to wild. Read my reviews on Facebook 440 cb shop.
all he needs to say is "meet you in the pickle park , good buddy !!!"
Fuel tank Frank.
bigtx77 “shut up stupid!” Lol hear that at least a handful every night
Lol hang Billy's in the pickle park playing with their pickles
Awesome video Bruce
Man know his stuff for sure!! Shame it's a dying breed.
What makes you think it's a Dying Breed. Funny how people use that phrase and it's just not true. He's not a Dying Breed nor has anybody else. He's called the professional he knows his business.😎
he really does not know hardly anything about electrical, ohms laws and rf waves donot create heat lmao, the heat comes from the 100+ watts going through the electrical components inside just like a gaming pc
he does not even know how to solder properly lmao, fuck me hes an idiot
He doesn't understand where the heat actually comes from inside the radio.
Bullshit : upping the capacitors won't do shit. The only way to reliably get more power out without burning it up is higher rated transistors in the RF power amp, updated output match transformer etc plus you need a bigger exciter signal.
When he opened that cb up it was over,it was coming in and out the other ear and I didn’t know what the heck I was looking at,this man is smart and knows what he’s talking about
Amber's already thinking "oh lord jesus christ in heaven, don't let him near this thing"...
It's all clean when it's done right
I guess in that area that radio hack is probably the smatest fella for the job. I wouldn't let him touch a damn thing.
This is the guy you see at the gun range in full camouflage and enough ammo to take on an army wearing tinted glasses.
You may not let me touch but your old lady let me.
@@440cbshop9 Someone with no argument comes with insults.
Looks like my Dads US Import in the 80's, a White Freightliner from the mid 70's.
I stood for over a year doing nothing, looked pretty terrible, and I turned up 1 day and all the spraying had been done to match the fleet, new chrome added, and its 50mph in the UK (80kph), was unrestricted.
Their was also 2 Kensworth's, 1 for work & the other competed around the country in races.
Always loved me those US bigrigs, not the bulldogs, flat fronted box on 10wheels. 73's, 407, The Mad Hatter NW 🇬🇧 since 1972 😉
He’s got the slug in that meter that makes it look good . I remember when I believed in this stuff oh bigger is better lmao. I got a 10 watt cobra with a good antenna perfect matched swr talks perfect.
Whatever my general lee blow you out of the water
When you learn how to talk around the world on 5 watts of ouput power then you are impresssive. Otherwise you are violating the FCC regulations just to be obnoxtious. Boy he saw you coming bruce.
Lol my general Lee pushing a 2 pill into a 4 pill Dave made steps on both ya lol
@@donaldwatson6342 uncle Charlie is more worried about the interwebs then worried about us big strappers
He said it was a 50W slug so it was in the 50W scale
That boy knows his business