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by slimfb
Sat Sep 16, 2017 1:06 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: back with the radios after many years
Replies: 1
Views: 1764

back with the radios after many years

hi all, seems i must have been here before ... i logged in ! well, after having a bit of a house tidy up, doesn't happen very often, i've found a box with all my old cb radio gear : harrier cbx midland maycom em27 grandstand bluebird ... and a president lincoln ... it powers on but never used it, bo...
by slimfb
Sun Mar 10, 2013 2:41 pm
Forum: Lorry Drivers
Topic: tipper truck drivers
Replies: 4
Views: 3896

tipper truck drivers

hi all
any of you guys out there with a recommended set up ?
big steel body on a 24 v merc
by slimfb
Fri Aug 31, 2012 9:28 pm
Forum: Homebase CB Antennas
Topic: president lincoln antenna
Replies: 10
Views: 5264

Re: president lincoln antenna

i might just bite the bullet & put a sirio gm on the side of the house.......at the roof apex, so high up.......hope nobody complains [-o<
by slimfb
Tue Aug 28, 2012 9:47 pm
Forum: Homebase CB Antennas
Topic: president lincoln antenna
Replies: 10
Views: 5264

Re: president lincoln antenna

is there a maximum length for the coax ?
by slimfb
Tue Aug 28, 2012 9:13 pm
Forum: Homebase CB Antennas
Topic: president lincoln antenna
Replies: 10
Views: 5264

Re: president lincoln antenna

think i'm going to need planning permission to stick one on the house :( & got the neighbors from hell #-o
by slimfb
Tue Aug 28, 2012 7:06 pm
Forum: Homebase CB Antennas
Topic: president lincoln antenna
Replies: 10
Views: 5264

Re: president lincoln antenna

ok thanks, i'll start my homework
by slimfb
Mon Aug 27, 2012 8:22 pm
Forum: Homebase CB Antennas
Topic: president lincoln antenna
Replies: 10
Views: 5264

Re: president lincoln 'cheap' antenna

just to try out the lincoln
i am upstairs in a small room with radiator, ( 1 meter above sea level near peterborough) could i 'stick' a mag springer on & use the rad as a ground plain, then use the lincoln ........... would that work ok ? i need a springer for my truck anyway
cheers guys
by slimfb
Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:29 pm
Forum: Homebase CB Antennas
Topic: president lincoln antenna
Replies: 10
Views: 5264

president lincoln antenna

hi all i have a lincoln that i want to use at home.......prob too good for the truck i am about a meter above sea level...on flat land....on an estate....in a house with a loft without going to extremes but bearing in mind i have a lincoln & would like to make good use of it, what initial antenn...
by slimfb
Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:24 pm
Forum: CB Radios
Topic: truck cb with harrier cbx or bluebird & new springer
Replies: 0
Views: 1279

truck cb with harrier cbx or bluebird & new springer

hi all
i am a trucker & i have a harrier cbx &/ or a grandstand bluebird i want to use, i'm buying a new springer to see if that sorts the probs of using them both. (my other threads explain more)
will update once new antenna installed..........& everything works :D
by slimfb
Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:17 pm
Forum: CB Radios
Topic: hey you guys ..........
Replies: 2
Views: 1546

hey you guys ..........

hi all back from hols & ready to go :D the story so far ?! ......... (please see my other threads) still have the harrier cbx which i think still works bought a grandstand bluebird which i think does work & after a little win on the donkeys ...... & a few celebratory shandy's i did purch...
by slimfb
Tue Jul 31, 2012 7:47 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: i need your help guys
Replies: 7
Views: 2779

Re: i need your help guys

stampman

yes, the key click is heard & i can hear him, but he can't hear me

won't be on here for a while, will get back to this asap, it's starting to bug me know :evil:

thanks guys
by slimfb
Sat Jul 28, 2012 6:03 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: i need your help guys
Replies: 7
Views: 2779

Re: i need your help guys

thanks guzzi

i'll check & post back.............i'll also put one of my rigs in another truck just to check it does work
by slimfb
Sat Jul 28, 2012 5:02 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: i need your help guys
Replies: 7
Views: 2779

Re: i need your help guys

hi guzzi.................is it guzzi after the moto guzzi motor bike ? .......... i had 2 x 850 le mans mk2 :D anyway....back to business swr.......this is what i did ch 20, switch to fwd, while transmit adjust needle to 'set' over in the red, still transmit, turn switch to 'ref' & it drops to 1...
by slimfb
Sat Jul 28, 2012 3:35 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: i need your help guys
Replies: 7
Views: 2779

i need your help guys

hi all the story so far : inherited a truck & a cheapy (other company) cb that has so much noise when engine running, unusable, when engine off, fine 'ish. so i thought i'd put my old harrier cbx in its place, which was working last time i used it. got it set up, swr ok at 1.5, seemed to work bu...
by slimfb
Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:17 pm
Forum: CB Radios
Topic: harrier cb-x mic or equivalent ?
Replies: 10
Views: 3663

Re: harrier cb-x mic or equivalent ?

thanks, i may well just do that..........i do like the harrier *lurve*