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Hi pda,

will you be at the OLLR OED this weekend, all being well my cb should arrived tomorrow so I'll need some tips :D

H H H


no sorry not going

Paul

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thanks for your answers but I wanted to know about the aerials I have not buy another one

Paul

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full throttle until you see god...........then brake...........................

pictures always help

this is the said item..............

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/bussman/DSC03398.jpg

how do you use the matcher :?

cheers Paul

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well checked the swr today again..........

channel 19.swr is 1.4
channel 40.swr is 2.0
channel 01. swr is 1.2 so the trucker aerial is good................

on the other hand the cherokee mag-mounted on my bonnet the swr is about 3.2 on all 3 channels.... :shock: :shock: now is it cos I have a ...

tried with swr meter the aerial is fine............

channel 19...swr is 1.4
channel 40... swr is 2.0
channel 01...swr is 1.1

so the aerial is good I did speak to someone the other day & I have heard people on other channels ranging from channel 01 to channel 22 & even a Italian on euro channel 34 ...

as the title says.............................

I'm new to cb's now I think I know the basics its just............

on my daily drive to work I leave my cb on channel 19.

now what is the best calling sentence, is it ... "19 for a copy" or "19 for a roger" or "breaker breaker 19" I'm calling but no ...

well I used the miranda 175 this dinner time at work........

my gutter mounted trucker 80 is at 1.5 :D I did talk to some one as well dinner time to see how strong I was on air He said very good.

I also have a Cherokee on a magmount with a splitter for my cd/radio..the cd/radio picks up every ...

hi there, has anybody got instructions for how to use the said swr meter...Miranda Model 175

its got the scale....swr/fs
its got slide.... level adjustment
a switch for..... matcher or swr/fs
a switch for..... fwd or ref
then two knobs one marked "tune" the other "load"

now how do I use it ...

I am going to check the swr once my new swr meter turns up this week.


Paul

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full throttle until you see god.....................then brake..........................

thanks everyone for the welcome

mad house/funny farm bring it on

Paul

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full throttle until you see god.................then brake............................

I have 3 aerials to use if I need now what one would be best.............

1. trucker 80..................shortest
2. cherokee....................middle size about 4 ft
3. the modulator.................longest about 5 ft

so far I have tried all 3 & they seem the same :| :|

cheers Paul ...

as the title says......................

I have a midland 38 in my series landrover, I have been trying to talk/chat to others on my way to work 3 days this week, on channel 19 my daily drive is 12 miles on country roads along side the A14 Ipswich to Stowmarket Suffolk.

about every mile or so I try ...

I use 7.50x16" old skool tyres on my series landrover.......great sound from them on the road 8) 8)

Paul

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full throttle until you see god.........then brake.............................

Hello everyone

I'm Paul & new here & new to cb's too...so I'm new new :D :D

I've just fitted a secondhand Midland 38 rig in my series landrover...I have not gone live on air yet so to speak but will try tomorrow. now I have my cb radio working as it should..


Paul ...