Hi all,
New to the forum, but used to use CB a fair bit back in the early 90's, got a few rigs from work that were being thrown out and have rekindled my interest in radio - to the point where as soon as I have some free time I am going to go for my amateur licence(s) as well - it seems to be a dying art among the youth nowadays (God I sound old).
In Aberdeen normally, using a mobile rig in my Discovery, which as it turns out is slightly roblematic as the old rigs I got from work are all Midland 77-104 units with EU frequencies only. New midland 248XL coming this week hopefully. At least it explains why the only people I've been hearing are Spanish / German / Polish this past few days. I was beginning to wonder if CB was dead in the uk (doh!).
Fit Likey from Aberdeen
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Firstly welcome to the Thunderpole forum 
Secondly, I think there were a few CEPT 77-104's knocking about back in the day Stampman. In fact we recently seen one in our workshop!
So if they say CEPT on them anywhere you are correct, they are 40 channel EU only
Andy
Secondly, I think there were a few CEPT 77-104's knocking about back in the day Stampman. In fact we recently seen one in our workshop!
So if they say CEPT on them anywhere you are correct, they are 40 channel EU only
Andy
They are indeed EU only - marked up 'PR27GB' and 'CEPT NL'
Even the user manual lists all the channels as being from 26.965MHz to 27.405MHz.
Not many going about I suspect and I now have a fair few. They'll not go to waste though.
Even the user manual lists all the channels as being from 26.965MHz to 27.405MHz.
Not many going about I suspect and I now have a fair few. They'll not go to waste though.
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Yeah that could be a possibility, I don't think many made it over here...
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Hi,Dont neglect the EU band!...What you dont find on uk fm may well be on EU..Most continentals speak good english ! 
New Midland 248 has both, so best of both worlds. I have found in the morning some eastern europeans on EU ch19, and there's a German guy (can't hear the other side of the conversation) normally on ch31 most evenings.
There are some odd channels on it that don't appear in the handbook though - It came set for EC only, so used the manual to get into the menu and set it for 'UK' (80 channels total 4W FM) but when scrolling through there are Px, RU, PO and SW?
No idea what they are (when I was on the box before I had a Rotel RVC-240). Any ideas?
There are some odd channels on it that don't appear in the handbook though - It came set for EC only, so used the manual to get into the menu and set it for 'UK' (80 channels total 4W FM) but when scrolling through there are Px, RU, PO and SW?
No idea what they are (when I was on the box before I had a Rotel RVC-240). Any ideas?
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Export bands... Polish, Russian and Swedish.
Andy
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Hi breaker. Where abouts in aberdeen are you based??? Am Steve (sidewinder) am in Aberdeen mostly every day for work but my home 20 is Mintlaw. We have a small group on uk31 which a few of us are on mostly every day.
Hi Teflon/Sidewinder, I stay in Danestone but work in Altens (Oh my god, how on earth did I manage to organise that so badly???)
I'm normally seen in a silver disco with a thorobred Z27 on top. Or occasionally sat outside the house with the 9 foot tank whip fitted to it.
commuting is normaly between 0715 and 0830 then again 1645 - 1830.
All I seem to pick up at the moment are folk in Eastern Europe.
I'm normally seen in a silver disco with a thorobred Z27 on top. Or occasionally sat outside the house with the 9 foot tank whip fitted to it.
commuting is normaly between 0715 and 0830 then again 1645 - 1830.
All I seem to pick up at the moment are folk in Eastern Europe.
I know danestone very well i use to stay in aberdeen about 3 years ago.
I haven't seen you about yet but some times depending on my shift i might get you. (Oh by the way i had a 9' tank whip on my car about 9 years ago - what a nightmare!
My handle is sidewinder, teflon is just a user name buddy.
I haven't seen you about yet but some times depending on my shift i might get you. (Oh by the way i had a 9' tank whip on my car about 9 years ago - what a nightmare!
My handle is sidewinder, teflon is just a user name buddy.
