Newbie to the forum...but not to trucking....most not to radios

Maybe one of these?
http://www.rmitaly.com/scheda.asp?IDGr=1&cat=3&tipo=93

 

How far you can transmit and receive depends on many, many factors. Such things as surrounding objects, geography, competing signals, time of day/night, etc.

As to connecting directly to the battery -- I would not do it. Use the fuse block.

Getting a ham ticket today just takes a little study.

AM vs SSB. Either can be used on any of the CB channels. However, most SSB are on 16 and 34-40. Using SSB requires a little getting use to. You have to select the channel, select either upper or lower sideband, tune in the clarifier control control.

FM is not allowed on the CB band. On the ham bands it may or may not be limited to line of sight. It would depend on what frequency and the condition of the band at the time of the transmission.

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FM can "skip" around the world depending on atmospheric conditions and the freuency bieng used.

 

YES it can I have worked around the world on 29.600 and most of the USA on 52.525 FM.

 

I don't have nothing but 10 meter radios better resale value.I got great performance with a general lee matched to a 250 watt Palomar,with a Wilson 5000 antenna you don't have to go to the battery with this.Anything more powerful I would.

 

As for "getting out and receiving", I'd look into your antenna first. Make sure it's a good one, the tallest you can run. That will help your radio gain some ears. Then make sure your SWR is a low one...like a 1.5:1...that will help you get out further along with a taller antenna. Also make sure you have the best coax.

A freq, counter is useless on a Cobra 29 or any similar CB radio. They're really only useful on SSB CB radios and export radios. But a good CB tech could probably add one for a fee if so desired.

Also FM is not legal for CB use it's for ham use only. FM is for ham operation, which requires a license.

SSB is just another mode of operation. It's still AM, just that there's no AM carrier so more power is focused on the band. In short, an SSB radio can help you be heard further but the other party also has to have an SSB radio to talk on SSB. You'll also have to "tune in" your other party on an SSB radio.

 

Currently I have a peak and tuned Cobra 29 Night-watch. Excellent radio, especially for the weather alerts. Most of the radios that I have been eye-balling do not have that feature.

Wants......to be able to talk further and to listen to conversations that are further out. I'm getting perhaps, on good days, a listening range of 3-5 miles. Same goes for transmit.

Ghostwalker, what antenna do you have and where is it mounted? How is your SWR? And what truck do you run? A peaked Cobra 29 should do a little better than that. The KL-203 will give you great out put. For about $60 cost you will get over 100 watts out. A few have shown about 150 watts. But you will need to have the radio turned back to about 1 1/2-2 watts dead key. Then with a good antenna you should see 20-50 miles all day long.