Connex 3300HP-ZX

Thanks Tez for trying to explain the technical stuff. Wish I grasped it....does our CB have that capability?? It would be great to reach out that far. Are you getting a signal bounce?

Next time I only have to switch from the high to the low with the band toggle? I don't have to switch from AM to FM?

What's the AM and FM for?

Then there is the dial with D/A, E/B, F/C. I don't have a clue what those are for. All I know is the volume, squelch and echo.

It's a shame to have such a nice CB and not know how to use it. I'm sure that was what the guy at the CB shop thought when I called to get help.

Thanks again!

 

no dont touch the FM switch.... ever..... Just switch the band switch to low or lsb. (lower side band) and thats about it. And like i said you need to "tune" in someones voice with the Clarify knob... chances are it needs to be at 12 o clock... maybe a little off one way or the other, and you can do it,

Channels 35 to 40 are great for side band chat. And your radio can talk well over regular CB distances. especially to base.... when i say 60 miles im talking to guys with base stations and no bounce. With "bounce" or skip ive talked to alaska from ny. Anyway.... from mobile to mobile its easy to talk maybe 20 miles or so.

 

Thanks Tez!

Any more tips you want to pass on we would truly appreciate any help you can give.

Everything you tell me I pass onto my husband. He was "pretty sure" about the high/low. I was the one that started flipping toggles and dials....

So don't touch the FM dial. Why do they have the AM and FM? I know what the PA is for.

Also, what about the dial with the F/C and stuff? What's that for?

You know, we got a manual with the thing and didn't read it. As a team we were running awful hard at the time. No energy for anything other than what we absolutely had to do.

Hope you aren't near WY at the moment. I-80 is a pain as usual!

Thank you again,

Dale and Laure

 

The Connex 3300 does not have upper and lower sideband and does not have a clarifier knob. To stay on the 40 channel C.B. channels, keep your band selector knob on D/A, and your band HI LO switch on HI.

 

It's a CX-3300-HP, don't know if that means anything. We bought it new from the cb shop at Resaca, GA. I remember the fellow showing us the high and low stuff but that was a couple years ago and I'm blonde......

It's a great radio, really puts out and receives as clear as you could wish for with no hiccups (other than the operator).

 

There realy good radios. I have one sitting on my bench in front of me, but I dont use it anymore. Keep the the knobs and swithes where I said to in the above post and you will be fine. Good luck and Happy New Year.

 

The connex is a great radio, The FM is because over in europe they use FM on the band, it has a better sound than am but will be about the same distance wise, it also takes a bit more power to work good than am, most regular radios sold in the states are only am so thats why it is useless around here, unless You have a buddy You run with, I run with a guy allot for a few nights at a time, we run chan 08 on fm, it is nice no static and a better audio quality, plus no one on am can understand us, so we rarely get bothered,,

 

It would be a good idea to STAY on the CB band. The so-called "10 Meter 'Amateur' Radios" are illegal and the "band" switches might get one into trouble. You see, the 10 Meter band is a band that requires a license and is assigned to amateur radio operators. The problem is, some drivers, thinking those "10 meter 'channels'" are "empty, go up into 10 Meters (28 MHZ) to get away from the noise, etc. This is NOT allowed, and the licensed hams WILL TRACK you, document your activities, and turn you IN to the FCC's Special Counsel for Amateur Enforcement. They will, in turn, contact your employer, and threaten them over it (with $10,000 fines and jail for the offenders!) A good number of trucking companies have been WARNED over the "10 Meter" issue including, Estes, Waggoners, UPS, FedEx, Smith Trucking, Melton Truck Lines----these are just a few!

To verify this, google "Truckers and 10 Meters", or type in the name of some of these trucking companies who have been warned.

Best to STAY and KNOW where you are on the CB band.


Gadfly

 

Your right Gad, I am a ham operator, and our club has a whole faction who concentrate on sniffing or rfing, direction finding, they have been quite successful in finding and reporting illigal operators in our area, they report them to the fcc and in no time they are gone,,

 

Thank you Doma and Mustang,

Like I said before we really do appreciate any advice/help you can pass along.

If you think of anything else we are very receptive!

Best Regards,

Dale and Laure