10-Meter Radio Help Needed

Oh, Radio Active does have their followers and they usually stick to CB radio talk. Just google CBRT or CB Radio Talk and you will find them. Radio Active Radios is a sponser on that page. Funny thing is the guy that runs Radio Active radios seems to always defend the clip and hack of limiters in all radios. If you go in and talk stuff about people cliping radios and such then you might get banned. But then alot of them guys are just peole putting huge antennas on their pickups and talking about locking down channels with their big radios so no one can talk. But then they seem to lock down more then one channel because their Hackpacked radios are bleeding over 3 to 6 channels above and below the channel they are actually on.

 

Yes, that is splatter. Its caused by too much power being used in the final stages of the CB with insufficient filtering in place. Most CB radios are made so that the 'finals' can take some power being fed back by the antenna system without failing. The downside to them being made this way is some people think it is OK to open them up and 'peak' them to get more power out--taking advantage of the extra power capability.

If the antenna system impedance is exactly matched to the rig impedance, there is no need for this type protection, but the average antenna system on a big rig is notorious for being grossly mismatched. If that is the case and the 'peaked' rig is used, sooner or later the finals will blow out, and the rig is useless for transmitting--it must be repaired or replaced.

In the case of these higher power rigs, the evident 'splatter' is much more than only two or three channels above and below the channel the rig is on. If a brick is in use (a linear amplifier for those who don't know) not only the power is increased, but the splatter is multiplied many times as well. A person could conceivably transmit with one of these setups and 'wipe-out' the reception of every rig in the vicinity. If the FCC monitoring posts hear that, they don't need a complaint from a ham--they'll go after the person or the company whose truck the rig is in.

The FCC and the ham community aren't interested in the most part for the rigs that are pushing eight or ten watts out--the difference between that and four watts is just about unnoticeable--but if those setups are pushing out a couple of thousand watts, you tend to get their attention--especially if you're in the habit of using those extra 'channels' outside of the 40 channels that CBers don't belong in.

 

Then a question to the staff--why did you not delete that ham callsign from the post? That callsign, if looked up on an FCC search engine directly lists the name, address and the city and state of the holder.

Since the holder of that callsign did not put the callsign on this board, its being on here directly puts the name and address of its holder to the people who look at this site, and so directly violates your site policies.

To be fair to the people who post here and to maintain your site policies, I would think immediate deletion of that callsign would be in order. It is, just as a name and address--or even a driver license number--a direct means of identification of an individual.

 

First off, the callsign given is NOT listed in the FCC database. An unlicensed interloper IS a threat and will be dealt with. The fines are now up to $18,000 per occurance.

Ignorance certainly IS bliss, otherwise a REAL licensed amateur would know that knowingly communicating with illegal stations is grounds for a fine for YOU as well as the unlicensed stations you communicate with.! It will be to YOUR own regret.

IN case you, sir, the non-licensed CBer (not ham) haven't researched, there are over 150 trucking companies that have been sent warnings and threats of fines over "10 Meter" radios. These WERE generated by amateurs who observed truckers ON 10 Meters. The companies themselves have been VERY cooperative in getting the radios removed from their trucks. If complaints continue to be received about the SAME company, then they WILL go TO the company and REQUIRE that the truck be brought in for inspection. They WILL have your truck number and enough information to do this. Do YOU want to get FIRED over your "souped up 10 Meter reddio wid dem 'extree channels'? Go ahead; its happened before!!!

So dream up a callsign, like he said. The local hams will be all over it like stink on ------well, you know! You'll be busted right quick. It really isn't worth it.

Just stay OFF 10 Meters without the required license, don't splatter all over the place. You'll be fine!

Gadfly

 

The original poster lit the fire bringing everyone here to this forum because of his post that HE EDITED after he found out he was not being responsible. Like Rambo said, he drew first blood. You just cannot see that on his post over there because he edited his post.

That is his USERNAME on the forum

 

Look kind sir, I'm not required by law to VERIFY any or all call signs as I'm making contacts. If I'm given a call I'll respond and I'll take it as valid. If you're sitting in your shack checking every call given against the FCC database before you respond then dude, you really need to get a life.

Hundreds you say huh? Well I used to work for a truck company and you know what ours did when an NAL from the FCC came into the dispatch office? They went right into the trash. Look if you want to run around playing inspector gadget that's you. Waste your time, your gas, and your mind. Don't expect anyone to start shaking when you come in here with your mattel tin radio cop badge. It's old and it's over played. You want to get in good with the QRZ crowd I'm sure Fred has a preference for kind sirs like you. Now you know what to do. You may now seek his approval whenever you feel the need.

Jerry

SGT, USA
324th Network Support Company
Al Kut, Iraq

 

Okay, I'm sorry. I'll restrain my language in the future.

Thanks for the correction.

Jerry

 

OK, so he edited his post--but that didn't seem to be the case at the time. He must have changed his username too because it looks now like someone else put his info up--not him.

Yes, I was 'steered' to this site and thread by the posts on the QRZ site referencing it. Since I'm a ham and also a truck driver, I joined this forum--this being the first I saw of it. I saw this question wasn't really answered, so I attempted to do that.

As I read through the thread, I noticed that callsign and mentioned the fact that it is a form of personal ID to Cybergal and as such may be a violation of the rules here which I read through before I joined. I meant no harm or offence to anyone, I just called it like I saw it. My apologies if you took it differently.