10 Meter question

Yes. The band selector changes the frequency that the radio transmits and receives on. The 10 meter radios you are referring to are sold new operating on the 10 meter amateur radio band and not the 11 meter CB. They are sold like this because by federal law, CB is limited to 4 watts of power and 40 channels max; the 10 meter radios obviously exceed this. (10 meter operations by licensed amateur radio operators can run up to 1500 watts legally on parts of the amateur band) So in order to get around the FCC's rules, they're sold as 10 meter "export" radios, with the intent of being converted to work on 11 meters by a CB shop.

HTH

 

The Connex has 480 channels to choose from. I believe D is cb on the Connex with a thru c lower and e and f is higher and then you have FM to pick from.

The 3300 I bought was a great radio. My buddy and I used it with Texas Star 250's and could talk 50 plus miles to each other on FM. Wish i had it back......it was 10 times the radio my Ranger is....

Took a lot of crap from the ham guys on c band. Forbidden frequencies and such.......but the freqs were ok for the Vietnamese shrimpers to be on...but not us.....

Qwok Qwok..

JMO

 

Who uses these channels besides amateur radio operators? Reason I ask is because one of our trucks came with a galaxy export that goes from lower 25mhz to upper 29mhz(it is mhz right?) and there isn't anything really on besides the cb channels.

 

Ok well it won't post....I tried to show you a ham band chart showing who uses what....but ahh not today....

Next time bud...

 

The shrimpers shouldn't have been there either unless they were licensed, but since you say they were Vietnamese, I will presume you probably heard them from their homeland during skip conditions....and unless they were in the U.S. I don't know if the feds can do much, if anything.

Yes you are correct, that is MHz.

A quick chart of frequency allocations:

25.100 - 26.670 Broadcast Remotes
25.600 - 26.100 Shortwave Broadcast 11 Meters
25.870 - 26.470 Broadcast Pickup (channelized each 20 kHz)
26.480 - 26.950 Government
26.620 - Civil Air Patrol
26.800 - Military and Border Patrol.
26.945 - FAA
26.950 - 26.960 International Fixed Svc


26.965-27.405 MHz is the allocated CB frequencies.

27.430 Business
27.450 Business
27.470 Business
27.490 Business
27.510 Business
27.530 Business
27.575 FCC, Coast Guard, FAA, U.S. Government
27.585 FCC, Coast Guard, FAA, U.S. Government
27.710 Forest Products
27.720 NASA and Air Force in Florida.
27.730 Forest Products
27.750 US Navy and US Coast Guard
27.770 Forest Products
27.785 US Navy and US Coast Guard
27.790 Forest Products
27.870 NASA and Air Force in Florida.
27.900 US Army and Navy operations
27.980 U.S. Coast Guard.
28.000 - 29.700 Amateur 10 Meters

And remember, you might not always (or ever) hear anything on these frequencies, but that doesn't mean no one is using them or listening.

 

If I'm not mistaken, these freqs are no longer allocated for business use.

In my 35+ years of freebanding, the only federal user I'v e heard has been the Civil Air Patrol.

 

The shrimpers shouldn't have been there either unless they were licensed, but since you say they were Vietnamese, I will presume you probably heard them from their homeland during skip conditions....and unless they were in the U.S. I don't know if the feds can do much, if anything.

Naw...US shimpers TT out in the Gulf using the same equipment. Prolly didn't know or maybe didn't care. I kno the used to tie up marine all call channels instead of hailing their party and moving to another channel.

I thought it ironic the local hams were hassling us but ignoring them. Was no doubt they could hear them if I could. They were bases, I was mobile. Prolly didn't say anything because the translation needed.

JMO

 

Lots of Vietnamese fishermen came to TX,LA area in late 70 80s. Broke any law they could. Catch size. Boat condition. And radio too evidently. The Feds covered for them for a long time. US fishermen had several near riots with them and the Gulf area police and Coast Guard. Chalupa is correct. As usual