10 meter ???????????????

They are not actual CBs. They are just easily modified to work on the CB channels IE 11 meter frequency. Yes they have more output power then your average CB. Average CBs do about 3.5 watts to 4 watts were most of these "10" meter radios will do 10 times that on a slow day.

These are not side band radios, well not the Connex anyway as it will not comunicate with any of the CB side bands. They will however go into the 10 meter frequency (although they are limited in that area also) and they can and will get you into trouble if you start playing around in that area and get found out not to have the proper license to do so.

 

NO SSB NO contacts on 10 meters

 

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They are not true " 10"meter radios just illegal radios sold for CB ...

To use a " 10" meter radio on 10 meters requires a license and you must be able to run SSB on 28.300-28.500 mhz and many SO-CALLED " 10 " meter radios run am/fm omly .... useless as a TRUE 10 meter radio ...

You will hear talk of CB getting to use the 10 meter band ...... don't hold your breath it is a HAM ONLY band world wide the FCC cannot change that .....

Stick with your CB and if need be get a amp ....

 

And we love them so! But don't buy one if you don't understand the different bands and where you need to stay away from, i.e. the ham bands! A regular CB and a small linear is good advice!

 

Here's the real deal on 10 meter radios.

They're not designed to run on 10 meters. Although they can, the problem is some of them don't do single side band (required for 28.3-28.5 MHz) most of them don't have repeater tones in them (used on the upper end of the 10 meter band) and almost all of them do not have the capability to do morse code (28.0-28.3 MHz). So in essence most of them are useless on the 10 m band anyways.

The truth is....they're designed to be ran on 11 meters, once converted. So why are they on the 10 meter band??????????????????

Easy. Because FCC regulates CB to 4 watts of power. Export radios are not regulated by the FCC. So why would one get an export over an FCC regulated radio??????????????????

Simple. Because the user "feels" he/she "needs" more power, or "needs" a radio with the ability to go outside the frequencies allotted by the FCC. Both of these acts were commonplace with FCC certified CB's back in the late 70's; the export radio in most cases already has all this done for you.

The real truth, is you can talk a long way on 4 watts. The problem is since the FCC quit monitoring the airwaves, now clowns with 1 kw amps can/will cut off your 4 watt radio. In the old days CB users were more courteous than they are now and they didn't try to put you on "communication probation" or "cut yer lips off" by running excessive amounts of power. So the only thing you can do (if you want to stay on the CB) is out-do the guy with the 1 kw amp. And that is how CB went from being civil to the wasteland it is today.

Also CB is not as crowded today like it was 35 years ago. With the exception of when heavy skip rolls in, most of the 40 channels are dead silence now.

The sideband (SSB) radios allow you to talk farther, more reliably. The problem is the guy on the other end also has to have a SSB radio. Furthermore SSB is more for the radio hobbyist, and most truckers have no idea how to use it/don't use it.

The only Connex or Galaxys I consider high powered, would be the 4300-300 or the 98VHP. JMO.

 

Never thought i would be agreeing with a HAM'ie! Specially on this site...

But this is true......Let's say you buy one of the so-called "Export 10 Meter" radios and have it converted for 11 Meter so you can talk on the CB Channels...Chances are, you will never get on the other Bands anyway, because you bought the radio because of it's Power rating so you can be herd better on the CB Channels....

So, lets say you went out and spent over $200 for a radio that does around 40-50 watts so you will have a louder CB Radio...For about the same amount of money you could buy a small 2-pill Amp to go with your current CB, and instead of getting 40-50 watts out, you could be getting 200-300 watts out!

Either way, your going to be illegal...So if your going to be illegal anyway, may as well get the biggest-bang for the buck!

 

Two transistor amp...Check out Texas Star 250 or Texas Star 350 Amplifiers... These are two-pill box's...The 250 uses smaller transistors than the 350....

The 250 uses 2-2SC2290's for around 250w's out.
The 350 uses 2-2SC2879's for around 350w's out.

(give or take on the watts out)