Magnum S-3 Nitro Express

Hello,
Take danc694u and Gadflys advice, talk only on the cb band. Export radios can get you in trouble if you are not careful. I know a few hams, and they are all really nice fella's, but if they hear someone talking where they shouldn't be, without being liscensed, they will report them if they can find out who/where they are.

 

and I prolly know at least 3 times as many that would never act like such a cry baby.
This legal eagle attitude may be factual in content,but it will never fly. YOU CAN NOT CONTROL DIGITAL MOBILE 10 Meter Radio's in the USA

 

there radio has been hacked up by a wothless tech that knows nothing, which causes you to transmit on channels your radio isnt on

 

Chixdiggit ....

10 meters is HAM WORLD WIDE ..... So being in Canada is the same as here if you not licensed stay off 28.000 - 29.700 mhz and no one I know will care ....

The HAM BANDS are regulated by ITU as well as FCC, DOC ect rules.

Now if you get your license you will find FM on 29.600 mhz and AM around 29.000 to 29.200 mhz.

Thats the story .....

 

If you had to flip the 10khz switch to here them they were on ham bands on the 10 meter frequencies.

 

He may want to check and see if his radio has a dimmer switch.
In the owners manual for the S-3 it says there is one inside the radio. It is not there on my standard S-3 though.
If you have a dash mount the blue lights will kill you at night. Not so bad in an overhead mount though.
I personally really like this radio.

Oh.
The SWR meter seems to work well on mine. I have a portable also, and they gave the same reading.
For the gentleman that said it did not have one, look at the back of the radio. There is a 3 position switch. 1 spot for setting, 1 for swr, and 1 for normal running.
So yes, it does actually have an swr meter, it is just less accessible than on many radios.

 

Do what you must to insure that you KNOW what frequency you are using. If the frequency display on those outlaw, so-called "10 Meter" radios reads "28 MHZ", you are in the actual 10 Meter band, NOT on CB channel 19. Here's the deal: LICENSED services, that is, those who receive paper licenses and FCC authority for their operations WILL receive protection from FCC against incursions by unauthorized operators!!!! I can bring to you here PLENTY of instances of trucking companies who have gotten into trouble with FCC because of their drivers' talking outside the CB band. Think about it: what do you think will happen if you install a POLICE transceiver in your truck and start talking to the cops? The police are LICENSED and they AND FCC would come down on you HARD!!! The 10 Meter band is assigned, NOT by FCC, but by INTERNATIONAL TREATY
that was signed by most ALL civilized nations. When a large segment of people start just illegally talking on 10 Meters, it generates complaints from other NATIONS as well as in the USA. The Feds are required to act in order to comply with the ITU (International Telecommunications Union).
The licensed hams won't tolerate filchers and turn in the culprits---even to the extent of quietly driving along the highways and gleaning the truckers' information that is then turned over to a Special Counsel at FCC in charge of amateur radio matters. Amateur radio is also a licensed service and gets protection just like the cops, or the rescue squad, or the fire department, or even the gas company!

Before you become involved in an ILLEGAL activity, I urge you to google (or other search engine) and type in, "Truckers & 10 Meters". You will find an explanation of the issue AND instances where truckers (and non-trucker CBERS alike) who have been cited for illegal radio operation. Some CBers have paid DEARLY for their action, sometimes crying loudly, "OH please, Mr FCC man, I didn't know it was wrong. I can't PAY $10,000------why, my TRAILER didn't cost THAT much!!!"
CB myth and legend says that FCC won't come after you. Like the lottery, it is a gamble. You might get away with it for awhile, then OTH, you may NOT! Ten grand is a LOT of money, and if you "hit" the "FCC's lottery", it ain't funny!

Many uninformed CBers make fun, believe and tell each other, "I can't be found because I am in a truck". If you have no training in radio (like most CBERS who just go out and buy a radio and think they are "expert", this is a CB MYTH. If you think you are smarter than those guys that took tests on the behavior of Radio Frequencies (hams), think again!!! Many of these guys even have "fox hunts" in order to hone their skills at locating errant signals, pesky interference, and, yep, CBers who show up where they are NOT welcome and do NOT belong (on the ham bands). It has nothing to do with "holier than thou---yada, yada, yada", but its how the amateur bands are kept relatively clean and orderly. NOTHING can be farther from the truth than this CB legend, "I can't be found". You CAN!!!! If you insist on chatting on your "private" channel that you think is "clear" because you don't hear somebody yakking, you WILL eventually get caught despite what others say. So IS it worth it?

Finally, let me point out this: Part of 10 Meters is not USED for running one's mouth the livelong day. It is reserved for digital modes such as Pactor, SSTV, RTTY (radio teletype). So what you HEAR instead of talking is a series of short bursts of sound or a long series of what sounds to you like unidentified noise. Sometimes that noise is intentional and LOUD because the station is doing it to RUIN your talking on HIS rightful band!!!!
It is legal because YOU, as a ILLEGAL station, have NO right to BE there to start with, and digital signals will often simply tear up AM CB stuff. There was one uninformed "gentleman" I heard about that was chased off 10 Meters by this "noise" and he actually complained to FCC because "somebody was messin' up 'his' "channel!!! . Guess WHO got a fine and seizure of his equipment by the Feds? It WASN'T the hams that chased him off!!!! The rightful users of 10 Meters have EVERY RIGHT and reason to mess you up whether it be by high-powered digital operations and/or by reporting you to FCC who WILL act on these complaints! Some here call it "whining", but it IS factual, and the hams will do everything in their power to get you OFF 10 Meters when they hear you, and will GLEEFULLY see to it that unlicensed CB operators get nice fat fines IF they show up on the ham bands!!!!!!! They don't care what CBers/truckers do ON the CB 40 channels so long as they don't interfere with them; it is as it SHOULD be! Those "so-called 'export' radios with the "band" switches are against the law, and eventually will get many folks in trouble!!!!



Please, take this as simple advice