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Call Sign : 108-CT-266 Posts : 6 Times Thanked : -3 Join date : 2020-05-24 QTH or Location : Luthermuir Aberdeenshire Equipment Used : non Age : 78
Subject: Coming Back to CB Sun May 24, 2020 8:52 pm
Hi I'm coming back to CB after being away for 40 years, so I need to get some equipment. I'm looking at two radio's 1 Anytone 6666 or a ORT SS9900. What are your thoughts on my choices? Do you have any other recommendations?
Paul
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Mudslinger Contributor
Call Sign : 26CT612 Posts : 51 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-04-14 QTH or Location : West Oxfordshire Equipment Used : Various SSB sets
Subject: Re: Coming Back to CB Sun May 24, 2020 8:55 pm
I am pretty sure that they are the same radio but with a different name.
Buy the cheaper one
Don't run them on full power on AM/FM otherwise the finals are likely to die, but otherwise they are a very good radio for the money.
Red Fox Senior contributor
Call Sign : 108-CT-255 Posts : 157 Times Thanked : 17 Join date : 2020-04-24 QTH or Location : Fife Scotland Equipment Used : Squawk Boxes & Wires - Both Annoy the other half :)
Subject: Re: Coming Back to CB Sun May 24, 2020 9:05 pm
Hi Paul,
Like yourself, I had a break of nearly 40 years before returning back to the rigs.
The guys on here are very knowledgeable and steered me in the right direction of what equipment to look at....and i looked at a lot.
As Mudslinger says, the Anytone 6666 and the CRT SS9900 are the same 10m radio under a different brand name.
It may be helpful for the guys before they give advice on what radio they suggest if they had more of an idea on what you are looking to achieve?
Local copies, DX'ing, home based or mobile etc.
Regards
Graeme.
pj73308 New Member
Call Sign : 108-CT-266 Posts : 6 Times Thanked : -3 Join date : 2020-05-24 QTH or Location : Luthermuir Aberdeenshire Equipment Used : non Age : 78
Subject: Homebase Dxing but mainly listening Sun May 24, 2020 9:12 pm
Graeme (RedFox) wrote:
Hi Paul,
Like yourself, I had a break of nearly 40 years before returning back to the rigs.
The guys on here are very knowledgeable and steered me in the right direction of what equipment to look at....and i looked at a lot.
As Mudslinger says, the Anytone 6666 and the CRT SS9900 are the same 10m radio under a different brand name.
It may be helpful for the guys before they give advice on what radio they suggest if they had more of an idea on what you are looking to achieve?
Local copies, DX'ing, home based or mobile etc.
Regards
Graeme.
Alan slade New Member
Call Sign : 26-CT-4870 Posts : 7 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2023-07-06 QTH or Location : Leighton buzzard Bedfordshire Equipment Used : CRT 69100
Subject: Re: Coming Back to CB Fri Jul 07, 2023 11:34 am
Hi Paul just bought a Arial just the other day, not been on myself for 30 years now, but ready to come back into the fold, I’m looking for a rig but always been looking at stuff just not jumped in, 2 years ago they were only £130 maybe a little more, but they still going up in price, madness, but they are both good rigs, I know someone who had the crt and run it max all the time, and still working, but that’s when they were just over £100 so that says it all, but I wouldn’t run it at the top all of the time but that’s me, plus summer here and it’s hot enough, I’ll put a message on this when I get a rig and let you know what I get. Alan from Leighton buzzard near Dunstable sorry red foxtrot
GaryWilson CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-1836 Amateur Radio Call Sign 2E0GGQ Posts : 4465 Times Thanked : 385 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Redcar, North Yorkshire. Equipment Used : Radios & Wires & Stuff! Age : 59
Subject: Re: Coming Back to CB Fri Jul 07, 2023 7:29 pm
Hi Paul,
They are basically the same radio. There are some differences in the versions of them namely the later versions covered 10, 11 & 12 meters instead of just 10 & 11.
Obviously 10 & 12 meters are amateur bands so unless licenced you can't transmit there but the foundation test for Amateur radio is designed to encourage people into the hobby so easy enough to pass.
They do get hot on full output power but in SSB mode that's not a problem as there is no constant carrier wave. On FM and AM dial it back a bit and there shouldn't be a problem. I've known people to fit cooling fans to the back heat sink to keep things cool. An alternative is 5-10 watts into a linear amplifier and let that do the heavy lifting.
They're fully programmable so very flexible in how you want it set up.
I've often in the past fancied one of these for my shack but I have other radios that do the same thing including my Amateur HF set so never quite pulled the trigger on it.
I'm not a million miles away from you in Leighton Buzzard so hope to catch you on the wireless!
Whatever you choose to do let us know how you get on.