Help to get started again

..Hi everyone coming back on very soon, looking at buying a SUPERSTAR CRT SS 6900 N V6 , question do I need it on option number 2 . What's the best amps for power supply, found a old silver rod down the side of my garage cleaned ok, not sure if it's a 1/4 or 5/8, oh well that can go up just above the gutter.any help thanks...

First question how did you get a call sign of 954 when that is already a CT call sign appointed many years ago ,please remember you cant just make one yourself you have to apply  via application in the introduction section if you read the rules in red it will explain,  

As for getting your radio on option 2 what is opinion 2? ,normally I know seller a have different options to programme the radios to before sale but without knowing what 2 I cant answer that one as for power supplys for the radio your getting you will need a power supply that gives 20amp supply at least the antenna part really without seeing and looking at its condition it might be better to buy a new one a good cheapish aluminium antenna start at about £25.

i was giving the charlie tango call sign a few years ago, i just didnt get back on at the time...i was really busy with work etc, now i have more time as i have retired....will take the aerial apart and check it out...if you check out the sellers on ebay on the radio they mention loads of freq, option two is export mode down to 26,000... not sure on the exact numbers...check out this...
OPTION 1 PROGRAMMING:

BAND A: EU & US MID CB CH1-40 (26.965-27.405) 11m CH 41-60 (27.415-27.615)

BAND B: UK 40 CH1-40 (27.60125 - 27.99125) 10m CH 41-60 (28.000-28.190)

BAND C: 10 METERS (28.200-28.590)

BAND D: 10 METERS (28.600-28.990)

BAND E: 10 METERS (29.000-29.590)

BAND F: 10 METERS CH1-11 (29.600-29.700) 11 METERS CH12-60 (26.475-26.955)


OPTION 2 PROGRAMMING: 


BANDA: 26.065 to 26.505

BAND B: 26.515 to 26.955

BAND C: 26.965 to 27.405 EU / MID BAND

BAND D: 27.415 to 27.855

BAND E: 27.865 to 28.305
BAND F: 27.601 to 27.991 UK40 27/81

Option 2 is what you want.

i thought that was the correct one  thanks

Agree, Alan beat me to it
sorry Chris I didn't realise, bloody ell you've been away from the forum for a while lol , the reason I ask about the options thing is I'm not in to the newer type programming type radios so didn't know the options I'm in to my old school radios more ,as for antenna if you can afford it and your gonna get back in to it seriously again get yourself a Gainmaster 5/8 wave fiberglass antenna expensive but very good.

The hard bit asking my wife so i can spend some more money lol...

i just noticed on my account, when i got the call sign i didnt register on web site, thats why its come up with  27/11/2020, date... oh well hope that makes things a bit clear...

If you didn't register on the website how did you get the call.

Are you Chris

Alan he was a old member from the old forum like I am he just never used the forum much we had a lot of members like that , still do I think lol , I  never registered on this forum or the other Taptalk crap one I was  just automatically still registered form when I first joined 10 year ago.

That's what i thought.

Yes that's me, I think I have caused a lot of confusion today sorry, even though I had the Charlie tango call sign, I failed to register online I don't remember how I was given it to long ago, two many grey hairs now...

I hope that's all ok now sorry for any confusion.

NUBSTER wrote:

Alan he was a old member from the old forum like I am he just never used the forum much we had a lot of members like that , still do I think lol , I  never registered on this forum or the other Taptalk crap one I was  just automatically still registered form when I first joined 10 year ago.

glad you understand thanks...

Alan Pilot wrote:

If you didn't register on the website how did you get the call.

in the early days things were different, even though I have had the call sign many years, but now I have woken up lol and retired, I registered yesterday hope that makes sense..

You must have joined the old forum as your name is there with your call sign.
I was never a member on that i only joined this new site no idea why it changed but we will find out shortly.
NUBSTER ???

NUBSTER wrote:

Agree, Alan beat me to it
sorry Chris I didn't realise, bloody ell you've been away from the forum for a while lol , the reason I ask about the options thing is I'm not in to the newer type programming type radios so didn't know the options I'm in to my old school radios more ,as for antenna if you can afford it and your gonna get back in to it seriously again get yourself a Gainmaster 5/8 wave fiberglass antenna expensive but very good.

, now I have more spare time did a lot on Ssb 40 years ago..

All I remember is when I joined Alan was that ,I joined with a forum nickname unlike now some on here join and put their real name or a make up callsighn and whatever ,all we had was forum names and everyone put there real name in the profile plus with  proper QTH and not some map grid reference that some do in fact the joining process was quite struck when people filled in the application if you didn't fill in the mandatory section properly it would not  let you proceed so there was none of this asking people to put there real names or real QTH and all the other stuff that Gary has to keep asking people for plus another thing not being rude back then people seem to be more sensible and could understand the joining processes and not just post in random parts of the forum saying "Hello my name is ???? give me a call sighn" , anyway I was asked if I wanted a call sign because back then you didnt have to have a CT one to be a member but without the call sign you was restricted to only certain parts of the forum so I ask can I pick or do I get allocated well being a newish forum I was allowed to pick unlike now ,TBH the very original forum from 2009 when I join was a lot more strick in  some ways because there was more rules , perhaps strick is the wrong word but I cant think of another perhaps organised maybe but you get my drift

When i joined this forum i couldn't lol.
The confirmation process wouldn't go through so Gary sorted it out for me but in my profile i had his email.
Tried several times to change the email address but kept failing on the verification thing.
Just recently somebody was having a problem with the site or something like that and a different browser was mentioned and it gave me an idea.
Came out of google and logged in with the MS browser and it let me change the email address in my profile.
Strange but true works perfectly in chrome but wont let me update my profile.
You have plenty of call signs ?????

I have plenty of call signs because some are from old clubs I use to belong to ie: the TE one is my first old club Tango Echo dx club Essex (pre internet forum club ) WT Whiskey Tango  (another pre internet club) I got that from being invited by a French op who happened to be one of the main admins of the club ,infact it was my daughters faught as such when she was about 12/13(she is 30now)  she use to have ago at DXing well one day she copied the French station I've mentioned, anyway through the QSO she mentioned this is my dad's radio and I spoke to him and he said I will send your daughter a QSL card when the card turned up he also gave me and my daughter call signs ,the others are FB Foxtrot Bravo my first internet club and CT which you know.