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Call Sign : 26-CT-3918 Posts : 44 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-12-20 QTH or Location : Willerby,hull Equipment Used : Anytone At5555 thunderpole base station.
Subject: Lovely day. Working from home next to CB Thu Jul 22, 2021 12:19 pm
Hello All.
Hope all are well and enjoying the weather!
Just wondering what us CBers on days like this what channels do people tune into and monitor?
I normally stick to 555...slight lift on today so try calling me on usb 27.555.
What FM channels have the most chance of going the distance during a lift?
Kind regards all
David 26 ct 3918
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John123 CT Directors
Call Sign : 26CT763 Posts : 4593 Times Thanked : 165 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Manchester Equipment Used : Optima, Superstar 360fm, Stalker 9fdx, President Jack Age : 50
Subject: Re: Lovely day. Working from home next to CB Thu Jul 22, 2021 3:47 pm
Hello David,
Try ch31 mid-block (27.315) on FM. If the prop is running into Europe you should make some good contacts, it is popular with German and Scandinavian stations. Other frequencies such as ch38 (27.385) lsb are worth a listen if the States are coming in and likewise 27.515 lsb for the West Indies.
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Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220... Posts : 2634 Times Thanked : 70 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7610,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 16
Subject: Re: Lovely day. Working from home next to CB Thu Jul 22, 2021 5:56 pm
FM mid is booming at the moment.
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Call Sign : 26-CT-3918 Posts : 44 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-12-20 QTH or Location : Willerby,hull Equipment Used : Anytone At5555 thunderpole base station.
Subject: Re: Lovely day. Working from home next to CB Thu Jul 22, 2021 6:00 pm
Alan Pilot wrote:
FM mid is booming at the moment.
Cheers mate.
Sorry for being thick . .mid bad is what frequencies?
Still learning the lingo
Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220... Posts : 2634 Times Thanked : 70 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7610,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 16
Subject: Re: Lovely day. Working from home next to CB Thu Jul 22, 2021 6:27 pm
Around 27.315 as said above.
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John123 CT Directors
Call Sign : 26CT763 Posts : 4593 Times Thanked : 165 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Manchester Equipment Used : Optima, Superstar 360fm, Stalker 9fdx, President Jack Age : 50
Subject: Re: Lovely day. Working from home next to CB Thu Jul 22, 2021 10:45 pm
David.gwynfa wrote:
Alan Pilot wrote:
FM mid is booming at the moment.
Cheers mate.
Sorry for being thick . .mid bad is what frequencies?
Still learning the lingo
No worries, David, we all have to start somewhere. The mid-block (also called mid-band) comprises of 40 channels staring at 26.965 and finishes at 27.405mhz. All modes of transmission (AM, USB, LSB, FM) can all be legally used in the UK.
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Call Sign : 26-CT-3918 Posts : 44 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-12-20 QTH or Location : Willerby,hull Equipment Used : Anytone At5555 thunderpole base station.
Subject: Re: Lovely day. Working from home next to CB Fri Jul 23, 2021 7:46 am
John123 wrote:
David.gwynfa wrote:
Alan Pilot wrote:
FM mid is booming at the moment.
Cheers mate.
Sorry for being thick . .mid bad is what frequencies?
Still learning the lingo
No worries, David, we all have to start somewhere. The mid-block (also called mid-band) comprises of 40 channels staring at 26.965 and finishes at 27.405mhz. All modes of transmission (AM, USB, LSB, FM) can all be legally used in the UK.
Cheers John.
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David.gwynfa New Member
Call Sign : 26-CT-3918 Posts : 44 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-12-20 QTH or Location : Willerby,hull Equipment Used : Anytone At5555 thunderpole base station.
Subject: Re: Lovely day. Working from home next to CB Fri Jul 23, 2021 12:07 pm
David.gwynfa wrote:
John123 wrote:
David.gwynfa wrote:
Alan Pilot wrote:
FM mid is booming at the moment.
Cheers mate.
Sorry for being thick . .mid bad is what frequencies?
Still learning the lingo
No worries, David, we all have to start somewhere. The mid-block (also called mid-band) comprises of 40 channels staring at 26.965 and finishes at 27.405mhz. All modes of transmission (AM, USB, LSB, FM) can all be legally used in the UK.
Cheers John.
Afternoon.
What is the formal way of replying to a cq call?
At present I'm just saying "this js 26 ct 3918 receiving"
Cheers
SangueG Major contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3971 / 2E0LMI Posts : 1316 Times Thanked : 85 Join date : 2021-01-30 QTH or Location : Cirencester, Gloucestershire Equipment Used : Little radios, home-made antennas
Subject: Re: Lovely day. Working from home next to CB Fri Jul 23, 2021 1:38 pm
Hi David. That reply's fine You could follow up on following overs with your name and signal report. I'd keep overs short to begin with, especially when the short skip's making the channels packed like it was yesterday evening.. it's easy to lose contact with someone just as quickly as you make it.
On your original question, I sometimes have a flick on ch19 muppets. It's normally dead where I am, so a sound of anything on there is usually a good sign some short skip is coming in and I put a call out. I've had a few contacts that way up to the north of England and Scotland (I'm down in mid Cotswolds).
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Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220... Posts : 2634 Times Thanked : 70 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7610,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 16
Subject: Re: Lovely day. Working from home next to CB Fri Jul 23, 2021 4:44 pm
I would reply " 26ct3918 you copy 163ct220" then listen for them to come back. After that then it's a signal report wx location and go from there sort of lol. (wx = weather)
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Subject: Re: Lovely day. Working from home next to CB
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Subject: Lovely day. Working from home next to CB 
You could follow up on following overs with your name and signal report. I'd keep overs short to begin with, especially when the short skip's making the channels packed like it was yesterday evening.. it's easy to lose contact with someone just as quickly as you make it.