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Call Sign : 26-CT-4621 Posts : 4 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2022-09-04 QTH or Location : Sheffield Equipment Used : Crt ss9900
Subject: new member (Issued) Sun Sep 04, 2022 3:40 pm
Hello.....I'm Andy from Sheffield....been on PMR 446 for about 6 months.....spoke and met some new friends....getting a crt 9900 in the next few days....last time I was on cb was over 40 years ago......can I have a call sign....thanks Andy...73's
Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220...MW7TTA Posts : 2447 Times Thanked : 66 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7300,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 150
Subject: Re: new member (Issued) Sun Sep 04, 2022 5:27 pm
Hi Andy welcome to the ct forum. You will find many of us have returned to radio after a long time off air. There a few PMR users on the forum not sure of there location.
Andy p New Member
Call Sign : 26-CT-4621 Posts : 4 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2022-09-04 QTH or Location : Sheffield Equipment Used : Crt ss9900
Subject: Re: new member (Issued) Sun Sep 04, 2022 5:41 pm
Thanks Alan for the welcome...looking forward to getting back into cb ...also the usb/lsb side of it..
Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220...MW7TTA Posts : 2447 Times Thanked : 66 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7300,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 150
Subject: Re: new member (Issued) Sun Sep 04, 2022 6:28 pm
Plenty of info and help on here just ask. I see you are getting the crt-9900 that was the first radio i bought when i returned to radio but soon sold it. Good radio but to many little buttons for my fat fingers and old eye's to handle lol.
Andy p New Member
Call Sign : 26-CT-4621 Posts : 4 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2022-09-04 QTH or Location : Sheffield Equipment Used : Crt ss9900
Subject: Re: new member (Issued) Sun Sep 04, 2022 6:39 pm
I haven't got big fingers ....so I'm all good...just one question Alan.....what antenna is best for homebase.....I'm thinking a 5/8 silver rod? 21 foot is the max I will go....already got a x300 for PMR..2/70.
John123 CT Directors
Call Sign : 26CT763 Posts : 3780 Times Thanked : 137 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Manchester Equipment Used : Optima, Superstar 360fm, Stalker 9fdx, President Jack Age : 49
Subject: Re: new member (Issued) Sun Sep 04, 2022 9:43 pm
Hello and welcome, Andy.
Gary will be along to issue you with a call-sign.
73s John.
Victor CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 5271 Times Thanked : 339 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: new member (Issued) Mon Sep 05, 2022 6:17 am
Hi Andy,
Welcome to Charlie Tango.
All the best, Victor
Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220...MW7TTA Posts : 2447 Times Thanked : 66 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7300,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 150
Subject: Re: new member (Issued) Mon Sep 05, 2022 6:26 am
A 5/8 silver rod will do the job ok. You will get other recommendations but that is what i started with on my return. Round where i live it is dead on cb nothing like it was last time i was on and i nearly sold up but didn't. We are still low down in the cycle but it is getting better with some good dx now and again. As i said a few on here are returning like you over the last couple of years. Some like myself went for our ham licence and believe me the world is your lobster with that. I still have my cb in the corner well 2 of them both Lincoln's the old mk1 and the new my2+.
StevieG Major contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3239 , Jolly Roger 272, 26-TG-987 , 26-RB-060 , 26-CO-3239 Posts : 2522 Times Thanked : 120 Join date : 2019-09-30 QTH or Location : SW London Equipment Used : Icom IC 7610, Stryker sr955hpc, Colt Excalibur SSB, President GrantII JacksonII McKinley EU, CRTSS6900N,CRTSS9900, KPO DX5000 Plus, Cobra 148 GTL-DX MK2, Cobra 2000 GTL, Zetagi B550p, Bremi BRL200, RM KL200P, KL203P, KL703, Sirio 4000, Sirio 3000 Bull, Stryker SR-A10, Antron99 Fire up , Hawkins Thunderbolt SSD58+ , Sirio 827, Heil pro micro headset, KPO NM532-KPO NM452- Astatic 575M6 Astatic D104 Silver Eagle, Delta M2 , UR6QW 8 Band eq, Uniden and AOR scanner Age : 62
Subject: Re: new member (Issued) Mon Sep 05, 2022 7:50 am
Hi Andy, welcome to the CTDX group 73s Steve.
Andy p New Member
Call Sign : 26-CT-4621 Posts : 4 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2022-09-04 QTH or Location : Sheffield Equipment Used : Crt ss9900
Subject: Re: new member (Issued) Mon Sep 05, 2022 12:51 pm
Thanks Alan for the info.....where I live there's loads on cb.....some on PMR that are also going on cb as well....looks like everyone is slowly going that route.....I'm starting at a ham radio club tomorrow.....looking forward to that too....hello to the rest of you....thanks for the welcome..... regards...Andy from Sheffield....
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GaryWilson CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-1836 Ham 2E0GGQ Posts : 4018 Times Thanked : 335 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Braunston Northamptonshire. Equipment Used : Radios & Wires & Stuff! Age : 59
Subject: Re: new member (Issued) Mon Sep 05, 2022 5:26 pm
Hello Andy, welcome to the forum.
I am delighted to allocate you 26-CT-4621 may you have good luck with it.
Today at 5:15 pm by MrPK
Subject: new member (Issued) 
