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Hi new boy here, I am back from the 80s, retired now, and back on air with my new CB but its not as active as it was. Hope to learn some new stuff and make new friends out there. Looking for advice on something different and help with a better system
Victor CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 6269 Times Thanked : 389 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: HELLO WORLD Thu Mar 23, 2023 10:46 am
Hi Bernie,
Welcome to Charlie Tango.
Yep, it's all a bit different nowadays with operators being much further apart than they used to be. (The days of making contacts with a basic rig and mag mount on a biscuit tin are long gone! )
SSB or Sideband CB use was legalised/harmonised with Europe some years back and seems to be the common mode of operation along with homebase antennas or setting up mobile on high ground. With the increase in solar activity we've been experiencing the DX opportunities are great also.
A lot of us here returned back to the airwaves after decades away and some (including myself) went on to take our Ham licence to fulfil our radio activity ambitions. It's not for everyone (can become expensive!) but with the Foundation exam system and being able to sit it online the opportunities are much easier than in the past.
There's a lot of helpful people here at Charlie Tango so if you have any questions just fire away on the forum.
Oh, and if you want a call sign just make an official request or let me know here and either myself or Gary (call sign admins) will get you one allocated.
All the best, Victor
CT Admin.
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Subject: Re: HELLO WORLD Thu Mar 23, 2023 11:08 am
Hi Vic THANKS for the welcome, I am thinking about getting a new CRT SS6900N I know it may be illegal and need advice on that but think it may be a good starting point for listening to see what is about. btw I never had a DV27 on a biscuit tin
steve1uk Contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-4793 Posts : 55 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2023-03-15 QTH or Location : DURHAM Equipment Used : CRE 8900
Subject: Re: HELLO WORLD Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:05 pm
hi and welcome
John123 CT Directors
Call Sign : 26CT763 Posts : 4591 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: HELLO WORLD Thu Mar 23, 2023 10:50 pm
Hello and welcome, Bernie.
73s John.
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: HELLO WORLD Fri Mar 24, 2023 5:31 am
Hi The 6900 is the one in that range i would go for some of the others have too many menu buttons for this old timer lol. Like Victor i returned to radio after nearly 3 decades and found it very dead round my way so went for my Ham ticket and never looked back.
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 : 63
Subject: Re: HELLO WORLD Fri Mar 24, 2023 7:24 am
Hi Bernie, welcome to the CTDX Group 73s Steve.
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Subject: Re: HELLO WORLD Fri Mar 24, 2023 9:33 am
Thanks for all the welcomes guys, I am an Old timer also from 70s CB world. 69 now and need to get back into it all. Just bought a CRT SS6990 N, V, 10 , Version 7. To start with and see how things go.
TJS 26CT3029 Contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3029 Posts : 88 Times Thanked : 6 Join date : 2019-11-29 QTH or Location : Dudley Equipment Used : CTR SS6900 cobra 29 ltd st Fidelity CB 3000FM Ham international multimode 2 Imax 2000 Age : 47
Subject: Re: HELLO WORLD Fri Mar 24, 2023 11:10 am
Hi and Welcome
RadioWavez New Member
Call Sign : 2-CT-210 Posts : 45 Times Thanked : 7 Join date : 2022-01-01 QTH or Location : Lexington, Kentucky Equipment Used : Alinco DX-SR8
Subject: Re: HELLO WORLD Tue Mar 28, 2023 6:24 pm
Surprisingly, not much has changed since the '80s. Radio is still radio. Enjoy your retirement and get on the air.
Today at 2:33 pm by Alan Pilot
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