CB Radio for overlanding

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I got a cheap Maplins CB, Intek M130 plus. Currently about £40. It has all the Euro channels on, which you can reset as necessary and would assume this to be the minimum necessary to work overseas .. It works fine here in UK, and I can't imagine you'd have problems elsewhere.
 
listerdiesel said:
We have a TTI CB radio, model TCB1100, which has all the European channels.

Peter
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same also got a tti , but mine keeps going on and off , the LCD display after about 10-15 mins will disappear then come back on ,

must get it sorted out
 
I've got an old Midland, picked it up of eBay a while ago for next to nothing, Midland were always the radio to have 25 year ago when i was a youngster lol
 
Aerial cable: RG58 50 ohm coaxial.
Aerial plug is usually PL259 (Nickel plate or silver plate finish) preferable PTFE centre insert but not vital.
PL-259 to RG58 cable adapter.

Power cable size. Usually black and red, to match the size of the tail on the radio, or larger.
Suitable fuse in-line with the positive at the battery end. Take both positive and negative straight back direct to the battery. DO NOT try to get clever with extra switching and stuff.
 
Landshandy said:
Ah Cool. Cheers Neilly. I've already bought a Thunderpole Antenna and mount pack. It says its preconfigured so I don't need a SWR meter, is this correct?
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I have a thunderploe T 1000 , I still found that I needed an SWR meter to get it set up right. That antennae was also pre SWR'd.

Cheers
 
A VSWR bridge to give it its correct name might not be needed to fit a pre-tuned aerial, but unless you do use one can you be sure that the RF side of the installation is working correctly? The RF side will include not only the fine tuning of the aerial but also the cable being correctly connected and terminated at both ends and the output power of the transmitter being within specification.
 
brian47 said:
A VSWR bridge to give it its correct name might not be needed to fit a pre-tuned aerial, but unless you do use one can you be sure that the RF side of the installation is working correctly? The RF side will include not only the fine tuning of the aerial but also the cable being correctly connected and terminated at both ends and the output power of the transmitter being within specification.
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Good advice Brian, may need to splash out on one of those bad boys then
 
Landshandy said:
Good advice Brian, may need to splash out on one of those bad boys then
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There's no requirement to leave it in the aerial circuit once you've finished making your checks and adjustments. It's regarded as "Test Equipment" and should be treated as such.
If you do purchase one, then you'll need another short length of aerial cable, say about a metre with a PL-259 plug on each end.
 
brian47 said:
There's no requirement to leave it in the aerial circuit once you've finished making your checks and adjustments. It's regarded as "Test Equipment" and should be treated as such.
If you do purchase one, then you'll need another short length of aerial cable, say about a metre with a PL-259 plug on each end.
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True, cheers for the advice. I'll get on Amazon and get one :)
 
I also found a SWR meter helped improve the range of a pre- tuned aerial. When connecting the wip aerial to the mount even just a few centimeters made a big difference. I have a hand held CB and the speaker was crap. In a Defender I couldn't hear what was being said when on the move. I have since got a more powerful speaker.
 
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