c b radios

going to buy a cb for my next green laning trip i am scratching my head i have looked at that many they all look the same my be i have looked too deep my head is mashed ,can any one recomend a good c b that will not cost too much as its only for occasional use.

Mines a ME-4 got it off a bloke on here and it does the job and its really compact , got my twig and mount from these guys -

Large CB Antennas | THUNDERPOLE.co.uk

3.5 efi said:

Midland 78 Plus 80ch mobile CB radio B GRADE - LAST FEW | eBay

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thank for help good price ordered two ,two for price of one ,one for me and the other for pat (tim) cheers all

dont forget you'll need an aerial too...

Might be an idea to check out your local Truckstop, they often have good deals for a starter set-up, I got Midland CB, Magmount, and aerial for just over £100 at my local one?

cheers for all your advise have you any idear what kind of range i can get with it just a average i know that their will be alot of verables but just a guide of what i can get

Range? Transmitting, I would hope for a couple of miles at least You'll be able to hear people from all over the place, but your transmission will be rather more limited.

You need to get the setup SWR'd someone local hopefully would have an SWR meter you can borrow. There's an adjusting screw somewhere on the antenna and you need to either shorten or lengthen the antenna to get the set working properly.

yu dont want to big a range, otherwise yu will pick up every taxi service in Poland .
but get it SWRd = it makes all the difference on a laning trop

cheers got a arial off line (pre tuned) so do i need to have it swrd ? wont have it until tuesday ,

yes

thanks for quick reply will ask around for swr meter or if not expensive will buy one , cheers ,got to go to work now thanks for you help m

The Mad Hat Man said:

yu dont want to big a range, otherwise yu will pick up every taxi service in Poland .

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And Drew.

is srw a regional tune or national ???

Marko46 said:

is srw a regional tune or national ???

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SWR stands for "Standing Wave Ratio" you adjust the length of the antenna to match the frequency you're transmitting on, loop the meter in, key the mike (whistling into it helps) and read the meter, you're looking for 1:1 ratio ideally, so adjust the twig one way and check the meter, if it gets worse adjust it the other way etc.

SWR meters are a few quid upwards on ebay, get one with a loop wire you'll need one.

Pumpy said:

get one with a loop wire you'll need one.

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Also known as a patch lead. Goes between the SWR meter and the CB.