The old 27 MHz AM CB radios.

Anyone still using these radios? Seems to be lots for sale including new models like this one....

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Uniden-BE...AAAOSwOgdYsGhb

Will say something for them , nobody will be able to interrupt your talking .
Heard somewhere some truckies have gone back to analogue because no cop car can intercept their messages .

Interesting you say that all channels on 27megs are more or less silent. Only traffic I have found is on SSB and that's usually the same old codgers banging on about the same thing!

I've got my old President Grant SSB, a 100w linear amp, and my 3 element Yagi laying around somewhere. Used to upset everyone in the street with that one.

still have my Dick Smith Hornet2 with upper and lower sideband.
with a power mike. Might fit it in my camper not sure yet

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Originally Posted by threedogs

still have my Dick Smith Hornet2 with upper and lower sideband.
with a power mike. Might fit it in my camper not sure yet

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That would be wasting your time John. All you will be listening to is white noise. My old radio i gave to my nephew for his cubby house whem he was 4. He's now 20.

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Originally Posted by mudski

That would be wasting your time John. All you will be listening to is white noise. My old radio i gave to my nephew for his cubby house whem he was 4. He's now 20.

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and he's still in the cubby house using it wow what a great kid lol

Using side band down Bemm River I could talk to the states [USA}
quite easily

The base-units were quite popular and sold heaps, which makes them inexpensive to buy second hand today, but a few months ago I sold a pair of "as new" fully functional Sony 27meg 5watt hand-helds for more money than I bought them for 30 odd years ago.

I was given one not that long ago, and unfortunately, it doesn't work.

I bought a new one and it's in my roof console. Tried everywhere to find a SSB one, but couldn't.

http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9keclslc.jpg

If anyone knows where to find a AM/SSB CB radio, please let me know and I will love you forever. lol.

Rossco

Rosso, I recently replaced my uniden SSB when it blew up off eBay. If you keep a look out there are quite a few on offer, especially on eBay.com