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One of the things I notice about the differences in the two is not only the different "culture" of them, but a vast difference in the technical approach to the radios themselves. Without getting into a vast discussion on one of these subjects, I do notice the constant attention of CB ops to...

Except for being published (and paid) for articles in a national magazine, flying with friends out at the airport, building HF mobile antennas (for which 'coax length' is not a factor) [participating in both amateur, civil , and military emergency communications operations, building furniture in...

Nope. Still doesn't work that way. List or NO list, if someone is using a chrome-faced radio with rebel-flags (that's just for ID purposes), beeps and echos, a BAND switch with 240 "channels" and it has as much as ONE watt over 4 on CB, it will be deemed illegal to USE OR SELL (on CB). And that...

The FCC list is difficult to locate on their website, but it IS there. I will obtain it shortly. Basically, a radio does not have to appear on a list to be illegal. A CB radio, according to law, must have 40 channels and 4 watts AND have an FCC certification sticker somewhere on the radio. It is...

This list is not according to CW Morse. It comes from FCC's Office of Technology Division. The difference is, the so-called "10 Meter" radios are listed SPECIFICALLY BY NAME AS BEING NOT AUTHORIZED FOR SALE IN THE USA. Period! Just like an automobile can be modified to do things it is not...

QTH.COM: FCC information regarding Illegal CB Radios There it is! CWM

You'd be surprised how little "power" matters on the amateur bands if only because of the lack of chaos compared to the disorganized havoc on CB. Yes, there are what are called "pileups" where rare stations are operating and stations "compete" to get an acknowledgement from him. A 100 watt...

Oh, yes! Got the sierra hotel india tango knocked out of me once. Never did THAT again. It put a teeny pinhole in my thumb to the BONE! OUCHEE!!:( It hurt for WEEKS!!! I have several dynamotors in the furnace room left over from those days. One still is like NEW! I have a BD-77 dynamotor. For...

In the matter of "extra" channels, they simply do NOT exist! Why do you think the Feds DO fine people for getting ON this so-called "freeband"? First of all, ALL of these frequencies people think are available to use are actually assigned to some use or the other even if they are simply there as...

:angry: Sorry, Hilander, but I am simply repeating what I hear on the bands. And, yes, it does reflect a contempt, not for CB (ers), but a contempt for those whom I find on the ham bands without the license. Yes, it makes me mad. Why can't people R E S P E C T that which is assigned to other...

It DOESN'T have to be "certified" (one of the newer terms) to used ON the Amateur bands. A licensed amateur CAN buy a used CB and convert it TO 10 Meter use. Once that is DONE, however, it cannot be RETURNED to CB use. It is NOT pure "amateur" gear that is in question here. What we have here is...

The 706 ain't THAT bad on AM. I used to be fairly regular in the mornings on 7290 AM with mine. It isn't the best quality AM, but it will do if it is set right. I set mine with a scope and back to 25 watts to allow "head" room. That's one of the troubles with AM. A lot of people get just so...

There's another one, W1OJ near Boston, Mass. on .620. I always thought .600 was a simplex calling frequency? CWM

Check out THIS one: www.k1jek.com. Multi-band dipole. Will need manual or auto-tuner. I use this with the LDG AT100 Pro. While I am not a fan of what we commonly call "tuners", I get some surprising results. 73 CWM

I am thankful that my state HAS no such foolishness. But I am careful if I visit other states (Indiana, Kentucky, New York come to mind). Now. I, like many others, am a licensed amateur. I also carry the amateur exemption law in my glovebox. I am also a member of the USAF Auxiliary (CAP) where...

The thing to do is to proceed carefully. Keep a copy of the Federal Exemption in your glovebox. Study your OWN state's interpretation of the statute. Even go so far as to discuss it with the state police or local authorities. No matter WHAT YOU think it is, IF the local Bubba with the doughnut...

Uh......................be careful! While some states DO take the liberal interpretation of the Federal law and honor hams' scanners without further action, it doesn't actually MEAN that you can have a dedicated scanner such as a Bearcat for the purpose of scanning police/public safety...

Just move to North or South Carolina! :biggrin: They have NO such laws! So long as you do not use the scanner in the commission of a crime, you can listen to a scanner in your car to your hearts content!!!!! :thumbup: CWM

I am involved with an agency that uses it. I agree that ALE is, at the very least, VERY annoying. It "samples" frequencies at random making a sound much as does RTTY (didddly-diddley-diddley-diddley-diddley!) and it knows no care for traffic already existing on the frequency. :angry: I suppose...

Because Amateur operators are governed by Part 97 of US Code that permits them to use equipment that is NOT permitted in other services such as 11 Meter CB (Part 95). They can even BUILD transmitters and assemble systems for their use while CBers are not to do that. The main issue is U S E A G...