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@tangobayus Күн бұрын
I live in San Francisco. I have a half-wave end fed antenna for 40 meters in NVIS configuration. I can hear CB traffic from the East Coast.
@JohnnyNJones Күн бұрын
@@tangobayus really NVIS is really cool. Are you specifically trying to locate a certain station near you?
@tangobayus Күн бұрын
@@JohnnyNJones I'm mainly trying to have local and regional comms. On 20 meters I've made contacts ranging from a few blocks to 3,000 miles. On 40 meters I routinely talk up and down the West Coast. I'm currently looking to build an off-center dipole antenna for my little CB radio. These apparently can be built for different wavelengths. I'm going to try 1/4 wave. It will be 9 feet on the driven side and 4.5 feet on the ground side. I will probably wrap these around PVC to make the physical size smaller.
@JohnnyNJones Күн бұрын
@@tangobayus that sounds pretty cool. There’s a few calculators online that definitely help out with the number of turns for a shortened antenna. I can’t remember the math in my head I’m hoping to get my general license soon
@DavidWilson-pv7cr 3 күн бұрын
had one of these in a 78 Nova back in high school in 1984
@JohnnyNJones 2 күн бұрын
That sounds actually bad ass David
@1999tacotrd 6 күн бұрын
Hi u have a link to buy the pads?
@JohnnyNJones 5 күн бұрын
Unfortunately, I’m all out of stock Look in the comments, though I have an eBay link And I think I left one in the description. Maybe I can find a spare pad or two for you
@vinceparke5740 7 күн бұрын
How about a slingshot and a 1/2" nut?
@charleswills4554 9 күн бұрын
Great video,glad to see you back. My 980 has the screen problem, it dont work. It is a good talking radio though. Will have to talk in the near future. Hope all is good on your end.
@JohnnyNJones 9 күн бұрын
Thank you, Chuck! I’ve just been a busy bee lately. Maybe we can talk this weekend. I got rid of my galaxy, so I need a sideband Radio so hopefully this one will fit my needs
@BoB4jjjjs 9 күн бұрын
Saints preserve us, he fixed a radio 🤪
@JohnnyNJones 9 күн бұрын
Hahahaha yeah I’m gonna turn this franchise around 😂
@BoB4jjjjs 9 күн бұрын
@@JohnnyNJones Now, thatis funny! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@JohnnyNJones 9 күн бұрын
@@BoB4jjjjs I picked up an oscilloscope finally too. Finally be able to do more than just beat on radios with a hammer 😂
@FutureEyesOnly-be3do 10 күн бұрын
Can that radio be modded for extra channels?? Nice little compact radio.
@JohnnyNJones 9 күн бұрын
Yes you can! Saw mikesradiorepair do it 👍
@roryreid3124 10 күн бұрын
Good to see a new cb video 👍 keep them coming
@JohnnyNJones 9 күн бұрын
Thanks!!
@radioman2602 10 күн бұрын
Dude wearing sunglasses in doors and reciting poetry before fixing a CB... yeah I'll watch.
@JohnnyNJones 10 күн бұрын
@@radioman2602 hahahaha thank you radioman!!
@dylanwiley1921 17 күн бұрын
wanna know something scary? i live near virginia beach and we only got rain for 1 day meanwhile our neighbor state got hammered
@JohnnyNJones 17 күн бұрын
@@dylanwiley1921 That’s easy to explain, I’m sure I could come up with some bu**shit reason to put your mind at ease. But… I don’t think you’d buy it 😎 Tesla Knew
@rdkilla6414 17 күн бұрын
oh its still chinese sorry boss
@JohnnyNJones 17 күн бұрын
I’m referring to the brand name. Like I said in previous comment, Apple iphones are manufactured in China. But it’s not a Chinese brand, therefore they’re going to oversee quality product. Chinese brands don’t have to have any quality whatsoever. In fact, food doesn’t even have to be real in china. I’ve seen Chinese brands produce plastic rice because food laws are nonexistent apparently. When people figure out what they’re doing and stop buying the food, they just create another brandname and sell more. There are exceptions of that rule, brands like Retevis that are made in China, but are sold to Americans. Tend to enforce enough quality to keep their brand-name alive over here.
@jamesa8851 18 күн бұрын
All solar panels are made in China. Sorry.
@JohnnyNJones 17 күн бұрын
China does produce 86% of solar panels. The country of manufacture is not really a problem to me. It’s the company brand itself. Apple iPhones are manufactured in China. But because of that brand image, they have much more strict manufacturing policies and procedures. What I mean by Chinese solar panel is a Chinese branded panel. Those panels have been known to not match the specs they are described with and the quality is poor.
@jamesa8851 16 күн бұрын
@@JohnnyNJones listen to Yeonmi Park’s story. China has an open sex slave policy, where they traffic women from North Korea. We support their godless agenda every time we buy something from China. Doesn’t matter if they put a new sticker on it when it gets here. Now to be fair I am making this comment on an iPhone. There is no escaping China products but awareness is key. And when they give us American options, we should take them. Or you could vote for Trump and bring manufacturing back to America.
@miguelsalami 18 күн бұрын
All the Basics⚡👍👍 Get Prepared people Nows The Time.
@FutureEyesOnly-be3do 19 күн бұрын
We only got a few sprinkles from this system up here in South Bend Indiana. Seems like you are way out in the sticks if you can't get anyone local on your radio. During the winter we get alot of cold snaps up here. Couple years ago it was 26 below zero. Had pipes bust on the second story of our house.
@JohnnyNJones 19 күн бұрын
Oh, there’s plenty of locals on there usually, it’s just everyone around us was without power. Over 1 million people were without power, and the Internet was down as well. I guess not too many people had mobile radios. Which makes sense because most of the people around here use base stations with linears. And damn that’s cold, it surprises me that those temperatures exist among developed areas. But I have heard tale of a few countries that deal with 70 below zero. Which I cannot fathom.
@FutureEyesOnly-be3do 19 күн бұрын
@@JohnnyNJones What would happen in a SHTF situation? Not enough people with battery backup for their base stations. More people should have solar panels and batteries so they can communicate in the event that SHTF happens. This has got to be a wake up call. Another storm like that might happen again.
@JohnnyNJones 19 күн бұрын
@@FutureEyesOnly-be3do that’s exactly what I‘m saying. Multiple people have requested to use our generators because they couldn’t charge their phones and didn’t have any water or food. Even if their not some crazy packrat like I am at least have a weeks worth of food in advance. Preferably six months worth of food haha. I’m just hoping maybe this will convince a few people to start thinking about prepping.
@FutureEyesOnly-be3do 10 күн бұрын
@@JohnnyNJonesWell another storm is happening yet again. Wonder how many are without power this time---MILLIONS.
@charleswills4554 19 күн бұрын
Take care ,be safe my friend. I will put in a good word for you guys with the big boss .
@JohnnyNJones 19 күн бұрын
Thank you buddy, can’t wait to talk to you soon. Be praying on this end too. 👍
@magking1971 19 күн бұрын
GMRS has been much more usefull for me in emergencies
@JohnnyNJones 19 күн бұрын
Oh, I’m sure. And certainly a lot less noise. It’s just crazy to me some of the noise that you hear on the CB band.
@davidbrennan5 18 күн бұрын
Ham radio is much more useful in emergencies. I can talk to a guy 5000 miles away easily or relay messages almost anywhere in the world. I can also send data packets if needed. The license is not that hard to pass, 10 year old kids do it all the time. 10m, 20m,40m antennas are not that big or hard to put up.
@JohnnyNJones 18 күн бұрын
@@davidbrennan5 yeah I have a ham Radio setting up there in the closet. Thing is that most people don’t, so I feel like a lot of people have an old CB laying somewhere in a closet they could drag out. More people should get into ham Radio. At least on a technician level.
@davidbrennan5 18 күн бұрын
Having a reliable radio and a portable antenna, especially in emergencies, is always a smart idea. During this recent storm, I was able to receive real-time updates from stations in the USA and even assisted by relaying important messages for them to friends and family in the USA from Canada. In times of crisis, some ham operators monitor CB and other civilian frequencies to help relay vital communications. Just wanted to share that, and I’m glad to hear you're safe!
@JohnnyNJones 18 күн бұрын
Yes, I’d like to be personally involved in RACES. We have a crew together and we’re trying to help people with food, water and removing debris. I’m sending up a 2 meter and CB with them. I think the CB is going to be useful on the highways for reporting traffic conditions or listening for reports of crumbling roads. The 2 m hopefully can be hooked up to a repeater if one is still active in that area to hopefully help some of these people locate some family members. And thank you I’m very glad I’m safe. Unfortunately a lot of people are not so I gotta do the best to help out 👍
@redneckavenue3875 19 күн бұрын
I was wondering are CB radios different than regular radios where can I hook a microphone into the radio in my car
@JohnnyNJones 19 күн бұрын
You can glue the microphone directly to the face of any AM radio 👍
@BoB4jjjjs 19 күн бұрын
Big trees beside a home can be handy for antennas, but can be deadly if they come down, especially if they come down on you or the house! They weigh a lot more than most people realized! Stay safe over there.
@JohnnyNJones 19 күн бұрын
Yeah man we were very fortunate not to have any trees down considering how many trees the neighbors had down. Tryin to stay safe, thanks Bob 👍
@cardboardempire 22 күн бұрын
I was a store manager at Blockbuster Video and luckily, I had some disk resurfacing training prior. I got my JFJ Easy Pro and read the directions, and applying some common sense and the laws of thermal dynamics, I quickly tossed the directions. Yes, water is the key, yes the pads suck and yes, if ran long enough, this machine will melt disks. Take some sandpaper and sand a spot of wood for two minutes, then feel how warm it is. This heat WILL melt plastic disks.
@roughrider3772 25 күн бұрын
I am receiving almost 2 S units of noise on multiple channels in increments of 7 channels, 7, 14, 21, etc. Any other channel it drops back down 2 S units, has baffled me for years. Any ideas?
@JohnnyNJones 25 күн бұрын
@@roughrider3772 sounds like it could be a pll problem. I would try replacing the capacitors. There’s some harmonic that’s not being suppressed. Could also be a voltage issue you’ll need an alignment
@hectorrodriguez4821 25 күн бұрын
Did you are on a trash land Field?
@JohnnyNJones 25 күн бұрын
@@hectorrodriguez4821 Exactly
@MegaJunebug3 28 күн бұрын
Good video,priceless coax hookup!!!!!
@stanhausam6112 28 күн бұрын
You have patience. I have a Cobra 38WSXT Handheld CB like you have there. Currently when I turn it on, the light stays on, it's stuck on channel 19 and none of the functions work except transmit and receive on channel 19
@JohnnyNJones 28 күн бұрын
I see it’s probably a broken solder joint. Those radios are notorious for that. your channel selector might not even be connected to the board.
@WideOpenThrottleGarage Ай бұрын
How about GameCube games? do you have things for those?
@JohnnyNJones 25 күн бұрын
No, unfortunately, I don’t carry those my friend
@steve_niceguy Ай бұрын
Great video!!!!! thanks for doing it... loved the handheld to handheld test!!! that was awesome.... I'm sure you know you really are not supposed to transmit from inside a house .... it usually will barely get out... same with a car... a car is a faraday cage that stops all radio signals getting out... so people can only get out 50 feet in a car unless they put on an external antenna on the roof... anyway great job on the video... looks like a cool radio
@jessiec4128 Ай бұрын
I knew how to add the talk back for a long long time. But I only added it to CB radios That I added Echo boards to. It helps to set to the way you want it to sounds. Otherwise you have no idea what a sounds like until someone on the air says, That sounds horrible. And then tries to explain how it sounds. And will often just confuse you. So adding talk back solves the issue. And I have always added a switch because once it is setup, then I never ever turned it on again.
@JohnnyNJones Ай бұрын
@@jessiec4128 yeah that’s a good idea, way better than getting a Radio check. That’s why I did it too 👍
@ihaulscrap Ай бұрын
Next time, maybe leave your hand out of the video lol! They aren't needed that much.
@JamesMcNamara-j1g Ай бұрын
Dude, that’s the action Jackson hand. It’s like the main character
@fakechecknumber1198 Ай бұрын
I have this exact radio
@fakechecknumber1198 Ай бұрын
So this radio is classic
@garyb2507 Ай бұрын
Have you tried the Novus polishes?
@JohnnyNJones Ай бұрын
@@garyb2507 no I have not, tell me a bit about them.
@1fishjunky Ай бұрын
Great video. I just picked up the same exact radio at a yard sale. It also keys but no modulation. I'll be checking the mic plug first thing.
@JohnnyNJones Ай бұрын
Great, find buddy!!
@jojojeep1 2 ай бұрын
Well, don’t be surprised, over the summer I lived on Long Island. I spoke to Texas with 180 W. I lowered it all the way down to 3/4 of one watt and the man still had a conversation with me all about mother nature sold my house on Long Island, move down to South Carolina in the mountains fucking CB sucks up here, but I just think it’s propagation because it sucks everywhere at the moment
@Zombiemc534 2 ай бұрын
It’s 2024 and it’s still on the servers
@dslayer1169 2 ай бұрын
Now that’s how you do a review
@JohnnyNJones 2 ай бұрын
@@dslayer1169 thank you!
@ihaulscrap 2 ай бұрын
Sorry but you didnt show/tell clearly where both terminals were placed. Otherwise ag good video .
@JohnnyNJones 2 ай бұрын
Another video I show the terminals that you hook into. I forget what video it is, though one of my top ones.
@ronny332 2 ай бұрын
1:02 ... wrong, the data is right below the paint in the upper area of the disc. tiny holes in the sliver foil.
@JohnnyNJones 2 ай бұрын
@@ronny332 I thought that myself, but actually it’s not. The aluminum is there to reflect the tiny imperfections in the plastic itself. The plastic is molded from the metal dye they use for the master.
@BIGBADPAPPAWOLF 2 ай бұрын
#BIGBADPAPPAWOLF GREAT CONTENT EVERY COMPUTER I MAKE ALWAYS HAS A LIL PERC .................... DID YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE MORE VARIATIONS OF COMPUTERS THAN THERE ARE STARS IN THE UNIVERSE ................... THATS PERSPECTIVE ............. I ALWAYS LOVE THE JOURNEY .............. BUT IF YOU HAVE A PC IT REALLY HELPS TO LEARN A FEW THINGS ABOUT YOUR PC OR YOU WILL BE PAYING A NOSE PICKER A FAIR AMOUNT OF $$$$$$ TO GET IT TO WORK PROPERLY ......I ENJOYED THIS VIDEO VERY MUCH IT TAKES ME BACK ............. GETTING HOSED BY AMAZON TWICE PUT ME ON A ROAD TO PC PROSPERITY ..........ONLY A YEAR AGO I WAS A PC IDIOT.................. I DID NOT KNOW MY CPU FROM MY GPU TO MY PSU..............OMG.......BUT WITH TIME PATIENCE AND KZbin AND ABOUT 30 OLD OFFICE PCs AND TRIAL AND ERROR I FINALLY CAN BUILD A PC FROM THE GROUND UP WITH A FAIR AMOUNT OF CONFIDANCE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, SAVING ME AND MY FAMILY THOUSENDS OF DOLLARS IN PC MAITANENCE, REPAIRS AND UPGRADES .............. BLA BLA BLA THANK YOU FOR LISTENING ENJOY...ALWAYS LURKING ABOUT.......................YOU EARNES MY SUBSCRIPTION
@JohnFlaimsr 2 ай бұрын
could i hook 40 old radios to 1 antenna to make a wall of old radios on 1 to 40 as long as i don't key any up. kzbin.info/door/qbo_25FWDtMy5dSHAZn1gw
@JohnFlaimsr 2 ай бұрын
kzbin.info/door/qbo_25FWDtMy5dSHAZn1gw
@diashteamalpha6614 2 ай бұрын
Just for the game comprehension, the protagonist comes from a long lineage of Templar or Assasins ancestors. Templar are world rulers wanabees and Assassins' bring them back to the earth. The machine uses the protagonist's ancestors DNA memories in order to find relics, unlock MMA memories without traning and to know truth of what happened. The machine is both used by Templars Or Templar rebels. TLDR: Your ancestors was in a worldwide secret club, your memories are uncovered by the machine and used to combat the current secret club.
@Ayasedere 2 ай бұрын
Does these methods work the same for GameCube discs?
@JohnnyNJones 2 ай бұрын
@@Ayasedere yes! But they have specific plates and pads for GameCube discs
@Ayasedere 2 ай бұрын
@@JohnnyNJones got those but was struggling to get a copy of Paper Mario to work. I’m probably gonna send that particular disc to someone with a high end resurfacer due to how different GameCube discs are made. Gonna use this video for the rest of my disc in my collection. Thanks for the video and quick response! Definitely earned a sub!
@BoB4jjjjs 2 ай бұрын
Your not at home, they locked you up for your own protection. 🤣🤪🤪🤪🤪
@spaceflight1019 3 ай бұрын
Before Uncle Charlie paid me a visit in 1972 I had logged 43 states and 3 countries with legal power. When the band is really cooking it doesn't take much. I've worked skip on a two watt talkie from a high location.
@JohnnyNJones 3 ай бұрын
@@spaceflight1019 wow, now that is something they need to give a plaque out for 👍 I’m guessing the FCC came by because you were talking too far? I’ve heard about the walkie-talkie thing, using tropospheric ducting. I’ve heard people have talked over 1000 miles with those walkie-talkies it’s crazy.
@spaceflight1019 3 ай бұрын
@@JohnnyNJones On 10 meters I was on Daytona Beach with a Cherokee AH-100 and worked a guy from Minnesota.
@spaceflight1019 3 ай бұрын
@@JohnnyNJones They demanded to see my linear and my father laughed at them. I wasn't allowed to have a linear. It was all done with a stock Robyn T-123 and a homemade half wave ground plane with the vertical element made of copper pipe.
@JohnnyNJones 3 ай бұрын
@@spaceflight1019 hahahaha!! Oh the FCC are like parents in over their heads.
@spaceflight1019 3 ай бұрын
@@JohnnyNJones 52 years ago the FCC had teeth! 22 pages of transcripted conversation and pretty much every rule violation except power output and obscenity. That was the Big One, worth at least $10,000! It was the summer of Watergate, and my father penned a response that basically told them to clean their own house and leave kids learning useful skills alone. They resent the Notice of Apparent Violation. What, if anything, they paid was a secret they both took to the grave. Unlike a lot of my friends who never returned to the air, my parents believed in me and I had a great career.
@encoinpusher5404 3 ай бұрын
Sell some kits so we can buy them
@JohnnyNJones 3 ай бұрын
@@encoinpusher5404 I sell the pads on eBay. I’m out of stock right now, but I should have more in about a week. 👋 I suppose I could put together some sandpaper as well, but I’m sure you guys could get that on your own
@encoinpusher5404 3 ай бұрын
When back in stock post a link
@JohnnyNJones 3 ай бұрын
@@encoinpusher5404 Will do 👍
@JohnnyNJones 3 ай бұрын
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@johncharters905 3 ай бұрын
How and where can I get the pads?
@JohnnyNJones 3 ай бұрын
I sell them on eBay, right now I’m out of stock. Should have more in about a week. There is a couple links in the comments you can use to get to my eBay page
@johncharters905 3 ай бұрын
@@JohnnyNJones ok thank you
@sshooter546 3 ай бұрын
Can you make a video showing what all you need to set up an entena and grounding it and what wire is best
@JohnnyNJones 3 ай бұрын
I have made a video on grounding and how to build an antenna on my channel 👍 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ2Zm2h7hJZsi7ssi=xCw_T7IV13vzzdDj kzbin.info/www/bejne/iae7ZGCsgbZritksi=GWuufJjJNm3NpJug
@sshooter546 3 ай бұрын
@@JohnnyNJones if you didn't have a ground rode why wasn't your swr really high
@JohnnyNJones 3 ай бұрын
@@sshooter546 I wasn’t using a monopole. I was using a dipole, both ends need to be equivalently long. Of course it’s not really acting as a dipole in this case because my signal is not balanced. Sort of like how you can put a mag mount on a car it’s not grounded. It just has enough of a ground plane to work. If you’re interested in that kind of stuff, I recommend getting the ARRL technician manual and working from there. Because what you’re asking is something that needs to be explained, mathematically, or at least in an abstract analogous form. The best way I can put it right now is that in a dipole your signal just needs enough room to bounce off the other side of the dipole instead of bouncing off the ground. If I took that dipole and buried half of it in the ground then I would have a ground mounted monopole In fact, if the ground was wet and saturated enough, I wouldn’t even need the other side of that dipole I could use the ground itself as the other side. Sorry, I can’t be more of help but it’s a technical idea.
@furion.. 3 ай бұрын
JAFO stated: If there was a VR on the base of the ALC transistor, then it could be adjusted to the loudest modulation - just before the scope showed flat-topping.
@JohnnyNJones 3 ай бұрын
@@furion.. yeah I just don’t have a scope, unfortunately.
@dragan3290 3 ай бұрын
Massive difference! What value and what components did you fit? Are you using a smps or wall style power supply? I setup my sons cb radio and the noise was bad but not as bad as yours just it wa fluctuating. I tested the power supply with my scope and the DC is terrible. Putting a small battery with trickle will also help? Any reply appreciated cheers from Australia subbed and liked 👍
@JohnnyNJones 3 ай бұрын
@@dragan3290 at this point in time, I was using a video game power supply that’s probably why the noise was so rough because it was a switch mode power supply. You can actually attach a capacitor to the power input of your radio, and it will smooth out the ripple. The value of capacitor I’m using is in the description of the video. I forget it the value, that’s an old video video. Thank you for subscribing and liking I really appreciate that my friend I really do!
@dragan3290 3 ай бұрын
@JohnnyNJones thanks for the quick reply 👍. BTW I think the ceramic capacitor was .033 uF ?? If I remember correctly? Thanks again.
@JohnnyNJones 3 ай бұрын
@@dragan3290 it was .068 µF I believe
@dragan3290 3 ай бұрын
@JohnnyNJones thanks for that. I must be getting too old! Lol. 😂
@JohnnyNJones 3 ай бұрын
@@dragan3290 I mentioned a 0.033 microfarad You can start there and work your way up to 0.1 microfarad and see what you like best 👍 0.1 was a bit too much reduction for me. It was starting to eat into the voice frequencies.
@tshaffer9681 3 ай бұрын
Those little house wrens build their nests in the strangest places. That momma picked a nice dry, protected place. Thank you for sharing this and being kind. God bless you and yours. Stay safe.
@JohnnyNJones 3 ай бұрын
Nature can be a beautiful thing! I didn’t know they were wrens, I don’t know a lot about birds to be honest. Thanks for telling me. Thank you very much for commenting! God bless you too, my friend 👍
@FutureEyesOnly-be3do 3 ай бұрын
They are cute as buttons.