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[@RingwayManchester]

Love it randers. Fred’s a great guy

[@andykirby]

Rogggggggggggg!!

[@Alan-Dawson]

I thought "that sounds like Fred?" hahaha so funny

[@johncrouch8988]

Creep!😀

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Nice contact Andy and a pleasure to talk to you. Those loops can struggle on 11 meters so you did well. As you said in the video amazing what they can do. Stay safe and i will catch you on the next one bud.

[@andykirby]

Cheers mate, good to work you too 👍🏻 it's always nice to hear a strong station that listens for weaker signals as well. I'll be dropping in on the 305 more regularly now as it was a great bit of fun! Catch you soon!

[@scottwiseman8015]

Watch all your videos Sir. FitS 1&2. You Fred are VERY informative. 👍 Just started watching Andy, and He too, informative. Enjoy watching and learning from you younger guys who have the CB bug also. May the airwaves once again scream with voices of new friends, and old one as well, asking for a breaker. 73's my new friends. Hope to QSO one day 😂. 107, The Village Idiot, Scott. 27.165 AM/27.385 LSB Dallas (Garland), Texas USA

[@ke4uyp]

@@andykirby This is a really good video. I would like to make a suggestion though Even though your loop works good the efficiency is quite low probably less than 25% on the other hand a simple wire dipole put into a inverted V configuration operates at 98% efficiency and has a much broader frequency range and added bonus is when the angle between the legs is adjusted correctly you obtain a perfect 50 ohm match to the transmitter. You can easily install these in a couple of minutes flat by using a fiberglass telescopic mast overall electrical length of the inverted V is approximately 17 ft 2 in on 27.305Mhz You only have to go up about 8-9 ft in the air and the antenna acts as the guidelines for the mast. I have used this type of antenna for decades I have been an amateur radio operator since 1966.

[@kq6up]

@@ke4uyp I don't think the efficiency is that low on the higher bands.

[@ke4uyp]

@@kq6up Hi Chris there is indeed a significant difference in efficiency I have been using EZNEC antenna modeling software for about 15 years and you can clearly demonstrate the difference in efficiency. Using this software here is some examples. The difference in actual input impedance and reactance is so dramatic it causes the radiation resistance to be extremely low and this is directly proportional to efficiency. 27.3Mhz Inverted V Apex of the antenna at 8 and 1/2 ft above ground Impedance = 57.24 + J 8.38 ohms Top of loop at 9 ft above ground 1m diameter Loop @ 27.3Mhz Impedance = 1.423 - J 1289 ohms

[@riche4you1975]

Love this proper flash backs from my teen days when tandys was about and cbs ect was popular, I was in that club lol.Nice unit.

[@jonjeffries3265]

I had a Realistic Navajo 23 channel CB with a d104 power mic.. about 500 ft above sea level.. back in the mid-70s in So. Cal. I had a great time as a kid especially talking skip on a few occasions from California to Texas to Ohio and Florida in the span of a half hour..

[@paulzap6102]

My two favorite UK CB KZbinrs having a QSO! Awesome! Fred in the shed is a really pleasant fellow. Thanks for the video.

[@Dave64track]

Great informative video these CB are coming alive

[@Doogie53]

I am missing my old CB days I have to get my housing set up then I can think of a good setup thanks for keeping it alive guys.

[@TotalOpel]

This is interesting stuff! I realise now that I know naff all about CB radio.

[@TheRoadtoGonzo]

Loving the icon your giving me some dangerous ideas 👍😉

[@rhoemberg1969]

I love the waterfall on the ICOM !

[@hubsi5263]

And i dont know what the waterfall ias for. I like the spectrumscope!

[@slimjim2526]

Hi Andy enjoyed the video, can you do a little video breakdown on the cb language your using to the other people on the cb ? Cheers Jim

[@jimnunya1253]

In the middle of nowhere with a magloop and Icom, signal is so clean sounding and static free. Nice bit of kit mate, real nice. What was contact distance and wattage used?

[@pgmilling]

I would buy that radio if it came out the factory with CB 27 .Great video Andy.

[@johncrouch8988]

That’s why they are illegal to use on 27 mhz. If you have a license you can lose it using a ham radio on 11m. Buy a cb radio instead! Only £50🤷‍♂️

[@regularguy519]

The stupidest rule in the world. Not law. It's a rule. In the US. That rule can come with a swat team though.

[@RenaultZoeZEOwnersClub]

Look at you getting into radio again, We have got all the old gang back into HF and radio in the last few months, good to see you and others getting into the radio again. M3HBI

[@andykirby]

Haha awesome! I forget how many of us were into radio some years back! It's one of those interests that reignites when there's something interesting to try isn't it!👍🏻

[@SunriseCrawlers]

I have been keeping up on some of you're videos about this cb. And I was wondering what a good unit to use for cb am fm ssb digital? I'm new to anything above cb I have a Stryker 655hp around 90 watts and I can reach put there I just want to explore more

[@skysurferboy]

Loving the CB stuff Andy! To be honest despite being a licensed ham for almost 35 years I got totally bored with contacts that were just callsign,qth,signal report 73s on HF. It's just trainspotters with radios. There s always gonna be the CB DJs on ch19 and Senor Holà Holà with his kilowatt on the triple 5 but CB looks like more fun to me.

[@andykirby]

Couldn't have said it better myself! Maybe catch you on the air soon!

[@johnmoyer2849]

Just like ft8...useless

[@johncrouch8988]

Buy a real cb radio that’s legal. Or don’t complain if a, you get caught or b, CBers come onto ham and other frequencies and Spoil your hobby! Just saying. What’s good for the goose!

[@paulkazjack]

Nailed it!

[@joeblow8593]

Cheers from across the pond

[@gearlab734]

You got fred in the shed, he's legendary lol!

[@matthewtopping2560]

Fred in the shed has has a KZbin channel

[@gearlab734]

@@matthewtopping2560 Yes, that's right. Cap guns and SS6900

[@djrob-era1321]

Nice one Andy, liking this with all the CB stuff your doing, keep them coming mate.. I think we really need to get CB blowing up again more than what it is. I personally think with what's current on going it is going to come to the point where we will be communicating more via CB and I got a feeling with the Government and their agenda with possible lockdowns ahead CB Homebasr & Mobile will be a good thing for us to communicate and keep us busy and sane.. 😁👍🏻 Anyway Great work mate like I said, keep your experiments and tests coming.

[@bvrcavalera2786]

👍

[@2000alexgrim]

Very good Andy, I have started on CB when I was 15 years old, and I have had a 5 watts QSO on AM from Rio de Janeiro to Okinawa Japan on a ground plane antenna on the top of the building.Congratulations for the interesting QSO- PH1AHD ALEX

[@andykirby]

Thanks for dropping by Alex, wow that was a great QSO to get you started in Radio! Congrats on the Alexloop it's a great antenna 👍🏻 73!

[@jasonflt]

awesome, bought a used CB radio, unfortunately it's not working properly or just no one left on cb in my part of Saskatchewan.

[@robertschwartzman195]

Could you tell me what digital radio that is made by and the model and who makes the antenna and model ? Tia

[@paulo1787]

Great content Andy, really pricking my interest 😊

[@martin.rus.]

Very nice video, it's shows you do not need a lot for some fun contact!

[@MaxMountainWorld]

Nice Video Andy> Hope to catch you on 11m. when prop re-opens. Cheers. 14SW007

[@andykirby]

Hi Max! Thanks for the comment, definately looking forward to the next cycle! Hopefully we will catch each other one day👍🏻

[@hobbyrob313]

Nice! I think a LOOP is more for reception only, small house or mobile, but for transmission better a piece of wire ( I think! ) Regards Rob

[@Mike-H_UK]

I don't think you said, but over what distance was that conversation and what power level were you using?

[@johncrouch8988]

He may not say. If he’s using over 4 watts he’s a naughty 👿 illegal ham and could lose his license 😃😉🤫

[@clyth41]

@@johncrouch8988 bla Bla bla...

[@huwkelvinmorgan3575]

Very cool video Andy

[@charleswoods2996]

Good show! 27.305."00.[9]", how'd you get the frequency display to VFO that low? Can it be done on an Icom 7300?

[@thomasmaughan4798]

Yes, Touch and hold on the Hertz display and you can add another digit.

[@charleswoods2996]

@@thomasmaughan4798 Yeah, I figured it out but thanks anyway!

[@stahpit1971]

did you have to have the 705 opened up to transmit on 11m ?

[@loctite222ms]

He did the mod in another video. Stock it won't do that without a mod.

[@andyw3720]

Cool video. I wasn’t aware the 705 was capable of 11 meters. As you say in your video, you’ve used this setup for Ham radio as well (Other commenters seem to of missed that 😅) I’ll subscribe and watch more. 73s from southern Alabama

[@simontemplar0468]

It's not....he modded it for something it was NOT intended.

[@mattmclaren496]

That’s why they made it so all you had to do was remove a small piece so obviously it was intended. It’s called improvising

[@robgriffiths2115]

I’m just starting out - what radio is that please? Could it be used on a home setup?

[@danny2me70]

hia andy just seen your channel for the first time so i watched one about the CB and then subbed ,just looked and cant see any vlogs on cb side band have you done any yet if not will you be ,i was into ch back in the 80s and had all the stuff but times change lol you meet a woman have kids and then stuff gets sold .

[@nathansparrow5167]

Awesome, enjoying the radio stuff mate!!, Regards from G7LNU

[@andykirby]

Hi Nathan, long time no speak! Hope you are well. Still enjoying your ebike?

[@nathansparrow5167]

@@andykirby yes mate, absolutely, your definitely inspiring me to get back in the shack lol, yes E-bike still going strong brought it in Feb 2017, done 4k miles with 0 issues, been avidly watching and enjoying all of your Blogs mate, keep up the good work, hope to catch you down the CoAx soon :-))

[@andykirby]

Awesome to hear! Ebikes are great aren't they! Look forward to catching you soon, I've moved now but you never know! Could probably work you on 27😉! 73

[@nathansparrow5167]

@@andykirby yes mate, E bikes are the future, I absolutely love EVs, will definitely try 27mhz, I have so many classic rigs and boots lol, just heard Sir Clive Sinclair has passed, that man was an absolute legend and a hero of mine, he was well ahead of his time with EVs

[@keithmarshall8478]

Does the loop work OK inside and can you let me know where i could get one

[@stephendonkin5497]

Brings back memories the old CB RADIO

[@acestudioscouk-Ace-G0ACE]

Nice work! Good option for CB use. I keep thinking about making one but never quite get round to it... pun intended!

[@pamhockens4148]

Super contact!!! was that on FM or what mode 73's Pam USA wisconsin

[@scandalasdog]

This will be handy when the Collapse comes. Your radio will be worth its weight in gold when the phones stop working.

[@ernestbarcella175]

So how far away was you contact ,,it sounded very good ??

[@4X4-RADIO]

Do you have a link to the case..?? Thanks

[@tpcdude]

UK CB is so polite! Not like this in the USA

[@ssgeek4515]

What u need is a yagi.easy to build lots of websites on cutting rod lengths - very very directional won't boost signal but creates a very narrow tx beam.Done 150miles on 0.5w pmr 446.freq easily settable for cb but lower freq longer lengths.Diy yagi could be rather long!!

[@speedbuggy16v]

one hell of a CB radio, LOL. everyone seems to be a bit more friendly and professional on the radio over there compared to the US!

[@LoftechUK]

Brilliant

[@Nobodysfinest]

Whats the name of the Tranceiver ?

[@jamess1787]

Views are up! Looks like radio is your new gig!

[@stevendale7658]

Wow the legend FRED IN DA SHED

[@-_Robert_-]

Hi again, try to experiment a bit with maglopp made of flexible spiro pipe. You can choose much bigger diameter so the bandwidth will be wider. (request for AM test, but on 100W rig, thx)

[@MrMrmarkpeck]

Andy what was your hand or back in the 80s 🤔 mine was fire fox LOL

[@andykirby]

Red Arrow lol!

[@installmetoday]

How far did the signal go?

[@peterpritchard5178]

Nice to hear Fred on the other side of the radio

[@sp00nix]

So is this legal over there? In the US it's a no no to use a non type radio on CB.

[@paganphil100]

sp00nix: Same here (UK) but everybody does it.

[@pixeluser175]

The Icom CEPT PR 27 CB. Wonderful radio.

[@elhomer12]

You should have a go at making a mag look out of a bike wheel Andy! I made one that will tune up on 10-40m, worked pretty well on 10m during the summer openings, no reason why it wouldn't do the same on 11. Not as efficient as the larger one here but a rather fitting project maybe?

[@VicGreenBitcoin]

You should have a go at making a magloop on your 🚲 bicycle Andy! I am sure its gonna worked pretty well and looks funny at the same time! summer openings, no reason why it wouldn't do the same on 11. Not as efficient as the larger one here but a rather fitting project maybe? 73

[@cactushound]

I love SSB.

[@anarchytelevision8445]

👀👍Very nice, I will have to look into the mag Loop and the radio myself,looks very interesting, if conditions allow give me a holler I will holler back, I am the 1122 Wingnut radio in the northwest corner of Florida, monitoring CB channel 38, 11 m frequency 27.385 Lower Side Band📡🔊👋👀

[@craigtegeler4677]

The audio quality on this Icom is very similar to FM Comms! Wow!!!

[@LeeKirkman88]

there's 2 people on radio you can never mistake for anyone else, Fred in the shed and Simon the wizard.

[@godovermoney1124]

if that's a CB radio my ass is a gold mine 😂

[@RhythmicSensations]

Dude I haven't seen you use a cb radio yet. This is ham radio equipment.

[@wayankartwan7408]

woww,,,nice radio

[@roberthead127]

hey hey what`s wit da mountain bikes now???

[@eliotmansfield]

hmm what about a cb zello gateway?

[@nickshevlin4063]

Midland (as in the radio manufacturer) actually do an CB APP called Midland CBApp on android..It's quite fun in a weird way...IF you can get over/heard through all the loud Italians and such...Nice little app and found it quite by accident one day...And on another-but the same note,I miss my old Midland CB rig..I tweaked that baby to 9.6w and it was stable with very good SWR...Used to hit Scotland reasonably well from Reading...Ah the misspent days of youth :D

[@liquidusblue]

So friendly!

[@richardsmith7330]

Hey Andy, do you ever actually talk on a CB radio 11 m? I never saw you talk on one. Seems like it’s always a ham radio.

[@geo2472]

It’s Fred in the shed 😮 he does some great content 👍

[@ericdee6802]

I take it 11m is an active and highly regarded band in the UK?

[@johncrouch8988]

It is by most cbers! Better to play on the ham bands with no license. Drives the hams crazy!👍👀

[@far1002]

Ohhhh thanks never been interested in radio

[@nightlore000]

AM or FM?

[@LeeKirkman88]

And how good does Fred in the shed sound too!

[@Dallas-Rife-UDX-347-Tennessee]

Trust me , with a receive signal like that , he hears you loud and clear , typical wanker as you all call them over there . They just want to talk “to their group” and tell everyone else they sound like shit to hope you will go away , once they realize you ain’t going away , suddenly they can hear you after some adjustments. Just my opinion , great setup , happy DX’ing 73’s

[@MountainRaven1960]

What was the distance between you two?

[@andykirby]

10-15 miles I think, later I was told I was heard 20 miles away.

[@radiojourney3515]

Excellent, I am tempted to invest in this kit

[@willlick7872]

Watt is this in US dollar$??

[@nbookie]

Ive never heard anyone on ssb around that freq. Ill swing the antenna yr way around 1pm central US (7pm your time?) next few days and see what we hear.

[@fridovannoort1511]

I was planning on going into the field with my cb radio. After seeing this video I orderd a battery holder for 10 rechargeble batteries. Realised that you can work with little stuff on Qrp. Thanks for the video, it got me inspired! Frido (from the Netherlands)

[@ejbeekeeper4360]

It's fun to work the radio in the field. We do this almost every friday night in Noord Holland as a relais station for the RFDX roepronde Noord Holland Noord. Feel welcome to join our radio group.

[@fridovannoort1511]

@@ejbeekeeper4360 Already a member.😄 Just never in the field.😉

[@heinzjanischewsko3428]

Okay danke

[@h.sapienstechnologicus8865]

any ham video w dnb as music spikes my attention

[@dave10524]

Obviously it receives a lot better than it transmits

[@thomasmaughan4798]

Yes, it has a terrific receiver. Quite the opposite of "alligator" radios that have tiny ears but a big mouth.

[@moreboost]

Its been a while Andy.

[@dodgydd]

I suspect Fred is using a little more than the legal wattage.

[@Dazzwidd]

I thought he must be running at least 100W

[@dieselten01]

@@Dazzwidd i remember a youtube vid from Fred showing his Yaesu 450 which I think is a 100W

[@johncrouch8988]

I’d be much more responsive to videos on cb radio if they actually use a cb radio in the videos 🤷‍♂️

[@RingwayManchester]

CB radio is the frequency allocation… citizens band.

[@johncrouch8988]

@@RingwayManchester but if you use a ham radio how many times do the people turn the power down to the legal 4watts Fm? It’s also illegal to use a ham radio on those frequencies I believe! Not very responsible from a licensed operator!!

[@ChristopherWawak]

@@johncrouch8988 agree 100%. Embarrassing for a licensed operator to flout regulations.

[@theuntidyworkbench7444]

@@johncrouch8988 It's been a very long time since I checked the regs / laws about HAM rigs on 11m, but as I recall (circa late 90's early 2k's), it's only illegal if the rig is *capable* of transmitting at higher power when on the CB band - meaning that if the rig has an internal manufacturer fitted limiter that prevents it transmitting higher than about 3.8W, ie "4 watt max" legal power, then it is actually permissible under UK law (and possibly other countries too). Back when CB was still licenced, you would also need to have a CB licence, as the HAM licence does (or didn't) cover the 11 meters band. The technical details about what does and doesn't count under law was complicated enough for most not to even bother in the first place. I remember about 20-odd years ago there was at least two manufactures who released HAM rigs that had a switch (either physical or software) that would change the rig between "HAM" use and "CB use exclusively, almost like it was operating as two separate transceivers in one box (which it was to some extent I suppose...). Strictly speaking, any DIY antenna on CB is also illegal as the law states that to build antennas or modify a transmitter (which technically an antenna will do...) requires at least a "Foundation” licence in the UK. Don't think the authorities would bother to come knocking these days, just because you stuck an old DB27 antenna on the metal patio table in the garden as a ground plane... Quite frankly though, no body really gives a crap anymore, not unless you are being a total dick and causing problems / RFI. A properly tuned ham rig and basic antenna, even if a mobile mag-mount whip attached to garden furniture, and you are unlikely to ever have an issue, unless some long bearded, furry toothed "Guardian of HAM" old fart, decides in his wisdom that "Thou shall be PUNISHED!" and complains to Ofcom and any other governing body that will listen. The reason HAM is dying is because of the cranky "old guard" set who mainly form the collective userbase, so quick to judge and bitch about something / someone, that it just ends up putting of any new blood from becoming an active member. I for one ditched it long ago, and it's even WORSE now!

[@phils2180]

@@theuntidyworkbench7444 It's still illegal to use anything other than a bespoke CB radio, certified under ITU regulations for CB use. A Ham Radio transceiver, modified to cover CB frequencies is illegal for such use as it's only certified for use in the Ham bands, even if it is dialled back to 4w which of course it won't be as the main point in using one is for the extra power available. Who says Ham is dying? Foundation licence allocation is a strong as ever.

[@JT-py9lv]

Holy Phuck A Duck.... $820 for that antenna. WOW

[@joevalente8957]

This is not a CB radio, it is a Amateur radio and you need a license to operate this type of radio. I believe this is true even in Europe... And it is illegal to use more than 4 watts on this band...

[@andykirby]

The point of the video was about the Magloop, it works with CBs or HAM radios.

[@Cavewalker76]

I didn't know using HF transceivers are allowed on CB nowadays.

[@johncrouch8988]

It’s not! You’ll lose your license if caught! Is it worth it when a cb costs £50??

[@kd4kzz]

Lot of cash to blow on a radio for chicken band.

[@dreambyte7926]

Children Band, it's Children Band, please. :D Anyway, a clean HF rig might be x-times better for the harmony than a cheap noise blaster or a broken PA.

[@keegantheveganat0r]

That sounds like fredintheshed

[@pochonietypasjomrutusultim5875]

73🇵🇱 Jony Bravo 1980 pozdrawia

[@drewbush6535]

Hi

[@marcopoggioli8202]

ciao marco poggioli

[@taylorlavata2837]

In my opinion its not worth unlocking the 705 as its illegal and not built for cb although it will do it

[@DIYwithBatteries]

Yup first ;)

[@g7npl]

That radio is of waste in the hands of a cber,

[@johncrouch8988]

No self respecting cber would waste so much money on one. I can block loads of ham frequencies out and only payed £30 for a rig from china 🇨🇳

[@2e0txe]

Fred in the Shed! Check him out on KZbin, you'll be a star in his video and vice versa hahaha

[@rentatrip1videos]

We Can-NOT understand one single Word you are speaking

[@stephen1711]

What a waste. So much radio for nothing.

[@andykirby]

Grow up

[@stephen1711]

@@andykirby Really

[@RingwayManchester]

This video shows about 2% of the radios capability

[@vaughanweather]

@@RingwayManchester not to knock CB, but that radio is overkill FWIW - you're not going to use any of MFSK digital modes, you're not going to send pictures in analog or digital mode, you're not going to use CW, you're not going to use dstar on 27Mhz and above all, you're using it on one narrow set of channels when you have 160M through 70cm available. It's like buying the biggest 4x4 vehicle you can find to pick-up groceries and never taking it anywhere even remotely near a dirt trail. Now if you're using that radio for all the ham bands PLUS CB then that's a good idea, but if you're only using it for CB, it's a waste of $$$

[@johncrouch8988]

@vaughanweather £50 for a cb radio. Why spend this sort of money on a load of crap not needed? 🤷‍♂️