Midland 48 Pro - CE MultiNorm Cb radio - On The Air test

After doing the alignment on this new set & getting a slightly disappointing 0.95uV for 12dB SINAD on receive when compared to many other new & old sets that will do less than 0.3uV, Mr Chippie went out to test it. Over the usual 6-mile 'difficult terrain for radio' test route, the radio worked fine over 'scratchy corner', but was not as good as some sets st gthe 6-mile end point.
Recorded 8th September 2021
Richard, G0OJF
Richard, 2E0FKC (Mr. Chippie)
Lincolnshire, UK

[@paulchapman1175]

To richard i like your video's on radios From paul chapman

[@richholder2774]

At least they appear to have fixed the transmit delay and the squelch sounds clean. Shame about the receive performance though.....

[@ukfmcbradioservicingTango21]

Yes, we had a Maxcom 20E for service about 6 months ago & I was disappointed to only get receive like this on that particular unit. Note how this mutes when I change channel, so flicking round the channels is slow. I'd rather have that Maxom 20E. Richard

[@kevindavis512]

How do you change the setting from E/C to Uk ?

[@ukfmcbradioservicingTango21]

You are looking at the 'on the air' test we did, You should be looking at the previous video where I go through alignment & settings:- kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHewlGpsbr6Upc0 The user manual is easily downloadable for free, so I've done that for you and cut & pasted what you need to know here:- FREQUENCY BAND SELECTION The frequency bands must be chosen according to the country where you are going to operate. Procedure: 1. Switch off the unit. 2. Turn it on while pushing the “AM/FM” e “SCAN” buttons at the same time. 3. Rotate the “CHANNEL” knob and select the desired frequency band (see the chart). 4. To stop your selection, press the “AM/FM” button. NOTE1 : In the UK frequency band, you can select directly the I band by pushing the “AM/FM” button for 2 seconds. NOTE2 : If you select a frequency band which operates in FM mode only, the “AM/FM” control enables the LCR function (Last Channel Recall). Richard, G0OJF, UK

[@arkadiuszweiss]

Hello Richard :-), This radio has a voltage pulse converter, maybe it interferes with the receiver .. It's a bad idea, quite stupid. Health for you !! :-)

[@BoB4jjjjs]

The receive is rubbish to put not to fine a point on it! I think that noise is internally generated rubbish, maybe from the processor. Anyway, I will not be rushing out to buy one!

[@paulbroughton9646]

hi did you get my email about a repair

[@ukfmcbradioservicingTango21]

Just caught your messages in the spam filter. Have now replied.

[@stephendineen3887]

And a stand you do repairs Could you do a repair for me

[@ukfmcbradioservicingTango21]

email me please [e-mail]

[@hfvhf987]

These new CB's are just a bit crappy really aren't they! I'll stick to my vintage gear!

[@ukfmcbradioservicingTango21]

Sadly yes they are & even sadder is that on the whole the £59 new CB's work better than the £159 big name CB's. Oh yes, and where are the new base stations as I haven't seen any new ones since 2001. Richard, G0OJF, UK

[@mattcameron9349]

Over the years I've used CB radio in my various campervans, and found that modern rigs and Midland in particular REALLY don't like noise generated from split-charging to leisure-batteries, solar-panels and charge controllers, etc... I've found the most 'tolerant' radio to be a Rotel RVC240 (especially when combined with a top-loaded antenna like the Firestik or Firefly). Ironic, given that it was made well before all the other accessories were the norm. Modern CB must just have really poor filtering...

[@ukfmcbradioservicingTango21]

regarding the Rotel 240, we use the Rotel 230's as reference sets. I prefer them over the 240 because of less knobs & switches & the 230 & 240 are the same innards, whereas the 220 is the same board but with a lesser receive stage. Richard