The Radioddity CB-500

[@KK6USYHamRadioAdventures]

I still like looking at CB's and still have a few

[@temporarilyoffline]

I dabble every so often. I have 4-5 of them.

[@KS0JD]

Like a lot of folks I started in CB. Royce/Radio Shack/Hi Gain/Cobra plus numerous others are ones I have used in the past. Nice unit for CB. 73

[@temporarilyoffline]

Its a decent starter rig. Works well, looks good, simple.

[@MrStanwyck]

Nice little CB radio, and it has the most important feature, the Roger beep…. LOL 😆

[@temporarilyoffline]

I made sure to leave that on!

[@KeepEvery1Guessing]

I remember buying a CB call sign from the FCC, and (allegedly) having to use it. We only had 23 channels, and that radio had tubes in it.

[@temporarilyoffline]

Sounds like fun ... The tube radio, not the FCC stuff

[@Slugg-O]

Same here, KTK5931

[@agoraphobicadam1171]

4 watts of fury Locking it down from the front door to the mail box. lol

[@temporarilyoffline]

turn on the echo, add some pills - world wide world wide!!

[@agoraphobicadam1171]

@@temporarilyoffline Hahahaha, Yea buddy.

[@hkmp5s]

@@temporarilyoffline Its very important in the CB world to say everything twice everything twice!

[@tgrossner]

And "my my my"

[@paulsengupta971]

@@hkmp5s Roger roger.

[@45auto]

There are many antennas like it but this one is mine.

[@temporarilyoffline]

My antenna's name is Charlene

[@DonzLockz]

CB is a dirty acronym.😂 Thanks Steven.😊

[@temporarilyoffline]

I can think of a lot of dirty acronyms. Thanks Donald!

[@gregoryburbage7906]

Eu is the European union cb which is the same as ours.....it has several settings for different countries cb band plan.....UK would be the uk 40 ....which is at the upper end of 27mhz and is done in fm......73, kc3obq

[@temporarilyoffline]

Thanks Gregory, would be great if the manual said something and how to change it.

[@gregoryburbage7906]

@@temporarilyoffline i think you have to press and hold the function button while turning it on then you scroll thru eu, uk, pl, de, id.....pl is Poland, de is Germany, id is India and so on......

[@temporarilyoffline]

@@gregoryburbage7906 Excellent, thanks! I guessed it was for EU, but would hvae been better to put it in the manual.

[@EudesRJ]

@@gregoryburbage7906do you know if it have BR frequency programmed on it?

[@gregoryburbage7906]

@@EudesRJ ????? Don't know.

[@tgrossner]

I can't see Doctor Prepare without calling it Doctor Prepper in my head.

[@45auto]

I think "You know, I'd love a cold Dr Pepper right now."

[@temporarilyoffline]

I think the same thing too!

[@ubergeek318]

This video makes me happy

[@temporarilyoffline]

I made it just for you.

[@ubergeek318]

@@temporarilyoffline awwwwww yeahhhh

[@thuff3207]

CB can be useful but the radios are not great. Like a good one with AM/FM/SSB with real RF gain and squelch would be nice.

[@temporarilyoffline]

There are like 2 or 3 out there, but they start to get to G90 price range and... well... G90.

[@aarongriffin81]

I really like my Anytone 5555. There are several 10-12m radios with 60+w that are good. You don't even have to go into settings to adjust squelch....lol

[@dougdaniels]

Battery with the hub is cheaper than the battery without the hub. Odd, that.

[@temporarilyoffline]

That hub is the most important part!

[@johnnorth9355]

CB is very quiet these days - good reason to get a CB. CB is very busy - good reason not to get a CB. When the skip is up 4 watts is totally usable.

[@temporarilyoffline]

Around here they all moved to Marine VHF from CB. Its pretty quiet here too.

[@mostlypostie1]

This radio will unlock to 18 watts output, and with a 10 meter HAM mode. Supports FM repeaters, CTCSS, the lot. It even has FM deviation settings. (FYI, the CTC ID and DF settings are shown in the manual for the Anytone AT-500M2 (which is the same radio but with a better manual.) It's a fantastic HAM radio as well!

[@temporarilyoffline]

But wait, there's more!

[@mostlypostie1]

A lot more with this radio. I have been using one on 10m for some time. Also see if you can find the latest Anytone AT-500Mii version of the user manual. It has had many updates and is much a better manual. (Same radio). ​@@temporarilyoffline

[@temporarilyoffline]

@@mostlypostie1 found it, thanks!

[@LeeMcc_KI5YPR]

The only CB I ever bought was 40 ch and SSB. Is SSB no longer a thing, or is this a very budget radio?

[@temporarilyoffline]

This is a budget rig, there is a lot of SSB CB out there.

[@gabrielsierra6890]

THey should add SSB

[@temporarilyoffline]

They really should!

[@v-neck]

4 watt 😂 with that big heat sink do the jumper mod Dude...

[@temporarilyoffline]

Why I'd never do anything illegal ;-)

[@andrewwatson5324]

EU probably means it's configured for the EU channels, which may be the same as the US ones, but I am not certain.

[@temporarilyoffline]

They looked pretty close to me. I was mainly commenting on how it wasn't in the manual and would leave beginners scratching their heads.

[@rickbaish7199]

Did you buy one of these radios for Jeem?

[@temporarilyoffline]

I did.

[@jeffkardosjr.3825]

Nothing on because of the solar storm?

[@temporarilyoffline]

It's been a tough couple of weeks on the air, yeah

[@mikearmstrong9899]

Um why?

[@temporarilyoffline]

why what?

[@aarongriffin81]

@@temporarilyoffline why make this radio? Why buy this radio? It's clearly not for beginners as you warn in the video. Who is the target victim, er demographic, for this product?

[@temporarilyoffline]

@@aarongriffin81 I never said to buy it, I just showed what it could/couldn't do. My guess is that people will buy this for an easy mobile install to learn if they like CB or not... I mention its not for beginners because the manual doesn't go into much detail. I'd expect a beginner radio to come with more of a "CB for dummies" type manual and a more advanced manual to skip the basics and talk about more technical things that an advanced audience would want to know.

[@CAGraphics576]

Do i need to invest into a SWR meter to adjust the antenna??

[@temporarilyoffline]

Yes, I'd recommend a NanoVNA, tiny bit of a learning curve, but plenty of videos on it.

[@MrROADDOG1964]

Just bought the it will be in tomorrow. Do you leave it on EU?

[@temporarilyoffline]

I did for now, I have to figure out how to change it. There are some sweet upgrades/hacks for this radio out there!

[@UnknownUser-vu6xq]

I just bought this cb im out on the road now so ill get to ise it when i get back home. How far can it reach out at 4 watts and how far vould it reach out at the expanded to Hi?

[@temporarilyoffline]

4w gets you local area comms pretty good, and when the "skip" is running, you can make contacts all over the world. If you really want to make reliable long distance comms - a ham general license and more powerful radio make that all legal. More Power+Better Antenna=More Distance

[@UnknownUser-vu6xq]

@@temporarilyoffline I don't know much about radios im just going to be using it in CB mode and using the antenna that came with the Kenworth t680 I drive. I want to be able to reach out far so I can ask about parking availability at truck stops and rest areas to other truckers. Also to avoid traffic jams and accidents.

[@temporarilyoffline]

@@UnknownUser-vu6xq that's a nice truck. Give this radio a shot, talk to other drivers at the lot on the air and in person. You'll learn the ropes fast!

[@UnknownUser-vu6xq]

@@temporarilyoffline Thank you for the response! I have the radio now and going to be out in the road and get to rest it out in a few days. I'll reach out to other drivers and ask them what mile marker they are at so I can test the range. I just have the factory antennas that were already on the truck. I'm hoping I can get 6+ miles out. 👍

[@RookieLock]

Ohhh nice truck btw! Is that new?

[@temporarilyoffline]

New to me, yes. I found out my camper was a bit too heavy for my old truck: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2emnZlsbdOdb8k Just no other way to solve that problem ;-)

[@RookieLock]

@@temporarilyoffline very nice!

[@hamradiotimes5586]

Mud Duck station 4 watts

[@temporarilyoffline]

You got that right!

[@tangle70]

lol

[@earlyadapter643]

Does anybody know if these 12V/24V radios work all over the voltage range ? And is it still usefull to feed it stable 13.8 V input voltage to get the full output power or does it stabilize it internally ? I built myself a couple of power conditioners based on boost converters to maintain 13.8V while draining the battery below 11V but the rumor is that many radios don't actually need it any more-

[@temporarilyoffline]

You're on the right track. I'm hoping it's buried in the manual somewhere., but this radio probably works fine at 4w output with 9v input and there is a buck converter in there somewhere. There is a hack to get 15w out of this radio, that might need more input power.

[@victorcharlie7491]

Breaker, breaker! Anyone got a copy?

[@temporarilyoffline]

Solid Copy, Come 'on back!

[@victorcharlie7491]

@@temporarilyoffline Hey roadrunner, is that you roadrunner, I hear ya out their roadrunner! Ha ha ha ha haaaaa! All my radio hears is you roadrunner! Your blowing down my doors, you got the one and only Switchblade here, come on, I'll be reading the mail, I'm out!

[@aarongriffin81]

That thing is $110? I'm embarrassed for radioshackity. Out of curiosity, why do you review it? Did they pay you to do it? There is no way anyone would push this onto anyone else without being paid. It's a solid $19.98 Dollar General toy. At least tell us who this is made for since you warn that it's not made for beginners.

[@v-neck]

You are soo wrong BTW search that radio on here you'll see it's a LOT MORE than a 4watt CB btw 25_29.9000 mHz am/ fm EU UK USA

[@temporarilyoffline]

Nobody paid me to review the radio and I never said to buy it. I just provided the info, its up to you to adult.

[@aarongriffin81]

You say it is not for beginners because the manual doesn't help much, How many non-beginners understand this hot mess or want to use it? I know we all want to go into settings to adjust squelch. This is for advanced CB'ers only, This is for advanced CB'ers only. COPY? COPY? lol

[@temporarilyoffline]

I would hope an advanced CBer would get something... advanced. lol

[@aarongriffin81]

@@temporarilyoffline exactly, advanced CB'ers would never use this and since you recommend beginners not buy it, who is this made for? Dummies born every minute so I guess someone will buy it.

[@robertmeyer4744]

nice CB . outher reviews on that CB the EU is country code. and has tricks . must be like a dog . you can teach it to do tricks. the 24V is getting more common. some trucks over seas use 24V battery system. the US made ones use 12V and special solenoid to make 24V just to starter. many come with that AUX plug. for CB in car/truck this is most common way people use to get power to it. FCC allows FM and CTSCC and DTS on CB now. not Shure of the date. that radio sold in the UK has UK on display and is on their CB band that different. but they have the EU as well. just like different band plain in different countries for HAM bands the CB is no different. US and CANADA is the same 40 CH AM/FM/SSB . I am Shure the harmonics are very low off that. I have tested many Radioddity radios and they clean. even the QT60 I have that a 10 meter HAM radio and can do 12 meters and digital modes with Digi rig. keep scanning CH maybe you will hear big JEEM on the CB band LOL . 73's

[@temporarilyoffline]

That's a solid copy there buddy, 10-4 and yeehaaaawwwww!!!!

[@ScotmanUK2000]

"EU" setting is for Europe

[@temporarilyoffline]

Yep.

[@nxesr]

The makers, let's put together another Radio with dirt cheap parts and the Radio will sell. Yep, dirt cheap crappy Radio sold. Will sell more after the reviews. Bro this Radio is junk it looks junk.

[@temporarilyoffline]

Take a look at the other reviews. There is something special about this radio at this price point. I'll have some more videos on it soon.

[@Ossie12pints]

EU European Union

[@temporarilyoffline]

Thanks

[@jeffschall2062]

The EU means its a European version.

[@temporarilyoffline]

Thanks, wish the manual would have mentioned something about that.