Does anyone use CB?

[Malthouse]

I am way way south, perhaps further south than you think.

UK band seems like a goer to me, easy and cheap to get the equipment should someone fancy a dabble and not already have it.


Can we say UK channel 13 at 13:00 on Sundays? Using our user names on here as handles, or do we want a call sign system (no problems there if we do and it will stand in good stead for other frequencies)?

[northern bloke]

Well I've just bolted a whip antenna on my roof rack and feedback is its working just fine + 30s 8 to 9 mile away if anyone up north wants to have a bit of experiment let me know and Ill join in

[Malthouse]

I doubt this weather will be any good for propagation, but I plan to take a trundle up to high ground and send out a few transmissions on UK13 at 1300 today.

[lonewolf]

is there a radio someone could use post Shtf in a power down situation, say bugging out on foot??(i.e. no mains power, no recharging, moving about so not solar panel either).

[Malthouse]

Sure is, have a look at the Getting Started in Radio Communications thread. Though I recall you saying you would not go down this route?

[northern bloke]

I doubt this weather will be any good for propagation, but I plan to take a trundle up to high ground and send out a few transmissions on UK13 at 1300 today.

There is a PC based thing that one can hear ham and the likes on live, I just went for a look to see if it will do 11 meter channels and as I understand it it does but when I type the frequency in for CH 13 it drops to the other end of the scale which is a pity it would have been cool if I could have picked up on the net, following is a link to the site if anyone's interested.

http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/

[Malthouse]

There is a PC based thing that one can hear ham and the likes on live, I just went for a look to see if it will do 11 meter channels and as I understand it it does but when I type the frequency in for CH 13 it drops to the other end of the scale which is a pity it would have been cool if I could have picked up on the net following is a link to the site if anyone's interested.

Have you got a channel that will be relayed? 20 minutes to set this up!

[Jack the Lad]

I have been looking all morning, I can't find one

[northern bloke]

If you have the gear to transmit multiple freq have a look at the site and try and find a freq you can pick your equipment on and Ill try and do the same from my end (Im not that savvy I just looked up FM ch 13 freq and typed it in but it went to the other side of the scale to the left away from 11 meter)

[Malthouse]

The scale on that site is in KHz I think?

Anyway, blue skies here so at high ground and transmitting on uk13 every few minutes, calling "UKP any UKP station, this is Malthouse on 13" or similar