Radios

the-gnole · Post by **the-gnole** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 10:10 pm

Bournemouthprepper wrote:problem with my one is it connects directly to car battery, so the connecters are a bit weird! I bet being powered directly by a car battery it has a fair range!

You could probably get a plug to go on the power cable to use it from a cigarette lighter socket rather than the battery direct, they are maximum 4watts output for UK legal though.

Unless you happen to accidently run the antenna through a "burner", they are illegal to use, but not to own, and I guess in an emergency they might let you off

Bournemouthprepper · Post by **Bournemouthprepper** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 10:17 pm

it has weird connectors on the wires... red one is a normal bit of wire, black on has like a pinscer on the end of it?

the-gnole · Post by **the-gnole** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 10:40 pm

Bournemouthprepper wrote:it has weird connectors on the wires... red one is a normal bit of wire, black on has like a pinscer on the end of it?

That sounds like the plug has been taken off, the pincer thing, is the wire soldered in the bottom of the "U" shape ?

That is the earth that touches the sides of the socket.

Bournemouthprepper · Post by **Bournemouthprepper** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 10:45 pm

nope, is connected to the wire through a rubber connector, alot like the ones you get in a car cd player

the-gnole · Post by **the-gnole** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 6:43 am

Never seen the conectors for a CD player

I would go to somewhere like a motor accesory shop and get a fused plug though, much easier for being in and out of one vehicle to another.

Post by **hobo** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:17 am

the-gnole wrote: run the antenna through a "burner", they are illegal to use, but not to own, and I guess in an emergency they might let you off

A 'burner'?....

Bournemouthprepper · Post by **Bournemouthprepper** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 4:48 pm

Are you mounting your CB in your car hobo? I'm buying a 13.8v-regulated-mains-power-unit, which means i can plug it into the mains, or car depending on what i fancy! not really wanting to leave it in my car all the time....

the-gnole · Post by **the-gnole** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 4:57 pm

hobo wrote:
the-gnole wrote: run the antenna through a "burner", they are illegal to use, but not to own, and I guess in an emergency they might let you off
A 'burner'?....

It boosts the power through the antenna.

http://www.thunderpole.co.uk/forum/view ... =16&t=3300

Bournemouthprepper · Post by **Bournemouthprepper** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 5:18 pm

I wanna mount an antenna on my roof....

the-gnole · Post by **the-gnole** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 5:23 pm

Bournemouthprepper wrote:I wanna mount an antenna on my roof....

Go on then, they aren't very subtle though.

I was thinking of setting up a rig in my shed, I hope a car arial will be OK for that.

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