Subj : Re: CB experiments
To   : Bob Worm
From : Ginger1
Date : Thu Feb 06 2025 08:32 pm

 Re: Re: CB experiments
 By: Bob Worm to fusion on Wed Feb 05 2025 19:02:29

> SSB is actually legal in the UK now, license free (on purpose built radios
> and to 12W PEP). I guess compliance to both is minimal but I doubt many
> people get their collars felt unless they take the mick...

Forgive my ignorance - what's SSB? Very new to this game.

> For my area at least, yeah - channel 19. It was fiercely maintained as the
> calling channel back in the day but people seem to just as often sit on
> there chatting nowadays. Not enough traffic to warrant a calling channel

Ah I see. So Channel 19 was where people would seek a chat, and then they would take it off to other channels?

> Call me a wuss but I'm not sure I'd want to key up on a home made aerial
> without measuring the SWR first - these days we are spoiled with nanoVNA and
> the like :)

And sorry, what's SWR? You mentioned a SWR Meter. Something to seek out areas with better radio signal for the desired frequencies?

Thanks!

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