To help get new people started in CB DX I ve looked at my fav DX freq hangouts. These normally have activity daily. Please feel free to add your own favs in the comments below as it will help newbies.
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@user-ig2mj2lu3n7 ай бұрын
I have recently come back to CB radio and happily surprised at the new available freqs that are now available thank you for the explanation on these over the standard muppet freqs. I have recently purchased the same radio you were using and also have a ss9900 for possible mobile use too I have an antenna indoors that’s not exactly ideal but have got out 9miles simplex fm. Have purchased one of those t2 l wire antennas and a telescopic pole for DX work plus I can quickly put up in garden and take mobile to an elevated site. Thanks again for your valuable information as CB has changed so much plus the DX scene is where the excitement is without having to be a ham operator
@CB-RADIO-UK7 ай бұрын
Glad to hear your back on air. Those T2LT's work really well if you can keep them away from any buildings etc. I was listening yesterday and plenty of skip coming in around 27.555 USB. Sun cycle 25 is now in full swing and it promises a GREAT summer of skip.
@jackpinesavage16289 ай бұрын
27.385 is the freq. my friend and I use. We both have President McKinley AM / SSB radios. His antenna is 13.716 meters in height. My antenna is 16.4592 meters in height. The distance between our homes is a bit over 9 kilometers. Even during the daytime, when the skip is rolling along we get up over all of it and communicate in good order. We have talked with one station near the airport in Mio, Michigan, in the States ,that is 72 kilometers distant. We've used our CB radios so often we had to replace the microphones with new ones.
@MrPINKFL0YD9 ай бұрын
I was into cb in the late 70s and early 80s and had a ham international mulitmode 2. We had great solar activity and I regularly got round the world on 27mhz ssb on 5 watts. The first one was the blue ridge mountains in the USA. I nearly had a heart attack, it blew me away how I could talk to someone thousands of miles away. Good days!
@CatDaddySteve7 ай бұрын
The SSB CB is still VERY active here in USA
@Rattlinghope4Ай бұрын
Thank you Fred.< wonderful simple instructions for me to understand. I’m glad you don’t talk too complicated in order for me to understand. JET 75 , 26.
@CB-RADIO-UKАй бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@nickbowes26276 ай бұрын
OMG well i have just taken delivery from Knights a ss6900, 10amp power supply and SWR meter, i purchased a SLIM jim for 11meters of ebay and we are away, just been watching your best cb dx freq video.😃
@CB-RADIO-UK6 ай бұрын
Nice one. The 27.555 is a bit ina and out this time of year but possible to get a contact.
@paulgowing78214 ай бұрын
Very Interesting Fred I have learnt a lot, what you described in this video was exactly what I was having difficulties with and I thank you for that. Love the way you explain things very clear and easy to follow. Keep up the good work Fred. 77's Black Jack Gt Yarmouth Norfolk UK
@julianrobertson33039 ай бұрын
Hi Fred , thank you for sharing & great information as always . I'm monitoring those channels & frequencies & hopefully I'll finally make a contact across the pond .
@26TM0349 ай бұрын
Phew !! I thought you were going to give away the call frequencies for all my favourites..Oz NZ Germany both bands and US DX .... Good for beginners though...nice video don't forget guys if it is busy ....there will be at least..500 stations calling the station you are, if ONLY 50 stations from 10 EU countries are calling too.....and there maybe alot more !!!.. as north America may be calling southern states too... It's a jungle out there at times.. patience and a little skill is the KEY...
@bigwoodssteve80189 ай бұрын
Fred, I'll look for you on 26,805 FM. It's been great working the U.K. from stateside on FM. Station here consists of a President Ronald @50W into a Maco V beam. 73!
@robertmeyer47445 ай бұрын
I am in the USA in NY . the CB skip has been crazy the past few months. been getting the UK early mooring NY time. the 555 and below. even 385 LSB. I even got DX on FM to the UK . some needle bender calls from the UK. I am using home made antenna from a park on battery. end fed half wave with ground plain on the ground. fiberglass pole hold wire up. 49:1 UNUN . get a great tune. 1.3 or less. also using the T2LT coax antenna on a DX commander pole. used Moonraker RG 8X coax . 65mm plastic bottle ends cut off for coil form. tunes 1.1 SWR to about 1.5 SWR threw the bands. using the Anytone 5555N II and 20 or 50 Ah LiFePO4 battery .I just got Midlands the outher day. nice girl in Derbyshire . one near London . I herd Nottingham but did not hear me, my antenna wire is made in England . great stuff. DX commander sells it. DX 10 and DX 50. I use his 10 meter fiberglass pole and the 7 meter one as well. 73's . Boston NY/USA
@jashoon9 ай бұрын
27.355mhz LSB is used a lot in Australia/New Zealand for chat and monitoring.
@CB-RADIO-UK9 ай бұрын
Good to know . ta.
@gibbosj089 ай бұрын
cheers fred i have just got myself a crt ss 9900 after my failed attempt on the 42nd big net with my thunderpole t-800. really struggling to use it so far ive even had to reprogram it as the uk muppets wasn't on there. i have had a good play around today after watching a few of your videos this one has given me some hope to getting a contact now i am more educated on where your all hiding lol cheers ct4731👍
@Delta_Dave_UK-9 ай бұрын
Thanks Fred I get overwhelmed with the freq choice aswell so yeah great video subject. Nice one.
@ryanpark239110 күн бұрын
Thanks for your advice and quick response 👍🏾 very useful information as always.
@CB-RADIO-UK10 күн бұрын
Any time!
@user-ef3nu1eh7z5 ай бұрын
Have been watching for dx on FM noticed pond successes on 26.705 26.805 and yes it makes it sometimes better than standard modes
@alzeNL9 ай бұрын
Really interesting post Fred - thanks for the upload. I just love listening to the superbowl channel, its hilarious some of the banter on there, I dont want to know what power those guys are running ! 27.555 is my goto channel on the CRT, its great to listen in. Good advice on how to have a QSO as well, would be nice if some 'amateurs' on 80m would remember that as well ;)
@davidseymour20375 ай бұрын
Thanks Fred. We may be close enough to cross waves at some point😅 . I'm in South Cambs. Cheers
@davidseymour20374 ай бұрын
HI Fred, I've been doing some experimenting with my new setup and using SDR, I have managed a distant response from 60km! That means that St Albans is in reach for SSB. So, I was wondering if you still had the regular DX meeting so I could try to hook up? Cheers, David
@KX2U9 ай бұрын
US frequency band in the 11 m band ends at 27.405. I have noticed a lot of activity above it and below 10 meters lately
@Scrootsmusic9 ай бұрын
All mode frequencies in the most of Europe starts at 26965 and ends at 27405, any frequencies above that is called the freeband, it's illegal but people do it
@sutitigi9 ай бұрын
Here in Finland, 27.555 is still a good starting point, and the last month mid band, 30 up to 40, L S B very active. 56CT004
@thestonerguy52769 ай бұрын
Nice one Fred, and as always - Thank you 👍 .385 has (over the years) gradually been approaching "Super Bowl" status in some areas, so trying to make a real QSO is almost impossible depending on where you are, and where the skip happens to be coming from. There are other SSB channels where traffic is a rarity, and as many times as it's mentioned and or discussed in Facebook radio groups, or Radio website forums for sidebanders to use a channel other than 38 (35, 36, 37, 39, 40, and 16) - nothing changes. At the least, when calling CQ on 38 (even if all you're hearing is "11111111111111..") before you unkey the mic, ask for stations to move to one of the other channels to establish a QSO. Reasons: 1. It's polite 2. your conversations will last longer than 20 seconds and 3. It reduces traffic on 38 while increasing traffic on the other channels. When SKIP is active (and we're in the new sunspot cycle, so SKIP is almost an everyday occurrence, at least for my station in Texas) you'll find more stations listening for a CQ call on a frequency other than 27.385. This method has been successful for years more often than not on the Triple Nickel, so the concept is proven. As well, you won't need a huge amount of output power to have fun. But running excessive power, is another topic for another time. Afterthought: an overrun channel 38 could almost be a Simpsons episode. Homer and family are about to take a trip. There are several different ways out of Springfield, but Homer says to Marge: "Let's take Route 5 Marge... Marge replies: "Homer, that's a terrible choice! Traffic is bumper to bumper on that road". Homer nods slowly and says: "Exactly......".
@CB-RADIO-UK9 ай бұрын
Yes totally agree about QSY the calling channel. Dont get me started about the state of the 555.
@cbradiochannel.19-whiskyalfa9 ай бұрын
The Netherlands 27.125 FM But I am not a fan of FM modulation in the Netherlands. That's why I've been on 27,555 USB and 27,385 LSB for years.
@RabbiJesus9 ай бұрын
Great video, Fred. Thank you.
@CB-RADIO-UK9 ай бұрын
Very welcome
@cactushound9 ай бұрын
27.025 (CB channel 6 AM here in the US) is often times virtually unusable in this part of the world. That and 27.085 (channel 11) on AM as well. There are way too many people running ridiculous amount of power on these channels. And over here in the US they are referred to as the "super bowl" channels. 27.385 LSB (channel 38) does well here.
@14KiloWhisky9 ай бұрын
Do you know the story of this channel choice? Any reason ?
@cactushound9 ай бұрын
27.385 MHz LSB? No I don't have any further knowledge about its origins.@@14KiloWhisky
@14KiloWhisky9 ай бұрын
@@cactushound😉
@xxxjesmarco9 ай бұрын
27.985 Holland Rotterdam..near channel39uk haha..
@joerowland73509 ай бұрын
Mr Fred great video as always But i believe 27.555 in the US is a mars frequency
@miker83799 ай бұрын
First I’ve heard of that
@26TM0349 ай бұрын
US is / has getting some new freqs in 11 meters soon I think.
@miker83799 ай бұрын
@@26TM034 I’ve not heard anything about this here in the USA
@miker83799 ай бұрын
I’ll add you won’t find the usa below channel 1 26.965 unless using pirate radios
@RabbiJesus9 ай бұрын
You mean MURS?
@christophersmith11559 ай бұрын
channel 28 am 27.2850 great dx channel here in the USA.
@Foxman362worldradio9 ай бұрын
Fred in the shed i heard your friend pual on 27.395 lsb he was booming in to rockwood,tn USA 42 miles west of knoxville,tn yesterday i have video him on my youtube channel on CB Radio SCAN Morning DX LAND UK Vs USA Nov 21,2023 tell pual look at the video this was on my quad5 on macov5000 at 20ft.
@davidbradley74639 ай бұрын
Managed Peru from UK (briefly)
@matty411449 ай бұрын
Also I would get a frequency chart as well if you got channel rig. If a dx'er says qsy to 27.375, when the person try to find the frequency there might lost the contact. If he had a frequency chart,he will know it is channel 37
@markush41339 ай бұрын
tbh 6,11,28 are pretty much impossible to make a contact on normally when skip is rolling here. Just too many stations with too much power blowing out the frequencies. The 36,37,38,39,40 lsb etc can work quite well, but when skips good, there are so many stations on that it's hard to hold a conversation unless both of you are the loudest ones on the channel. No way I'd ever be able to hear Europe on 38lsb here on a good day. I'm usually able to work people stateside on AM from 12-35, and working people on lsb is usually easy, but hard to hold a convo. There are usually always some guys that hang out on 27.420-5 lsb that are outside of the riff raff of the standard 40. 27.455usb is the latam call channel, always a lot of activity there, good place to hang out if you know spanish. A lot of spanish speaking us stations are there. In the US I hear mostly mexican stations running in that range running from 430-500 in usb. Of course 27555 usb is the main DX call channel, and most of the exciting stuff I hear is from 27500-27650. Beyond that there are a couple random spanish freqs like 665usb 695lsb and 715usb. Occasionally brazil up in that range as well. Very little FM, but I met a few guys in MN that run FM on ch 25 almost every afternoon. "The Japanese Superbowl" also seems to be on ch4 AM and comes thru here sometimes.
@14KiloWhisky9 ай бұрын
Lot of good information here 😁👍
@Fox250R9 ай бұрын
6 11 19 28 37 38 and sometimes 17
@plg3d-2859 ай бұрын
I managed to pickup faint DX from USA with my Radioddity CB-27 using a 27Mhz telescopic and on my Thunderpole TX using supplied rubber duck & telescopic on EU band Ch6 (27.025Mhz) AM. Obviously no chance of responding with only 4watt output plus lack of a decent antenna.
@CB-RADIO-UK9 ай бұрын
Always worth a listen on channel 6. Weekends are best early afternoon.
@kennethcoggin67299 ай бұрын
Good video Fred !
@mcjjordan9 ай бұрын
With all these bands on my radio i only ever use a few- never heard anyone lower than mid block. (26)
@CB-RADIO-UK9 ай бұрын
No me neither. No one uses the super lows around my area.
@26TM0349 ай бұрын
Germans and others have 40 channels below mids... have done for years and years.. repeaters (parrot) down there... good for summer DX.. too..
@ronleblanc98329 ай бұрын
good video very interesting
@19TC5049 ай бұрын
channel 17 euro band AM alot of station booming in,i c a guy name popcorn 913 i think he is in usa he stream 24/7 on youtube
@davidbradley74639 ай бұрын
How you hammer the channel selector its amazing you dont knacker it up, ive knackered two by hammering them, more so on the 6900 lol
@Adrian-jk4kx5 ай бұрын
Yes..but you can use the up down buttons on the M 6 Mike that comes with the radio....I too wore out the selected nob
@portabull7499 ай бұрын
I was on 27.555 earlier and some jerk was angry about it. Just called CQDX….
@CB-RADIO-UK9 ай бұрын
It happens. I tend to hang around either side of the 555
@RabbiJesus9 ай бұрын
@@CB-RADIO-UKwhat’s got them so hostile?
@CB-RADIO-UK9 ай бұрын
Who knows ?
@andyspencer179 ай бұрын
Another good video Fred the shed
@davidseymour20375 ай бұрын
A great video. You really are my go-to as I am trying to rekindle a 40 year old urge! I couldn't find you on FB so hope you pick this up. In this vid, youbuse the 9600, I have the AT-5555 derivative. It looks as though you have programmed in the ".25" frequencies for the UK 40. I can only add the ".25" manually on a per channel basis. Could you share your secret please? 73s, 26CT2155
@CB-RADIO-UK5 ай бұрын
Hi. No secret I am afraid. The radio came pre programmed like that from Knights. On my other HF radios i really dont bother with the .25 on FM as its so wide anyway it makes no difference.
@bigfish57059 ай бұрын
27.385 …lsb
@26TM0349 ай бұрын
thats one of 8 lol...
@Ma.Mal-8 ай бұрын
hey fred do any VHF freebanding i wish more people will use that as well. Here in America we have MURS which isnt used much if at all.
@CB-RADIO-UK8 ай бұрын
Hi. There are some 446 nets around the UK.
@andycarless90699 ай бұрын
Don't Forget 27, 285 Mhz LSB Very Active For State Side 👍👍
@14KiloWhisky9 ай бұрын
Really ?
@Dickinsonradiotv27 күн бұрын
Hi, im in the midlands, I cant use UK40 or .555 due to severe QRM buzzing. When im mobile away from home it clears. Bizzare. 73s 26SM15
@CB-RADIO-UK26 күн бұрын
Been there I am afraid. Videos on my channel as a PLT noise. You can sometimes track it down with a AM pocket radio.
@clivedewhirst9 ай бұрын
29,6200 repeater fm mode if you have one of these multi mode radios
@chris_vandepeer9 ай бұрын
@@garyiow8482 MOD UK/EU part of band 27.555. 10 meter band got to love it when open sorry mixed reply lol.
@chris_vandepeer9 ай бұрын
@@garyiow8482 Sigh
@CB-RADIO-UK9 ай бұрын
Good to listen to 10m. Amazing how 10 watts carry when skip is active.
@antonyhenson89699 ай бұрын
I have the ss6900n can someone please point me in the right direction for a decent video or written instructions to program the UK FM and all the sidebands please
@CB-RADIO-UK9 ай бұрын
Found this kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gb57ab2n1N3HdKc.html and charlietangodxgroup.forumotion.com/t2104-crt-ss6900n-help-programming and www.transmission1.net/viewtopic.php?t=52049 Not had to do it myself but cables are on ebay etc. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154823778591?hash=item240c37611f:g:vOgAAOSwiq1h-qFQ
@antonyhenson89699 ай бұрын
@@CB-RADIO-UK ty fred
@margaretstansfield31058 ай бұрын
Hi fred does freezing temperatures affect reception using 6900v siri gangmaster out in shed have got bar heaters on wall Ariel affixed to washing pole as in rented bungalow getting a lot of noise at times any suggestions much appreciated cant get antenna higher using 10 amp power box wife tries to help but reg blind so have to keep things simple carry on the good work been a big help
@CB-RADIO-UK8 ай бұрын
Hi. Cold weather can deffo effect the tuning of the 6900 radio on sideband if the radio is in the cold. They tend to off freq so people will either sound mickey mouse or donald duck till the radio warms up. As far as the antenna goes it should not effect the receive but may cause a spike in the SWR when wet or frozen.
@margaretstansfield31058 ай бұрын
😂hi cheers I get between 6 7 noise could this be from units in vicinity is there anyway of reducing this I was mobile breaker 40 yr ago so not up with new tec thank you for your time
@CB-RADIO-UK8 ай бұрын
That level of noise on a 6900 is about normal and i get the same on FM and sometimes more. It should be a little lower on SSB. The signal meter is a little sensitive and you will notice that i reduce the radios RF gain (and signal meter) to enhance quite signals.
@DontBeNaiveGuys5 ай бұрын
A lot of phrases and abbreviations are alien to old school cb’ers whats DX means for example.
@CB-RADIO-UK5 ай бұрын
Hi. Yeah a lots changed from the old FM days. As we now have AM and Sideband we can often receive long distance contacts from other countries. Its called DX'ing which is what we used to call just skip.
@nickbowes26279 ай бұрын
Fred i had a tiger 40a AM early 80s looking to get back into CB whats a good rig to start with am/fm usb etc freq counter as well, its no so simple now a days lol. Help me fred.........
@CB-RADIO-UK9 ай бұрын
Hi. Made a complete series for getting back. Starts here. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y5qUlbxyzs3Upqs.html
@jazziex1Ай бұрын
27.775
@williamodonnell89899 ай бұрын
What power do you use , standard 4watts ??
@CB-RADIO-UK9 ай бұрын
No. My 6900 puts out around 25 watts SSB.
@williamodonnell89899 ай бұрын
Hi Do you know if all SS6900 radios out put 25 watts, I've got a SS6900 V7 . Or is it best to buy an external amplifier .
@CB-RADIO-UK9 ай бұрын
I think the 6900v puts out a max of 35 watts SSB. At the antenna thats prob nearer 30 watts. Personally iam not a fan of cheaper amps on SSB. If you want power then go for the 9900 which can peak at 100 watts ssb.
@andycartwright80235 ай бұрын
Witch one is better anytone 5555plus/n or alinco 135 DX 10 thank you
@CB-RADIO-UK5 ай бұрын
I would choose the 135 DX
@andycartwright80235 ай бұрын
Thanks
@13-EK-9919 ай бұрын
27.425LSB....477...577
@jimg51007 ай бұрын
Is it legal to transmit on 27.555
@CB-RADIO-UK7 ай бұрын
No
@Adrian-jk4kx5 ай бұрын
It's also not legal to drive over 30 in a 30 limit and have a pint before your 18 !!