Thank you, Mr. BBI, for all the contributions you do for the hobby, be-it a built or sharing your knowledge or even tutorials of equipment, old or new etc. Happy holidays to you and your family and look forward to 2023.

Thank you for all you do for the hobby. Your a valuable source of information and may God Bless you and the family!

Great video Mr. Miller. 73 from my tech bench👋🏻

Mr bbi , i watched this again and really enjoyed all you teaching. Thanks for all you do for all of us. God bless.

Thank you for alls you do.... even though this is a tad late .... I still enjoyed watching the video... 73's Yoki..

You're keep the hobby alive. Thanks for your passion and shared knowledge 🙏. Keep up the good work!

Keep yourself on camera BBI as it makes everything you do more personal, as opposed to just watching your hands work. Glad you were willing to do this for all your watchers. Enjoy your work and thank you for sharing your knowledge. Keep it going, Thanks Billy, Albq. N.M. 1 / 29 /2023

I just now watched this. #4 is the reason why I got a Stryker for the test bench. Thanks for this video.

and the super number one question is "WHEN WILL MY BOX BE READY?" Thanks for your video's BBI. they are a wealth of info!!

You are the man that you share your knowledge to all...

Love every video you've made that I have seen your knowledge and willingness to share you're knowledge is top shelf. I occasionally watch Gate keeper videos and D-Rail videos your videos are better made because of your commitment to invest in equipment that free's up your hands. And I can only watch so many videos of crazies living on the edge. Merry Christmas Luke with wishes for a truly safe enjoyable holiday 😁

I've loved your videos man. Your an inspiration to all of us RF guys. Never give up!

I know zero about radios but your videos are very interesting to watch. I've watched for a long time, and thank God you don't use apple. I remember those old caller id boxes. My dad was into cb radios when I was a kid 70's 80s. He had a couple base stations and radios in the car. I can remember he had some guy he knew climb this huge pine tree in the back yard and put an antenna in it. Later I remember he also knew a guy that I guess upped the power of one of those radios to where the neighbors would come by and complain my dad was talking through their TV's and stereos.

Love your content. Keep going, will keep watching every time Im in the workshop

Thank you Mr. BBI for what you do for us. 73s From 176 Oklahoma

9:32 pm thank you for your video and your willingness to help us out. I am new and I love to learn.

I just want to say it's a very good video and I do enjoy watching your videos been watching your video for at least last couple years and they have helped me quite a bit in my little Hobbies out here in California where there's not too many repair places look forward to next year more videos God bless happy New Years

informative video, Thanks again for answering my question the other day about the SD1451s. I know your busy and for you to take the time says a lot.

You have helped me with a lot of things. Thank you.

Cool intro. Hadn't been on the channel in a minute. Enjoy your content.

Hello BBI, I really enjoy your videos. Kudos to you for traveling around and meeting people in the community. Have you ever considered going and meeting Larry Barkett of Barkett Electronics/Browning CB Radios. He is a Legend in the Browning Community. Thanks Again, I am joining your Patreon group. 73

good info 0n the coax and solder tools.

Great job ,,,Thanks for the video ! RC the NW corner Referee RC! PS ,,,Keep doing what u doing cuz u our best we got !! MR, BBI,,RC

💯✊🏿👍🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿....And I'm steppin 🏃🏿🏃🏿🏃🏿

Thanks for sharing. Peace Love and Good Vibes 🙏😎✌️

BBI YOUR AWSOME , ALWAYS ENJOY YOUR VIDEOS , ALWAYS LEARN SOMETHING

I have a question.. what’s your opinion on tuning/nulling coax? Jumper length etc?

THANK YOU;;; you're spot on Marry Christmas to the family

🙂you're a great guy keep up the good work iv learn a lot of stuff off your video's

Ya well, I love watching keep going and I will keep watching this 66yr old ex-truck driver get it. But what is most important is Merry Christmas to you and your family and a Happy New Year.

Thanks for the videos been a while since I watched due to moving and ripping and packing hope one day I can send a box for repair to u aloha happy holidays I'll catch u on fb 🤙🤙🌲🌲🌲🎉🎉

Hi, Merry Christmas to you and your family ! Keep up with the great Content !

Thank you Mr BBI and Merry Christmas to you and your family!!!! And happy New years.. and keep on with the good work..

Great video. Merry Christmas. Please show us how to get a 5 watt average on a corbra 2000 gtl dead keying 1 watt .from Chanel 1 to Chanel 40 thank you .that would be a great video a lot of people would like to know this. Ironman in Alabama 73s

Merry Christmas to your family from mine. 73"s from Canada

Your background and mine are similar. We are a dying breed. Have a merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 BBI for you and the whole Family ,Best Wishes my Friend .

In the late 90’s I think you did an amp for a cb setup my cousin had in his Jeep and it was bad ass!

Damn man I wish I lived near you. Love to make some boxes. I'm dyslexic so reading amp books is a pain in the ass.

Merry Christmas Luke you are a legend we appreciate you!

I had that same question about amp input swr at drail’s shop. It’s about 1.6 at deadkey and drops to 1.2 modulated with a sr447, fatboy 4 pill, and 3 ft coax in between them. They said don’t worry about it

Merry Christmas BBI, The journey is always worth the ride.

hey luke,dont know if youll ever see this comenet,it was posted over a yr ago,thanks for showing all the Q AND A ,i learned alot brother,buzz- kb0uzz,73s

happy birthday,merry christmas

Luke my friend I enjoy your videos and everything you do for everyone wishing you and your family a merry Christmas and a happy New Year God bless you and your family all the best your friend Mario Preacherman 239 ny ny

Mr BBI very smart on his stuff.

You know, the time it takes to either have a amp build or repair done by BBI wouldn’t be a concern of mine because I know my product will be the best because he takes pride and care in his work and knows what he’s doing, someday I will own a BBI built amp when cash allows me to do so, any of my friends ask where they should buy I tell look up BBI, watch his videos, his work will show you, not bashing other builders because there are other great builders out there either

i like you stuff decent equipment built and such.

I would think the #1 question would be , " How do I get you to build an amp for me? .... By the way, .... How do I get you to build an amp for me?

I have had bad luck with LMR 600, 3CX3000A7 was killing it. I could not split it to gamma match period. I had to have 393 service loop still would burn up bout 6 months, I would rather have 213.

Still have my maco 300 amo from 1974 when my grandfather had it ssb swr antenna 😮😅i took cheap coax made a simple diploe antenna few feet above the ground talk the world with a stock 2950 no swr antenna gimmick 😅ok frs gmrs handle talkies dont have a swr meter

Old CB'er here 74 years old and also a ham. I know where you come from, I got hooked on a crystal radio I built. (｡ ▼皿▼) Excellent work Masta' ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

They should have given you a digital air gauge. More accurate. Lol

love the video

Hey man! Made it thru the whole video despite several interruptions. Yeah , your videos are pretty long, but where else ya gonna find that kinda value! Ha! Anyways yeah, I gotta laugh from a good portion of your video as I could relate to many similar experiences with my own small service oriented business. Being a one man show, I have never advertised and almost all of my business originated from word of mouth. Servicing friends family and acquaintances. I relate to the tendency to have your own personal space being overrun with other people's stuff waiting in the repair queue , taking up room. Been there and done that with disappointed customers frustrated with having to wait their turn. I also had a difficult time saying no or turning work away. I had a year backlog. On occasions when missing deadlines I would offer discounts but that really was actually counter productive and made a bigger mess. Of course trying to run a service that is in high demand from a home workshop has many pitfalls. Although this was simply a hobby avocation for me , I ended up moving it to a small commercial suite. This was a great move but it has some pitfalls too. As I said I never advertised but none the less my business has ended up on Google maps and this has generated a ton more of cold calls expecting someone to answer the phone or for the place to have regular daily hours. I have had some stellar reviews but have received a couple of pissy bitches that have sent me nastygrams because I didn't answer the phone at their convenience. I have learned to cherry pick who I work with and what I work on. I mostly deal with professionals and higher end boutique gear. While the smartphone has been a tremendous tool in so many different ways. It can boost productivity but it can be an extreme killer of productivity too! People who are " in the know" or have been referred to me by people in the know, will know the secret way to get a hold of me. I never answer the phone while working and never pick up a call from anyone I don't know or recognize. Those who are prospective clients will need to text message me. I can then return their inquiry at my leisure. I now have a couple of local businesses that are aware of this and are sending customers with such instructions. So the secret is out. But how it works out for me, is once communication has been established and it appears that we have a repoire I will enter their name and their potential project into a special contact database on my Android phone. So they can now phone and I will recognize whom is calling. While I have a commercial business suite, I do not keep hours open for business. Everything is done by appointment. Further after some troll had been stirring up things on the Google maps listing critical of how I am doing business and should be doing business or how they demand that I do business,,,, I simply had to publish the fact that this is not a public business and is not open to the public. That I do these things part time as a hobby and that if it wasn't for my unrelated full-time employment and working on the road, I could not fund this hobby avocation and be of service to others. It is through my own personal finances that has secured the vendors that allow for me to stock the inventory used to service and supply my clients. Basically I finance their projects with no money upfront and cash on delivery when complete. I am at the point where I once again enjoy what I do . If I don't enjoy what I am doing why would I want to do it. I certainly don't want to deal with unappreciative people. A big reward is helping others! Believe me, nobody gives the level of personal service within the field that I do and at a ridiculous low price point. Well,,,, the price is going to change here very soon! As I realize the true value of what I offer and the great demand!

You need an apprentice. I know a guy, he is me. I have a job at a shop testing radio equipment. I just dont know how to repair or build it. Besides basics. I shower and brush teeth daily 😂 I can use a volt meter and soldering iron.

Thanks, great video!

You did an amazing job this year Luke with the Chanel.....role on 2023.

Impressive 🔥🔥🔥

Stay away from someone cb radio shops when a manufactory company makes a product says do not 🚫 modify when you buy your new hdtv bring it home 🔌 in the ac condenser or power inverter presto 😅do you modify your new tv Frigidaire fridge nope 😕 when i bought my new scanner bc 355 no PC program plug in play had my 102 inch whip for a base station antenna works great just ground it 😅

Merry Christmas BBI and family.

I live on 30 acre's in the Alabama wood's cheap wire antennas going every where in the woods i do use a tuner or cut the wire to the frequency the old guys you to say i was the king of the radio baloney i had 😅a moonraker and a little help box man i couldn't talk croos town 😜 no dx just across town lol😮

Yr a LEGEND BBI...

What the prices on your CB app

Fantastic Video!

THANKS DUCK IN A PUDDLE. OK WILL LOOK AT THAT VSWR ON THE COAXIAL CABLE.

Mr.BBI Happy holidays! Also thanks for all you do.

BBI I have an RO at you’re shop and it can sit there for 5 years for all I care because you’re simply the best and I can wait forever knowing eventually it’ll be you that’s puts the black skull sticker on my amp!! Later brother

Dunno if Luke will see it but questions on my Belden 7810A purchase. Gauranmostbetchya it's better than the 8x that's second hand to me. Ain't no fun when the duck got the gun KLICK

Tuned input.... . Cb lol

I enjoyed the video and I learned from it.

✌👍 Thank you so much for taking the time with all of us. From a retired broadcast engineer, who knows all the pit falls you have gone through. May you and your Family have a blessed Holiday and Christmas.

I saw a video of you fixing a 3kw pallet, I'm curious: How wideband was it after you swapped transformers? You didn't suggest that style of pallet, I'm curious: What kind of alternative for a similar output power would you suggest? Is there an option that will do 3kw and is actually cleanly wideband?

Folks you need to look up tomcats big cb radio handbook how to buid cheap horizonral flatside antenna no big beams for horizontal flat side build a Dipole antenna easy done ✅ arrl antenna rhombic antenna type i use 75ohm Will not blow up your radio Cable company use 75ohm cable for love rungs

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What is the video you referring to about coax length radio to amp

Merry Christmas to you and your family!

great video

My number 1 would be how many of Cali cancer causing 2879s got replaced by C's? Still wanna see the yearly bag of pills for the year👍💯💯

1st off good help is hard to find.

HELP. Any bbi FB admins on here? I cant even search for the FB page. Much less request to join. Help..

I have a question. If mr black has passed, why does it still say mr black productions?

Luke, I understand many professional video people just rent their equipment.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas

The lord 🙏 is good he give us since. Mr bbi box builder when Marconi buit the frist radio did he use a amp folks wake up 🤠 you need a amp when you blow up your how neighbor hood he says swr not a issue Look up cheap Dipole

I would love for you to show how to null coax. I'm lost in that area. Ty sir great video.

No you can not hire help and maintain the quality of your work , you put heart and soul into your builds and me personally have a lot of respect for that. And your wifet is an angel i am sure you get some nut jobs. Oops did say that. Well anyway please stay a mom an pop type buisness .

Sounds like you need a buffer

I am sorry I have rubbed you the wrong way in the past. I like you I do. I just come off wrong online. Sorry! I have no idea what you put up with on facebook, youtube and on the phone! I apologize! ✌

Like right now you are so far away from those phones you can't tell what they are they look like pieces of smashed glass so please don't talk about other people when you're doing the same damn thing

Why don't you hire someone to help you

Good. Now the FCC can identify you.

Stop being cheap and a bigger place 😂😅

What kind of ruffian goes to another persons shop and touches/ moves stuff?

Merry Christmas BBI to you and your family. de N8QDV/ 033 Cold Great Lakes