Help which CB ?

[Deleted Member S]

I'm asking for help yet again :oops: :oops: My old (15-20ish years old) is playing up eg if you key off sometimes there is no sound until you quickly key up again or as the other night it just tuned it's self to the engine whine i've been getting :roll: :evil: So I think it may be on it's last (old) legs.
I've been having a bit of a look around on the net & ebay for a new 1 for about the £50 mark (b/day money left) & have come across these Midland 38 Plus, Midland 98 & a Team me-4. Does any one have a view on the above or can recomend a good CB radio.
Thanks for any help 8) 8) 8)

[JonathanM]

I got a midland 38 via the bay last year, does the job.

[jace]

im sure there was a group buy set up little while ago on here maybe a search see what rig everyone plumped for an see if there happy with em pretty sure midland rigs were favorite

[dinky]

Have a look at Knights cb shop atKkirtonlyndsey, www.knights-cb.co.uk if i remember right, do all major cb, s plus very good after service.

Dinky

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

in the club bulk buy the midland 98 was popular, think was the excel model with all the features.

i went for the 38 with 80 channel option and ESP electronic squelch promises to give you weak voices even if over squelched so can get rid
of all that annoying radio noise.

the dealer of choice was 4x4cb.com

[Deleted Member]

Hi sweety,i've got the Midland 78+ it has up and down buttons on the mike,so no need to look down,also if you can find one from outside uk,it will have 400 channels including 40 fm and eu,i have a syncro 160 FM/AM rig in the car.Very sensitive rigs!! Midland is a cracker though!!

[Deleted Member S]

It's looking like it'll be either the Midland 38 or if it comes in at the right price the midland 98. My old Harvard 400M sarted to work ok today :roll: :evil:

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

in the club bulk buy the midland 98 was popular, think was the excel model with all the features.

i went for the 38 with 80 channel option and ESP electronic squelch promises to give you weak voices even if over squelched so can get rid
of all that annoying radio noise.

the dealer of choice was 4x4cb.com

sorry sweety got my models back to front,
the fully spec'ed model is the 48 excel,
i bought a 98 with esp and 80 channels.

[Deleted Member S]

sorry sweety got my models back to front,
the fully spec'ed model is the 48 excel,
i bought a 98 with esp and 80 channels.

Thats the 1 i'm going for at the moment on fleabay & at the min the price is v/good :lol:

[Deleted Member S]

Just an update, I've just got myself a new Midland 98 off ebay for £53.95 with free postage & 12 months warranty -groovy- -groovy- -groovy-

[Deleted Member]

Well done neil,that's not a bad price!! will be hearing you on now :lol: :lol:

[rustic]

I checked yesterday and you no longer require a CB Licence since December last year....
I didn't know this, so it may help other past CBers...

I will dig out my Amstrad 901 and see if it still works.
Probably need a new CB Aerial.

It could have been useful last week while I was in a traffic Jam, as I didn't know how long it was... and was it worth sticking with it or getting off at the next junction..
You always think you made the wrong decision anyway....

Are there still enough truckers out there still giving 10-13's ? ?

There was a whole topic on CB licences http://www.nissan4x4ownersclub.co.uk/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=3483&highlight=licence+license

and Yes there are still plenty of truckers using them, but mostly only in jams cos of the rubbish thats on there.

Mine is dead at the moment so will be looking for a new one before long.

[Deleted Member S]

Mine is dead at the moment so will be looking for a new one before long.

It depends on what your after, but on ebay new Midland CB's are going from £30 to £70 new with 12 months warranty at the moment. Some of the older style Cobra's etc are going for under £20 :smile:

[Deleted Member]

Yeah the license was scrapped a while ago but it is still against the law to use a burner and AM/ssb/lsb and the likes, there still might be a rule about the size of twig you can use as well,not that Ofcom check unless there's a complaint!! 40 UK/FM and 40 EU/FM are legal,there are still alot of truckers on and alot of tractor drivers in my parts,as for homebases,i could count them on two hands!!!lol,different when you get to the cities though (Edinburgh),quite a few Muppets still going about.. :evil: I just switch over to 2mtr and get a decent conversation.. :wink:

Mine is dead at the moment so will be looking for a new one before long.

It depends on what your after, but on ebay new Midland CB's are going from £30 to £70 new with 12 months warranty at the moment. Some of the older style Cobra's etc are going for under £20 :smile:

Yeah been looking at them, not sure if to go that route or I have a friend who runs a CB Shop https://sslrelay.com/www.lamcommunications.net/sess/utn;jsessionid=1546e467424cab0/shopdata/index.shopscript scroll down to the president Walker, hes offering it me at a reduced price as a 1 off.

[Deleted Member S]

Well I got my new rig to day -groovy- -groovy- -groovy- I did'nt realise how small it would be 8O So tomorrow I will hopefully get it fitted but would it be better to wire it to the battery instead of the cig lighter socket & could this help to cut out the whine i've been getting :? :? :?

[Deleted Member]

Try it with the fag lighter socket first neil,it's worth a try! i have my rigs on them and get no interferance at all,system in the T2 must be supressed good.
If not take it to the battery,or take a feed of your radio!

[Deleted Member S]

I'll give that a try Steve, i'm wondering if the interferance was down to my old harvard playing up :roll:

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

my 98 is crystal clear neil so maybe down to old rig,

wow harvard thats a blast from the past, i ve got a mustang 1000 from first weeks of 27/81 still works even got box and manual.

[Deleted Member S]

my 98 is crystal clear neil so maybe down to old rig,

wow harvard thats a blast from the past, i ve got a mustang 1000 from first weeks of 27/81 still works even got box and manual.

Managed to get it fitted today & i'm getting no noise from it :smile: So it must have just been my old rig bless it (The Harvard 400M was my 1st rig & never let me down untill now :cry: )
A few of my mates used to have mustang rigs rbrt & they used to work well

[Terranosaurus]

I took a feed off the back of the fag lighter. I only use it for charging phones or the sat nav so the extra current draw from the CB is negligible compared to the cigar lighter, bit more reliable off road than a plug in jobbie and leaves it free for other stuff too.