cb setup

[R1cho]

ok got meself one of them cb talky box thingies, its a barracuda, they any good? also never plugged anything like this in am i right in thinking i put the red wire to the fuse box and the black wire on the bodywork somewhere to earth it?

[briggie]

erm ..... before you start wiring it in ...... have you got a aerial too ?

[Fez_uk]

Red to any fairly decent power source, No idea how many amps it pulls but can't be more than 1-2 amps. Black to ground.

I prefer to run power straight from the battery to reduce any possible electronic noise received on the CB. But should be fine done as above.
I had to run one for other radios that draw more power.

Where abouts you planning on mounting it, The small cubby hole infront of the gearstick makes a perfect place.

[R1cho]

Originally Posted by briggie

erm ..... before you start wiring it in ...... have you got a aerial too ?

yep got one of them twig things with magmount to go on the roof, its only a small one tho, might have to get a bigger one at a later date.

[R1cho]

Originally Posted by Fez_uk

Where abouts you planning on mounting it, The small cubby hole infront of the gearstick makes a perfect place.

this one looks a bit big to fit in there

[briggie]

Originally Posted by R1cho

yep got one of them twig things with magmount to go on the roof, its only a small one tho, might have to get a bigger one at a later date.

ok , assuming your aerial is pre swrd .... go ahead as fez suggested , used a personally ive used a cigarette lighter adapter with a fuse in line , but only because im lazy and wanted a quick release to take it out , cos of theivin sods around here

[briggie]

if you aint busy tomorrow , pop across and i will check your swr etc for you

[R1cho]

would love to but we're at birmingham childrens tomorrow

[R1cho]

if i wir it straight to battry is just red to red and black to black then?

[briggie]

Originally Posted by R1cho

if i wir it straight to battry is just red to red and black to black then?

yep , but make sure you have a in line fuse

[Fez_uk]

If you do it that way stick a fuse close to the battery on the + side (red).

[rustic]

Originally Posted by Fez_uk

If you do it that way stick a fuse close to the battery on the + side (red).

A 3 or 5 Amp fuse should be ok provided that the cable is strong enough.


A few months ago I got my Amstrad 901 out, but on the return trip from Cannock to Oxford I copied 1 mobile CBer.

1 - 9 for a 10 - 13 southbound micky 40 got me no response.
Has the lingo changed?

Not used it since, does anyone still use CB on the road?

[briggie]

Originally Posted by rustic

A 3 or 5 Amp fuse should be ok provided that the cable is strong enough.


A few months ago I got my Amstrad 901 out, but on the return trip from Cannock to Oxford I copied 1 mobile CBer.

1 - 9 for a 10 - 13 southbound micky 40 got me no response.
Has the lingo changed?

Not used it since, does anyone still use CB on the road?

not many use cb these days , its bliss . no idiots ( well not many ) ......still truckers about with rigs tho .... i use mine all the time when on a journey

[briggie]

loads of people on sideband though , which is illegal , and i dont know anything about it , its just a rumour ive heard ...... ideal for dx or distance conversations to various countries though , or so ive heard

[R1cho]

all i'm gettin is static and a very low signal lol