JST Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 OK, need a new one, dont want to spend a fortune, want one suitable for UK and close range/convoy work etc. recommendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 cobra 25 ltd uk not Maycom em27 they are crud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBMUD Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 I bought the biggest one I could find. The quality is excelent and it is reliable. Cobra25. I have had small/cheap ones in the past and they are not well made or reliable - sound quality is questionable too, even with external speakers. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Midland 42 hand held plus car kit, brilliant bit of kit as you can use it as a walkie talkie and then plug it into the 12V and a proper aerial when you're in the car. Never realised till I looked up that piccy, aparrently "The Alan 42 Multi is an extremely compact CB hand held with over 400 channels allowing you to use it all throughout Europe." Stick 2000mAh digi camera batteries in it and it will run for days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonk Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Midland 48 excel multi, good unit, crystal clear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasterdly Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 evening, you would require an 80 channel minimum, as the 40 uk channels are due to be scrapped in July 2010, rendering it technically illegal to operate on the uk freq's. http://www.4x4cb.com/public/page.cfm?Page=...FTOKEN=71034042 cheers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 nothing to add, but reading with interest as my 40 channel CB has died again so could do with replacing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbocharger Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 I also have a dead CB - anyone know of a place that might do CB repairs? I went to ask some of the ariel and coax retailers at Berling but none were interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollythelw Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 I think the repair costs wouldnt make it economic - they seem to be almost disposible, Can anyone recommend a retailer selling bigger than 90watts? toying with UHV but need to keep something am/fm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8bertha Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 I also have a dead CB - anyone know of a place that might do CB repairs? I went to ask some of the ariel and coax retailers at Berling but none were interested. There is a place down here in sunny Portsmouth called Nevada Radio. Got my Maycom EM27 from them and all works a treat. Not fussed about the range as long as it works on site days and greenlane days The Midland that I got off Eblag a couple of years ago never worked properly so Nevada fixed that too. Handy for me as they are right on my doorstep... but pretty sure they do mailorder stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Can anyone recommend a retailer selling bigger than 90watts? Would Sir care to look here: http://www.nevadaradio.co.uk/acatalog/cb-amplifiers.html Zetagi B300P Amplifier Zetagi B300P Amplifier 20-30Mhz Six way adjustable power output from this big amplifier, built-in pre-amp, input power 1-10watts FM, 1-20watts SSB, output power 70-200Watts AM/FM, 140-400Watts SSB. Size 180 x 160 x 70mm, and weighs in at 1.53Kg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollythelw Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! ridiculous overkill - my fave Thanks Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 ive got a local ham radio shop that does repairs. GWM radio i think, not sure if they have a website. thing is last repair cost £15 & i got the unit for £40, might as well just replace with a better one as most people i know have euro channels too, unlike me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 I've got a Midland 'Alan 78 plus' Got it cheap, so don't have a clue about it's real cost. Midland are generally regarded as a good make though. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHAVED_GORILLA Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 www.kcb.co.uk Knights at Kirton very good advice and they do mail order. SG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
istruggle2gate11 Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Midland 42 hand held plus car kit, brilliant bit of kit as you can use it as a walkie talkie and then plug it into the 12V and a proper aerial when you're in the car. Never realised till I looked up that piccy, aparrently "The Alan 42 Multi is an extremely compact CB hand held with over 400 channels allowing you to use it all throughout Europe." Stick 2000mAh digi camera batteries in it and it will run for days. Yep, got one of those = very good. Being mobile is usefull too. Got from Knights as listed above in SG's post, nearly new with 12 month warranty for £80. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diesel_jim Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 PMR is also good, lots of channels to choose from, good clear quality reception. only trouble is not everyone has them, whereas CB is popular. The pain is having to have both in the cab to accomodate everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cols110 Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 I was more than happy with our Midland 48excel, and would happily buy another. But after selling it to Steve G, I have heard it is stuck on an Italian freq or similar. I`m not sure if he has got it sorted out yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark90 Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 PMR is also good, lots of channels to choose from, good clear quality reception. only trouble is not everyone has them FRS/GMRS is even better, like PMR with 4W+ power, only even less people have them in the UK, maoinly cos they ain't legal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 We used to have a set of PMR's in the club but reverted to CB using Midland 42's 'cos you could shout further than the PMR's reached on some sites Plus with CB more people have one in their vehicle already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 I've got a Midland/Alan 48 plus multi which has multi channels for European wide use, IIRC mine came from Thunderpole Midland/Alan 48 plus multi near Billing, also have my Ham kit on 2m,4m & 6m vhf & 70cm uhf, & MSA 81 with low band UK general frequencies. now you know why my 110 has lots of antenna's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JST Posted July 25, 2006 Author Share Posted July 25, 2006 cheers for the replies guys, Thunderpole and Midland are looking good so far looking at the Midland 78 multi plus for the Europe part as well. Raplh - what antenna are you using? std whip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthdicky Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 I've got a handheld one but wouldn't recommend it if it's just going to stay in the truck all the time. The speaker isn't all that loud, it bounces around as it's not fixed anywhere properly and you've got more wires in the way. I've never got round to using it seperately from the vehicle as you have to swap aerials over and battery packs. I haven't got a fixed unit in the 90 yet so there's no way to contact the person in the vehicle when you're elsewhere anyway! I'd look for a solid one that stays in the vehicle with a decent speaker. Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 cheers for the replies guys, Thunderpole and Midland are looking good so far looking at the Midland 78 multi plus for the Europe part as well.Raplh - what antenna are you using? std whip? Yep, standard whip on a gutter mount for my CB, can't remember where I got the anttenna from, think it's this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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