FUBAR wrote:
David wrote:


Does anyone run legal power anymore? I can sit in my jeep and work the
United States and many times the world on any band from 10 to 40 meters
running 40 watts. But I can't seem to make a damn CB contact. I modified
my Yaesu FT840 for open TX when the 60 meter band became available to hams
and I can TX on the CB channels now. Even running 20 W AM no one seems to
hear me on any CB channel though I can tune up to 10 Meters and get a
59+20
signal report from Arizona an the same radio and antenna. I'm starting to
think that every CBer runs 600 Watts with a bad receiver. I used to have
a lot of fun with a little 4 watt CB when I was a kid and before I got my
ham ticket.

David KG2LI


David,
You might be right on that. I hear much the same up here In Washington
State. I am wondering if its because of all those fools running 600 watts
sitting right next to one-another and burning up their front ends doing it.

I have been hearing some skip on 10 of late (and I did hear a familiar
callsign or 2 out of phoenix on 28.350 USb this last week).

anyway, I wouldn't worry too much about those 11 meter operators and
their "LEENEEARS" snicker. just have fun working the other bands and know
that you can do so on under 100 watts.

FUBAR
You would be surprised to know how many guys want to upgrade there mono
band beams for 10 to 20 KW. Hehhehehehe

Jay in the Mojave

On Sat, 7 Jul 2007 15:50:08 -0400, "David" wrote:

Does anyone run legal power anymore? I can sit in my jeep and work the
United States and many times the world on any band from 10 to 40 meters
running 40 watts. But I can't seem to make a damn CB contact. I modified
my Yaesu FT840 for open TX when the 60 meter band became available to hams
and I can TX on the CB channels now. Even running 20 W AM no one seems to
hear me on any CB channel though I can tune up to 10 Meters and get a 59+20
signal report from Arizona an the same radio and antenna. I'm starting to
think that every CBer runs 600 Watts with a bad receiver. I used to have a
lot of fun with a little 4 watt CB when I was a kid and before I got my ham
ticket.

David KG2LI


The CB band has gone to hell this summer. I cannot engage in local rag chew
because I have DX coming in like they are next door. I love DX, but sometime I
want to just BS with my friends.

Vinnie S.

The CB band has gone to hell this summer. I cannot engage in local rag chew
because I have DX coming in like they are next door. I love DX, but sometime I
want to just BS with my friends.

And now you know why I earned privileges on lots of other frequencies.
11 meters is now just one band of many. I find folks that stay on one
band only. If you want to meet new people, you've just got to poke around...