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Topic Started: Tuesday, 29. September 2009, 18:20 (1,395 Views)
SnakeMan2008
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26 Charlie Tango 129

hi all just wanted to pop in and say hello not long had a rig after a 20 odd year break i now have a tcb 660 and am using a bazooka compact ariel on the chimeny.

i was verry suppirsed to find that i managed to get out over 20 miles with this set up and i live in the valeys


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Hello Snakeman.

Welcome to the Charlie Tango DX Group!

We are a friendly bunch of guys and dont bite so please join in to as many topics as you can or would like to ;)

I was considering buying one of those antennas but decided against it after reading reviews which mostly said they were quite poor. Glad you have had good results with it though! B)

Your CT callsign is 26CT129

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hi and welcome enjoy !!
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26 Charlie Tango 129

thanks for the welcome guys i didnt realy have much choise regarding antena as where i live they are strict and say that i can not have an antena over 1 meeter in length if i want anything bigger i would have to pay £150 for planning permission :angry: i am located in south shropshire Clun, Craven Arms, Shropshire, UK
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I DUDE, PLANNING PERMISSION :@ :@ :@ :@ :@ :@ :@ :@ :@ :@ :@ :@ :@ :@ :@ :@
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they do away with the licence fee then get you with needing planning permision takes the mick
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I THATS ABOUT IT.
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Long wire antennas are good to avoid planning issues or mobile antennas used as base station antennas such as firestiks, tankwhips! they work well and are discreet.

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we have a few members who are quite close to you so you may get some contacts with them. ;)

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well my radio is always on scan on uk and cept channels so feel free to yell at me :)
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Are there many CB operators near you? are the UKFM channels busy there?

Do you just use the INTEK FM 800 AM/FM or do you have other radios?

I didnt think the INTEK FM 800 AM/FM had scan feature?

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26 Charlie Tango 129

the intek is just in the car i use the tcb 660 indoores uk cb i get one or 2 but i get a good distence with it i not realy tryed it much to be honest
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Hi Snakeman

Welcome to the CTDX community.

Sorry to hear of your planning woes but at least you're on the air. As Firetrap has said, maybe a wire dipole might be another solution as they're very hard to see.

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Yes a big warm welcome from North Lincolnshire!!!............Planning been through that ,don't talk to 9 neighbours..........but I can work W6s in California every weekend on 20 meters ........stuff them!!!!! :@
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26 Charlie Tango 129

well orderd myself a new radio tonight Magnum 257 if it comes to it i will try and get a military style dipole :) hide it in the loft :)
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Hi - welcome back to the radio and welcome to the CT Forum.

You should get a few good contacts once you get the SSB radio :)

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well its paid for now so just have to sit and wait for it to be deliverd paid £195 off ebay :) said next day delivery so it should be here tomorrow so i may be picking your guys brains for help as ssb is virgin teritory for me
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Sep 30 2009, 11:26 AM
as ssb is virgin teritory for me

LOL :D SSB? It's a whole new world :lol: and you'll love it I'm sure.

It is a shame but the "Season" is just about done now for 2009. So you won't be getting instant skip conditions and contacts into Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Sweden and so forth on a daily basis as we were a month or two ago.

But there are odd bursts of skip about still, and it's not too long before we'll all be waiting (impatiently) for the 2010 Season to start in the Spring.
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well thats something to look forward to :) at least i should get to chat to some of you guys :)
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hey snakeman your not to far from me then !!
good luck with ssb i will listen out for you on 555 :D
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