CB radios

[casey]

cheers.
any idea what the difference between the barrel and parallel spring bases are?
im guessing one is stiffer than the other?

[casey]

i got the answer just in case anyone else was interested:
parallel springs are less flexible than barrel springs.

[Cpage66]

i got the answer just in case anyone else was interested:
parallel springs are less flexible than barrel springs.

Have you seen the barrel spring mount on the HEEP?

[TK421]

Since we are on the subject - does anyone want to part with their old radio? I am interested in buying a second hand unit, try them out, and then decide what to buy - new.
I like to try and test things before I spend considering they are exactly cheap.
Any suggestion would be welcomed.
TK

[casey]

to start off with, we just bought a $30 handheld from jaycar, after a year or so its still going fine, although we're looking to get a UHF installed in the jeep after coffs.

[jeepthing]

Yeah i just started off with 2 1W handhelds. Ive had them for a few years and still going strong.

having said that though i just bought a fixed unit. the handhelds did all that i asked of them but I wanted to give a fixed unit a go.

[TK421]

Hey, that is so strange... I am the Jaycar Engineering catalogue designer... and I have never looked inside. That is so stupid... I do the designs, the photo shoots, the product selection for the sections, the type concepts, the marketing lines, and I have never ever looked inside for a CD radio.
I can even buy them cheap - hell, I am so stupid. I'll go and get the latest catalogue... and open one up for once!
TK

[TK421]

I'll just spend the next two hours browsing in the catalogue for things - and tell my manager I am doing research - and I won't get into trouble... how cool.

[TK421]

OK... this is what I found out after reading - there is a difference between UHF and HF radios... but, what do we use and what is the preferred radio for what we do?
I have the opportunity to buy a 5 watt HF 40 Channel CB - but the model is very old - works well, but, it's not the UHF kind that we all talk about.
If I get it, can I tune in to the channel we use at t he club?
TK

[Steve F]

OK... this is what I found out after reading - there is a difference between UHF and HF radios... but, what do we use and what is the preferred radio for what we do?
I have the opportunity to buy a 5 watt HF 40 Channel CB - but the model is very old - works well, but, it's not the UHF kind that we all talk about.
If I get it, can I tune in to the channel we use at t he club?
TK

HF is totally different to UHF and no use on trips where you just want to chat with the rest of the group. HF runs at 3Mhz to 30Mhz, UHF is 300Mhz to 3000Mhz so nowhere near each other. HF is typically for long range stuff like 3000km and UHF short range like 0-10km. So we use UHF, cheap and free usage etc.

Cheers
Steve