Wow, Thanks Glenn, It's an Amazing video. Lots of different radios are being tested and we have had some fun. I along with everyone, appreciate your hard work on all the videos. I know the volume of videos is horrendous, so organizing the best clips into an interesting video is great. Excellent work cousin and all should watch and get a feel for the many radios out there. I do use all the old radios. Just not enough time in the day. I will venture down into CB land soon. LOL. Cheers and thanks again, Glenn.
I thought you would like this one 😂😂 As long as folks talk back a contact is a contact and that's all that matters.. any radio will work well with a fine tuned antenna the radio is only part of the set up. I have the other videos to work on now give me a day there's no rush for them.. it's the weekend lol.
Drew that 🦖realistic is loud ,nice! Glen nice job on editing and you are the cb King of cb radios, nice inventory, thanks for helping me out with my questions on the 100 amp power supply & the links to the UK cb shops ! God Speed Guys! 73 🏴☠🔱
Thanks Gazza and yes he does good work and pretty smart. Your new amp and power suppy are nice. I guess I am the little power guy for sure now. LOL. Its nice to see the old radios running. The Realistic base has been recapped a few years ago and some other stuff. Its just a standard base outside of that for cb. Cheers Brother and look forward to hearing you soon. Remember red to red and black to black LOL
Hi Drew, thanks for including our QSO from last season in your Video compilation ... I have spoken to hundreds of other stations again this season, but Mother Nature just hasn't favoured us getting together... Here's hoping our antennas cross again very soon Friend ... Best Regards Dave 26 BX 032
Hey Dave, Its great to hear from you and hope all is well. I know the skip has been great at times but different from last years. We will thank Cousin Glenn for the video and choice of clips. We had a great contact for sure and have the proof. LOL. I enjoyed watching the older radios on CB and soon will venture down to 38 and around there. I am glad to hear you have been grabbing the contacts when the skip is running. As you know we have been keeping busy also. LOL. Great talking to you and cheers friend. Drew
Hi Dave.. I got your message from Peter LR039 last week he texted me to say you had spoken and said hello from you, not sure if he was still on the radio with you at the time or had finished the qso. Best regards friend stay blessed.
@@DeltaXray444 Hi Glen, thanks for the response ... Yes, spoke to Peter, and around our QTH we are a bit puzzled ... We managed to get Drew without difficulty last season, and managed a really good copy to yourself and Al on the Groundwave ... As Drew says, conditions on the Skip are quite different this season, and its just not happening!! Best Regards Glen and to the Notts Derby crew. Happy DX Dave "032"
Hello friend and thanks for saying so. We try to hang on the Q codes and use them most times for the contacts that use them. Into Europe and areas it helps get the contacts that usually would go by. Phonetic spelling is another we do a lot of for contacts. The friends we know by voice befoe they get the CQ DX finished is always fun. and get the contact and use our First Personal. I think the gang wants to always use the Q Code as much as possible. Its SSB and most of us have done this for years and why change something that works. Great to hear from you and thanks again for the comment. Cheers Drew NY202 USA
I still have some nice 23 channel cbs some I modified to 40 back in t he day rather than give them up. My 23 channel bases all run well to this day. Even some of the SSB ones run well. Most I have spent some serious time running back in the day and I keep them for the memories they hold. What can I say. LOL Cheers Drew
Hi Chris, I have two Rm703's but I use them as an exciter to drive larger linears.. so I use radio power to feed the 703's then that feeds either a Donkey Stomper 48 pill or a Alpin Mark 3 with the upgraded 1300 watt Russian tetrode.. but I very rarely if at all use them.. I normally run a Rm Italy 505V which is more than enough.. many times though I usually run radio power.. But as per your question when I have run the 703 feeding it a 25 watt input it will give you easily 400 to 450 watts output on SSB depending on where you are on the 11 meter band and also taking swr into account.. it is also recommended to keep your jumpers at equal lengths as this keeps down the impedance match and keeps your station running good, many people stress about high swr on transmit not realising odd length jumpers can cause issues with a mismatch I use either six foot or nine foot jumpers of equal length depending which linear and antenna I use and use the appropriate jumpers that give me a lower swr and impedance match.. also that is with a 13.8volt input from a 60amp supply.. a 50amp supply will overheat and the PSU fans will kick in almost instantly as a 50amp supply is not enough.. it will run it but will not be enough to drive it to it's potential. Running it all day with that input and output and the swr deviating between 1.2 and 1.5 the 703 barely gets warm on SSB.. It will get warmer on FM like all linears do obviously because it's a fixed carrier but I never use FM im solely about USB and LSB.. I have before run the 703 with a 15volt input and put 35 watts into it and you will get the full 500 watts and a little more but nobody on any signal meter near or far will ever see the difference between 400 and 500 watts so it's much better to run the linear conservatively with the 25 watt input and 13.8volts this way it will never overdrive it and will last you for years.. The 703's are good linears I've used them both mobile and at home and find them very reliable and they always work well, Rm Italy have a great product with the 505v and 703 even hams speak very highly of them and also they give a good clean signal.. but as always never try to overdrive them it's pointless.. Hope this reply isn't overkill I like to give my personal opinion especially when im asked with equipment I have used for years with no issues.. hope this is helpful with you making a choice I do recommend them they work very well.
I run a High Drive RM 503 and its a good solid amp. works great doesnt get hot or any of that. Even driving it on a low power radio 4 watts am or 12 ssb as long as you have audio it will kick out 130 watts on am and Max out at 8-9 watts am in and 35-40 ish on pep ssb. Needs about 35 amps to run well. 13.8 imput volts
@@DeltaXray444 Thanks for the reply Glen and that’s the kind of review i was looking for!! I’m running a 2el delta loop at 10m with 100w just now but 400w through that antenna will be decent!Ive already got an 82amp psu so it’ll do just nicely..thanks again Glen 73s Chris
@@dxscotland5901 sounds like you are set to go with that PSU.. I was thinking of trying a delta loop this spring maybe you could give me some advice and what you think of them in comparison to a vertical antenna.
loved that vid i have a habit of jumping between radios i have the new george 2 what is my 1st modern radio i jump form that to an old ham international concorde 2 then an old president hr 2510 there is something about each radio i prefer to the other
I been on the radio since the mid 70s and never had opportunity nor. Finances to just get second or third beyond radio ,yes I have had numbers of radios including a stint with 6 channel Johnson white face then some am 23 channel but as they each died or were abandoned something would always step up like the 1st ssb as 40 channels opened a browning baron then a president Washington base not a uniden soon a ft101e old at the early 80s but always just one working at a time I commend those who can but it never landed on my doorstep no collection in my past or present
There is something to be said about how the older radios sound and come across it's unique to them and yet I've never heard a newer radio sound the same or as good.
@@DeltaXray444 not in the " cb" world but some of the more recent ham sets with a very good quality ( heil) mike sound stupendous the cbers like " loud" but lack of quality the ham operator bends towards purity then adds loud later
@@user-ef3nu1eh7z I respectfully have to disagree.. HF sets sound awful and pale in comparison to 11 meter sets on 11 meters the audio on them transmits at 5khz wide and because of that the audio gets lost when the skip is low no matter what microphone folks care to use.. 11 meter sets transmit at around 2.5khz and the audio is much sharper/clearer and can be heard for longer over long distance even with a flat incoming signal.. this is impossible on my Ftdx10 and it's second joint first on Sherwood's list of having the best receiver on any HF set in the world yet my Stryker and many of my eleven meter sets outperform the ftDx10 on incoming signals hands down I have proven this time and time again.. this is one reason i very seldom use my Yasue FtDx10 on 11 meters because its terrible with weak signals and outgoing audio. HF sets work supreme and sound good when making telephone calls on the closed bands which is where they work best and belong. most of the filters and many other tools on a HF set do not work on a widebanded HF set either because it's not meant to cover eleven meters.. it's just adding something there the HF sets can do.. so the amps and contour and all other functions do not work for eleven meters.. You can never argue with anyone who pays thousands of dollars for a HF set and explain to them they aren't very good on eleven meters simply because they will always try to justify the amount of money they have spent.. listen to those using HF sets on Drew's videos and tell me they sound anywhere near as good as an eleven meter export rig, choose any he has over 500 videos with many videos using berenger or heil microphones and many more overpriced microphones.. Watch Mr Heils video on RUclips even he states they are studio mics and do not perform well on HF radios and they all sound drawly too wide on the audio and muffled for the most part.. I have on air many times openly challenged any of my eleven meter rigs up against ANY HF radio but nobody wants to take me up on that challenge.. there are reasons for that..
@@DeltaXray444 Its a true saying they do not make them like they use to lol I spent most of today playing on old radios having to realy fine tune in each station no frequency counter so forgeting where i am half the time trying to pick a favourite would be impossible there is always something you prefer about 1 but like something better on another no wonder why they start to pile up
Whuuuuuut you don't want Drew to have an echo??? ............cause there would be no excuse that you didnt hear. What he says ?? He says..he says .he says
I can't speak for the 2547 as I've never owned one, but the McKinley is solid.. it never drifts. For the few bucks more I'd go for the President George 2 EU version it's a better radio with certain functions in the menu like the DNR and noise reduction on transmitted audio.
The 2547 does drift some but not enough to be a bother. I have done some work on the radio. The clarifier is unlocked and the recieve and transmit have a few changes. But its a stock CB otherwise. Nice Base station and its a talker and recieves very well. I like it and would put the xtras in as its easy to work on. But no real need to as the other radios got that part covered. I will say this that Galaxy Melaka is a far better sounding radio and has all the channels on 11 meters etc. But again that radio is older and a lot different. Cheers Chris.
Hey Glenn I heard you yesterday clear as day I think you were speaking to 456 not sure also think 001 Kate was in on that time Question,is there an Amanda on the UK group cause I linked into a checkin with Amanda running the checkin think she gave me # 24 and the plan was to second contact all points next morning @@DeltaXray444
Hey hey.. yesterday was a disaster for me I didn't get Drew or 456 Richard I briefly spoke to Matt CT4571 just up the road and apart from UDX483 Steve all my other contacts were stamped on by needlebenders taking over the channels and splattering channels either side running power, there's little courtesy from many at the weekends.. I guess today (Sunday) will be much of the same what can you do.. I gave up and switched my radio off. 🤷🏼♂️
I had very little on my side. I could hear all around but was not able to get out. We had some massive Fog yesterday with snow and rain. I wonder if it restricted my outgoing. @@DeltaXray444
Wow, Thanks Glenn, It's an Amazing video. Lots of different radios are being tested and we have had some fun. I along with everyone, appreciate your hard work on all the videos. I know the volume of videos is horrendous, so organizing the best clips into an interesting video is great. Excellent work cousin and all should watch and get a feel for the many radios out there. I do use all the old radios. Just not enough time in the day. I will venture down into CB land soon. LOL. Cheers and thanks again, Glenn.
I thought you would like this one 😂😂
As long as folks talk back a contact is a contact and that's all that matters.. any radio will work well with a fine tuned antenna the radio is only part of the set up.
I have the other videos to work on now give me a day there's no rush for them.. it's the weekend lol.
You are correct and again a nice video with a point.
@@DeltaXray444
Drew that 🦖realistic is loud ,nice! Glen nice job on editing and you are the cb King of cb radios, nice inventory, thanks for helping me out with my questions on the 100 amp power supply & the links to the UK cb shops ! God Speed Guys! 73 🏴☠🔱
Thanks Gazza and yes he does good work and pretty smart. Your new amp and power suppy are nice. I guess I am the little power guy for sure now. LOL. Its nice to see the old radios running. The Realistic base has been recapped a few years ago and some other stuff. Its just a standard base outside of that for cb. Cheers Brother and look forward to hearing you soon. Remember red to red and black to black LOL
@@cbradioghosttalk1986
All good Gazza, and thanks for the flowers I try my best as well as being bullied by the goat herder who whips me with a cat o nine tails 😂😂😂
@@DeltaXray444
Hi Drew,
thanks for including our QSO from last season in your Video compilation ... I have spoken to hundreds of other stations again this season, but Mother Nature just hasn't favoured us getting together... Here's hoping our antennas cross again very soon Friend ...
Best Regards
Dave 26 BX 032
Hey Dave, Its great to hear from you and hope all is well. I know the skip has been great at times but different from last years. We will thank Cousin Glenn for the video and choice of clips. We had a great contact for sure and have the proof. LOL. I enjoyed watching the older radios on CB and soon will venture down to 38 and around there. I am glad to hear you have been grabbing the contacts when the skip is running. As you know we have been keeping busy also. LOL. Great talking to you and cheers friend. Drew
Hi Dave.. I got your message from Peter LR039 last week he texted me to say you had spoken and said hello from you, not sure if he was still on the radio with you at the time or had finished the qso. Best regards friend stay blessed.
@@DeltaXray444 Hi Glen, thanks for the response ... Yes, spoke to Peter, and around our QTH we are a bit puzzled ... We managed to get Drew without difficulty last season, and managed a really good copy to yourself and Al on the Groundwave ... As Drew says, conditions on the Skip are quite different this season, and its just not happening!!
Best Regards Glen and to the Notts Derby crew.
Happy DX
Dave "032"
So nice hearing you guys chat and using Q Code QSL. Here in my neck of the woods, CBers tend to stick to the 10 Codes.
Hello friend and thanks for saying so. We try to hang on the Q codes and use them most times for the contacts that use them. Into Europe and areas it helps get the contacts that usually would go by. Phonetic spelling is another we do a lot of for contacts. The friends we know by voice befoe they get the CQ DX finished is always fun. and get the contact and use our First Personal. I think the gang wants to always use the Q Code as much as possible. Its SSB and most of us have done this for years and why change something that works. Great to hear from you and thanks again for the comment. Cheers Drew NY202 USA
All i want is a Laffyaeet 1200FM rare as hell
Nice radio take a look at swizzradios he has a nice one
ruclips.net/video/WDRL7nLYatc/видео.htmlsi=ccRnsPvRDxukDABv
i have a very old 23 channel cb that is over 30 years old. i works great.
I still have some nice 23 channel cbs some I modified to 40 back in t he day rather than give them up. My 23 channel bases all run well to this day. Even some of the SSB ones run well. Most I have spent some serious time running back in the day and I keep them for the memories they hold. What can I say. LOL Cheers Drew
Hi Glen do you use the kl703? I’m thinking about purchasing 1 and wondered if it performs as per specs? Thanks 73s 176 Chris
Hi Chris, I have two Rm703's but I use them as an exciter to drive larger linears.. so I use radio power to feed the 703's then that feeds either a Donkey Stomper 48 pill or a Alpin Mark 3 with the upgraded 1300 watt Russian tetrode.. but I very rarely if at all use them.. I normally run a Rm Italy 505V which is more than enough.. many times though I usually run radio power..
But as per your question when I have run the 703 feeding it a 25 watt input it will give you easily 400 to 450 watts output on SSB depending on where you are on the 11 meter band and also taking swr into account.. it is also recommended to keep your jumpers at equal lengths as this keeps down the impedance match and keeps your station running good, many people stress about high swr on transmit not realising odd length jumpers can cause issues with a mismatch I use either six foot or nine foot jumpers of equal length depending which linear and antenna I use and use the appropriate jumpers that give me a lower swr and impedance match.. also that is with a 13.8volt input from a 60amp supply.. a 50amp supply will overheat and the PSU fans will kick in almost instantly as a 50amp supply is not enough.. it will run it but will not be enough to drive it to it's potential.
Running it all day with that input and output and the swr deviating between 1.2 and 1.5 the 703 barely gets warm on SSB..
It will get warmer on FM like all linears do obviously because it's a fixed carrier but I never use FM im solely about USB and LSB..
I have before run the 703 with a 15volt input and put 35 watts into it and you will get the full 500 watts and a little more but nobody on any signal meter near or far will ever see the difference between 400 and 500 watts so it's much better to run the linear conservatively with the 25 watt input and 13.8volts this way it will never overdrive it and will last you for years..
The 703's are good linears I've used them both mobile and at home and find them very reliable and they always work well, Rm Italy have a great product with the 505v and 703 even hams speak very highly of them and also they give a good clean signal.. but as always never try to overdrive them it's pointless..
Hope this reply isn't overkill I like to give my personal opinion especially when im asked with equipment I have used for years with no issues.. hope this is helpful with you making a choice I do recommend them they work very well.
All solid information Glenn and its what works in the end. I agree with all you said. Thanks.
I run a High Drive RM 503 and its a good solid amp. works great doesnt get hot or any of that. Even driving it on a low power radio 4 watts am or 12 ssb as long as you have audio it will kick out 130 watts on am and Max out at 8-9 watts am in and 35-40 ish on pep ssb. Needs about 35 amps to run well. 13.8 imput volts
@@DeltaXray444 Thanks for the reply Glen and that’s the kind of review i was looking for!! I’m running a 2el delta loop at 10m with 100w just now but 400w through that antenna will be decent!Ive already got an 82amp psu so it’ll do just nicely..thanks again Glen 73s Chris
@@dxscotland5901 sounds like you are set to go with that PSU.. I was thinking of trying a delta loop this spring maybe you could give me some advice and what you think of them in comparison to a vertical antenna.
loved that vid i have a habit of jumping between radios i have the new george 2 what is my 1st modern radio i jump form that to an old ham international concorde 2 then an old president hr 2510 there is something about each radio i prefer to the other
I been on the radio since the mid 70s and never had opportunity nor. Finances to just get second or third beyond radio ,yes I have had numbers of radios including a stint with 6 channel Johnson white face then some am 23 channel but as they each died or were abandoned something would always step up like the 1st ssb as 40 channels opened a browning baron then a president Washington base not a uniden soon a ft101e old at the early 80s but always just one working at a time
I commend those who can but it never landed on my doorstep no collection in my past or present
There is something to be said about how the older radios sound and come across it's unique to them and yet I've never heard a newer radio sound the same or as good.
@@DeltaXray444 not in the " cb" world but some of the more recent ham sets with a very good quality ( heil) mike sound stupendous the cbers like " loud" but lack of quality the ham operator bends towards purity then adds loud later
@@user-ef3nu1eh7z
I respectfully have to disagree.. HF sets sound awful and pale in comparison to 11 meter sets on 11 meters the audio on them transmits at 5khz wide and because of that the audio gets lost when the skip is low no matter what microphone folks care to use.. 11 meter sets transmit at around 2.5khz and the audio is much sharper/clearer and can be heard for longer over long distance even with a flat incoming signal.. this is impossible on my Ftdx10 and it's second joint first on Sherwood's list of having the best receiver on any HF set in the world yet my Stryker and many of my eleven meter sets outperform the ftDx10 on incoming signals hands down I have proven this time and time again.. this is one reason i very seldom use my Yasue FtDx10 on 11 meters because its terrible with weak signals and outgoing audio.
HF sets work supreme and sound good when making telephone calls on the closed bands which is where they work best and belong. most of the filters and many other tools on a HF set do not work on a widebanded HF set either because it's not meant to cover eleven meters.. it's just adding something there the HF sets can do.. so the amps and contour and all other functions do not work for eleven meters..
You can never argue with anyone who pays thousands of dollars for a HF set and explain to them they aren't very good on eleven meters simply because they will always try to justify the amount of money they have spent.. listen to those using HF sets on Drew's videos and tell me they sound anywhere near as good as an eleven meter export rig, choose any he has over 500 videos with many videos using berenger or heil microphones and many more overpriced microphones.. Watch Mr Heils video on RUclips even he states they are studio mics and do not perform well on HF radios and they all sound drawly too wide on the audio and muffled for the most part..
I have on air many times openly challenged any of my eleven meter rigs up against ANY HF radio but nobody wants to take me up on that challenge.. there are reasons for that..
@@DeltaXray444 Its a true saying they do not make them like they use to lol I spent most of today playing on old radios having to realy fine tune in each station no frequency counter so forgeting where i am half the time trying to pick a favourite would be impossible there is always something you prefer about 1 but like something better on another no wonder why they start to pile up
Whuuuuuut you don't want Drew to have an echo??? ............cause there would be no excuse that you didnt hear. What he says ??
He says..he says .he says
LOL. I guess he dont want me to Echo Echo Echo
It's bad enough hearing Drew the first time 😂😂😂😂
LOL I will get even
@@DeltaXray444
@@DeltaXray444 I thought I would be P. C . when I said that
@@cbradioghosttalk1986 😂😂😂
DO YOU EXPERIENCE ALOT OF DRIFT ON THE 2547DX ? HOW ABOUT THE PRESIDENT MCKINLEY ? IM THINKING ABOUT BUYING MY BIG BROTHER A RADIO.
I can't speak for the 2547 as I've never owned one, but the McKinley is solid.. it never drifts. For the few bucks more I'd go for the President George 2 EU version it's a better radio with certain functions in the menu like the DNR and noise reduction on transmitted audio.
The 2547 does drift some but not enough to be a bother. I have done some work on the radio. The clarifier is unlocked and the recieve and transmit have a few changes. But its a stock CB otherwise. Nice Base station and its a talker and recieves very well. I like it and would put the xtras in as its easy to work on. But no real need to as the other radios got that part covered. I will say this that Galaxy Melaka is a far better sounding radio and has all the channels on 11 meters etc. But again that radio is older and a lot different. Cheers Chris.
Hey Glenn I heard you yesterday clear as day I think you were speaking to 456 not sure also think 001 Kate was in on that time
Question,is there an Amanda on the UK group cause I linked into a checkin with Amanda running the checkin think she gave me # 24 and the plan was to second contact all points next morning @@DeltaXray444
Hey hey.. yesterday was a disaster for me I didn't get Drew or 456 Richard I briefly spoke to Matt CT4571 just up the road and apart from UDX483 Steve all my other contacts were stamped on by needlebenders taking over the channels and splattering channels either side running power, there's little courtesy from many at the weekends.. I guess today (Sunday) will be much of the same what can you do.. I gave up and switched my radio off. 🤷🏼♂️
I had very little on my side. I could hear all around but was not able to get out. We had some massive Fog yesterday with snow and rain. I wonder if it restricted my outgoing. @@DeltaXray444