Don't Hate Me - CB Radio Isn't Dead - It's Just Sleeping !

Galaxy DX 2547 AM / SSB Base

 The CB Radio Hobby is pretty quiet these days. Yes those days back in the 70s when it seemed as though everyone was on the air has died off. There are still CB Radio operators out there shooting skip. Yes when the skip rolls in they all come along right with it. I live fairly close to the thruway and I listen to the truck drivers as they chatter back and forth.

 Today I spend most of my time on the computer working on a website or two. I just created this website CB Radio 123 to see if anyone is looking for a nice new or used cb radio or gear. Most of the time I am on the Ham Radio as I have my General Ham Radio License. I do have my CB Radio Bases and I fire them up and do some listening or copying the mail.

 Yes I have my Cobra 135 23 channel that was long ago converted to 40 channels. I also have a Cobra 142 GTL and my main Texas Ranger TR 696F-SSB Base. I use a IMAX 2000 Vertical that I use for CB and Ham. I still have my pdc meters, silver eagle and d104 power mics as well. As far as my Ham Radio goes, it is a Kewood TS 2000 HF, VHF, UHF all band radio and I love it.
 So if you love CB Radio and want to keep it going, visit my CB Radio Website and check it out.

Thank Your For Stopping By From Dan KC2YTI 73s from the Stormtrooper.

How Are You Going To Mount Your Base Ham Antenna Or CB Base Antenna ?

 Many of us Ham Radio Operators and CB Radio Operators face the dilemma of where and how are we going to mount are antennas. Well I am going through the same issue and am going over my property to decide how I am going to do this. I do not have a big backyard, the one side yard has high power lines and the other side has the driveway. I have thought about a antenna tower up the side of the house, but it's just not in the budget.
 At this time I had a multiband dipole going from a push up steel mast, with the apex at the chimney on a 10 foot tall mast and then down to a tree in the front yard. This puts the apex up about 35 feet and it does a nice job. On that same mast I have a imax 2000 cb antenna, which I use for 17 meters and I listen to 20 meters and sometimes 40 meters. It also functions as my 11 meter cb antenna.
 I would like to put up another ham antenna, but just am not sure what to do. I have a place to put a hustler 6btv, but no room for lots of ground radials. I have been thinking about other way for ground radials. The other idea I have been thinking about is making a delta loop antenna with a mast, wire, 4 to 1 balun and two 16 foot crappie  fiberglass fishing poles. I also have a mfj rotatable 14 foot dipole that I could put up on the chimney.

I decided in the meantime to create a website for various ways of mounting antennas, so click my link now  https://hamradio123.wixsite.com/antenna-tower

Do You Like Photography ?

 I have found that for some reason many Ham Radio Operators like Photography. Maybe it is just a coincidence, but I love it and I thought I would share my Photography Website, where you can purchase cameras and more. Photography can help with a drone with camera. In other words, you could fly the drone up near your ham antenna to get a better look at it. There is a link on my photography website for a drone with a camera.
  
You can visit my photography website at https://www.photographynew.com/