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Spiderleggs
Junior Member
Username: Spiderleggs
Post Number: 28
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, February 13, 2005 - 5:09 pm: | 
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Did many of the primarily ham radio makers, make cb's back in its heyday. I used to have a Halicrafters cb, and I believe I've seen a Sommerkamp or however its spelled, but did makers such as Yaesu, Kenwood, etc. make them too? |
Freebird
Intermediate Member
Username: Freebird
Post Number: 197
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, February 13, 2005 - 6:05 pm: |
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I dont think yaesu or kenwood ever did. |
Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 2209
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, February 13, 2005 - 6:55 pm: |
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Yaesu/standard did make a cb but Yaesu did not. Motorola did too for a while so did hamerland and even polycomm and gonset too........ except for motorola they are all gone. |
Coyote
Member
Username: Coyote
Post Number: 99
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, February 13, 2005 - 7:17 pm: |
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Yaesu did or does have one that is fairly easy to modify for 11 meter don't they? Just curious.. seems I've heard guys on side band say they were use'n a Yaesu. |
Kd4amg
Intermediate Member
Username: Kd4amg
Post Number: 155
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Monday, February 14, 2005 - 12:36 am: |
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they are most likely using AMATEUR rigs modified for cb usage.
From what I have been told, the AMATEUR rigs modified for CB use have a LOT less bleedover, better channel rejection, and some of them have excellent audio on transmit...but then they should...for what you would pay for them !! If you paid $400 - $1000 for a rig, you WOULD expect a lot better performance than a $39 rig. |
Hotwire
Member
Username: Hotwire
Post Number: 62
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Monday, February 14, 2005 - 10:09 am: |
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I bet the men and women who build kenwoods and yaesu take pride and time in making such a precision instrument. Unlike the average mass produced cb. I have been doing my homework on these names before I buy my own soon. I was looking at a Yaesu the other day, theres as much going on behind the rig than in the front. Thought I spent alot of $$$$$$ on my connex!Ha peanuts to a Yaesu!! |
Patzerozero
Intermediate Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 450
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Monday, February 14, 2005 - 11:18 am: |
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i'd swear my yaesu ft101e is a cb coyote, i think more are on 11m then the ham bands, but bruce disagrees with me, on it BEING a cb at least!
and that's not neccessarily true, kd4amg, though you'd expect it.
last but not least, hotwire, ask bruce about the yaesu ft900 i think it was, their answer to the kenwood ts50, icom ic706, alinco dx70. mistake is probably a good description of that one, not bad though if you got one that worked on a regular basis. |
Stickshift
Intermediate Member
Username: Stickshift
Post Number: 186
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Monday, February 14, 2005 - 12:39 pm: |
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Patzerozero,
The radio that Yaesu produced to keep up with the others mentioned was the ft-100. It has a size comparable to the others you mentioned. No longer produced, they've had more than their share of problems over the years. They replaced that model with the even smaller 857. Some are experiencing problems with them as well. The ft-900 that you mentioned is a much larger radio more suited for base use. A good rig in it's day, but like the ft-100, Yaesu stopped producing that one.
hope this helps |
Kd4amg
Intermediate Member
Username: Kd4amg
Post Number: 160
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Monday, February 14, 2005 - 8:11 pm: |
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what was wrong with the ft-100 and the ft-100d ?
I owned one of each, and had no problems..fact is...I was offered my $ back + some, which is why I SOLD both of them.
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Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 2211
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Monday, February 14, 2005 - 9:49 pm: |
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Whats WRONG ? Well 400+ bucks for outputs that some have blown 2 or 3 times ????? I have one and it's been back TWICE once because the tone board failed and one because 440 mhz squeeled when you went on SSB ..... another common failure.
You got more than you PAID? ive got over $1000 in mine and there is NO WAY ill get it back. There is a ft-100 ( FT100@yahoogroups.com ) users group which post many fixes for the many problems this radio has ...... i m right now getting ready to install the oversize fan's and maby not burn mine up. As for the FT-101e Yaesu never called it's a cb radio if i remember right some of them came with 11 meters but at that time it was still a HAM BAND in japain. The FCC has requirememts if its a cb radio then it CANNOT have anything but 40 ch and must run 4 watts out. ALSO THERE MUST BE A FCC ID PLATE showing it is approved for part 19 or 95 OTHERWISE it is not a cb radio. |
Racer X (Unregistered Guest)
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 8:05 pm: |
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I wish an amateur radio manufacturer would make a type accepted CB with all of the receiver features that their HF rigs have. If my TS450 was type accepted I'd never want another CB.
What I don't get is that there is a group of hardcore CBers that really want high performance radios for SSB operation, but there aren't any manufacturers who make a rig for us. Adding tighter filtering and speech processors would be a big step, and I'd gladly pay more. I guess they sell to the masses and figure those of us who want high end equipment will buy and modify amateur gear for our needs. |
Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 2214
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 9:46 pm: |
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Racer....
MY DREAM A SOFTWARE DEFINDED CB/HAM RADIO !
Type accept for BOTH and would be smart allowing only leagal modes ..... AM/SSB on CB all modes on ham bands.... You would be able to buy one FCC approved .........
YES there is some room for abuse but THINK how much radios licensed users could have in ONE radio! |
Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 2216
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 11:25 pm: |
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This is the HE-45 the 6 meter ver of the HE-20 cb set ...... 1969 Fort Knox KY ...... Yes they made both cb and ham radios ..... |
Racer X (Unregistered Guest)
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 - 7:14 am: |
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That would be a cool idea Bruce. I'd buy one if it was a good radio. Incorporating MURS and FRS would be great.
I like the picture of the Lafayette rig. I'm sorry to say that I missed out on the Lafayette era. There is even a strip mall in my area called Lafayette Plaza where the Lafayette store was located. I understand they made good stuff. |
Truckerdon
Junior Member
Username: Truckerdon
Post Number: 13
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 - 7:07 pm: |
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I've been out of Ham/CB for awhile. What Freq is MURS. I know what FRS is, but not the Freq.
I have a cobra Micro walkie that are FRS. I sure like to pick up a radio that I could use the Truck.
Maybe I spend some Money and go to Radio Shack and pick up the Canadian Radio Amature Licence and study and get my 2 meters endorsement.
Don CEF 336 |
Racer X (Unregistered Guest)
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 - 7:42 pm: |
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Multi-Use Radio Service (MURS)
In the Memorandum Opinion and Order and Second Report and Order released May 23, 2002, the Commission updated the service rules regarding five Industrial/Business Pool VHF frequencies known in the PLMR community as the VHF “color dot” frequencies. These frequencies were moved from Part 90 to Part 95 and became a new Citizens Band Radio Service (CB) named the Multi-Use Radio Service (MURS). The Commission defines MURS as a private, two-way, short-distance voice or data communications service for personal or business activities of the general public.
Authorized
Frequencies Bandwidth
151.820 MHz 11.25 KHz
151.880 MHz 11.25 KHz
151.940 MHz 11.25 KHz
154.570 MHz 20.0 KHz
154.600 MHz 20.0 KHz
I don't know if MURS exists in Canada, but usually the FCC and Canadian equivalent adopt similar rules.
There are some MURS radios currently made, but the prices are still pretty high. Business band radios that were type accepted when the service was created can be used on the 20KHz frequencies, but they don't meet the bandwidth requirements for the 11.25 KHz frequencies. |
Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 2223
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 - 7:46 pm: |
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MURS
ch 1 = 151.820
ch 2 = 151.880
ch 3 = 151.940
ch 4 = 154.570
ch 5 = 154.600
Power is 2 watts and THERE ARE NO ANTENNA RESTRICTIONS .... You can run anything you want! |
