Delboy's Radio Blog

17 October 2024

President George II - CHEAPEST EVER PRICE!

Talk about a bargain price..... PJBOX have the George II on sale for only £199.95

AND they will do the export modification for FREE

LINK: CLICK HERE

What Are 'President Channels'?

President have launched two updated radios recently, The Barry II+ and the Taylor IV CL, both of which have what they call 'President Channels' - But what exactly are they?

President say:

"Your transceiver is equipped with the PRESIDENT Channels feature, which includes five pre-configured communication channels (P1 to P5). These channels are available after the 40 standard channels, making exchanges within restricted groups easier by providing simple and immediate access."

Which is a roundabout way of saying five pre-set memory channels which utilise CTCSS or DCS so that when selected the radio will only receive stations who are using the same channel/CTCSS or DCS combination.

This doesn't stop other people from hearing your conversation it merely prevents you from hearing other signals on the channels giving the impression of having a 'private channel'.

So here is a list showing the channel/CTCSS/DCS implemented by President:

NEW: President Taylor IV CL

Another 'new' radio from President - The Taylor IV CL

With NRC and 'President Channels'

16 October 2024

43 Years of Legal CB Radio in the UK - 02/11/2024

It's nearly that time of year again when stations all across the UK and beyond take to the air to celebrate the anniversary of the legalisation of CB radio in the UK.

Saturday 2nd November 2024 - All day with the main event starting at 19:00 hours (UK Time)

CHANNEL 27 UKFM - 27.86125MHz (Please QSY if the frequency is busy in your area)

This popular event has been taking place for almost 20 years and is a great opportunity to make new friends and encourage more activity on the CB radio, so get on the air and give a shout!

Check out the Facebook group here: www.facebook.com/groups/CBRadioNets/

13 October 2024

NEW CRT SS9900V - Again!!!!!

First discussed on the blog back in June, the CRT SS9900V made a brief appearance on the CRT website then mysteriously vanished.

But in the past few days the radio has once again made itself known and is said to be 'Coming Soon'.

LINK: CLICK HERE

5 October 2024

Listening to the Space Station on an Anytone Ares II - Is it even possible?

The Anytone Ares II has a built in VHF receiver which is used in North America to the emergency weather channels, however it is possible to program the 'weather channels' to any VHF frequency between 144MHz and 170MHz. So I programmed my radio with the Space Station frequency of 145.800 to see if I could pick anything up.

ARISS Contact between the International Space Station NA1SS and Girl Guiding Surrey West at Brooklands Museum GB4GGB with Astronaut Sunita Williams KD5PLB on Saturday 5th October 2024 at 1129UTC/1229BST

30 September 2024

Special Event - Celebrating Kris Kristofferson - The Rubber Duck - 06/10/2024

Following the sad news of the death of Kris Kristofferson, the Rubber Duck from the 1978 film Convoy, a special event has been organised to celebrate his life.

From 19:00 hours (BST) / 18:00 hours (UTC) stations across the UK and beyond will take the air on channel 19 AM (27.185) in memory of the man who helped to popularise CB radio across the world.

26 September 2024

Updating the Firmware on the Anytone AT-6666 Pro

Video:YouTube/Ridge Hiker

In this video we see how to update the firmware on the new Anytone AT-6666 Pro.

IMPORTANT: PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR DEALER BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO UPDATE THE FIRMWARE AS I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT SOME DEALERS WILL NOT HONOUR THE WARRANTY IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS AN OFFICIAL ANYTONE UPDATE.