President Barry II+ Review and More with Dave M0OGY

Dave takes a look at the new President Barry II+ CB Radio....

Radioddity QT80 REVIEW/MODIFICATIONS/TESTS

Video:YouTube/OM0ET

Anytone AT-6666 Pro Firmware Update Changelog

 

For those of you interested in the recent firmware update made available for the Anytone AT-6666 Pro, here is a handy guide to the changes made to the radio....

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Home Made Quansheng UV-K5 Desktop Transceiver

Video:YouTube/OM0ET

A very creative and talented man for sure, converting a Quansheng UV-K5 into a base station!

Holiday Radio Fun with Allan 26TC101

Video:YouTube/Al 26TC101`s World of Radio

President George II - CHEAPEST EVER PRICE!

 

UPDATE 19/10/2024 - PRICE HAS RETURNED TO £299.95 🫤

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' 

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/ 

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

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