CRT SS 7900V TURBO England to Brazil

Video:Youtube/26CT2609 DAVE

A cracking video with Dave 26CT2609, using his CRT SS7900V Turbo from his mobile, in contact with a 3SKD351 in Brazil.

The new 7900V is certainly getting some good reports and performs very well, the Noise Reduction Circuit being a real game changer. I feel that this could be the best CB/10m radio on the market at the present time.

Canada Gets FM CB Radio!

 

Great news today with the approval of Frequency Modulation on CB Radio in Canada.

Following a similar decision for USA users this opens up communications on the FM mode for our Canadian friends.

The new specifications will allow AM, FM, and SSB modes to be used on the standard 40 channels 26.965 - 27.405. Power output is 4 watts AM/FM and 12 watts on SSB.

You can read the full document by clicking HERE

  

President George II - Coming Soon?

 

A message spotted on the President Electronics (France) Facebook page appears to suggest that the long-awaited President George II could be on its way soon....

The radio was first revealed on the blog in April 2021 but news has been thin on the ground as President always keep things to themselves, but this post certainly looks promising coming from an official President source. 

Specifications:

40 Channels AM / FM / LSB / USB

European Channels

Rotary channel selector 

Volume adjustment On / Off

RF Power Micro Gain - RF Gain

Manual squelch and ASC

Clarifier

PA (Public Address)

Vox function (hands-free)

Commutation Mode AM/FM/LSB/USB

Switchable keyboard beep - Roger Beep Switchable keyboard beep - Roger Beep

Echo Dual Watch Scan - 4 Memories 2 programmable priority channels

Function key F-SPAN - Function

Electret / Dynamic microphone compatible

Scan-Double Listen

Talkback F-SPAN function key - Talkback function

SWR adjustment using beep tones

Filter ANL/NB/ Hi-Cut / Noise Gate / NRC 

Front microphone plug

External speaker jack

External micro Vox jack 

Dimensions / Dimensions (in mm): 52 (H / A) x 170 (L) x 150 (P)

Weight 1 kg

Accessories included: Power cable with fuse 1 Up / Down microphone and its support

PRICE: Unknown but estimates have ranged from £259 - £350 - The current 'flagship model', the President McKinley EU sells for around £259 so I'd expect this new radio to cost a little more as it has the new Noise Reduction Circuit built in, something which has proved to be very popular since its introduction into the CRT radio range (Especially in the CRT SS7900).

UPDATE:

Thought I'd ask for myself and I got the same reply!

Yaesu FT-710 UK Price Revealed!

 

The UK price for the new Yaesu FT-710 has been revealed to be £1099.99 which according to some websites is a 'Special Introductory Price', the standard price being £1199.99

The price has raised a few eyebrows as it is not much less than the cost of a Yaesu FT-DX10, however the FT-710 comes with the matching SP-40 speaker.  

FT-710 Catalogue: CLICK HERE

FT-710 User's Manual: CLICK HERE 

Rest In Peace

 

EXCLUSIVE: NEW - Uniden PRO538HHFM Handheld CB With FM

 

News overnight from Uniden is that they have announced a new handheld CB radio with FM for the American market.

The Uniden PRO538HHFM will feature 40 channels (26.965 - 27.405) FM with 4 watts output (No mention of AM so far but we assume it has it)

Looking at the diagram below the radio appears to have a BNC antenna connection with Volume and Squelch controls on the top. I looks similar to previous Uniden handheld CB radios but more compact.

     (The new PRO538HHFM)

    (Label Sample)

Price and availability are not yet known.

'Direct To Full Syllabus' - RSGB

 

Breaking News from the RSGB:

We are pleased to announce the publication of the new Direct to Full examination syllabus.

Enrolments for the Direct to Full examinations will open in January 2023, six months after the publication of the new syllabus.

More information about the changes and the full syllabus can be found at: rsgb.org/direct-to-full

The RSGB document can be downloaded direct from this link: CLICK HERE

Video: CRT SS7900V Turbo

Video:YouTube/Scott's Radios

Another video from Scott's Radios featuring the new CRT SS7900 Turbo. You will see how good the adjustable Noise Reduction Circuit is on SSB, AM and FM.

First Look President Bill II AM/FM CB

Video:YouTube/Scott's Radios

First look video from Scott's Radios in the US of the new President Bill II FCC - The latest radio to come with FM...

NEW RADIO - Yaesu FT-710

 

Yaesu have announced a new radio in the shape of the FT-710

The radio will cover 160-6m with 100w output.

There are also two other versions of the radio, the FT-710M which has 50W output and the FT-710S which has 10W output - 🤷‍♀️

The radio is expected to hit the shops in August.

Price: TBA