Saturday, December 23, 2023

1000 Mile QSO with KC5U using Modified CB Rigs (video)


Eldon KC5U saw my blog posts about Jerry K5JC’s mods to the PLL02 CB rigs.


Eldon did the mod and we have been trying to make contact. We did so today. It was very cool. I was on my GE rig; Eldon was running a JC Penny! (See video above.) 1054 miles. Thanks Eldon. And thanks Jerry!

4 comments:

  1. FB. With the old CB radios being so inexpensive, I may get one and see what do with the mod and getting on the air.

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  2. That GE model was my first CB back in the 1970s. I still have it! May be a good time to try the miod.

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  3. CB’s are great to convert. I did one with a arduino.
    https://youtu.be/-uXsDlV_HJM?si=ITk0Iom-A_QIe_2x

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  4. I remember converting CB radios to 10 meters back in the 70s so when Bill posted about doing it, I was eager to try it again. Have been having a ball with it and was elated to make contact with N2CQR. Many of my contacts have been 59 both ways. Bill and I are actually a little to close for typical 10 meter propagation but we stuck with it till we got an opening albeit brief. Thanks Bill.

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