Hi from Poland

[snaps]

So I'm an ex pat living in Poland. Was mad into CB in the eighties in the UK. CB is huge in Poland, so I am back into it. Currently back in the UK for a few weeks (Staying in South Cambridgeshire), hoping to take all my old retro rigs and twigs back to Poland with me, but alias have discovered my parents committed the ultimate sin and threw them away.
I have a CRT one rig, small for the car and covers all the multi norms, I'm running a 90cm stinger twig on a mag mount which I hope to put onto my roof bars sooner or later.

Surprised that the airwaves are so quiet here.

What is the main bands being used in the Uk now? Old FM 1-40 or the new EU mid band?

Ive currently got my radio on ch19 UK FM, but not much at all, more response from Polish truckers on their 19 AM band.

I've a road trip planned for the end of September from the south UK to Newcastle, hope to have some copies with people on the journey.

Also great there is a forum for this hobbie, I've already picked up some tips here regarding my swr on the stinger (Its low on 40 but higher on 1), so have been told to open out the springs slightly.

Cheers guys.
king snaps

[Bigdave]

Welcome to TRANSMISSION 1 m8..........................

[Windy_Miller]

Most activity seems to be on here, or on Ebay!

In these parts, its exclusively UK40FM channels that are used. But it is very, very quiet compared to years ago. Very few folk on the road, even the trunk roads down through the country, use it nowadays. Eclipsed by mobiles, Facebook and sat navs! Spoke to someone local who took a road trip down through the country and took a rig and twig with him. Not a cheep all the way. Going off on one myself in the near future, so might try similar, but not holding out any hope!

P.S. Welcome to the show!

[Buick Mackane]

Hi from Scotland

[snaps]

Just been up the local high point. Not much at all coming in on the UK FM band. Lots of Spanish stations coming in on the EU CEPT FM band. Mainly around ch 20-25.

[Adriano9966]

welcome to the forum

[MrWeetabix]

CB in the UK is very flat and activity is concentrated around small pockets of activity, which ranges from the genuine enthusiast, to the local IQ-zero muppets with one tooth between them. If you can speak Polish, I assume you'll have a better time of things in Poland matie. :-)

[MrWeetabix]

CB in the UK is very flat and activity is concentrated around small pockets of activity, which ranges from the genuine enthusiast, to the local IQ-zero muppets with one tooth between them. If you can speak Polish, I assume you'll have a better time of things in Poland matie. :-)