does a ham ticket allow ...........

[BOOTY MONSTER]

if i understand correctly , hams can build or modify things to work for their hobby . would a ham ticket allow me to legally use a cb radio that has extra channels (10 meter) added to it with an amp behind it legally ? the regular cb U/L & AM channels will still be working , but of course they wouldnt be used with the amp turned on . i havnt had any issues with any neighbors , and outside of an antenna upgrade i dont plan on any additional equipment . just wondering if having a ticket could save my fat butt if a problem comes up in the future and also just to know .

thanks

 

[Moleculo]

Having the ticket lets you use whatever you want ON THE HAM BANDS as long as it meets the "emmissions" requirments. That's a fancy way of saying that your signal needs to be clean, or at least up to a certain standard. You can use your CB with 10 meter frequencies on it with an amp on 10 meters. You can use a toaster that has been modified by AMPOWER to work on 28.400 USB with an amp built from a trash can and clothesline by ZMAN if you want. Of course, you'll have to clean that mess up to make it clean enough to use, but you get my drift.

One thing to remember is that having the ham license does not give you the right to run extra power on the CB band or operate on any of the "freeband" requencies.

 

[BOOTY MONSTER]

thanks , i do understand a ham license doesnt change any of the FCC rules for CB radio operation .
what are the chances of a uniden washington and a texas star 500 meeting ham requirements on 10/12 meters when run conseratively ?

 

[Wire Weasel]

Hey Booty, yep you shore can. Even stuff from ampower and zman. You just can't use anything touched, sold or approved by bozo the drunken clown

 

[n8fgb]

Your Texas Star does not meet FCC emission standards. You can not use the same radio on both 10 and 11 meter cb.
Rich

 

[W9WD]

I think you will find that you don't need an amp.

I use about 25 watts pep on SSB and have talked to many states with a 5/8 wave omni. When conditions are right they are right.

The idea is to use the minimum power necessary to do the job. Most of the HF xcvrs put out about 100watts and very few people use amps.

 

[SR385]

thanks , i do understand a ham license doesnt change any of the FCC rules for CB radio operation .
what are the chances of a uniden washington and a texas star 500 meeting ham requirements on 10/12 meters when run conseratively ?

The radio isn't a problem, though you will likely find you drift all over compared to using an HF rig. A ham can modify whatever they like for use on amateur bands as long as it meets the requirements for signal purity.

The amp is a problem though....you could at most use that for FM repeaters on 10m if you are a General or better, but that's it. That amp is not biased up, nor filtered enough to run on the ham bands and will splatter all over. Due to lack of filtering, I wouldn't really say it will be clean enough for FM use either.

A 2510 would be better for 10m SSB use, more stable and have finer tuning control.

 

[Wire Weasel]

With glen baxter transmitting away untouched.....I think your signal purity will be the least of any worries with the FCC

 

[Dealer]

thanks , i do understand a ham license doesnt change any of the FCC rules for CB radio operation .
what are the chances of a uniden washington and a texas star 500 meeting ham requirements on 10/12 meters when run conseratively ?

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Booty, Just curious as how one might work 10 @ 12 meters with a Uniden Washington ??

I have a highly modified Madison with a 10 turn 20k ohm pot and can work the
uppers and lowers dead on to 1kc but can not reach the 24s or 28s...

However, I can get real close to the 28s

Always willing to learn something new.


Regards, John

 

[Sonwatcher]

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Booty, Just curious as how one might work 10 @ 12 meters with a Uniden Washington ??

I have a highly modified Madison with a 10 turn 20k ohm pot and can work the
uppers and lowers dead on to 1kc but can not reach the 24s or 28s...

However, I can get real close to the 28s

Always willing to learn something new.


Regards, John

John,
I found this on the forum-But it is just for 10m

Frequency conversions by crystal changes

This mod came from a forum I am a moderator on:
(You need to change the crystal at location X3)

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" 11.6908MHz gives 28.060MHz to 28.500Mhz (Ham 10 Meter) operation in Cobra/Uniden CB's that originally had 11.3258MHz in them "
You really just need 28.300 to 28.500 for voice, the lower part of the band is CW.
You can use a 11.4758MHz to get the high band, or a 11.1758MHz to get the low band instead if that is what you need.
You can get new crystals from Kens Electronics:
CB & Amateur Ham Radio crystal frequency list at Ken's Electronics, (Wholesale & Retail Electronic Parts) Kalamazoo, Michigan

 

[GLR]

A link to purchase an AMPOWER toaster would be much appreciated.

 

[Moleculo]

As mentioned, the Texas Star isn't up to snuff for use on the Ham bands, BUT you could do it with a good quality 30mhz low pass filter. Just don't drive the amp hard. If it gets hot, the bias will start to migrate around, and if you overdrive it you will start creating even more harmonics. Keep that amp's output around 400 watts or less and you should be in the right ballpark. And then don't worry too much about it...there are plenty of trashy signals on the ham bands - usually unintentionally. You might drift around a bit on SSB with the CB...and people will notice it...but just tell them you're using an old Drake or something

 

[n0zna]

Yep,a Drake or Swan.Dont have a export radio with 11mtrs in it if they knock on the door.I know a ham that did.I have my cb stuff and my ham radio.73s de JW

 

[BOOTY MONSTER]

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Booty, Just curious as how one might work 10 @ 12 meters with a Uniden Washington ??

I have a highly modified Madison with a 10 turn 20k ohm pot and can work the
uppers and lowers dead on to 1kc but can not reach the 24s or 28s...

However, I can get real close to the 28s

Always willing to learn something new.


Regards, John

i may be wrong about going into 10 meters . i didnt mention it but i was asking because im considering "THE MOD" down the road . it adds channels from 80 something below 1 to 108 above . it also replaces the digital channel readout with one that will show the additional channels (not the frequency) . i had assumed ( i know ) that would extend into 10 meters . a antenna tuner would probally be needed for that bandwidth though .

anyhow , thanks folks , just curious .