Is this what receive alignment means ?

[bob85]

im leaving nothing at that buddy, we must strive to educate fools,

go back and read the crap you posted,

everytime you open your mouth you display a lack of undertsanding of radio and how they work,
you have an unwillingness to learn from people who do understand,

you ignore folk not on your frequency, tell them to go to AM until they wise up, chase them off the frequency,

and all because they are doing EXACTLY what you say they should be doing, running radios with no means to adjust TX frequency,

a radio snob that lacks any understanding of radio
the worst kind of amateur out there,

we argued before, you talked shit then too,

peckers like you chased some smart guys off here in the past, that won't happen with me sweetpea,
your not capable of chasing me off anywhere,

the only folk capable of doing that are the moderators & moleculo,


now im done

 

[fourstringburn]

This is true so that means in this case to be a good operator you would need either a ham radio or an unlocked clarifier and a properly aligned CB or export radio in order to call him directly on HIS frequency

Exactly, Thank you! That's what I've been repeating myself over and over on. Now convince bob85 of this.

Unlocking a clarifier is hardly a hack mod really. All you are doing is bypassing a couple switching diodes and supplying a constant voltage source. It's not like you are ripping out or installing dubious parts to increase power or modulation or in any other way make the actual performance of that radio worse on the air.

I call it a "hack job" because I can!

Any mod that is a quick fix in lieu of doing something correctly is a hack job!

You wouldn't wrap piece of tin foil around a blown fuse on your vintage boat anchor radio or would you, It will work so why not?

 

[ExitThirteen]

Trollin', trollin', trollin', Fourstringburn is trollin'.....


Don't feed the troll.

It's obvious that he's just looking for some attention.


Oh, BTW, unlocked clarifier > locked clarifier. All day.


~Cheers~

 

[fourstringburn]

Trollin', trollin', trollin', Fourstringburn is trollin'.....


Don't feed the trolls.

It's obvious that he's just looking for some attention.


Oh, BTW, unlocked clarifier > locked clarifier. All day.


~Cheers~

Not trolling, just making a point just as others are doing.

You are trolling by starting in and trying to rile me up!

 

[ExitThirteen]

Well, I could go into a nice long post explaining (legitimately) why an unlocked clarifier is better than a locked clarifier, but then you'd just tell me that I don't have a clue and that I'm just a dumb CB'er. So I'm not going to waste my time with all that, and just say that an unlocked clarifier is better than a locked clarifier.

Have fun with your trolling.

~Cheers~

 

[Tallman]

Psssssst.........that is actually called split-frequency operation. Full duplex means you can TX and RX at the same time ( like a telephone) while half duplex means you must TX and when finished you can listen. Most two-way radios are half-duplex. In a repeater situation the only radio that is full-duplex is the actual repeater itself. Sometimes it is we hams that mess up on the proper terminology.

I didn't say whether it was half or full duplex. People that do not understand amateur radio would stumble and fall down trying to understand the nuances. I have only heard it referred to as duplex and I believe that's how it was referred to on the test. I think you know how it goes you get your extra class ticket and you get a little lazy, or crazy I can't remember which.

 

[Tallman]

With a properly aligned radio unlocked clarifiers are a non-issue and therefore equally non-existant therefore the REAL issue at hand is NOT unlocked or locked clarifiers but rather a properly aligned radio to begin with.

If your radio is properly tuned you can dial up the frequency call CQ and you do not have to adjust anything, not even the clarifier.

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

If your radio is properly tuned you can dial up the frequency call CQ and you do not have to adjust anything, not even the clarifier.

How are you going to dial up 27.567 on a CB without being able to move the RX and TX frequency? Remember we are talking CB radios here not ham gear or exports with the 100 Hz shift function like the RCI-29XX series. In this case the clarifier must be unlocked and allowed to have more range. It was very common to have 5 KHz or a little more so you could slide in between channels. That is the only way to get more than about 5-800 Hz off as that was the usual range of stock clarifiers. We will never agree on this point and may as well call it quits now but having operated SSB with unlocked clarifiers since before they were outlawed I can say that with a proper mod they are a great asset and not an issue.

 

[Tallman]

How are you going to dial up 27.567 on a CB without being able to move the RX and TX frequency? Remember we are talking CB radios here not ham gear or exports with the 100 Hz shift function like the RCI-29XX series. In this case the clarifier must be unlocked and allowed to have more range. It was very common to have 5 KHz or a little more so you could slide in between channels. That is the only way to get more than about 5-800 Hz off as that was the usual range of stock clarifiers. We will never agree on this point and may as well call it quits now but having operated SSB with unlocked clarifiers since before they were outlawed I can say that with a proper mod they are a great asset and not an issue.

I wouldn't. None of my CB gear has the modified clarifier.

 

[sp5it]

Since most of the CB have dual clarifier, no reason to "unlock". Modern CB's with PLL and freq display or counter are able to tune with 100Hz steps, so I see no reason to "unlock"
Mike

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

Since most of the CB have dual clarifier, no reason to "unlock". Modern CB's with PLL and freq display or counter are able to tune with 100Hz steps, so I see no reason to "unlock"
Mike

No..........modern CB's cannot tune in 100Hz steps. Export radios can however but they are not CB radios for the definition of CB radios.

 

[sp5it]

Oh, sorry. I forgot euphemism "export" used in USA to name CB radio to be allowed to sell. But still it is just chickenbander, nothing else.
Mike

 

[fourstringburn]

This is last I'll say on this,

Since we're back to channelized CB radios, The mass majority of people on SSB are using the channel frequencies so the mass majority of CBs need to be and should be aligned on frequency.

I did say long ago the reason why many people modified the clarifier was to " slide between channels " which is needed to be done on channelized radio's to do so.

I can see that as a legitimate reason if that's what someone wants to do.

I still stand behind what I have said about modifications to compensate for the lack of proper alignments or lower quality equipment.

It would be more beneficial for all to encourage people who really want to be good SSB operators to have better operating practices by using more stable radio's for SSB use rather than modify one that has obvious short comings.

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

This is last I'll say on this,

Since we're back to channelized CB radios, The mass majority of people on SSB are using the channel frequencies so the mass majority of CBs need to be and should be aligned on frequency.

I did say long ago the reason why many people modified the clarifier was to " slide between channels " which is needed to be done on channelized radio's to do so.

I can see that as a legitimate reason if that's what someone wants to do.

Agreed and a LOT of them operate outside the normal 40 channels this way as well.

I still stand behind what I have said about modifications to compensate for the lack of proper alignments or lower quality equipment.

It would be more beneficial for all to encourage people who really want to be good SSB operators to have better operating practices by using more stable radio's for SSB use rather than modify one that has obvious short comings.

Tell that to the manufacturers please. Only when they smarten up their act will this be possible. Don't hold your breath however.

 

[Limeybastard]

Would the MFJ dry dummy load 1kw be okay to use? I was thinking but the time I pay for the canister fluid dummy load oils it would be the same price? Was thinking about getting the MFJ 1kw dummy dry version.