WDC 2019 keyoffs

CB radio keydown competition

[@WhitfieldProductionsTV]

these guys will lay it out hard and if the skip is right, 100+ miles hearing them.

[@rabbit6872]

I’ve worked 12,000 miles on 10 meters with 5 watts and a magnetic whip. Y’all are doing it way wrong.

[@josephhacker6508]

​@@rabbit6872 found the ham

[@SleepyMule]

@@rabbit6872 ive talked to new zealand like we was neighbors on a barefoot rci x9 and a whip

[@ChristiannTyler]

@@rabbit6872 Occasionally, similar occurrences take place on the 11-meter band, where people communicate across the country. While not consistent, I've experienced variations with my HF rigs. It's a bit distinct, but the underlying concept remains. Under favorable conditions, you can establish contacts spanning across the country or even the world. While not a frequent event, it does happen.

[@mrradio2187]

When skip conditions are at the bottom of the solar cycle one needs to 'bolster' output to reach the other side of town. (Just saying)

[@electromechanicalstuff2602]

Isn't ham the same way?

[@la7dfa]

@@electromechanicalstuff2602 HAMs have a lot of bands with different properties. Some even work best during solar minimum.
And we can cover most distances by swapping between bands. On higher HF bands like 10m & 12m, you need more sunspots to get great performance all year.

[@electromechanicalstuff2602]

@@la7dfa how can both 10 and 12 meter be Higher then 11 meter? Ones higher ones lower. Don't forget ham 3 is 1500 Watts average on a bird. I know hams who push more than that to talk. But yes I agree. It's best to have multiple bands, antenna tuner, baluns, and directional antenna to talk further.

[@p4rsec]

@@electromechanicalstuff2602 most hams don't operate full legal limit. a vast majority of us have 100W stations and QRP stations but that's about it. The black magic is the radio propagation (and antennas), which you don't really get to play much with when you have one band, channelized. not that anything's wrong with CB, different strokes for different folks. but that's the thing I like about amateur radio, you get to play with radio science in weird ways on a fair size of spectrum.

[@old_bastard2941]

Love the "GOAT", sharp!!

[@smallblocksadventures6008]

Hopefully I can get mine Suburban build started soon

[@drumminsonlive9199]

I’ve never been to a key off competition would love to see some video...

[@smallblocksadventures6008]

Look up CB keydown or CB shootout... the videos are on CZcams

[@rev.randall2292]

Pretty cool , good idea but not publicly. Would be real bad if one of those upset bored people make a call and FCC walks away with it all.

[@atoms4sail]

Omg why just to yell "Bye Bye Bye" for 4 hours straight on channel 6

[@dw8840]

Their brain cells are fried from all that RF they expose themselves to. So they say it more than once just to make sure they said it.

[@SilverSpoon_]

guy has nothing else to say, i assume he's a bit special.

[@ricardorodriguessoares3725]

ALSO strong here in Brazil

[@user-zh5sj3nl3n]

凄いな❗😃👍カッコ良い

[@hilldwler420]

Good god at that power

[@kerrywashington3019]

Where can I buy a mobile

[@Jesusnumber1]

Yes Sir

[@MichaelDespairs]

Has anyone with a modern car with a CPU ever accidentally fried their own car's computer?

[@mackenziesibley7025]

Not in a car but tractor trailer truck i have you have to do alot of bonding 😊

[@ricardorodriguessoares3725]

Hello friend, I've been a CB radio user since 1977, I never understood this competition, can someone explain it to me?
PX2F 6125
PY2 RRS
51/73 TKS

[@beekeeper8474]

How is the winner picked?

[@SilverSpoon_]

the guy we hear on 27.025 here in France with a sony icf radio wins.
yes, I'm the final judge, i just grab my dirland to reply.

[@johnnywood8082]

Does anybody know anyone in Chicago that works on radios?

[@smallblocksadventures6008]

Johnny Wood you know 222 up there...ask him...he knows

[@johnnywood8082]

SmallBlocks Adventures been out of radios for a few years. Need my radio worked on before I get it back in the mobile.

[@MichaelDespairs]

@@johnnywood8082 I know a guy in Antioch IL

[@johnnywood8082]

Perversia that would work too. What’s his info?

[@MichaelDespairs]

@@johnnywood8082 sorry for the delay I just talked to him he's not setup to do RF repairs right now.