I drove from Kansas City to NC and back recently with the FT5D velcro'd to the grab handle on the A--pillar in my vehicle and it was picking up CB channel 19 radio traffic easily as well as scanning the GMRS channels where it found tons of repeaters along the way.
You should be able to select FM on the SW bands on the FT5, I did on my FT3. You can demod FM to some degree in AM mode 'on the slope' if you tune off one or two kHz.
...just bought an Presi Randy and another mobile for 11 Meter. I'm daily active on the ham bands... but there are many CB operators in my area, too. Will use the winter time to awake this "old" hobby... 😁
It's an awesome radio, Andy, and the 100w output is very nice, I really like the screen and readout, but... I reckon I'll stick with my ft-817nd, even though its only qrp, it's a shack in a box!
That's always been possible. I've been powering my 12V radios (actually 13.8V) with AC power supplies for 30 years. Way easier than using a car battery, plus you actually get the full 13.8V instead of 12V. My 30 amp DC power supply cost under $100.
Two minutes 30 into the video Andy you're hearing the audio on the handheld because of the frequency difference as your frequency readout on the mobile rig said 27.78125 and on the handheld it said 27.780.Many years ago on 2mtrs I could resolve FM transmissions on an AM receiver by tuning my receiver slightly off frequency so the 1.25 KHz difference would have been enough for you to resolve the signal.It was called slope detection and it worked. 73.G7HFS/PA3IKH.
With telescopic antenna on top of car, if you added ground plane, as your metal rooftop is great ground plane. Without ruining your paint on your car. Magnet mount that attached to frame of radio, this will make a big difference toward getting out plus big improvement toward receiving weak signal.
I have that antenna. Its pretty much a dummy load with an antenna connected. The SWR barely changes when the antenna is all the way extended or closed all the way down. Not really an antenna.
Have you ever thought about trying Anderson power pole connector for your batteries to your radio ??? That's what we use here in the states and there great
Funny but I'm a ham and was a cber and quiet active , my wife kept up with me during the day as I was a truck driver, we loved it . And we even built a soundproof shack out back with an old windmill tower with a 6 element quad an didn't need any amp those wouldn't help hearing , so we could really enjoy others across the US on ssb it was really fun . She is gone now so got ham ticket and looked for new horizons , man you think your having fun now wait till you become a ham .
Look up lifepo4 batteries,, the voltage of 4 in series full charge is compatible with 13.8 volt equipment. Only problem is they don’t charge well at freezing temperatures..
I recently bought the identical or similar telescope antenna on Amazon. I attached it to the back of my mobile CB radio, and noticed the output was about half of what it should be. I then put the antenna on my mag mount on my car and used my RigExpert to find the SWR. An SWR of less than 2.5 (mostly the SWR was beyond good and evil) was not to be found on the 11m band. Nor on the 12 or 10 meter bands, for that matter. My usual CB antenna, mounted in the mag mount, has a rock solid 1.5:1 SWR or less. This antenna cost about 20 Euros plus shipping. Postage not worth returning. It now has a comfy place in my junk box. Btw, in the antenna description max power is given as 20w.
So, you will need to add a groundplane radial to the radio when using this antenna and you will also need to slide the antenna up and down to find the perfect SWR. Don't bother with an analyser as you are using the antenna on the radio NOT the analyser. Also it won't work on a magmount. Mine tunes absolutely fine down to about 1.5:1 but you do need a ground radial/counterpoise as shown in the video.
@@andykirby thanks for the reply. Why won't the antenna work with a mag mount on my car (1.5 tons of metal)? My mobile whip looks just fine on the analyzer. Why no antenna analyzer? I use it to adjust all my amateur radio antennas. My CB radio has no built-in SWR meter. And I wouldn't trust it if it had. How did you do the mod on your FT-891?
@@timbookedtwo2375 Most modern radios throttle back on high VSWR to protect the finals so running an antenna with a poor match generally won't have the catastrophic results it would have on an older transmitter/transceiver. So, with a modern radio, tuning an antenna using the radio's VSWR meter is possible. I like building and playing around with antennas and wouldn't be without my analyser. If you have an analyser, saying "don't bother with it" is just daft.
I have a Radioddity QT60 10 meter radio converter to also work on 11 and 12 meters AM and SSB. It puts out 60 watts. I have it connected to a Jetstream 30 amp power supply set at 13.8V, and an outside 102" vertical whip, with a 102" inch length of 10 gauge wire ran along the edge of the roof, creating a half vertical, half horizontal 1/4 wave dipole for 11 meters. It works quite well.
Nice little Beat at the end there M8 :-) 73 from an oldschool 'ham' - from back when we were titulated Amateurs - if that is word at all :-) I'm getting mighty inspired by your vids. You are a good presenter and very enthutiastic. That's the real Amateur Spirit. Back then my call-sign was OZ1LGX. 30-40 years ago. I completely agree with the community idea. We ought to set up X-band repeaters. They are not crazy hard with filters. A totally self contained - portable unit to go drop of at a top-location, to have total (temporary) coverage with handhelds in a given area - for an event or something. Have you given that a thought ? And there you have the proof of genuine Amateuriality.. I've already said 73 once - before even getting to the point :-D
Really like the videos , being a full ham really want to go back to roots, like the idea of ham radio equip on 11 meters, so how about how the legally modify series , do I go ic705 modified or Yaesu , thoughts please just ordered a k40 !
The 705 doubles as a portable radio with D-Star digital mode. the Yaesu FT-891 featured here doesn't have digital voice but its a smaller radio designed specifically for mobile use in a vehicle
Am in United States in Crawfordsville Indiana. That’s a nice radio. Nice radio like a radio like that on a go bag take it anywhere I won’t go that we need to have.
Thanks Andy , always quality videos mate, will do some testing at the stour Manningtree today, wife will moan , they just don’t get it do they lol all the best mate
Andy, to go up by 1 s point you have to quadruple your power (6dB). So 4w to 16w = 1 s point 16w to 64w = 1 s point So 100 watts is only going to get you 2 s points higher.
True but In the real world It will get you out of the noise if there is a noise floor, that's what we are all fighting with modern HF operation, noise.
4 watts to 100 watts is nearly 15dB increase. Imagine if you are at the noise floor at 4 watts you’ll be nearly +15dB over the noise floor at 100 watts. The difference is huge. I did a video about this. Cheers!
Keep your ear's open mate the next few days week as big x flare launched from the sun on wednesday.. we could see very good propagation or it could be wiped out depending on magnetic field makeup of it. 73 P.s. Big contest on this weekend CQ world wide so hopefully you might get to work a few stations... 40m is buzzing at 1am here.
Friend of mine few houses down was member of Alfa Tango CB group back in the day, huge tube amplifier, echo and compressor to the max, he would transmit at all frequencies at once, I could also hear him through phone line and stereo.
I use an 891 mobile on the Ham bands and it's a great radio for that. I'll not moan about the legalities of using it on the CB bands, we all know that. All I'll say is it's a lot of radio and £££ to fork out just for CB use. Then again, people buy top drawer 4x4's just for the commute and taking the kids to school! 73's😁
Yeah it's nice to be able to modify that shit to transmit out of band no matter how fucking hard they try to make it un modifiable it won't work because people end up finding out how to open up the shit‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
You never even said the make and model of the radio.....I know what it is, but that information is probably important to fulfill the title of this videos.
Radio laws are certainly enforced in professional circles and the EMF assessments are likely to be the first place that Ofcom will look in the cases where interference has been reported.
@@andyrussell916 have a look at the FOI requests made with regard to illegal use of CB or amateur radio. You will find there haven’t been any for many years. Those days are gone. Iwould guess OFfCom neither have the staff, budget or inclination to police operation in the CB or any other bands for that matter. As for the EMF nonsense that is another box ticking exercise and another totally unenforceable regulation.
I know that HAM radios have blocking of CB frequency’s to be TX, but are open to RX on the CB band. I know I an NO Angel 😇 in anyway, as I think TRUTHFULLY that we all might went a bit off band by accident or intentional. But to tell the WORLD that you can have a mobile radio that you can use on the CB band, and to run it up to 100W is something that you should NOT be the sort of information that you should freely give out. That is the problem now, so many idiots are getting HAM radios, and using them on CB or even PMR. If all the HAM’s ONLY would sell to someone that they know have a HAM licence, then that would STOP a LOT of them idiots and getting them to come on the HAM bands. Before I became a HAM, I was quite happy with my CB radios and my PMR radios. I had ONLY became a HAM, as I had a few friends that also wanted to become a radio HAM, but they did NOT wish to go alone. But that is what I think, some might disagree with my words, and some might agree with what I have to say. But whatever others think, that is up to them. Bye from Knobby
@@timothybrown7792 Obviously I knew that, and it's just as illegal to use a Ham transceiver on the CB band, even if you're only putting out the same power level as a "real" CB. I guess my main point is to be aware of the rules before you break them.
I drove from Kansas City to NC and back recently with the FT5D velcro'd to the grab handle on the A--pillar in my vehicle and it was picking up CB channel 19 radio traffic easily as well as scanning the GMRS channels where it found tons of repeaters along the way.
Incredible system! Love it so compact....would love to set up something like that in the states!
I loved President Jackson for it's low noise on AM which we use in Poland. And it was briliant also on SSB.
Oh, yes !
26.425 MHz usb
You should be able to select FM on the SW bands on the FT5, I did on my FT3. You can demod FM to some degree in AM mode 'on the slope' if you tune off one or two kHz.
...just bought an Presi Randy and another mobile for 11 Meter. I'm daily active on the ham bands... but there are many CB operators in my area, too. Will use the winter time to awake this "old" hobby... 😁
Great radio and must admit audio is outstanding on Ssb , another good radio video 👍
It's an awesome radio, Andy, and the 100w output is very nice, I really like the screen and readout, but... I reckon I'll stick with my ft-817nd, even though its only qrp, it's a shack in a box!
With regards to the HT on AM. AM will demodulate FM pretty much perfectly when the signals are strong enough.
I like the fact that you can now power these radios without having to use the old 12 car battery in your house and battery charger.
That's always been possible. I've been powering my 12V radios (actually 13.8V) with AC power supplies for 30 years. Way easier than using a car battery, plus you actually get the full 13.8V instead of 12V. My 30 amp DC power supply cost under $100.
I got CB Radio recently just been using handheld with base antenna. Yeah I think it's good seeing how good you can get a basic setup to go.
You have great tools and the time to enjoy them, have fun :) 👍😊 73! DE1CTL
Im lovin the music Andy.
nice. im going to try this with a Wilson Magnamount antenna on a metal picnic table in the park or garden.
Wilson 5000 is perfect. 653 Hamilton Ontario Canada 73
Cool little radio want one,Have a Nice weekend all
MLS
Two minutes 30 into the video Andy you're hearing the audio on the handheld because of the frequency difference as your frequency readout on the mobile rig said 27.78125 and on the handheld it said 27.780.Many years ago on 2mtrs I could resolve FM transmissions on an AM receiver by tuning my receiver slightly off frequency so the 1.25 KHz difference would have been enough for you to resolve the signal.It was called slope detection and it worked.
73.G7HFS/PA3IKH.
With telescopic antenna on top of car, if you added ground plane, as your metal rooftop is great ground plane. Without ruining your paint on your car. Magnet mount that attached to frame of radio, this will make a big difference toward getting out plus big improvement toward receiving weak signal.
I have that antenna. Its pretty much a dummy load with an antenna connected. The SWR barely changes when the antenna is all the way extended or closed all the way down. Not really an antenna.
Andy the radio will take up to 15votes great to see there is lots of hams on the cb on the mid block thank 26LR061 de 2e0ree
Have you ever thought about trying Anderson power pole connector for your batteries to your radio ??? That's what we use here in the states and there great
Funny but I'm a ham and was a cber and quiet active , my wife kept up with me during the day as I was a truck driver, we loved it . And we even built a soundproof shack out back with an old windmill tower with a 6 element quad an didn't need any amp those wouldn't help hearing , so we could really enjoy others across the US on ssb it was really fun . She is gone now so got ham ticket and looked for new horizons , man you think your having fun now wait till you become a ham .
I love it good
Keep uploading videos like this
👍
Hi andy excellent video 🙂 I would love to see a video tour of your music studio. Keep up the good work.
Andy i wanted to ask i want to convert my bike to 1000w rear drive what battery you suggest need 50miles range and abovr will be going around 30mph
Look up lifepo4 batteries,, the voltage of 4 in series full charge is compatible with 13.8 volt equipment.
Only problem is they don’t charge well at freezing temperatures..
This is amazing
I recently bought the identical or similar telescope antenna on Amazon. I attached it to the back of my mobile CB radio, and noticed the output was about half of what it should be. I then put the antenna on my mag mount on my car and used my RigExpert to find the SWR. An SWR of less than 2.5 (mostly the SWR was beyond good and evil) was not to be found on the 11m band. Nor on the 12 or 10 meter bands, for that matter. My usual CB antenna, mounted in the mag mount, has a rock solid 1.5:1 SWR or less. This antenna cost about 20 Euros plus shipping. Postage not worth returning. It now has a comfy place in my junk box. Btw, in the antenna description max power is given as 20w.
So, you will need to add a groundplane radial to the radio when using this antenna and you will also need to slide the antenna up and down to find the perfect SWR. Don't bother with an analyser as you are using the antenna on the radio NOT the analyser. Also it won't work on a magmount. Mine tunes absolutely fine down to about 1.5:1 but you do need a ground radial/counterpoise as shown in the video.
@@andykirby thanks for the reply. Why won't the antenna work with a mag mount on my car (1.5 tons of metal)? My mobile whip looks just fine on the analyzer. Why no antenna analyzer? I use it to adjust all my amateur radio antennas. My CB radio has no built-in SWR meter. And I wouldn't trust it if it had.
How did you do the mod on your FT-891?
@@timbookedtwo2375 Most modern radios throttle back on high VSWR to protect the finals so running an antenna with a poor match generally won't have the catastrophic results it would have on an older transmitter/transceiver. So, with a modern radio, tuning an antenna using the radio's VSWR meter is possible. I like building and playing around with antennas and wouldn't be without my analyser. If you have an analyser, saying "don't bother with it" is just daft.
Good banter with RM.
just installed a CRT Xenon to my car. looking forward to some radio fun in the next few days. handle HOTSHOT south london area
how did you mod the ft-891?
I have a Radioddity QT60 10 meter radio converter to also work on 11 and 12 meters AM and SSB. It puts out 60 watts. I have it connected to a Jetstream 30 amp power supply set at 13.8V, and an outside 102" vertical whip, with a 102" inch length of 10 gauge wire ran along the edge of the roof, creating a half vertical, half horizontal 1/4 wave dipole for 11 meters. It works quite well.
I have an old Yeasu FT100D HF/VHF/UHF also covers AM/FM Radio and AirBand
The Icom 706G MKII is Awesome also
Nice little Beat at the end there M8 :-)
73 from an oldschool 'ham' - from back when we were titulated Amateurs - if that is word at all :-)
I'm getting mighty inspired by your vids. You are a good presenter and very enthutiastic. That's the real Amateur Spirit.
Back then my call-sign was OZ1LGX. 30-40 years ago. I completely agree with the community idea. We ought to set up X-band repeaters. They are not crazy hard with filters.
A totally self contained - portable unit to go drop of at a top-location, to have total (temporary) coverage with handhelds in a given area - for an event or something. Have you given that a thought ?
And there you have the proof of genuine Amateuriality.. I've already said 73 once - before even getting to the point :-D
See the Raspberry Pi Open Repeater project
very inspiring. kudos to you sir
Will the ft891 do AM on 10 11m. I been looking at this radio for multiple reasons. What bands does it have? Also 73s kd8zcz. Also 26.915
Great radio :)
I am blind! Rachel Which is it?
how long are you able to run a radio with that kind of power on that 3 cell?
I really like your videos Thanks
Thanks!
Really like the videos , being a full ham really want to go back to roots, like the idea of ham radio equip on 11 meters, so how about how the legally modify series , do I go ic705 modified or Yaesu , thoughts please just ordered a k40 !
The 705 doubles as a portable radio with D-Star digital mode. the Yaesu FT-891 featured here doesn't have digital voice but its a smaller radio designed specifically for mobile use in a vehicle
Hi Andy just got a ft 891 . Is the a y mod to unlock cb frequency’s?
Hi Andy... Links to buy this please? Also will this work with your amazing circular antenna?
Are you trying to wind up ham operators whom say they never went on CB 😂😂G7DSG 👍
i didnt😁
Hello Andy how do u get the last 5 onnthe frequency the 5 after the 2
Am in United States in Crawfordsville Indiana. That’s a nice radio. Nice radio like a radio like that on a go bag take it anywhere I won’t go that we need to have.
Do you have to have to modify it for 11meters
Love lewis!
He got me to buy my triband X3 plus.
Thanks mate
@@RingwayManchester I bought my first HT/radio because of you 😇
How did you get the 891 to transmit on 11m?
What's the brand?? What model?
Where can I buy one of these???
Thanks Andy , always quality videos mate, will do some testing at the stour Manningtree today, wife will moan , they just don’t get it do they lol all the best mate
Please send the the information to where I can buy this at
Andy, to go up by 1 s point you have to quadruple your power (6dB).
So 4w to 16w = 1 s point
16w to 64w = 1 s point
So 100 watts is only going to get you 2 s points higher.
True but In the real world It will get you out of the noise if there is a noise floor, that's what we are all fighting with modern HF operation, noise.
@@andykirby Damn right!
Bloody switch-mode power supplies etc...
@@helijim And most of the pic's i see of peoples rigs the switch mode is side by side with the radio lol.
4 watts to 100 watts is nearly 15dB increase. Imagine if you are at the noise floor at 4 watts you’ll be nearly +15dB over the noise floor at 100 watts. The difference is huge. I did a video about this. Cheers!
What model yeseu is that?
Impressed that the 5ah battery will power the radio at 30w.
That's nothing for some LiPo and LiFeP04 batteries. That battery could run the 891at full 100 watts and not even feel it.
you are obviously a musician, as a fellow musician (and ham) from the states, hows about a rundown on the studio?
Nice to show it to us, now can you link the parts so we can make our own?
How did you get cb freq
What radio is it..yaesu????
Hallo,,, real nice radio!!!!!
When your heads that close to the antenna it won't matter who made it
Please test handheld on ssb..buy one if that works..
For cb band ????
Great reviews Andy but why do you not ever put links in to where we can get your tested gear 😃
I do sometimes but there's commercial reasons.
@@andykirby ok m8 no worries, great reviews though , cheers
If that’s not a clickbait title I don’t know what is :) lol
Tell me the name of this radio again
Hi Andy, can you please post more info on the battery, great video 73's 29tm063
How much are they to buy mate
What’s the name of this radio?
Can we buy it in Canada?
What mod is that?
Just be aware that here in the United States that 11 meter (CB) is only allowed 4 watts output power.
nobody follows that rule
And the 891 was not designed to transmit on that band so reception and spectral purity isn't guaranteed.
I still push 48 watts on 11 meter. Four is walked all over by just about every Jackass in a chicken truck.
The radio only outputs 25 watts on am. That is in the specs.
@@kd4kzz sounds great. Receives well.
I’m tellun me mum wut you’re doing 😂 Nice kit man 👍🏻
I like the sad hams
Keep your ear's open mate the next few days week as big x flare launched from the sun on wednesday.. we could see very good propagation or it could be wiped out depending on magnetic field makeup of it. 73
P.s. Big contest on this weekend CQ world wide so hopefully you might get to work a few stations... 40m is buzzing at 1am here.
Yeah heard about this! Have you heard any interesting stations yet?
Nice antenna
Those hand helds dont normally have loud audio so might have had to get closer to the mic
Can the car battery give 100w to your cb radio?
Yes a car battery is more than capable of powering a 100W radio.
100 watts = burn baby burn..... disco inferno
still not a patch on the Italians burning 1Kw
It's all that spaghetti
Friend of mine few houses down was member of Alfa Tango CB group back in the day, huge tube amplifier, echo and compressor to the max, he would transmit at all frequencies at once, I could also hear him through phone line and stereo.
@@kerozin520 I bet the neighbours loved him when they tried to watch TV
I use an 891 mobile on the Ham bands and it's a great radio for that. I'll not moan about the legalities of using it on the CB bands, we all know that. All I'll say is it's a lot of radio and £££ to fork out just for CB use. Then again, people buy top drawer 4x4's just for the commute and taking the kids to school! 73's😁
Watching now, what is the model of the radio, and the handheld? Sorry missed that.
Yaesu FT-891
@@PhantomWoIf grazie!
you may want to switch those for nimh lipos arent safe
Yeah it's nice to be able to modify that shit to transmit out of band no matter how fucking hard they try to make it un modifiable it won't work because people end up finding out how to open up the shit‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
I like that one
hi can you countact with me i would like to ask you about this radio
You never even said the make and model of the radio.....I know what it is, but that information is probably important to fulfill the title of this videos.
My thoughts exactly - Pausing the video and zooming in just to see what it is.
What is the name of the radio. I want to put this in my truck. Thank you.
Yaesu Ft 891
I want to know name your portable cb radio, because I like, its small
It's a Ham radio, yaesu ft891
Power doesn't alter vswr 👍
So, are UK laws so different that you can operate a CB on 100 watts using a ham radio legally?
Apparently so, here in the good ole USofA, it's illegal to use that radio on 11m
I'd also like to see his EMF assessment and the CPT/MPT approval for using an FT981 on 11m
UK radio laws are not enforced these days so unless you cause interference to say the emergency services you can pretty much do as you please
Radio laws are certainly enforced in professional circles and the EMF assessments are likely to be the first place that Ofcom will look in the cases where interference has been reported.
@@andyrussell916 have a look at the FOI requests made with regard to illegal use of CB or amateur radio. You will find there haven’t been any for many years. Those days are gone. Iwould guess OFfCom neither have the staff, budget or inclination to police operation in the CB or any other bands for that matter. As for the EMF nonsense that is another box ticking exercise and another totally unenforceable regulation.
Where's the e-moto vids?
Whats the Radio & Model ?
FT-891
I think it's a Yeasu FT-891, as far as
I could see(I zoomed in!!). I'll check it
out more online!!
@@norman2999 great stuff thanks 👍
You are going to the jail lol . Cool Radio :-)
HAHAHAHAHAHHAHA wind up HAHAHAHHAHA bet this winds a few people up 😭
The OM's will fire you 😁😁
I know that HAM radios have blocking of CB frequency’s to be TX, but are open to RX on the CB band.
I know I an NO Angel 😇 in anyway, as I think TRUTHFULLY that we all might went a bit off band by accident or intentional. But to tell the WORLD that you can have a mobile radio that you can use on the CB band, and to run it up to 100W is something that you should NOT be the sort of information that you should freely give out.
That is the problem now, so many idiots are getting HAM radios, and using them on CB or even PMR.
If all the HAM’s ONLY would sell to someone that they know have a HAM licence, then that would STOP a LOT of them idiots and getting them to come on the HAM bands.
Before I became a HAM, I was quite happy with my CB radios and my PMR radios.
I had ONLY became a HAM, as I had a few friends that also wanted to become a radio HAM, but they did NOT wish to go alone.
But that is what I think, some might disagree with my words, and some might agree with what I have to say. But whatever others think, that is up to them.
Bye from Knobby
It’s a fakkin outrage! He’s using his HAM radio on CB frequencies! 😂😂😂
🐙
It probably handle 3000
maybe 2 6v motorcycle batteries
Hopefully you are out mobile tomorrow night
So, is it okay for a CB Operator to fire up on Ham band frequencies? It just sounds like a double standard...
Legally no
@@timothybrown7792 Obviously I knew that, and it's just as illegal to use a Ham transceiver on the CB band, even if you're only putting out the same power level as a "real" CB.
I guess my main point is to be aware of the rules before you break them.
brilliant Andy in the old days there used to be women on channels whats happen
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