Sounds like the SS9900 / AT6666 is the radio to get then. Do I need the programming cable? I'm not really into computers/programming so unless its something I need to learn should I give it a miss? What's gained from cable? Thanks for your help The radio has only the basic controls you need: volume, squelch and channel change. There is also a preset "auto-squelch". Whilst I'm no fan of the freebander crowd, at least I can concede to the fact they actually buy some decent gear at times - vs the endless cycle of fake-retro con stuff fed to the CB market. Hell, one example alone will give you two 'CB' segments and PMR446 TxRx capability in one box plus a lot in between you'd more likely listen to out of curiosity, like coastguard and maritime VHF and in one instance, full VHF aviation coverage.

Pop over to our mate Del's he's got the perfect chart for you there. You'll notice there are some anomalies in the frequencies for historic reasons. If the cable does anything near what the dx 5000 could do with it then there is no way you would not want it.This software will work on many of the radios that are sold under different names, such as the kPo DX-5000 (not the DX-5000+) andMaas DX-5000. How does the power adjust? Is it seperate adjustment for each modes? So run at max on SSB and low on FM/AM I guess is the best thing to do. Now do i think that CRT is a carp company ? Well given that my one radio is sounding like this its easy to spout on about how they make carp and dont buy one. Its easy to say crt are turning out rubbish, its easy to say crt are damaging their profits and reputation. I wont however, because the dealer and hats of to them identified the issue on their radios' and im very greatful that they replaced it with a CRT 9900. This CRT 9900 does not suffer from the same issue and is in fact a great little radio. antenna1 wrote: Thanks for the link but that list does not line up with mine e.g on mine band A is UK cb and what is on band A on that list is not on my radio then band G TO L are missing on that list to. It helps a little bit but not the list dealers are preprograming the ss9900 to. cheers

The microphone has a 4 pin plug on it and does not have channel change buttons on it (which some customers like but others say they catch them by mistake). Like all the latest radios, this is a multi-standard radio so that it can be used in both the UK and most European countries. In the UK it covers all 80 legal FM channels, when use in other European countries it is also capable of operating on AM. I will probaly us it mainly FM when in convoy with others so low power but will hopefully try some DX on SSB. A new version of the CRT 2000 listed above. There are 2 differences with this model compared to the one above:Power / Signal Strength / SWR indication + Numéric indication for SWR value + Power supply DC displaying New on Version 4: On version 4 you have also band K (24.885 - 25.365 MHz) and band L (25.375 - 25.605 MHz) These are the circumstances around me here in cambridge, im sure mileage may vary in differing area's. On a weekly basis, there is around 12 of us that use ukfm for a chinwag, 5 of those 12 are less than 30, of the remaining the eldest is retired, us others are between 40 and 48. The RF power control sets the power for each mode. So when you reduce the power on FM for example, the power for SSB and AM will also be reduced. There's no way to set the output for each mode independently. GaryWilson wrote: antenna1 wrote: Thanks for the link but that list does not line up with mine e.g on mine band A is UK cb and what is on band A on that list is not on my radio then band G TO L are missing on that list to. It helps a little bit but not the list dealers are preprograming the ss9900 to. cheers

The receive on the lincoln is better than than the 9900, not the sound the 9900 does sound better, but if your trying to make sense of stuff coming in on the noise floor the lincoln will do a better job. I have both and use both, the lincoln i use when trying to get long distance groundwave or static mobile the features of the lincoln are more useful to me. fully illuminated and voltage display. Yes the 9900 has voltage display but its not very accurate and it only shows voltage at full draw ie transmitting. Have to say the lincoln voltage display isnt very accurate either but its nearer than the 9900 and shows voltage at low draw, this just makes it easier to monitor battery levels while out. To be honest the only ones you are likely to find C.B. activity are The Mid band 26965 - 27405. The Uk40 2760125 - 2799125 and the High band 27415 - 27855. The SSB calling channel is 27555. Call then QSY up or down a bit. Just for info the "High band" is outside of the legal U.K. C.B. allocation but very commonly used anyway. Here is a link of my first CRT radio with what i can only describe as someone keying up next to a tractor engine right on 27.555, the video sound doesnt do the problem justice to be fair it was worse when trying to listen with it. Controls are kept to a minimum on the radio, but through the various menu options you can make many adjustments to the radio to optimise it's performance.

A basic compact multi-standard radio - ideal for mobile use where you don't want all the extra features.