I’ve bought a CB just for a bit of fun as I’ve not had one since the very early 80’s
I’m not sure which frequency to use though as back then you just used an AM set which was pre-set
This new one though is asking me what country I want to use it in? Obviously if I select the UK it defaults to FM which I don’t want to use
So my question is - Which countries frequency is the most commonly used in the UK - If that makes sense 
Cheers
fm is usual LEGAL freq in uk,however,round this parish a lot of us use am,all irish pilots have am too,its a must on the 75
I think it’s a very hefty fine to use AM in the British mainland if my memory serves me right.
Some may argue but I always found FM better because FM follows the earths curvature and so provinding nobody is broadcasting on the same channel between you and whoever you are talking to you could be 100 miles apart with perfect results, the biggest distance I had a clear conversation with on channle 19 which was very busy was from Woodhall to Leicester forrest. On a higher channel I got Newcastle to Maidstone clearly. No extra power or special extras needed, just a little midland radio and a modulator twig.
m4rky:
This new one though is asking me what country I want to use it in? Obviously if I select the UK it defaults to FM which I don’t want to useSo my question is - Which countries frequency is the most commonly used in the UK - If that makes sense
It may come as a bit of a shock but if you want to talk to people in the UK you want it set to UK! The vast majority of people with rigs in this country are using older rigs which are either on the old set of 40 CB27/81 FM frequencies or 80 channel rigs which have those plus also the 40 CEPT frequencies. If you set your new rig to UK then I would assume you get to use all 80 of those.
HTH,
Paul
m4rky:
I’ve bought a CB just for a bit of fun as I’ve not had one since the very early 80’sI’m not sure which frequency to use though as back then you just used an AM set which was pre-set
This new one though is asking me what country I want to use it in? Obviously if I select the UK it defaults to FM which I don’t want to use
So my question is - Which countries frequency is the most commonly used in the UK - If that makes sense
Cheers
Why would you not want to use FM? In the UK you’ve got FM or the illegal SSB. Nobody uses AM.
27.78125 is channel 19. And its FM.
m4rky:
I’ve bought a CB just for a bit of fun as I’ve not had one since the very early 80’sI’m not sure which frequency to use though as back then you just used an AM set which was pre-set
This new one though is asking me what country I want to use it in? Obviously if I select the UK it defaults to FM which I don’t want to use
Details of CB legality can be found in Ofcom Of364. In summary, only CBs operating on the 40 UK channels and/or the 40 CEPTÂ channels are legal in the UK - they must be operating in accordance with the relevant type approval, with output limited to 4WÂ in FM.
ETS 300 433 AM / SSB CB is not legal in the UK. There are moves to legalise ETS 300 433 AM and SSB CB across the European Union, though the UK has historically been strongly against AM and SSB CB.
What so interests you about illegal AM CB when legal FMÂ is available?
I am not a CBer (though I am a radio amateur - full Class A in the old system with 12wpm Morse, so that makes me an Advanced licence holder in the current system). That said, it is clear that any AM CB is going to use the ETS 300 433 frequencies (which are the same as the CEPT FM CB and US CB frequencies). Accordingly, if you use your set illegally in AM, you will be interfering with legal FM transmissions on the same channel - though the obvious way to avoid cheesing FM users off is to listen for AM activity on a channel before transmitting in AM.
If you are interested in more than can be achieved with an FM CB, in particular long distance contacts, I suggest getting a foundation amateur radio licence, which can be done in a weekend at a radio club. Though you would be limited to 10W and commercially built equipment, you will have many more possibilities than with any sort of CB equipment, including illegal freeband / wideband rigs.
In general you’ll find cb pretty quiet in the UK although most big city’s have a regular crowd.
UKFM is where you will find most of the action although there you will sometimes find breakers on CEPT or midband FM.
It sounds as if you got one of the new multi standard sets. If so then setting it to UK will give you access to the UK specific frequencies plus CEPT or midband frequencies which is the norm for the rest of Europe both on FM.
Although your radio is capable of working on midband AM there is not much use in the UK although as already mentioned most Irish trucks run on this frequency as do most Europeans.
Cheers
Neilf
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neilf:
In general you’ll find cb pretty quiet in the UK although most big city’s have a regular crowd.UKFM is where you will find most of the action although there you will sometimes find breakers on CEPT or midband FM.
It sounds as if you got one of the new multi standard sets. If so then setting it to UK will give you access to the UK specific frequencies plus CEPT or midband frequencies which is the norm for the rest of Europe both on FM.
Although your radio is capable of working on midband AM there is not much use in the UK although as already mentioned most Irish trucks run on this frequency as do most Europeans.
Cheers
NeilfSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
how do you stand in the eyes of the law these days using a cb, considering its not a hands free device
markwill:
how do you stand in the eyes of the law these days using a cb, considering its not a hands free device
It is legal to use a CB whilst driving. There is no specific law against it like mobile phones however if the police think it is impairing your driving they can use the catchall “driving without due care”.
neilf:
In general you’ll find cb pretty quiet in the UK although most big city’s have a regular crowd.
If you’re finding it quiet other than round cities, you need to sort your antenna out - get a Sirio 4000 or 5000 and use a panel mount instead of that magmount, mirror mount and gutter mount ■■■■■. There’s plenty on and this time of year you should be hearing people from the continent on the old mid band.
markwill:
neilf:
In general you’ll find cb pretty quiet in the UK although most big city’s have a regular crowd.UKFM is where you will find most of the action although there you will sometimes find breakers on CEPT or midband FM.
It sounds as if you got one of the new multi standard sets. If so then setting it to UK will give you access to the UK specific frequencies plus CEPT or midband frequencies which is the norm for the rest of Europe both on FM.
Although your radio is capable of working on midband AM there is not much use in the UK although as already mentioned most Irish trucks run on this frequency as do most Europeans.
Cheers
NeilfSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
how do you stand in the eyes of the law these days using a cb, considering its not a hands free device
no problem at all cb’s are not covered under the law. you can use them all day long nothing the police can do 
Yep you are legally allowed to use a CB whilst driving
us log lads usually use 19 and the bulk tippers use 39, most of the woods in wales dont have phone signal so nearly every truck has a CB.
wildfire:
markwill:
neilf:
In general you’ll find cb pretty quiet in the UK although most big city’s have a regular crowd.UKFM is where you will find most of the action although there you will sometimes find breakers on CEPT or midband FM.
It sounds as if you got one of the new multi standard sets. If so then setting it to UK will give you access to the UK specific frequencies plus CEPT or midband frequencies which is the norm for the rest of Europe both on FM.
Although your radio is capable of working on midband AM there is not much use in the UK although as already mentioned most Irish trucks run on this frequency as do most Europeans.
Cheers
NeilfSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
how do you stand in the eyes of the law these days using a cb, considering its not a hands free device
no problem at all cb’s are not covered under the law. you can use them all day long nothing the police can do
Well there is the old “due care and attention” but unlikely if you aren’t weaving all over the road while having a chat on the CB.
Davyboy:
fm is usual LEGAL freq in uk,however,round this parish a lot of us use am,all irish pilots have am too,its a must on the 75
Yep I run the 75 most weeks 
I’ll ask the Irish boys what they are running just thought that I would ask 
repton:
m4rky:
This new one though is asking me what country I want to use it in? Obviously if I select the UK it defaults to FM which I don’t want to useSo my question is - Which countries frequency is the most commonly used in the UK - If that makes sense
It may come as a bit of a shock but if you want to talk to people in the UK you want it set to UK! The vast majority of people with rigs in this country are using older rigs which are either on the old set of 40 CB27/81 FM frequencies or 80 channel rigs which have those plus also the 40 CEPT frequencies. If you set your new rig to UK then I would assume you get to use all 80 of those.
HTH,
Paul
Yea cheers Paul I can get all of those channels no problem but I can also get most other frequencies on FM and AM its just I needed to know which one.
neilf:
In general you’ll find cb pretty quiet in the UK although most big city’s have a regular crowd.UKFM is where you will find most of the action although there you will sometimes find breakers on CEPT or midband FM.
It sounds as if you got one of the new multi standard sets. If so then setting it to UK will give you access to the UK specific frequencies plus CEPT or midband frequencies which is the norm for the rest of Europe both on FM.
Although your radio is capable of working on midband AM there is not much use in the UK although as already mentioned most Irish trucks run on this frequency as do most Europeans.
Cheers
NeilfSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Thanks Neil - As I do a lot of Irish I will be using AM to talk to the lads but I will also be using FM as well - I should have explained myself better
Why is it - When you post a subject on here there is always someone who bangs on about health and safety and whether its legal or not 
Like I said its just for a bit of fun
bubsy06:
Yep you are legally allowed to use a CB whilst driving
us log lads usually use 19 and the bulk tippers use 39, most of the woods in wales dont have phone signal so nearly every truck has a CB.
Cheers busby06 - I get over your way quite a bit so I’ll bear that in mind
If its a midland set chose the country as i and put it to am you’ll get all us Irish lads I’ve been using am in the uk for years and nobody has hung me yet, never listen to all the bloody do gooders!!!
bigtruck:
If its a midland set chose the country as i and put it to am you’ll get all us Irish lads I’ve been using am in the uk for years and nobody has hung me yet, never listen to all the bloody do gooders!!!
Cheers bigtruck - That’s exactly what a mate said to me about 10 mins ago 
and yes it is a Midland rig
I totally agree with you about the do gooder’s - They do my head in
Speak to you on the AM soon mate - I’ve just got to finish putting it in so sometime next week 
m4rky:
bubsy06:
Yep you are legally allowed to use a CB whilst driving
us log lads usually use 19 and the bulk tippers use 39, most of the woods in wales dont have phone signal so nearly every truck has a CB.Cheers busby06 - I get over your way quite a bit so I’ll bear that in mind
A few tipper drivers use 19 as well. A CB is a great bit of kit in our neck of the woods, no pun…
Sometimes you get some CB nerds just wind them up