cb radios vs hf radios

[dxuall]

hi have a question for you guys out there. what are the differences between cb radio gear and hf radio gear?? I understand hf radios have more bands and all that. also I know you need a licence to trasmit on the air. but how about power? what radio would get out further? what radio will have a better reception overall? what would you guys recomend? I am a truck driver and I am interested on hf radios to listen to hf at night and later on become a ham operator. what can you listen at night on hf? let's compare a galaxy 95t2 radio with 240 watt output vs a yaesuft-857d with 11 meter band any coments would be apreciated thank you. juan.

[KU0DM]

You can't compare any of the above, for both radios are illegal under the circumstances.

Power output over 4 on CB, and out of band mods. on Ham Radio are both prohibited.

[dxuall]

what can you listen at night or day???

[N8YX]

hi have a question for you guys out there. what are the differences between cb radio gear and hf radio gear??

CB radios typically have things like chrome knobs and faceplates, "echo mics", "roger beeps" and similar noise toys...while amateur rigs do not.

Tain Fo?

[KU0DM]

Both, if you got a receiver (you can buy an HF receiver for MUCH cheaper) and install say a whip on your truck, you can listen to local and DX stations all night and day! As the time changes, you will want to switch bands as well due to conditions.

Yaesu

This is an excellent receiver, get a little whip or whatever would work for you, and you should be in business, ready to listen to the world!

[KC9ECI]

You can't compare any of the above, for both radios are illegal under the circumstances.

Power output over 4 on CB, and out of band mods. on Ham Radio are both prohibited.

Only if he's in the USA. His rules may vary if he's not in the US.

[KD5QFL]

I'm guessing that the Lot Lizards are working on 40m now?

[dxuall]

if the circumstances were legal what radio would better?? signal output, receiving etc,etc

[KM5QF]

they arent legal nor will they ever be.

i hung up my keys after a million miles and dont miss it. i had various HF rigs on my dash and loved the icom 706. great radio. the only reason i had that nasty cb on the dash too was to check in to security shacks at the chemical plants. study and get your license and enjoy the radio away from the noise toys and children.

galaxy radios are garbage. they look cool and the chicken haulers love them, maybe its the blinky lights and shinny knobs? illegal power is a waste of money too. who you talk to? a guard at a loading rack, the truck passing you to come on over, or a truck the other way asking about bears. i used to get so tickled listening to the idiots bleeding over all 40 channels thinking they had these awesome radios. a truly good radio transmits where you want it to and thats it. lots of ham operator truck drivers out there and a couple of freqs where they hang out.

[WA9SVD]

if the circumstances were legal what radio would better?? signal output, receiving etc,etc

The Galaxy would be at the low quality end of the spectrum; it wouldn't have the real features desired or needed (variable IF filter bandwidth, IF shift, etc.) in the Amateur world. the "240 Watts" is probably overstated as well. In addition, Amateur Radio quality radios will have continuous tuning ability, rahter than relying on "channels" or switches to move around a band. In addition, 99.44% of "Amateur Class" radios will cover more than one "band," and current models have continuous coverage from (at least) 100 kHz to 30 MHz. give or take a few kHz.

In many countries, not just the U.S., the modified Yaesu would be illegal to USE on other than Amateur frequencies, and would definitely be illegal to use without an appropriate license.

In the U.S., the allowable power for CB radios (which must be FCC Certrified) are 4 Watts output if the radio operates in AM mode, or 12 Watts PEP if it's operating in Single Side Band mode.