26TJ029
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New independent mobile freebander.
Hi,
I'm new to freebanding and will be limited to mobile use. I have an awesome twig I currently use for UK CB ops which I will use.
I am looking at the Maas / K-PO DX-5000 10m Radio - version 4, to put in the car. Is this over the top? Is it easy to mount/dismount as I'm aware it will be very obvious. Could I connect it via tag lighter or would a semi-permanent connection be better? Who could I get to do this (I'm no good at that stuff!).
Is it best just to scan every channel possible and listen in, then dip my toes with the occaisional tx?
How do the band's work? What's the difference between 10 & 11 M? So much to find out!
All help appreciated.
Tj
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28/Nov/2012, 9:29 pm
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yamanx1
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Re: New independent mobile freebander.
Hi and welcome, what is your rough QTH? And your name?
The radio you’ve chosen is ideal for 11m DX, I would run cables direct to the battery, with an inline fuse near the battery, this will reduce or eliminate any interference. Your cigarette lighter socket probably wont be man enough.
The operating procedure is a mix of CB and Ham, the call frequency is 27555 (Channel 52 high) USB, the idea is to call on this frequency and QSY (Move) to another frequency, for your QSO.
11m is about 26000 to 27999, which is Freeband, 10m is above this, but 10m is strictly ham territory, for use only if you have a ham call sign.
The right thing to do, as you have suggested, is to have a good listen around the band to sus it out and how guys are working 
Hopefully we’ll get to work you soon 73s
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26TJ029
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Re: New independent mobile freebander.
Thanks for the swift reply.
I'm not sure of the main routes I'll be using, probably most of the M4 corridor in and out of London, potentially up to Scotland (if things work out ;-) ) up the M5/M6 corridor.
Would a regular garage be able to fit my rig? Do you have any ideas for making it easily take on and offable?! I'm a bit of a biff in the car electrics department!
All the best,
Tj
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29/Nov/2012, 8:32 am
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topbuzzuk
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Re: New independent mobile freebander.
i would buy the power wire and just ask your garage to feed it from the battery into the car, they will run it alongside other wiring that comes into the car from the engine bay(if your not confident doin it yourself). if you look HERE(10amp heavy duty non-reverse bullet lead) you can cut it in half and fit one end to the radio and the other end to the wiring you get fitted in the car, i would go for 10amp cable se here to run the radio from the battery. i dont work for Thunderpole its just i cant find the stuff anywhere else
I wouldnt plug it into the fag lighter in the car as you may find you get engine noise through the radio so wired to the battery is best. Fitting the radio should be easy enough as its just finding somewhere to fit the brackets, BUT if your on about taking it out every night you may want to make yourself a little wooden sloping stand with some foam/rubber on it, i have done this before and either have it on the seat next to you or on the passenger floor in front of seat. save you paying a garage a fortune.
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WindyMiller
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Re: New independent mobile freebander.
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yamanx1 wrote:
the call frequency is 27555 (Channel 52 high) USB,
???? Most of the time its Channel 12 on the High band! 
Freeband is what you want it to be. Theres a lot of folk on there either playing at being hams, or are actually hams who are a bit naughty and being out of band. As a result, some of them are using archaic terms that were derived for the days of Morse code (QSY instead of "go to channel", QRM instead of "interference", etc) They also use the obsolete (unless you are a radio ham!) wavelength (10m, 11m, etc) instead of the frequency, when describing parts of the radio spectrum. As you will see, your radio, along with all others, will give a read out in MHz rather than metres.
Its horses for courses though. Some folk are very procedural and will suggest using frequencies that lie half way between the channels - The "QSY 27.xx0" brigade. Or sometimes even 27.xx2 or 27.xx7!
If you start off at 27.555 MHz (Channel 12 hi band) and have a listen in, you'll get the idea soon enough!
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