• Multi-band CB radio for use in trucks, vans and other vehicles
• 40 FM channels for use in the UK, with other options available for other countries
• Four watt transmission power
• Handheld microphone and a 3.5mm socket for use with an external speaker
What is CB radio?
CB (citizen's band) radios are a great way of keeping in touch over longer distances without the need for a call plan or licence. With a CB radio, you can keep in touch when you're moving in convoy or check what's going on in the next field without the need for satellites or mobile phones. CB radios use 40 licence free FM channels, so you can easily talk to others using other CB radios at any time.
How easy is the LT-298 to set up?
The radio comes with cable to attach it to a DC 12-13.8V power supply (not included). The radio does not come with an antenna, but does have a UHF SO-239 socket to connect a compatible antenna to. For sound, the radio has a 3.5mm mono 1W output for connecting an eight ohm speaker which will give you a stronger audio output.
Where can I use this CD radio?
The radio can be used in most European countries and comes with a choice of channel options just make sure you use the channels that are permitted in each country. The radio comes with emergency channels on channel nine and 19, and a handy switch to flick between the two..
Top comments
Bilbo1968
22 Feb 177#4
Put all these comments together - and we got us a convoy!
sinxa
22 Feb 177#8
Wow my parents had one of these back in the 80s, apparently it was the 80's internet alternative lol. Much better than fb
zx636r
22 Feb 176#15
I met my wife through CB radio........:disappointed:
Gollywood
22 Feb 175#1
Copy that
Latest comments (116)
modelman
1 Mar 17#116
Oh yes Henry's of Edgware Road I remember them well. Also the Tandy stores selling the 'realistic' brand of CB's
LondonsRichestTramp
27 Feb 17#115
wow that caught me off guard.
i cant believe someone else remembers henrys electronics.
i was so young, opposite the vespa shop!
POWYSWALES
26 Feb 17#114
I think this like most other CB radios will have a built in speaker, the 3.5mm is just for connecting to external sound sources.
amour3k
26 Feb 17#112
Hahahahaha you two!.
Looks like an 'upgrade' may be in order?, lol. ;-)
amour3k to amour3k
26 Feb 17#113
I can't stand bullies!. :confused:
You would have perhaps served yourself better to beat their a$$ raw with your portable aerial instead perhaps ..... :neutral_face:
Proveright
26 Feb 17#111
Brings memories also. I did not realise they were still in use , along with the 8 track, etc. Can someone post if there are still enough users out there ? The Maplin set needs an aerial and a speaker. With a mobile phone you can be prosecuted in a vehicle if you are caught using it, with engine running. Does this law cover cb radio as well?
eightace
25 Feb 17#110
I'm into CB!
For all you Fall fans out there.
modelman
24 Feb 17#109
I remember having to remove the mag mount each time you parked the car or some git would unscrew the aerial or cut the mount and take both. Lost a few antenna's in my time. DV27's, Dial a Match and Cherokee half breeds to name a few.
Gavin01
23 Feb 17#106
i had a cobra 148 modified with side bands............lol
edit psu are about £50
amour3k to Gavin01
24 Feb 17#108
That's what my Flux Capacitor is for ..... hahahahahaha. ;-)
dave80
23 Feb 17#107
Yes we did, bloody riffraff! :smile:
My mum was a CBer. With such a low barrier to entry, there were a lot of idiots on there.
I got my novice (2E1) licence at 12 years old. I used to do packet radio (data) mainly but then the internet really took off a few years later. I didn't bother with it after that.
Geemac
23 Feb 17#105
CB kit is in a box in the loft, and the twig is STILL on the side of the house :smile:
Tommy_K
23 Feb 17#104
Oh the memories! Had to buy a gutter mount when I changed to a Landrover 90 as the magtech wouldn't stick!
It also was a little long, so was like the dodgems every time I got fuel.
"On the side"
urbantiger
22 Feb 17#103
The memories! My sister and I had one of these in the 80's, was great fun, met loads of people, some of which we still see now.
crazylegs
22 Feb 171#95
Exactly Licensed amateur radio enthusiast!
They looked down on us CB'rs :stuck_out_tongue:
Infiltrator to crazylegs
22 Feb 17#96
I had a tweetie mic, used to really wind up the serious crowd and bleed up and down a couple of channels :smirk:
Also managed to skip on my fm set from Shetland to Northern Ireland and was able to get someone on the breaker channel and move to another channel and chat - and that was just with a six foot firestick antenna.
philphil61 to crazylegs
22 Feb 17#102
That' the thing
Young'uns today - I wonder what they'd use if there was no internet or mobile phones?
Could you imagine the outrage if for some unknown reason the internet and mobiles phones were banned - what would they all do with themselves?
philphil61
22 Feb 171#101
It was at the same time doh!
I picked up this in and out Oz signal and the Irish heard the convo and jumped in - it's not just a one to one system (unless you specifically ask/request then you take it to another channel(frequency) but that doesn't stop others listening or trying to join in)
paulandpam1
22 Feb 171#100
I bet she wasn't 'devoiced' when you were married :stuck_out_tongue:
furiousjammin
22 Feb 171#99
Caaaaaandy caaaane
modelman
22 Feb 17#87
So did I and we're now devoiced...:smile: , but my new wife isn't complaining..:stuck_out_tongue:
Can't see to find channel Facebook on my old 80's set.
wildswan to modelman
22 Feb 171#98
we need this when the aliens come to take over and they've hacked our digital network
crazylegs
22 Feb 17#97
Yeah I hve a scan around now and again and all 40 low and high are deserted!
zx636r
22 Feb 171#94
I still have my Harrier CBX in the loft. :sunglasses:
Jayo
22 Feb 17#93
Charlie, Tango, Teakettle, Barbeque
zx636r
22 Feb 171#92
'On the side, slide'
asters
22 Feb 17#91
My Aerial was a GP27, can't remember the radio brand but I am 99% sure I still have it in the garage. I had a burner to increase signal strength & car battery on slow charge in my bedroom, those were the days. Met my 1st girlfriend thru it then later my Wife. All pre internet dating and online chatting :smiley:
zx636r
22 Feb 17#90
I had a power mic with echo....probably sounded like I was broadcasting from an empty dance hall....
Biggunspaul
22 Feb 171#89
I had a handheld.
Would make me laugh as there would always be someone who would threaten to beat me up and say they are going to track me down,half an hour later they would be telling me how they are outside my house and could see my aerial,it was at this point I would have great pleasure in telling them to explain how they could see a handheld CB aerial from outside and to feel free to knock on the door lol
modelman
22 Feb 17#88
Still got a lot of the old sets as I used to repair them. Models like the Amstrad 901,,Maxcom 4E, Fidelity 2000, York and Cobra to name a few...
Bad.Actor
22 Feb 172#86
I had an American CB Master 40 channel rig back in the day.
Used to chat up ladies with handles like 'Midnight Blue' and 'Snowflake'.
Used to like earwigging on conversations late at night but when it got saucy they'd flick it high on ssb and that was that :disappointed:
Despite the sultry sexy voices that lured you into conversation, once you rolled up to an eyeball meeting in some venue proudly wearing a t-shirt with your handle on you'd quickly hide your handle on the front once you spotted 'em.
Looked nothing like they sounded :smiley:
We had a busby living next door to us and I popped next door one evening and the eldest daughter said "Whose Nutty Noah?"
I pleaded ignorance and asked why.
She replied " I was playing my singles last night then all of a sudden through my stereo I hear you shouting " one six, one six, Nutty Noah, d'ya copy good buddy?"
I had to take my mag mount off the ironing board in my bedroom, the SWR meter reported it was great but I didn't want it to be that great.
Spent the next few weeks nervously waiting for a knock on the door from the GPO but her dad must have turned a blind eye.
Bought a large magmount with my first ever wage packet, couldn't afford a K40.
Cheapest aerial was a d27 I think, long thin and black, quite discreet.
Spent ages faffing about with a SWR meter trying to get the needle down.
Blew £50 on a Turner Expander 500 power mike and even paid some geezer to wire in a roger beep for my rig.
Happy days indeed.
robthetog
22 Feb 17#85
My thunder pole was massive in the 90s :wink:
jeeeeeez
22 Feb 17#84
Jokes aside, is this actually useful for anything other than nostalgia? Does anyone do stuff like telling you which lane the broken down vehicle is in?
therealclaireh
22 Feb 173#83
Someone with an aerial that tall and calling CQ (seek you) would be a "HAM"/amateur radio operator
Krizzo3
22 Feb 17#82
BRAKER BRAKER
Toon_army
22 Feb 17#81
I've still got mine paid £300 for it lol. Sure its a Tandy or Radio Shake one only a 40channel.
It'll be in the loft still boxed I've no doubt
sjburgon
22 Feb 17#80
I can hear you 5 x 5 but there's a bear with ears so knock it up two for a copy.... Ohhhh I miss the eighties.... not sure if my kids could cope with the lumpy things that are where the touch screen should be though... hot from me although I imagine a decent aerial might set you back a bob or two
HerWorseHalf
22 Feb 171#79
Oooh, button porn!
barbiegirl
22 Feb 171#78
Yes it really happened. We got raided by the GPO who came bursting into our family home with police (who had the warrant). It got nasty and my parents ( I was just a kid) got a big fine (£925 IIRC, which in 79/80 for an average income family was a LOT of money)
oldskooler
22 Feb 17#77
Or a Pirate :sunglasses:
barbiegirl
22 Feb 17#76
Got raided back in the late 70s for using AM CB Radios. Might have been down to the 30ft 'Dominator' antennae on the roof and the 200W 'boots' that virtually made TV unwatchable for about 500 yard radius from my house. FM was never much fun after that,
BagABargain78
22 Feb 172#75
On a sunny day you hit Ireland or Australia?! Why not just say Australia?! Ireland pales into insignificance if you were hitting the other side of the world surely??? :smile:
POWYSWALES
22 Feb 17#74
I always wanted a handheld so I could take it to school.
mucker
22 Feb 17#73
Breaker breaker 1 9. I've got a bogey on my tail an' one in my nose, come back.
Oh the nostalgia.
Daytrader
22 Feb 17#72
I had a big thunderbolt aerial outside :smiley:
davidbrent
22 Feb 173#71
Magmounts on biscuit tins...silver rods on council houses...being so young that you were mistaken for a 'lady breaker'...the shame and horror still lingers...
2StepSteve
22 Feb 171#70
Back in the early 90's we'd often struggle to find a clear channel. These days though, you'll be lucky to find a soul on. Scanned through the CB frequencies a couple of weeks back on my scanner. Not a peep.
Daytrader
22 Feb 171#69
Ah the memories, cant remember if it was the 900 or 901, and the midland for you :smiley:
Ingramfv
22 Feb 17#68
it works great for me. thanks for sharing.
minimoney
22 Feb 171#67
Had one. Better than my Midland. Got pinched. Story goes Alan Sugar went out far east. Met some guys, showed them the specs and less than an hour later they came back with a prototype....classy and afordable.
minimoney
22 Feb 17#66
We all wanted a cousin Daisy.
Daytrader
22 Feb 17#65
Loved my cb radio, had one in car and bedroom, amstrad made a real fancy one with all red digits, remember loads of us spending most nights on top of our local multi storey car park, or local westbury white horse hill, great days.
technobot
22 Feb 17#64
Great, can start my very own Lizard Lick Towing UK on dave with these.
Biker.Jeff
22 Feb 17#63
I live near gate 25 on Micky 5..... a lot of heavy metal down this way.
minimoney
22 Feb 17#62
I'm square wheels now, but you should know theres a smokey bear at your back door.
anewkillerstar
22 Feb 171#61
54 posts in to be able to say...
That's a negatory, good buddy!
pvfc247
22 Feb 17#60
no thought I would say it for the fun if it.
Biker.Jeff
22 Feb 171#59
Truckers are still using em.....
epiclolz
22 Feb 17#58
Good find! I remember having one of these in the 90's was incredible the things it picked up.
Hucknallred
22 Feb 171#57
Did that really happen? I was into this in the late 70s illegal days & CBers presumed the police were bothered, I'm sure they weren't as I don't recall anyone getting pulled, also about 50% of houses had a Starduster or 18ft dipole on the roof at the time, they didn't go knocking on doors.
Another popular myth was that BT (or were they still GPO then?) were policing illegal CB radios.
"Busbies on St. Albans Road" would be called out on Channel 19 as a warning, when in reality they were probably fixing a phone box.
Heat from me for the nostalgia.
55derek
22 Feb 17#56
The speaker is usually built in.
andymagic
22 Feb 17#55
Not sure I'd reach Wales, even with some big boots :smiley:
POWYSWALES
22 Feb 17#54
So should we all purchase one and start a new cb club?
neilcaldwell
22 Feb 17#53
What's yer 20 good bud
Wall to Wall and treetop tall
Gonna get me a seat cover from the back row
Negatory
That's a big 10-4
Drop the hammer and eyeball me
RAFAVDV
22 Feb 17#52
Can you play snake on it?
bharak
22 Feb 171#51
Hot deal for preppers.
Dusty
22 Feb 17#50
Ah CB, there's a blast from the past! In the days where channel 14 was chock-a-block and all sorts of dodgy things going on! Met some nice gals on the CB, some I'm still friends with today. Tried my old 148 about 7 years back, my first 19 a roger in 20 years was greeted by a gruff lorry driver with a request to **** off. Some things never change :smile:
paulandpam1
22 Feb 17#49
My first proper CB radio was a Ham international multimode 3 and I can still remember having to do a shady meet in a moody side street to do the deal.
Nowadays that type of stuff is only done by drug dealers :stuck_out_tongue:
Smosekum
22 Feb 17#48
What's your 20?
zx636r
22 Feb 171#47
She has a face like a radio....
pvfc247
22 Feb 172#46
those were the days, getting chased by the police for having an illegal rig :smirk:
andymagic
22 Feb 173#45
Ah, this thread takes me back to sitting in my Triumph 2500 chatting to randoms, smoking cigs and having very few cares in the world.
Toon_army
22 Feb 172#44
Looking through this thread I never thought so many people would of known CB slang or even had one haha.
Back in the 90's was when I was a CB'er... Had quite a few different models. Ham Jumbo was awesome with a 100watt burner.
My mate had one of these monsters...
Vatanen
22 Feb 171#43
3-0 for a copy c'mon..
POWYSWALES
22 Feb 17#42
Yes it has a 3.5mm jack
Northerndave
22 Feb 171#41
Side in
AwesomeDawson
22 Feb 17#40
LO LO LO INT ZBZ
AwesomeDawson
22 Feb 17#39
How many candles are you burning?
ASD_NINJA
22 Feb 17#38
im a complete newb when it comes to radios, do these have any output ports for spakers/headphones?
Ah, happy memories... Henry's of Edgware Road back in the day and their wonderful range of stuff I couldn't afford as a kid.
Hodgey
22 Feb 171#21
When the early illegal imports were smuggled in from the U.S. the basic models had 40 channels on am.
These were followed by 120 (and possibly more) band radios and it was fun.
When CB was legalised the sets were limited to fm.
When the illegal sets were used there was a fairly strict etiquette that was pretty well adhered to but once legalised more foul language and abuse became more common.
Having youngsters at the time I removed the set from my car.
It would be interesting to see what the traffic, if any, is being transmitted.
Thanks for posting, heat added
Sambat
22 Feb 171#20
Oh the memories....we had so much fun, microphone in one hand, ciggie in the other, trying to drive, smoke, talk and fiddle with your squelch control.
Now you can't even talk to your passenger without getting into trouble.
jamgin
22 Feb 171#16
Around my way in the eighties there would always be the idiot who had a 600 foot aerial on the car for the CB radio. Could chat to people in Moscow apparently.
kristoff1875 to jamgin
22 Feb 17#19
My neighbour had one with a 20/30ft aerial off his shed. Was the call something like "CQ CQ CQ"?!
Rogier_Arpignot
22 Feb 172#18
Can't hear you. Sidebands are bleeding all over you.
philphil61
22 Feb 17#17
^^I didn't know that^^ especially AM bands I suppose it's was dropped because of the switchover to digital TV
and yes I used to be a CBer
with my own personal built loft antenna made from BT phone wire (in flat X design) because the council stopped me using the military telescopic mast for my antenna :disappointed:
but with my home made antenna on a very sunny day I hit Ireland and Australia (weather conditions have to be right so that signals bounce off the atmosphere)
but generally on FM 27 you are restricted to about 30 miles if you are lucky (not sure about FM 934) and AM was very dead in the 80's killed off because it was illegal and the main cause of TV signal interference
And (don't quote me on this) if I remember correctly it's where you would find your first troll (now your internet troll)
BigCheeseGlenni
22 Feb 17#14
1-4 for a boomerang come back
sycotic
22 Feb 171#13
19 for a rig check
davidbrent
22 Feb 171#12
Watch out 5-0 ahead.
machman1209
22 Feb 171#11
I'm off for a quick 10-200, see you on the flip-flop.
Straycat1967
22 Feb 172#10
The only problem nowadays is are you actually gonna find anyone else to speak to on it! oh the good ol days of CB's!
rev6
22 Feb 17#9
:confused:
sinxa
22 Feb 177#8
Wow my parents had one of these back in the 80s, apparently it was the 80's internet alternative lol. Much better than fb
shoogle
22 Feb 175#7
Side
Bilbo1968
22 Feb 177#4
Put all these comments together - and we got us a convoy!
Opening post
• 40 FM channels for use in the UK, with other options available for other countries
• Four watt transmission power
• Handheld microphone and a 3.5mm socket for use with an external speaker
What is CB radio?
CB (citizen's band) radios are a great way of keeping in touch over longer distances without the need for a call plan or licence. With a CB radio, you can keep in touch when you're moving in convoy or check what's going on in the next field without the need for satellites or mobile phones. CB radios use 40 licence free FM channels, so you can easily talk to others using other CB radios at any time.
How easy is the LT-298 to set up?
The radio comes with cable to attach it to a DC 12-13.8V power supply (not included). The radio does not come with an antenna, but does have a UHF SO-239 socket to connect a compatible antenna to. For sound, the radio has a 3.5mm mono 1W output for connecting an eight ohm speaker which will give you a stronger audio output.
Where can I use this CD radio?
The radio can be used in most European countries and comes with a choice of channel options just make sure you use the channels that are permitted in each country. The radio comes with emergency channels on channel nine and 19, and a handy switch to flick between the two..
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Latest comments (116)
i cant believe someone else remembers henrys electronics.
i was so young, opposite the vespa shop!
Looks like an 'upgrade' may be in order?, lol. ;-)
You would have perhaps served yourself better to beat their a$$ raw with your portable aerial instead perhaps ..... :neutral_face:
For all you Fall fans out there.
edit psu are about £50
My mum was a CBer. With such a low barrier to entry, there were a lot of idiots on there.
I got my novice (2E1) licence at 12 years old. I used to do packet radio (data) mainly but then the internet really took off a few years later. I didn't bother with it after that.
It also was a little long, so was like the dodgems every time I got fuel.
"On the side"
They looked down on us CB'rs :stuck_out_tongue:
Also managed to skip on my fm set from Shetland to Northern Ireland and was able to get someone on the breaker channel and move to another channel and chat - and that was just with a six foot firestick antenna.
Young'uns today - I wonder what they'd use if there was no internet or mobile phones?
Could you imagine the outrage if for some unknown reason the internet and mobiles phones were banned - what would they all do with themselves?
I picked up this in and out Oz signal and the Irish heard the convo and jumped in - it's not just a one to one system (unless you specifically ask/request then you take it to another channel(frequency) but that doesn't stop others listening or trying to join in)
Can't see to find channel Facebook on my old 80's set.
:sunglasses:
Would make me laugh as there would always be someone who would threaten to beat me up and say they are going to track me down,half an hour later they would be telling me how they are outside my house and could see my aerial,it was at this point I would have great pleasure in telling them to explain how they could see a handheld CB aerial from outside and to feel free to knock on the door lol
Used to chat up ladies with handles like 'Midnight Blue' and 'Snowflake'.
Used to like earwigging on conversations late at night but when it got saucy they'd flick it high on ssb and that was that :disappointed:
Despite the sultry sexy voices that lured you into conversation, once you rolled up to an eyeball meeting in some venue proudly wearing a t-shirt with your handle on you'd quickly hide your handle on the front once you spotted 'em.
Looked nothing like they sounded :smiley:
We had a busby living next door to us and I popped next door one evening and the eldest daughter said "Whose Nutty Noah?"
I pleaded ignorance and asked why.
She replied " I was playing my singles last night then all of a sudden through my stereo I hear you shouting " one six, one six, Nutty Noah, d'ya copy good buddy?"
I had to take my mag mount off the ironing board in my bedroom, the SWR meter reported it was great but I didn't want it to be that great.
Spent the next few weeks nervously waiting for a knock on the door from the GPO but her dad must have turned a blind eye.
Bought a large magmount with my first ever wage packet, couldn't afford a K40.
Cheapest aerial was a d27 I think, long thin and black, quite discreet.
Spent ages faffing about with a SWR meter trying to get the needle down.
Blew £50 on a Turner Expander 500 power mike and even paid some geezer to wire in a roger beep for my rig.
Happy days indeed.
It'll be in the loft still boxed I've no doubt
Oh the nostalgia.
That's a negatory, good buddy!
Another popular myth was that BT (or were they still GPO then?) were policing illegal CB radios.
"Busbies on St. Albans Road" would be called out on Channel 19 as a warning, when in reality they were probably fixing a phone box.
Heat from me for the nostalgia.
Wall to Wall and treetop tall
Gonna get me a seat cover from the back row
Negatory
That's a big 10-4
Drop the hammer and eyeball me
Nowadays that type of stuff is only done by drug dealers :stuck_out_tongue:
Back in the 90's was when I was a CB'er... Had quite a few different models. Ham Jumbo was awesome with a 100watt burner.
My mate had one of these monsters...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEzkUqguL_U
Today I can only imagine are more retro crap without any valid use, stop living in the past people! :smiley:
CB worked a range of a few miles, Sideband further away. I had both about 35 years ago
These were followed by 120 (and possibly more) band radios and it was fun.
When CB was legalised the sets were limited to fm.
When the illegal sets were used there was a fairly strict etiquette that was pretty well adhered to but once legalised more foul language and abuse became more common.
Having youngsters at the time I removed the set from my car.
It would be interesting to see what the traffic, if any, is being transmitted.
Thanks for posting, heat added
Now you can't even talk to your passenger without getting into trouble.
and yes I used to be a CBer
with my own personal built loft antenna made from BT phone wire (in flat X design) because the council stopped me using the military telescopic mast for my antenna :disappointed:
but with my home made antenna on a very sunny day I hit Ireland and Australia (weather conditions have to be right so that signals bounce off the atmosphere)
but generally on FM 27 you are restricted to about 30 miles if you are lucky (not sure about FM 934) and AM was very dead in the 80's killed off because it was illegal and the main cause of TV signal interference
And (don't quote me on this) if I remember correctly it's where you would find your first troll (now your internet troll)