Toliver09 said:

i would gladly show pictures of my radio output if you would like, i will take a photo and post the result after i go to the cb shop to get a new mic. a radio that is peaked and clipped has the resistor limiting its output (put there by the fcc) clipped, taking the restriction off.  and having a high output would not fry another persons radio.  take a ham radio for example.  a ham or base radio has a very large output so it can cover a large area.

Electric stooge, i made a typo on the post you quoted, I meant a cobra 19 would not compare to a cobra 29 in terms of transmitting and receiving power.

Actually a boosted signal CAN fry a radio, but only if boosted way about where you have yours and ona power supply well beyond that of the average user.  Of course this does not mean that boosting a signal still is not going to cause problems.  With a boosted radio you are going to step all over other peoples signal and can bleed to other channels; do you really want to be the guy stepping on the broadcast of somebody who really does need help?

The FCC regulations are there for a reason…

A properly installed and tuned radio should get you around 5 miles of range and that is really enough for most situations where you are going to need a CB, beyond that you can relay stuff through other people.  Worse case if you feel that you may be farther out then that and your only way to contact others is the CB get an amp and use it only when needed but keep in mind that if you are boosting your signal you are not going to hear any response which makes the radio much less useful.

Base stations are, I think, still limited on power output; they get their range from antena hieght and size.  You ever notice base stations never have their power output listed in the specs?  It's because they are all the same.

HAM radio is a whole other beast and has less restrictions because it has it's own specific frequency range and requires a licsense to use.

Post edited 4:09 am – February 18, 2010 by notoriousDUG

Toliver,

I'm really sorry you feel reamed out over this but like Brandon said we where only trying to correct some bad information you had gotten.  I am no expert on CBs but I do know enough to see that you where working off of bad info and spreading it farther around.  FYI, all of my CB info comes from Chewbacca, a licensed ham radio operator, avid radio enthusiast and owner of one of the best sounding, legal, CB set ups ever.  With a un-boosted or clipped head he has been relay man both locally and on trips to Moab because his properly set up radio has better range than those of some people with boosted units.

I have to say it seems pretty silly to pack up your toys and go home just because somebody disagreed with you…  If you think we are wrong show us and I'll concede I was misinformed, findout we where right and take the chance to learn something.

The first step to greater knowledge is a willingness to listen.