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PUBLISHING DIRECTORGordon Henderson

Brian Durrant (Advertisements)Nick Ratnieks (Advertisements)Geoff Harrold (DesignlAlbert Cole (Distribution)Brian Exley (Distribution)Bert Brown (Advertisement copy)Colin Rothwell (Production)Betty Palmer (Tech Drawings)

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It is an offence to operate,import or install an unlicencedtransmitter in the UK. CBWORLD realises this and pointsout that it is not our deliberateintention to encourage the illegaluse of c.b. equipment.

good buddies, we'vemade it. On behalf of you all, CB World says a big fourthank you to Mr. William Whitelaw, Home Secretary. Fulldetails of the announcement legalising c.b. on 27 MHzFMand 930 MHzFM are inside this issue.

DThis is very good news but what about an amnesty forthose 350,000 pioneering people using 27 MHzAM sets.They know they are breaking the law but since the HomeOffice have allowed this to go on for so long they mustgive everybody a chance to wind down. Not many peoplewill just throw their sets away - why should they? The rigscost between £80 and £120, some much more. CB Worldsaid in its first issue, it was not going to take sides in' thefrequency stakes, but it's going to make a stand on thisamnesty business. Ireland (South) have a two·yearphasing-in period: we would like the same.

DCB World is going to pat itself on the back. We timedour launch (December 1980) absolutely right. Even in ourFebruary! March issue we went to press putting forwardreasons why c.b. should be legalised and now with thisissue it's all happening. That's the good news, now thevery good news. WE ARE GOING MONTHLY in June. Readerswant it, advertisers want it and so do we at IPC.

DNow for the serious things. One of the most imporantthings we must now have on the c.b. network is channelcourtesy lc.c.l. Without this c.c. or discipline there won'tbe fun. There must be no swearing or abuse on the airwaves. Used intelligently c.b. can be both a fun thing and auseful thing. For example: the most precious thing wehave in life is life itself and c.b. can help to save it. If youare in trouble or see trouble, get on to channel 14 and say"this is a 10-33, please call the police (ambulance of fire) tothe XYZ cross roads, there has been an accident". Do notpanic, do not speak too fast or get excited, just get yourmessage over clearly and factually. Get back confirmationthat a base station is doing something about it, like gettingon the telephone to the emergency asked for. Whilst allthis is going on other breakers must not interrupt or keythe mike - listen if you want to, but leave the action tothose who know what they are doing. Some of you aregoing to disagree with this as you expect us to say, usechannel 9 for emergencies. Well, that might be OK whenwe have REACT or some other organisation monitoringofficially but at the moment your plea for help could gounheeded. Use 14 where you know there are listeners.

DOther things we all want to know: Where can we buy27 MHzFM sets? Will this give a much needed shot in thearm for British industry or are we going to be invadedagain? If the British are to make rigs, then let's get on withit quickly, and market them like they do in America; getthose colour brochures out, get advertising and get readyto export too. For all this information stay close to CBWorld - monthly.

DDon't forget the CB World Show at Sandown Park,Esher, Surrey (indoors) on April 4th and 5th - open from10.00 a. m. to 6.00 p. m. See you there. Gordon Henderson

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equipment.• Interference caused by electrical equip­ment, which produces r.f. energy as a quiteunwanted by-product of its function, such asmotor-car ignition, electric motors andswitching devices.

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Richard Town goes behind theotherwise impenetrable wall of the PostOffice radio interference departmentand investigates our feathered"enemy" who, with the advent of alegalized citizen's radio service for theUK, could become our feathered"friend," and protect our citizen'sband from harmful interference.

COMPLAINTS of interference toauthorized users of the radio waves caused)so Buzby claims) by c.b. equipment, beganto surface quite suddenly in September,1980: this was apparently caused by a largeflood of base stations. From the 1stSeptember to mid-November, Buzby claims1,200 verified complaints; for the periodmid-November to the end of December1980, 1)550 verified complaints; to January1981, the figure was 1,770.

If our hobby is not to be brought intodisrepute, then we should all at least beaware of the possible effects of our trans­missions and assist wherever possible ifinterference is caused. We have a directresponsibility to avoid spoiling theenjoyment of many millions of listeners andviewers.

Interference with a radio signal is causedby radio-frequency energy coming fromeither natural of man-made sources. Theformer include thunderswrms and chargedrain and there is nothing that can be done toeliminate these) apart from fining some formof noise·suppression circuit during themanufacture of the receiver.

Man-made interference from four mainsources can be identified.• Interference from other radio systemsoperating on the same frequency can only beminimized by careful frequency assignment,to provide adequate geographical separation

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TABLE 1SIMPliFIED 1979 STATISTICS OF INTERFERENCE COMPLAINTS

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Inadequate signal 169 76 67 982 , 3.00Inadequate antenna 733 705 15' 2565 27 9.00Receiver faults or maladjustments 2290 169' 391 5769 192 22.00

Contact devices 5637 2457 23' 3072 22 25.00Radio transmittels in U.K. 152 173 31 523 342 2.00Broadcast rocoiver radiation 222 11 17 138 , 1.00Electric mOtors 359 134 120 276 7 2.00Overhead poworlinos 139 42 63 32 , 1.00Dischalgo lamps and signs 32' 19 3 17 3 1.00IndU8lrial and madicall.f. heating equipment 46 31 21 131 22 0.50Identified sourcos other than those above 50 23 1 115 3 0.50Unidentified 1164 280 47 497 154 '.00

cause of the fall in the number of complaintsof interference, from a peak of 170,000 in1955 to around 46,000 today.

Field engineers of the Post Office under­take the investigation of day-ta-daycomplaints acting as agents of the Minister.The Ministry takes an active role on nationaland international committees which dealwith interference problems, on the basis thatprevention is better than cure.

Investigating complaintsThe largest number of complaints comefrom members of the public, regarding theirtv or sound reception. Although the com­plexity of equipment and its operation hasincreased, it has been possible to reduce thestaff required and [0 deal with approximately46,000 complainls in 1979, of which 44 112%related to tv. About 300 investigationofficers are currently employed.

The first step in investigating a complaintfrom a listener or viewer is to examine the

receiving installation, to verify that there isenough signal at the location, that a suitableantenna is provided and that the receiver isin good working order and properlyadjusted. The table shows that, in about onethird of the complaints investigated, theseconditions were not met. The interferenceofficer has at his disposal equipment todemonstrate to the owner of an unsatis·factory installation the effect of putting hishouse in order, at least where the signal isadequate. This includes a telescopic mastand antenna and a small, portable, standardtv for use when the complainant's set issuspected of being faulty.

When a receiver is found to be in goodorder, the investigating officer will attemptto observe the interference. This is moreeasily said than done, since interference isusually intermittent in nature. There are noset rules of procedure from now on, except

.to attempt to locate the source. The type ofinterference may provide clues; for example,shaft bursts on both sound and vision are

characteristic of a sewing machine nearbywithout a suppressor. Interference·tracingreceivers are shown in the photographs:separate models are shown for the l.Um.f.,the v.hJ. and the u.hJ. bands, together witha light·weight portable. All receivers havedirectional antennae for taking roughbearings on interference sources and theirfield strength. Where it is immediatelypossible, the investigating officer willdemonstrate' how the interference can becleared by means of suppressors or filters.

I enquired as to why interference was stillpermitted from the line oscillators ofdomestic television receivers, all Q.utobliterating Radio 4. Radio interferencebranch still receives 200-300 complaintsregarding tv line interference' per year, butapparently is quite impotent to causetelevision-se[ manufacturers adequately toscreen their receivers. Such screening wouldalso cause receivers to become less vulner·able to interference from the harmonics ofc.b. radio transmissions.

The radio interference Buzby is activatedvia either complaints of interference fromthe general public (usually t.v.i.) or by ageneral police activity report. This wouldlead to the tracing of an offender and either awarning or a prosecution. It is only askingfor trouble to pull alongside a Buzby mobile,raise two fingers and then transmit. Ofcourse you will get your licence numbertaken and probably be busted. Similarly,running an afterburner and causing wide­spread LV.i. will bring Buzby running. Ifyou want trouble-free breaking, stay clean,don't operate a 23-channel rig: they're madeto a lower standard and are big interferencegenerators. Also don't run an afterburner;you'll only amplifv the spurious, out-of-bandradiation of your original rig.

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The adjoumment debate on Open Channel Radio held onMo~day February 9th 1981 at the House of Commons

THE CB DEBATE

"The meeting had been arranged in response toa request made by Mr. Raison, Minister of State,Home Office, on the II (h December by adelegation from the National Committee for (helegalisation of CB Radio, for a discussion meetingwith Home Office engineers on the technicalmerits of the delegation's proposals. The basis for(he discussion was the National Commiuee'spaper 'CB Independence' ",a voluminous document, which I have here.

The meeting made little progress indiscussing the national commiuee'sproposals, which had been submitted indetail to the Minister. It was confronted witha barrage of reasons why the 41 MHz band,which it had suggested, should not belegalised. If my hon. Friend the Ministerstudies the committee's proposals carefully,he will see that in fact we proposed afrequency of 42.608 10 43 MHz, wilh 16channels, and 43.694 to 44 MHz, with 20channels. We know that the frequency testedby his officials - 41.5 MHz - causesinterference, but we claim that on thefrequencies to which I have just referred theinterference in minimal. It is clear from theminutes that these frequencies were nevertested by his officials.

Perhaps I shohld say here that the law isvery muddled. As it stands, one can purchasea CB set, but one cannot install it, use it orimport it. One hopes that these rules will bechanged in the very near future.

In view of the statements made in theHouse last week, I am bound to say thatsome officials of the Post Office searching forCB radios have adopted what amount tonear-Gestapo tactics, by demanding entry at

Mr. Patri.k Wall (HaItemprice): I knowthat citizens' band radio is normallyassociated with the motor car. It is, in fact, ahand·held telephone with no wires. It hasmany uses other than installation in motorvehicles.

I first raised the question of thelegalisation of this system in the Houseduring the time of the previous Government,bU[ they were clearly unwilling even toconsider the matter. After the 1979 generalelection, the Conservative Governmentagreed in principle to freedom of the air,although they sensibly entered the caveatthat this freedom should not interfere withother people's freedom.

As a result, the parliamentary CBcommittee was formed under my chairman­ship and also a National Committee for theLegalisation of CB Radio to co-ordinatenumerous CB clubs and associations whichrepresent over 100,000 CB enthusiasts.Councillor Yard was the first chairman ofthe national committee. He has beensucceeded by Councillor Town.

At this tage, I should like to pay tribute tothe Minister of State, who has met bothcommittees whenever we wanted to see himand who has been most helpful and frankabout the difficulties he faces in legalising aCB system. However, I cannot understandwhy he insists upon calling it Open Channelwhen the general public, brought up onAmerican films and television, always referto it as CB radio.

There is a strong impression among theseinterested in CB radio that the officials haveopposed its introduction and have beenfighting a rearguard action to prevent itslegalisation--

Mrs. Peggy Fenner (Rochester andChatham): And how!

Mr. Wall: -and have sought, if it islegalised, to emasculate it as far as possible.This view is illustrated by a discussiondocument that was made available last year.Incidentally, it was not obtainable from theStationery Office, which seems ratherstrange. The document was studiouslyvague, except in advocating a frequency of928 MHz.

The view is further illustrated by ameeting with Home Office officials on 18December. I have here a copy of the minutesof that meeting, which was called for a timewhen it was known that the chairman of thenational committee would be out of thecountry, as would its secretary, but thesecretary managed to change his arrange­ments and attend the meeting. The object ofthe meeting is laid down in the minutes:

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2 am and virtually pulling a house apart insearch of an illegal set. I have statements tothe effect that the attitudes adopted mighthave been suitable for a search for an enemyspy transmitter during the last war.

Mr. John Golding (Newcastle-under­Lyme): Radio investigation officers,members of the Post Office EngineeringUnion, will bitterly resent the charge ofusing near-Gestapo methods, when theyhave to enforce a law that has not yet beenchanged, after representations fromhospitals, fire services and other users. Theyhave been put in an intolerable position,because they have to enforce the law.Conservative Members who would have lawand order should do nothing other than totry to persuade the Minister of State tochange the law to make it easier for them.

Mr. Wall: I am glad that the hon.Gentleman intervened, because it was hethat I had in mind. Of course he is right insaying that officials have to uphold the law.What I am saying is that the way in whichthey do it is not always in conformity withthe normal practice. There are two sides toevery question. I shall leave it at that. Myhon. Friend the Minister will, quite rightly,defend his officials, but it is only right thathe and [he House should know that thoseinterested in CB radio have strong feelingson the matter - as undoubtedly do theofficials that the hon. Gentleman representsin his trade union.

With that background, I come to the twobasic questions that we have to considertonight. The first is the frequency to beallotted, and the second is the timing of thelegislation - or, rather, the legalisation,because legislation is not required.

There are three possible frequencies ­928 MHz, favoured by the Home Office,42.8 to 44 MHz, favoured by the nationalcommittee, and 27 MHz favoured by thelarge mass of at present illegal operators.

In answer to a question last Thursday, theMinister said:"'we have been reviewing the possibility ofintroducing a service on a lower frequency, inaddition to onc around 930 MHz." - [OfficialReporl. 5 February 1981j Vol. 998, c.394.]

I take it that that presupposes that either42.8 MHz to 44 MHz or 27 MHz will belegalised. I cannot see any other meaning in[hat answer.

With regard to 928 MHz, the Minister hasadmitted that the overwhelming number ofreplies to his consultative document wereopposed to this frquency, largely because ofthe short range in built-up areas and theexpense of UHF sets. I understand that the ~ 12

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27 MHz AM equipmentremains illegal

EXISTING EQUIPMENTAND USERSExisting illegal 27 MHz a.m. (amplitudemodulated) equipment will not be legalized.The volume of interference from c.b. setsusing 27 MHz a.m. equipment is increasing- in the last five months alone there werenearly 5,000 complaints of interference toradio, tv and hi-fi which were directly tracedto the use of illegal 27 MHz a.m. sets; thisrepresents an increase of about one-third ofall recorded complaints of interference fromall sources. Emergency services have alsobeen affected. Although recent a.m. equip­ment of US origin causes less interference tosome services than earlier models, itspotential for interference to tv remains high'.

Specifications for the new f.m. (frequency

CB SPECIFICATIONS

continued on page 44

selected - 27 MHz fm. - should give c.b.enthusiasts the performance they want atabout the same cost as illicit equipment withfar less interference to other users. France,the Netherlands and Germany are amongthose European countries who have legalisedon 27 MHz f.m equipment and the IrishRepublic has recently announced itsintention to do the same. The otherfrequency proposed - around 930 MHz ­is going to be adopted in North America andsome European countries, and is seen asbeing capable of giving a good qualityservice, especially in towns and cities, withthe minimum of interference. Il offers theprospect of an international market forBritish manufacturers.

Other alternative frequencies, such as 41MHz and 450 MHz, were reviewed butnone was free of interference difficulties ormet the other requirements.

Existjng authorised users of the 27 MHzband, for example, hospital paging systems,may be affected by the Government'sdecision and the implications for them willbe taken into account during the planningperiod.

The Home Secretary said in a writtenParliamentary reply on December IS, 1980that he favoured the introduction of a c.b.facility on a frequency around 930 MHz, butbecause of public demand for an alternative,he undertook to consider the possibility oflegalising additionally on a lower freuency.The final decision had to take into accountthe need to introduce a legalized service withthe minimum of delay; the risk of inter­ference to radio, tv and other authorizedservices both in the United Kingdom and inneighbouring countries; the availability offrequencies; and the desirability of adoptingan international standard. The frequency

WHY THISFREQUENCY?

Britain is to have a legal citizen's band radioservice. Mr William Whitelaw, the HomeSecretary, announced this today in aParliamentary answer to Mr Patrick Wall,M.P. It is hoped that the new service will beintroduced in the autumn.

The new personal two-way service will beauthorised on 27MHz f.m. (frequencymodulated), and a further frequency will bemade available around 930 MHz. Equip­ment will be required to meet a technicalspecification, and users will have to buy alicence.

The 27 MHz a.m. (amplitude modulated)equipment currently being used in thiscountry is illegal and will remain so.

Commeming on the introduction of thenew service, Mr Timothy RaisoD, M.P.,Minister of State at the Home Office, saidlOda)':

"We are offeri'lg a IItfU service which we hopewill provide enjoymem for many people. II willgive as good a service as the illegal a.m.equipment - indeed some of this is alreadyobsolete. It should soon cost about the same andshould cause fewer problen:s for others. Theinterference which illegal c.b. equipme1lf iscausing to tv receplion and emergency servicesis givillg n'se to COIIUrn, and now thal theGovemment has gOlle so far towards meetingthe wishes of supporLCrs of c.b., I hope that wecan rely on lhose fuilh illegal tquipmem to actresponsibly and stop using it. "

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Citizen's Band 26radi0 approved "1111111111'1.on 27 MHz FM and930 MHz FM

Europeans are studying an internationalautomatic car telephone around thatfrequency, but it will obviously be some timebefore the study is completed. Francerecently rejected that frequency completely.

That leaves us with 41 MHz and 27 MHz.We are still in favour of the 41 MHz band.We have submitted evidence [0 show that, ifproperly tested, it causes minimalinterference and no danger to health.Damage to heahh is possible on the 938MHz band) using 25 watts, compared with 8watts on the lower band. We need a range ofabout 10 miles or) 15 kilometres) and anaUlOmatic identification device. It wouldclearly be of advantage to the manufacturersif the new frequency was legalised.

In 1973, it was estimated that CB radiocould provide work for 2,500 people andwould cover a market of about £45 million ayear. The Minister's main objection to the41 MHz frequency, other than interference,is that it would have to wait until black andwhite television is phased out in three years.That is not our understanding. Weunderstand that the BBC could almostimmediately transmit black and whitetelevision on four of its transmitters, leavingthe fifth available for CB users. That wouldalso be in accord with internationalagreements.

However, it may now be too late. Eighteenmonths ago, the Minister was warned thatthere were an estimated 30,000 illegal sets inthis country, operating on 27 MHz. Fromthe study of sales of aerials and otheraccessories, we believe that that figure hasnow reached 250,000. The Minister warnedthat the Government of Australia and theNetherlands were opposed to that frequencybut were forced to legalise it because of thelarge number of sets operating in thosecountries. That is most unsatisfactory, and Ifear that the same situation will develophere.

We backed the Minister in opposing 27MHz, but we warned him that if action wasnot taken rapidly he would be forced tolegalise that frequency. The police and thePost Office regulatory department haverightly - I emphasise rightly - increasedthe pressure against illegal operators, andmany police forces have now given up asdemands on their manpower have been toogreat. I understand that police constableshave been issued orders to that effect.

That is an unsatisfactory situation, but wemust facc facts. The question now to beasked with regard to 27 MHz is whether AMor FM should be legalised. Many illegal setsthat are operating in this country today comefrom Japan or America, and they operate on27 MHz AM. Although AM causestelevision interferencc, it is clear that somesets will continue to operate illegallywhatcver decision we reach. That is one ofthe reasons why the Citizens BandAssociation now favours AM.

However, 27 MHz FM or CEPT PR 27FM has now become virtually the officialEuropean standard. West Germany haslegalised AM and FM. France, theNctherlands, Belgium nd Luxembourg havelegalised 27 FM. I understand that Ireland is

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9 ~ THE CB DEBATE

12 CB WORLD

Antenna connectorsand how to fit them

Fitting the Plugs.First of all, it is necessary to use the righttools. To fit a PL259, you need a sharp knife,such as a Stanley knife, a pair of good sidecuners (not the ones used for old nails, pianowire and the like) a big soldering iron ofabout50-70 watts and some 16 or 18 s.w.g. coredsolder. Using a small iron of 25 watts or sowiU give poor results, as will a temperature·controlled iron of low temperature and/orsmall thermal capacity.

The next thing to do is to use good qualityplugs. Because the UHF plug is so popular, alot of manufacturers have rushed into themarket with ever~heaper plugs) and most ofthem are ofever·decreasing quality. There aresome 'no solder' plugs around ofgood quality,very few right-angle entry pnes, and manyrubbishy ones. Bad plugs have poor quality or .........unsolderable plating, and in many cases ......

nomenclature, while the chassis-mountingsocket is the S0239. Other pans include theM·358 'T' piece, and the PL258 for joiningtwo PL259's together. There is also theM-359 right-angle adaptor, a screening hoodfor the 50-239, and t\\'o bulkhead-mountingversions of the PL258, one of which has acentre-mounting flange, and the other a screwthread and nuts for mounting through abulkhead.

It is wonh heeding a word of warninghere, the 'all female' T piece is a relativelynew addition to the range of UHF seriesparts, while any 'T' pieces found with the'2 female· 1 male' finings, and inscribedM·360 should be treated with caution: thesefinings will have one arm of the 'T' marked<ANT' and the other 'WM" and used fortapping offa small amount ofsignal from theoutput of an airborne radar. As a result, the'WM' connexion is open circuit!

The basic PL259 plug is designed to fitRGB (American) or British UR67 cable,which is 0.405 in. in external diameter, andcan handle about 1250 watts at 27 MHz,which is more than the average linear willgive!. By using tbe adaptors that are available,other cable sizes can be fined, and the mostcommon onc is RG58 (approximately thesame as UR76) which is 0.195 inches indiameter, and capable of handling about 600watts at 27 MHz.

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BY PETER E. CHADWICK.One ofthe most unreliable components in theelectronic world is the connector. Mostconnector failures in c.b. use are caused byeither incorrect assembly, or by mechanicaldamage in mating the two halves of theconnector, including damage caused bytrapping dirt and foreign bodies in theconnector.

The coax. connectors used in the vastmajority ofc.b. rigs are of the type known asUHF connectors, and are simple, robust andrelatively cheap. These connectors weredesigned and developed during World War 11to provide a reliable connector for operationwith coaxial cables at v.h.f. and u.h.f. Beforethese connectors were available, there werevery few other coax. connectors, and of theseprobably the most used was that known as the'Pye plug', which was extensively used in theBritish armed forces. This connector is nowvery rare and unlamented, being an absoluteswine to assemble correctly! It also consistedof a large number of piece parrs, and thussuffered the usual problems of such devicesthat when being fined in a tank or aircraft, thebits got lost, as did the temper of the radiomechanic!

The development of the UHF-type plug inAmerica brought little change in Britishequipment, but post-war equipments in somefields used UHF connectors, notably in tvstudios for distribution of video and syn­chronizing pulses. Although not a "good"plug from the rJ. point of view, the UHFseries proved adequate for many applications,being simple to fit, having few piece parts andbeing relatively immune to vibration. Itsdisadvantages are that it is not weatherproof,has a poor S.W.r. and is not a "quick ­disconnect" type of connector, The poors.w.r. means that it is fairly lossy at very highfrequencies, and so should not be used overabout 200 MHz. However, unlike the averagetv plug and socket, its large mating surfaceareas mean that it is able to handle largeamounts of Lf. power. All these reasons,coupled with its low price and readyavailability, have led to the UHF series ofconnectors becoming standard for c.b., h.f.amatew radio, many v.h.f. mobile radiotelephones, h.f.low-cost radio telephones andmany tv studios around the world.

The plugs are correctly known as PL259,from the original US armed forces

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Reprintcd from Radio Protection Bulletin - the journal for tht National RadiologicalProtcction Board. January 1981.

Health risks fromIOpen Channel l radioThe Nat;onal Radiological Protectioll Board issued the following press .1lalemenl on11 December 1980

Objections have been raised to the Government's preferred frequency for a public"Open Channel" radio service (around 928 MHz UHF) on the grounds of possiblehealth hazards. The specific dangers cited are the induction of brain tumours andcataracts in the eyes.

The Board considers that there is no scientific evidence that exposure to microwavesor radiofrequencies will cause brain tumours or other cancers or that there is anyevidence which indicates the existence of special hazards from radiation in thefrequency range 150 to 1200 MHz.

Exposure to very high power levels of microwaves has been shown to cause cataractsin animals and may be inferred to give rise to a similar effect in humans, but theexposure must be such as [0 raise the temperature of the eye by at least 4°C for morethan ten minutes. The normal temperature of eyes and body fluctuates daily by aboutI-2°C, and possibly more under the influence of physical exertion. For hand-heldradio transmitters with total effective radiated powers of less than 3 watts, studiesindicate that the temperature rise in the eyes will not be more than 1.0oe when theiraerials are held no closer than 1 cm to the face, and the transmiter operatedcontinuously for several minutes. Direct comparisons beTWeen hand·held transmittershas shown little difference in the total power absorbed by the head at 150 MHz, 450MHz :md 900 MHz or in the maximum values of the power absorption. There is noreason to expect significantly different results at other frequencies in this range.

There is unlikely fO be any direct danger to health from hand~held transmitters usedfor the "Open Channel" communication in any part of the radiofrequency spectrum,when the effective radiated powers are less than 3 watts and the transmitters and theiraerials arc kept more than 1 or 2 cm from the head. In the case of mobile transmitterswith effective radiated powers of 25 watts ir would be inadvisable to place the headcloser than about IQ cm to the aerial for any length of time.

thermoplastic insulation. Other faults are badmachining, leadiing to crossed threads orjamming when the plug is mated [0 a socket.One good guide to the quality of any parts oradaptors is the number ofcutouts for the plug[0 locate into - see the photograph of the 'T'pieces and compare the mating surface withthat of the right-angle adaptor. The greaterthe number of notches, the more has beenspent on machining, and generally the greaterthe cost because of the higher qualitythroughout that this means.

The writer has no commercial affiliationswith any connector manufacturer in this field,but has had a lot of experience in puttingPL259s on cable. From this, the recom­mended connectors are those made byAmphenol, which although being slightlymore expensive, are probably the bestavailable. For those who are putting on a lot ofplugs, the 'crimp' variety is recommended,although the necessary crimping tools arefairly expensive.

The first stage in the fitting process is toslide the coupling ring of the connector overthe cable, ensuring that it is the correct wayround, as in Fig. 1. Then strip back the p.v.c.jacket according to the dimensions in Fig. 1, ifusing 0.405 in. diameter cable, or fit theadaptor (Amphenol 83-168) if 0_192 in.diameter cable is being used. When using thelarge cable, it can be helpful [0 tin the braidwith solder after removing the p.v.c. jacketbut before cutting; then, when the braid hascooled, it can be cut with the knife, orpreferably a tubing cutter. After this has beendone, screw the body of the plug onto thecable, as in Fig. 2, or cut and fan the braid overthe adaptor as in Fig, S, and screw the adap[Orand cable into the body of the plug, ensuringin either case that the centre conductor of thecable is located in the centre pin ofthe plug. Ifthe adaptor has been used, it only needs to befinger tight, but it does need to be screwedcompletely home. Now, solder the braidthrough the solder holes, as shown in Fig. 2.Using a big iron here allows the job to be donequickly without overheating the cable.Finally, solder the centre conductor.

The last job, once the cable has cooleddown, is to screw the coupling ring back overthe body of the plug, connect up and off yougo.

Some people may tell you that solderingthrough the solder holes will ruin the cable.This is so ifyou don't use a big soldering iron.A good check on the installation is to measurewith an ohm-meter from centre conductor toouter of the plug, which should generally bean open circuit. Some antennas, however,have a matching coil arranged so as to give ad.c. connexion across the coax. in the base ofthe antenna, so this is not an infallible test.

Coax. plugs of the UHF variety are reallyquite simple to instal. There are other types,which are much more difficult, but it isunlikely you will find one on a c.b. rig.Unfortunately, there seem to be very fewprofessional electronic engineers who can putplugs on correctly. Good service engineersknow better - but then, they have to cure thetroubles, and so generally avoid causingthem. So, go ahead, fit the coax. plugsyourself, and avoid trouble by following theinstructions.

14 CB WORLD

AIR CALLAIR CALL bleepers are small radio receiversabout the size of a pocket calculator. Theyalert you with a 'bleep' tone and then give youa full voice message so you know who it is thatwishes to contact you.

Anyone who needs to contact you(customers, secretary or XYL) simplytelephones the Air Call communicationscentre quoting your personal 'bleeper'number. They then give their message to anAir Call secretary who immediately 'bIeeps'you and then relays the spoken details. Themessage is repeated to ensure the 'copy' hasbeen received.

The system operates through twenty twocommunications centres spread over theU.K. Messages for a subscriber can, via thecentre, be fed to a mobile. Messages from amobile can also be fed back through the centreto a landline subscriber.

Air Calls new service 'Interconnect'provide through the centre a 'patch-in' serviceproviding the facility of direct speech from acar to an ordinary telephone via the Buzbynetwork. But it costs you 85 Green Stamps

per month! You can even 'do it' with peopleabroad.

The obvious advantage ofthis system is thattime and energy is saved by executives andbusiness people. This is one up on the Buzbysystem. For example, the NationalCommittee's response to the Home Officeconsultative paper "Open Channel" carried aletter from the London Raidophone centreexplaining that they are "relying on a suit­able tranche of additional radio spectrumbeing allocated. Prospects for this before 1985are not good and we therefore adviseapplicants that in our view there will be a fiveyear delay before we can meet orders".

WaIter Stephenson, Director of Air Call,and an active member of NATCOLCIBARsaid "My companies growth is being stuntedby the non-availability of frequencies. Theradio frequency spectrum is a freelyavailable, non-depleting natural resource. Werecommend its wider application to all civilradio services. In this respect we stronglysupport and congratulate the users ofthe newUK Citizens Band Radio Service".

MINI OLYMPIC GAMESLOWESTOFT

September 26 to October 3 1981

Sponsored by CB World for

The International Year i'-;r,of the Disabled People 1981 \o'h-\}

To all Good Buddies, Lady Breakers, Clubsand Two-Way Radio Enthusiasts

CAN YOU PLEASE HELPCharity committees all over the country are seeking publicity and financial support, to make1981 a year to remember for disabled and handicapped people.

The Mini Olympics for the Mentally Handicapped is an event that has been held for the last2 years. This year we are hoping to have 2000 competitors, all competing as in the realolympics for their gold medals. This will take place on September 26th till October 3rd 1981at Lowestoft.

The Finance Committee for the Mini Olympics is offering through CB World to give CB'ersin the UK the opportunity to be solely responsible financially for this event, bringing greatjoy to all the mentally handicapped competitors and obviously good publicity to all CB'ersin the UK.

WHY NOT MAKE THIS YOUR CLUB'S CHARITY FOR 1981CB World will publish all donations contributed by clubs. All clubs wishing to make theMini Olympics (of the mentally handicapped) their club charity please write to: JOHNHARPER, STlLLWATERS, ROLVENDEN, KENT for registration and further details.

CB World have kindly agreed to enter into this good cause and have started by donating thisspace free of charge.

See our stand at the CB World ShowSandown Park April 4-5 1981

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1 Automatic' NoiseLimiting

2 Detachable RemoteMike

3 Built-in Speaker4 Push To Talk Control5 Instant Ch 9 Switch6 Digital LED Display7 Channel Selector8 LED Transmitl Receive

Indicator9 On-Off Volume Control

10 Adjustable Squelch11 Switchable ANL Control12 Switchable RF Gain

Control13 Power Lead14 Antenna Lead15 Hide-Away Transceiver16 Microphone Connector• Monitor Capability• External Speaker Jack

SPECIFICATIONS

COBRA 66GTL 40 CHANNEL~ AM REMOTE

A TRANSCEIVER

Fee: All transmitter and receiverspecifications required by the Fee have beenmet or exceeded.Dimensions: 1%" (HI x 5W' (Wl x J1jf6'ID!.Weight: 3.5 Ibs.Power Source: 13.8 VDC Nominal (positiveor negative ground).Frequency Range: 26.965 MHz to 27.405MHz.Semiconductors: 21 transistors, 1 FET, 27diodes, 6 integrated circuits.Microphone: Plug-in type, dynamic.

THE COBRA 66GTL is another fine pieceof remote control CB equipment. Every­thing is in the microphone - turn the uniton and volume, squelch, automatic noiselimiting, RF gain control, channel changing,instant channel 9, push~to-talk, TXlRXindictor, channel LED read and even thespeaker. We were doubtful that such a smallspeaker in the mike would give us acceptableaudio, but we were quite surprised - theaudio' sounded excellent, with a good sharp,clear readability we needed for a noisy testvehicle.

The mike cord is extremely long - it canstretch out well beyond 8 feet, with three­quarters of the mike cord coiled, and theother quarter straight that attaches to thetransceiver remote unit via a round 16connector assembly. Positive tugs on boththe microphone as well as the connectorfailed to pull out any wires. We tried bend­ing the pins, but they're sturdy enough totake abuse without breaking off. The pinconnections are also identified by tinynumbers in case of service.

The remote comrol box itself only has the16 pin receptacle, as well as the antennaconnector, external speaker connector,power connections, and even a relay controljack for an optional speaker break in system

16 CB WORLO

Antenna Connector: UHF, SO 239.

TRANSMITIERPower Output: 4 watts, legal maximum.Current Drain: AM full mode, 1.5A(maximum).Modulation Frequency: 300 to 3000 Hz.Output Protection: Output transistorsprotected against up to 20:1 mismatch.Mike Cord length: 3 ft.

RECEIVERSensitivity: Typical 0.5 microvolt for 10 dbIS + NI/IN.

with your HiFi equipment in your vehicle.An optional 6 foot microphone extension

cable is available for installations requiring alonger mike cord than what is alreadysupplied which we judged as more thanadequate for most under-seat or under-dashinstallations.

Power output was a solid 3.8 watts, withover 4 watts of audio output power to anexternal speaker, and about 1 watt of audiooutput to the built-in microphone speaker.Lab tests of selectivity indicated 56 dbadjacent channel selectivity with sensitivitygreater than .4 microvolts for 10 db (5 +N)fN. The automatic gain control wasjudged very good in keeping strong signalsfrom blasting us out of the test lab,

We tried some extensive transmittertorture tests, and they only resulted in thepower dropping slightly when the antennasocket was shorted out, and when the voltagewas dropped to 10 volts DC. Modulationwas right at 100 per cent at 1 inch from themicrophone indicating a minimum pick upof background noise under normal condi­tions.

Tests for noise elimination on alternatornoise, ignition interference, and externalpower line noise were all positive. Alternator

Selectivity: 6 dB at 10 KHz.IF Frequenci~s: Double conversion, 1st:10.695 MHz; 2nd: 455 KHz.AGC: less than 10 dB change in audiooutput for inputs from 10 to 50,000microvotts.Adjacent Channel Rejection: 60 dBAudio Output Power: 4 watts.Image Rejection: 70 dB, typical.Current Drain: Squelched, 275 MA; fullaudio output, 0.92 (nominal).Power Output: 4 watts into externalspeaker.

noise was suppressed almost completely,vehicle ignition noise suppressed 80 percent, and power line noise suppressed 85 percent. This we judged as very good.

Further tests included heating, cold test, aswell as vibration, and none of these testssucceeded in dislodging any components orcausing any variance in transmitting orreceiving capabilitifs.

The Cobra 66G1fL microphone is con­venient to operate, ~ith only now and thenan inadvertent change in volume or squelchsetting as these controls contacted the labtest vehicle test. They're slightly recessed,but there's still possibility of inadvertentchanging. The most convenient switch wasthe up/down channel changing switch, andthe overall fee of the microphone was judgedas "not bad". Depending on whether or notyou are left handed or right handed and howyou hold the mike will give you a good ideaas to how you like the feel - under most cir­cumstances) all our engineers had nocomplaints.

Rarely can so much be packed into amicrophone and still give good results - butthe Cobra 66GTL certainly did. The CBMagazine lab crew judged this unit asexcellent.

IGNORANCEHaving just read through issue 2 forthe third time it still amazes me theignorance surrounding c.b.

The only valid objection to c.b. on27MHz. a.m. is the vast amount ofillegal interference from industrialsources - moving the aeromodelusers to 35MHz was a soft option forthe Home Office. To dean up27MHz for c.b. would cost industrymillions in fines and investment onscreening or new plant.

The big play for 928MHz. f.rn. is acon of the first order since theU.S.A., Italy and the World RadioCouncil intend this frequency forhand sets only with a range ofup to 1kilometre. Any market potential forU.K. manufacturers ofmobile rigs atthis frequency will end on ourbeaches!

For EEC comparability the spec isa direct unaltered copy of the U.S.A.specifications to be implemented assoon as the French, Germans andDutch have replaced their inferiorand obsolete tv networks, and re­located a handful of other userscurrently on part ofthe 27MHz. a.m.c.b. band.

As for the Green Paper my replywas recognised with a replynumbered Il,385! The contents ofthis paper are not worthy ofcommentbeyond abuse that is not becoming ofthe c.b. enthusiast.

The only way to achieve c.b. on27MHz. a.m. to FCC specification isto write, write then write some more.M.Ps (Westminster and Euro) tvcurrent affairs editors ofnewspapers.The CBI and TUC have all receivedletters. In the meantime get your earson and keep on breaking!

From direct personal experience inItaly there is a very strong case formore than 40 channels a.m., f.m. ands.s.b. on 27MHz even with 20 or 40channels at 928MHz for local use theconnurbations will result in oversubscription at 27MHz. Trying to'break' in the Mileno Torino Romaconnurbations is all but impossible.Such a situation would only delightthe purveyors of negative waves inthe Home Office.

Overuse would be interpreted as anexcess of mindless chatter. Then thewhole benefit of c.b. would be ques­tioned - users would fall off infrustration till the licence growth allbut stopped. The final H.O. Judge·ment would then be a predictable"we told you so it was only a passingcraze of no use to man nor beast".

Italy is probably the nearestequivalent to the U.K. one couldfind. In the north and the centre arethe great connurbations in relativelyflat country. Down the centre is arange of fair size hills - like ourPennines and in the south its very

mountainous like our Lake Districtand Scotland. The average rig

. pushing out 12 to 15 watts effectiveradiation is fine for mostcircumstances but in the mountainsthere is justification for 50 wattburners in GENUINE EMER­GENCY situations to reach help.The local bears understand this andonly bust the blatantly irresponsibleusers despite being illegal. Also thebears have ears and are inquisitive offoreign whee'ls especially customslike mine_ But gain a neat job runningclean can break all the constructionand use rules in the book and not bebusted. The emphasis is on respan·sible behaviour. It is the irresponsibleones who give us 'wall to wallspagetti' due to skip or Sporadic-E at1,300 miles. The notion that skip ispeculiar to 27MHz according to theHO is bunkum - as frequency rises,skip range tends to fall so we wouldend up with wall-to-wall frog or kroutinstead! The longer the skip distancethe weaker the signal so in thisrespect any 'improvement' on27MHz would be found at lowerfrequencies not higher as implied bythe H.O. Also lower frequencies havebetter ground plane propaga­tion/penetration properties - evenbetter local range but would make anonsense of 40 channels! 27MHz isthe best compromise available, that iswhy the Yanks chose it in the firstplace.M. E. J. WrlghrHigh Wycombe, Bucks.

LIVELY LETTERSCongratulations on a goodmagazine. We found CB Worldfull of good information andideas. We enjoyed the livelyletters page and one letter ofparticular interest was that fromthe Andover 27 Club with whichwe totally agree.

Now that c.b.Is legalised everybreaker should register with aClub. This would benefit both theuser and non-user of c.b. Therewill be many problems which willneed solving and more heads arebetter than one.

Our home 20 (Little Village) webreak on 14 and can also pick upbreakers on 19 on the slabs, so wecan receive good copies eitherway. We do feel also that thereshould be nationally agreedbreaking channels such as 19 fortrockers and 14 for others.

If the majority of countrIesusing c.b. are on 27MHz. a.m.surely some enterprisingelectronics firm could come upwith a cheap and easily fittedntter to stop t.v.i and s.t.I. Thesecould be fitted to existing unitsand also built into the

manufacture of new rip. Alsocould you print the names offirms that stock transistors.

A final point. We can see thepotential c.b. can offer to acommunity, to those houseboundand elderly. Our local club is atpresent trying to set up a 24-hourmonitorIng service on 09 to coverthe motorways.Flyboy and MaggotLymm, Cheshire.

CB SOCIETYFOR G.B.I have been in Telecommunicationsall my life and have had a go atAmateur Radio (ex VS90C 1960). Idid not renew my licence and I failedPart 2 but passed Part I of RAE inBritain, so c.b. is just the thing forme. Anyway. as the government havenow introduced c.b. there must existthe CB Society of GB just as there isthe Radio Society of GB for theAmateur Radio enthusiasts and otherbig social organisations.

Having set this up it must be up tothe users ofc.b. to behave themselveson the air and be respectable. If theydon't they will be traced and theirlicenct s confiscated. Also if theconduct is not kept up the HomeOffice could close the whole thingdown. They certainly will not wastethe country's courts time. The CBSociety of GB should black-list these'turkeys' then mOst c.bers would givethem the QRT until they toe the line.But we must start off'CB Britain' onthe right footing as it's going to behere to stay.

On the ham bands - VHF inLondon - we had a lot of'squeekers'with tapes on them, but alas no actionfrom H.O. So really c.bers are goingto have to look after their own systemthey cannot rely on the GPO orHome Office when c.b. finallybecomes legalised.

I expect the Home Office will makea free bible for licence holders similarto FCC rules in America. Finally Ihope the radio trade get the businesswhen it all happens, not the garages.Pack RarFinch/ey

RUBBER BANDERBREAKSYour magazine is really 10-4 andI'm glad, in the second issue, youprinted more advertisements.

I'm a Lagertown breakermyself and I've been on the airjust three nights, riding shotgunwith the Scarecrow in his home20.

I had a copy with anotherRubber Dander from Sun City

and he told me he was t.n

Lagertown with hIs family and itreally comforted me to talk tohim because as he was new, I losta little mike fright and I'mgetting a bit more 10.4 In thescene now.

I really like your selection ofQSL cards you featured In issueNo. 2 and I myself would like todesign one, but I haven't thefaintest idea how to.The StrangerClwyd

VILLAGEHANDLEI have just read your FeblMarch issueof CB World and was impressed bythe response from 'Those who dared'although the number of handlespublished is only a small fraction ofthe rig owners on channel it really isastart in the right direction.

What I would like to see in the nearfuture is a set of area directory'slisting c.bers handles with their home20's, and calling channel. Where Ilive now, (ex U.S.A. Teamster) we.only have a small community ofconon-picker's, mostly truckers on19 but we all monitor 14 when notpushing our big wheels around. Thevillage has had a nick-name from theyear dot, and we are 'now using it asour code name "The Treacle Mines"calling on 14.The Diesel ClipperSan-att, Herts.

DEMO TOCB WORLDI have decided to sell all mypigeons, stop partaking of allbrown bottles etc. etc. to enableFlorrie to buy me a chicken boxthat will cover 20 channels on 27MHz FM with power output ofnot more than two watts, then Iwill bet you my spare tin ofpigeon corn that I shall be legalwhen Willey says his PEACE inthe House ofCommoDs.

Our next aim should be toorganise one big eyeball outsideof "Quadrant House" that's thehome 20 of the Publishers of thissplendid magazine to force themto publish once a month.Andy Capp,SillingbOlwe

No don't please organise a masseyeball outside Quadrant House. Wepromise to go monthly if you don't(see 'Come On'). You owe me a tin ofcorn - you were only half right. Half .......a tin will do - Ed. .......

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DESIGN AWARDFOR CB RIGS?Compliments on a super mag. Manymore please!Now c.b. will become legalised in theautumn there are bound to be manywho will jump on the bandwagon ofproducing inexpensive rigs. I onlyhope they give a little time todesigning the exterior as well as thecircuitry. Truckers' cabs usually havethe space for the larger equipment;but the poor old family car has barelyenough room for the car radio far lessanything else.

U.K. electronic whizz kids, comeon!Bill PerrymanBury St. Edmlmds

Talking to some visitors from theU.S.A. they say that the latest sets aresmaller now. Small is beautiful theysay - Ed.

HAMPSHIRE HITMter giving my local news standthe once over recently I cameacross just about the best thingever to hit Hampshire. Yep, CBWorld. It had penetrated evenmy own Home 20, it being issueNo. 2. Having read it and

reminded myself of getting allfuture copies I put myself to thetask of writing in my congrat­ulations. Flattery aside, I shouldlike to add a few to the "Thosewho Dared" section. So for theBreakers who motivated myinterest - immortality. I caughtmy ears in Shefford Beds, whichleads to my next point. The localsin this area slip into slang. andgenerally it runs like this. Fordbeing the latter half of most localtown names becomes Henry(Ford). Consequently: SleepingHenry - Bedford, BuildingHenry - Langford, CookingHenry - Shefford, came about,so if any breakers passingthrough get baffied - no worryits the good buddies aroundconfusing Smokey and Buzby.Finally a word of praise for ascheme called 'check back' runby a local c.b. shop. For SOp ayear they will register details ofaBreaker's rig and give him accessto their files plus an up-to-datestolen rigs list. The aim is to traceand deter the steaters of rigs.More power to IPC for a greatmag. Well Done.The Flying Rock,Odiham

SMOKEY AND CBIf the American Smokeys that areusing c.b. whilst on duty say that itdoesn't imerfere with their

transmissions on Police radio, whythen do so many people over here saythat c.b. does cause interference onpolice, fire, ambulance, and heavenknows what else. A recent survey inthe U.S.A. said that on average,c.bers help save 2555 lives every year.That means that approximately 7people could die in this country everyday because of the lack of c.b. Asproved in your Feb/March edition ofCB World, lives can be and are saved,within minutes when c.b. is used, andyet we're still being busted heavily.We are not rapists, thieves, mur­derers or vandals. All we are guilty ofis that fact that we talk to each otherand help out when needed. Changingthe subject please let us have no moreof the boring British lorries, bringback the Americans, at least theyhave style and class in plenty. Keepup the great mag.The Texan,Enfield

SMOKEYWITHCB?I did notice a great shortage ofhandles and locations in myarea, I don't think it's the cost ofthe postage that's put them off,it's more due to the powers thatbe stamping around. Theyappear to chase any car thatsprouts a twig and ~earch it to try.and find a rig, which is dulyconfiscated. The smokies appearto be fitting them in their own

jam butties and pandas becauseseveral people have noticed thatwhen a stationary smokey ispassed, the signal's meter goesover to 9 + . My guess is that theyare waiting for somebody to reply"STOP KEYING THE MIKE",and then the chase is on, with theusual result. The rig is confis­cated to line another smokey'sset of wheels.

So the order of the day or nightis keep a very tow profile. BlackOpal. I'm gone.M. GibbonsHarllepool

Now would smokey really fit nickedrigs. I chewed up your letter as asked-Ed.

NATIONALHANDLE LISTWell well Good Buddies, I've justbought your issue No. 2, I missed thefirst. Its a good mag and set to be awinner. What a great idea to publish anational Handle List (and for free)without some sly sod making poundsfor a so-called registration. I'd begrateful if you could publish myhandle as well in your next editionalong with a mention for the club,i.e. Milktown Breakers, ifs obviouswhy if you think of H"udder"field.Also enclosed is a list of local York­shire 20's you might not have.Broch BadgerHuddersfield

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THE REGULAR early Sunday eveningcustomers at the Red Lion, Baynards inSurrey could not quite make out what washappening on this freezing cold night.

Some thought it was a car rally, some saida treasure hunt and some said a ham radioenthusiast meeting. In fact they were allcorrect as they watched another bevy ofbreakers in brightly coloured rally jacketsrush in from the cold, nod to a friend, stopbriefly on their way to the bar or the firewhichever was more pressing.

In the centre of the group - which wasgrowing larger by the minute were one ortwo fellows who were trying to look officialand important. What was going on you maywell ask - as did all in the Red Lion.

They were about to organise what hasbecome known as the Great Baynardsfoxhunt but from the start it was doomed fordisaster.

Questions came from all directions, somedemanding answers and others requiringrude twO finger gestures, seen quite. a lotamongst c.bers.

Finally it was on, as the officials satisfiedthemselves that every entrant had paid their£I entrance free. Fear, apprenhension andexcitement gripped those in that bar as theyrushed around downing pints and shorts inreadiness for what was ahead. Others werestaring out of the windows shaking theirheads at the worsening weather conditions.

At that time of utter chaos, one man alongstood above all others. This was the breakerknown to many as Tarantular. He stoodabove all others because he was six feet sixinches tall. Apart from that he was used lessas everyone else.

There was a 30 second lull before thestorm and in the electrified atmospherebreakers considered the partner they hadbeen paired with, gave a moment of thoughtto the safety and efficiency of their cars andrigs, downed more pints and shofts andwaited for the off. Tarantular and SoldierAnt were selected as the fox and as theymoved towards the door they were given theusual hoot, abuse and good luck signs. As thefox they were given ten minutes start.

During this ten minutes, tension reachedfever pitch as even more beer was downedand it became obvious that something had to

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give. This kind of tension couldn't last, arelease valve had to be opened and in a flashthere it was - Mission Control wet himself.

The great moment had arrived and theofficial of the club announced.

"Wright yoos peepol, ket goink and fintthat blooty fox" (he had been downing asmany pints as possible).

All hell broke out, some ran for their cars,some ran for the toilets, some ran away,some ran into each other but most foundthemselves outside in a freezing car parkjumping out of the way as cars were pullingout at speeds that made the start of theMonaco Grand Prix look like the London to

Brighton vintage car rally.The stan was not without incident as

Sweet Martini's Mini rammed Blue Boy'sLand Rover and promptly fell apart. Sevengallons of super glue would not ftx it and asit was blocking the entrance to the car parksomething had to be done.

Fortunately Happy Hippo's Vauxhall raninto Dirty Dogs Rover, which in turnpushed the Lone Ranger's Volkswagen intothe crippled Mini reducing it to pieces smallenough for everyone to drive over.

It had been previously arranged th atchannel 22 would be the foxhuming channeland had you been in that area with your ears

on you would have heard. "Ouch" ­"blast" - "turn left" - "turn right" ­"don't turn at all" - "keep up" - "turnleft" - "is that you" - "this is me" andmany other exclamations that indicates to allthat a fox hunt is in progress.

Now at this time of total confusion oneman stood above all others. Bur his onlyvirtue was the fact that he was ridingshotfung in a bright red London doubledecker bus - on the top floor.

A voice of authority came over channel 22and said "Don't shpeak over the hair if yoosdon't hafanythink to say". To the intelligentbreaker this meant keep radio silence, justmonitor.

No one knows how Country Cousin's Fiatcame to be upside down in a ditch. He andhis partner Angel Eyes (when found wasreduced to a gibbering shivering wreck)couldn't explain either. Anyway, they wereput right sides up by other hdpful breakersand after a rest, carried on as if nothing hadhappened.

Jerry Hat Trick, who had teamed up withthe Milky Bar Kid, were convinced that withall their expertise they would win handsdown. They had stuck to tomato juice backat the pub and had fairly clear heads. Mindyou, they had with them about a £1,000worth of c.b. equipment, like radar, nightbinos, maps, thermos flasks, torches,searchlight, compass and a thihg for gettingsrones out of horses hooves. With all thisthey were sure the prize was theirs, umilthey heard the Madman's beach buggyreversing down the coumry lane at 60 m.p.h.towards them. Jerry Hat Trick threw his car

into escape gear and reversed down the lanejust a rig's width in from of Madman'sbuggy. The Madman was alone (no onewanted to ride shotgun with him) and was sointem on watching his 's' meter he wasoblivious to the chaos he had started.

Insiide his car Jerry and M.B.K. werepanicing. They were flat out in reverse gearand could not see a place wide enough forthem to escape through and let Madmanpass. A stroke of luck, a gap and whoosh!they were in, letting Madman go by withinches to spare. Jerry asked M.B.K. ifit wasreally Madman and he replied. "I didn'tactually see him but I'd recognised thatlaugh anywhere".

Composing themselves they ventured outagain and Bang! They drove straight into theMadman - he was on his way back again.

Mission Control's Dagenham Dustbin wasfound up a tree. Mission Control and theMajor were found in a pub. As MissionControl's black box (flight recorder) wasnever found, a doubt still hangs round howhe crashed. Some say he was just unlucky,others say he was coming in for a three pointlanding and then suddenly sobered up. It'sstrange that from that day to this no one hasever got any sense out of Mission Comrol.Mind you no one got any sense out of himbefore.

Cars were tearing all over southern Surrey,some were reported at Calais when the wordwent out that the fox had been caught. Atthis point the publishers decided to leave outthe words expressed by breakers overjoyed atletting someone else win.

Some of the breakers made their way back

ta the Red Lion via intensive care units atpassing hospitals, others by way of breaker'syards, garages, pubs and mental homes.

Many more pints were downed that nightand the swopping of stories and theevening's events will live forever in theirmemories. So will the name of Spitfire, for itwas he who had spotted the fox. He had wonthe first Baynards fox hunt, his name wouldbe forever immortalised in the Surrey c.b.scene, plus a mention in CB World. Oneother thing sploit that night. The Professor(The Club's Secretary) was never found. Areward of £10 has been offered by BlueKnight that should he be found before thecut off date then all will be witness to BlueKnight actually shelling out £10 to thefinder.

Dear CB World readers. As you can see afoxhunt can be arranged. All it requires is abit of commonsense. First you decide theground on which to play i.e. a pub, churchor village. The organiser decides that the foxwill only 'go out' up to a radius of3·4 miles.Obviously the fox has a head start and heparks once he has reached the agreeddistance. Using a predetermined callingchannel the fox transmits every 60 secondsor so. The hounds (Breakers) by watchingtheir 's' meter can gauge, by the poundage,how close he is getting. When a wall-ta·wallcopy is obtained its preuy obvious your preyis within spitting distance. Once located goup and spit at the fox and you have won. Bythe way [he story above is pure fiction. Wesuggest you leave the brown bottles out of itif you arrange a fox hunt. Editor

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The National Committee for theLegalisation of Citizens Band Radio

THE LEGAL SITUATION

NATCOLCIBAR WAS formed in Wednes·bury, West Midlands, on 2nd December1979. Prior to this, excellent local work wasbeing done by th~ many individual c.b. clubsand organizations around the country. TheNational Committee represents the con·census view of some 100 clubs and organiz­ations campaigning for the legalization of agenerally available Citizen's Radio service.The dubs have a combined membership ofsome 130,000.

The Technical and Industrial Sub-Groupof the National Committee represents theviews of major electronic manufacturers andretailers in the U.K. Additionally technicaldelegates from the campaign dubs provide avaluable input in representing the futuremarket. To date the sub-group has some 30members.

The National Committee has briefedmembers of the All Party ParliamentaryWorking Party on c.b. radio. It has maderepresentations to the Minister prior to thepublication of the Home Office discussiondocument <Open Channel'. It has co-ordin­ated a <Weekend of Action' and <Free theAirwaves' balloon race in major U.K. cities.It organised the Trafalgar Square Rally. Itmaimained an exhibition stand at theNational Microprocess.or and ElectronicsCentre. It co-ordinated the 120,000 sig­nature national petition. It promoted thecampaign theme song <C.b. Independence'by the country and western group Road­runner 10-4. It represented the U.K.Citizen's Band Radio movement at meetingsof the European c.b. Federation (Hilver·sum), REACT (Radio Emergency Assoc­iated Citizens Teams), InternationalConvention (Atlanta, U.S.A.), Tele·communications Users Association,Communication Users Action Group andthe TelecC'mmunications Council (London).We are also proud ro be represented at theinaugural meeting of REACT (U.K.) Sup­porters Clu~ (Bristol) whose aims, throughc.b. radio, the National Committee whole­heanedly supports.

The National Committee will also belobbying future meetings of R22 sub-groupofCEPT in furtherance ofa trans-Europeanspecification.

The National Committee has also beenactive internally with the three main politicalpanics. At the Conservative Pany Confer­ence (Blackpool) in 1979, five lvlotions wereavailable for ballot and the National Com­mittee and Parliamentary Working Panyjoined forces to explain c.b. radio to a packedmeeting.

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One year later, at the 1980 Party Confer­ence (Brighton) the Chairman, RichardTown, G.L.C., represented delegates bysharing a platform with the Secretary ofState for Scotland. The case for c.b. radio inassisting post nuclear-attack survival is putthrough the Chairman's position as Com­munications adviser to the National Councilfor Civil Defence (London). A discussionpaper was also prepared by the GreaterLondon Area of c.P.C. (Central Office).

THE POST OFFICE Radio InterferenceService is empowered by the Secretary ofState for the Home Departmem touphold the conditions of the WirelessTelegraphy Act 1949 and 1967, the latterbeing supported by Statutory InstrumemNo. 61 1968. Where c.b. radio is con­cerned, there are three possible offences.Installation - Sect. I WT Act 1949makes it an offence to install apparatusfor wireless telegraphy except in accord­ance with a licence. The offence is the actof installation, not of being in possessionof installed equipment. Use - also Sect. 1WT Act 1949. This offence is committedby using the equipment to transmit. It isnecessary to establish that the equipmentis capable of transmitting. An admissionof use is required from the owner orevidence of the content of transmissionsproved to be radiating from the equip­ment. Importation - Sect. 7 WT Act1967 and SI No. 61,1968. In the major·ity of cases c.b. equipment is importedfor use in this country contrary to theStatutory Instrument and is then subjectto action by H.M. Customs & Excise.

NATCOLCIBAR'SVIEWFrom extrapolation of Parliamentaryquestions each prosecution costs in theregion of £4,000. To this must be addedPolice and Customs & Excise time. Yetthe application of these statutes isbecoming increasingly difficult from anindividual magistrate's decision throughto apparent non-co-operation of thepolice makes this sphere of activityincreasingly fruitless and confusing.Even the statutory authorities are them­selves confused.Example: This paragraph from the

This pressure both locally and nationallywill continue until a viable Citizen's Bandservice is legalized in the U.K. Once legal­ization of c.b. is given the green light theNATCOLCIBAR will become a nationalprotection organization working for a trans·European specification and protecting ourCitizen's Band from other, unauthorizedusers. A decision to this end was taken at thelast NATCOLCIBAR meeting held atCounty Hall on February 20th.

Official Directive from the Home Officeto the Post Office Interference Depart·ment, quote, "it emphasises that there isno power under the WT Acts for thePolice, Post Office or Customs & Exciseto detain apparatus for evidential or anyother purpose. Apparatus may only beremoved or obtained with the owner'sconsent" unquote.FaCl: Sect. 139 (3) of the Customs &Excise Management Act 1979 states thatany item seized by the Police which is ormay be required for use in connexionwith any proceedings to be brought,Olherwise than under the Customs &Excise Acts, may be retained by themuntil proceedings are complete or adecision not to prosecute is made.

The latest in a series of statementsmade by the Minister in that, "We areaware of some problems of enforcement"and "We believe that our proposals willprovide a satisfactory alternative. Ifnecessary we shall take steps to ban thesale and advertising of illegal sets". Theproblem of enforcement, confusion overpowers of arrest and confiscation ofequipment as well as the need to seekfresh banning legislation plus the cost ofthe public purse. These problems willonly be overcome by the introduction ofaviable Citizens Band Radio Service in theUnited Kingdom. The National Com·minee and its Technical & IndustrialSub-Group believes that the Home Officeproposals contained in its discussiondocument 'Open Channel' for a serviceon a frequency above 928 mHz will notprovide a satisfactory alternative. Thecontinued insistence of the Home Officeof utilizing this frequency will exacerbatethe problems outlined. Ifever there was asurer way of giving a £4501 industry toour main industrial competitors, this is it.

*( From International Q-Signals, IfAre youexperiencing interference?")

INTERFERENCE (QRM) to TV sets and.hi-fi outfits is a big talking point in the presswith the big finger being pointed to the CBersand their 27MHz AM transceivers. But whatshould the attitude of the CBef be in thismatter? Aside from the fact that this CBoperation is illegal what are the merits of thetwo sides in the dispute?

The average CB set, from the US or the FarEast, is designed to meet pretty stringentelectrical requirements particularly withregard to spurious emissions. On the otherhand the average TV set in the UK hasalmost no in-built circuitry designed tosuppress external signals outside the TVband of frequencies. We are talking aboutthe UHF sets, although the old mono setsare not much better.

Hi-fi set-ups are equally lacking in suchprotection although it would cost themanufacturer a matter of pence to fit thenecessary components during construction.So why should the CBer put himself out tocure QRM for which, technically speaking,he is not to blame? This is the crux of theAM/FM controversy. Of course FM willcause far, far less QRM all round which iswhy the Government has plumped for it. Buthow do you get 360,000 CB AMers to junktheir rigs and get into FM?

With the majority of CB rigs being mobilethere is virtually nothing the CBer can do tostop QRM with every TV or hi-fi outfit as hepasses through a built-up area. He can get alow pass filter from a CB accessories shopthat will let the 27MHz signal be radiated butcut off anything above about 40MHz. Thiswill help but the basic problem is therelatively high signal level, even if onlybriefly, that gets into the TV or hi-fi andstraight on to the input of the transistors.These are then overloaded and work in a non­linear manner thus acting as detectors, andthe CB audio goes right through to thespeakers on an audio amplifier or interfereswith the TV picture, from a faint cross-hatchto complete picture wipe-out.

The main problem with QRM from CBerswill come with the proliferation of fixedstations in urban and suburban areas, aproblem not unknown to the radio amateur,whose guardian Radio Society of GreatBritain has been dealing with this matter forseveral decades, with a special committee ableto deal with member's individual problems. It

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Fig. 1 First step in curinginterference in audio amplifiers isto fit a small 270pF silver micacapacitor, ex, directly betweenthe base of the inputtransistor and earth by theshortest possible leads.

Fig. 2 Better filtering can be got byadding an RF choke immediatelyon the pin of the input socket inaddition to the capacitor. Thesemodifications must be carried outon both channels of a stereo audiosystem.

is a matter of going round to all those TV setand hi-fi owners and persuading them to letyou fix a couple ofcomponents or a filter intotheir equipment. Something which calls for alot of diplomacy!

The basic cure for an audio amplifier is to

solder a capacitor from the input transistor tothe earth ofthe printed circuit board using theshortest possible leads, Fig 1. The capacitorshould be around 270pF in value and ofsilvermica construction, costing only a few penceeach. Don't forget that with a stereo amplifiera capacitor should be so fitted to each of theinput transistors, usually from the baseconnection to earth.

If there is a separate pre-amplifier then fitthe capacitors to that first but it won't hurt tofit them to the input transistors of the mainamplifier at the same time. Basically theinterfering signal gets in through the variousinput leads, from a tuner, turntable etc andthe interconnecting leads between pre-ampsand main amplifiers. The leads may be wellscreened from the audio point ofview but forRF they look like sieves!

In stubborn cases it may be necessary to fitextra components such as an RF choke, Fig 2.In this case disconnect the input lead from theinput socket itself, right at the panel, andsolder the lead to the remaining end of thechoke. Both input connections must be thustreated in stereo amplifiers, usually at thesame socket.

Even more suppression can be obtainedwith Fig 3. where a second capacitor is added,also right at the socket and to the nearest earthpoint, usually the point where the screenedlead braid is earthed. In general thesemodifications will not affect the performanceof the audio amp.

In the case of interference to a TV set (TVI)the set is virtually wide open to an interferingsignal and a cure can be very difficult toachieve. But try a high pass filter this timewhich will stop the CB signal on 27MHz andhopefully, pass only the UHF TV signal on tothe TV set. The filter is simply connectedbetween the aerial lead and the aerial socketon the TV and is fitted with standard fittings.

The IF stages ofUHF TV receivers usuallyoperate over a wide band of frequenciesbetween around 35 and 40MHz which is nottoo far away in terms of frequency from27MHz but these stages are frequently well·screened so problems from that directionmay be minimal. While the remedies foraudio QRM are fairly standardised TV setstend to be individuals needing individualtreatment in the panicular circumstances.What may work one set may not work at ........another place, even with the same model. ".

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THE LAST major c.b. legalisation rallyoccurred on Se Valentines Day, February14th. For the first time the NationalCommittee (NATCOLCIBAR) and theBallymoney Breakers joined forces for amajor march through the town. The guestspeakers were Gerry Brizzell - NationalOfficer ofHelp, Aid and Rescue Personne1­the voluntary monitoring organisation ofEire(H.A.R.P.) and Richard Town, G.L.C.,Chairman of the National Committee. TheRally was auended by well over 1,400members of both Ulster and Eire clubs.

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Sectarian DivideGreat emphasis was laid on the use of c.b.radio in providing communication across theSectarian divide. The majority of sets in useappear to be fixed in the home rather thanmobile, since the Special Powers Act is beingused to oust equipment from the NorthernIreland breakers cars. The popularity of basestations is evident from the numbers ofStardusters and Silver Rods antennae fixedatop roofs. I even spotted a Moonraker(cubical quad with eight directive elements)fixed, complete with rotator precariouslyclose to the side ofa country cottage. C.b. inNorthern Ireland has risen from a minorityhobby to a major pastime. C.b. has caused arebirth of a social consciousness andcommunity spirit which, due to the"troubles" one would have thought longsince dead. Ulster C.ber's have marched,formed clubs and raised over £15,000 forcharity. At the time of the writers visit to

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Don't use Channel 9 for non-emergencyco~munications

Don't argue with other emergency.monitorsDon't have prolonged communications onChanne19Don't use radio when telephone is availableDon't scold others for abusing Channel 9rules

The National Committee recommends acombined caUinglincidem channel to belocated nearest to the band centre. Such achannel would not repeat not be used forratchet jawing.

Rules for Channel 9

Do answer all calls for emergencies andMotorists AssistanceDo switch non-emergencies to anotherchannelDo use the land-line to relieve monitor whenyou take overDo as far as possible, ignore non-emergencyusers on Channel 9Do when it is necessary, handle emergencycalls courteously, remind non-emergencycallers that Channel 9 is officially limited toemergency calls.Do remember, others may be monitoringChannel 9

of injuries and their extent, whether anypersons remain trapped in their vehicles andwhether dangerous substances are involved atthe scene, such as gas, oil, petrol or acid.

HARP recommends some do's and don'tsfor the EmergencylIncident Channel(channel 9 in Eire).

The Nonhern Ireland media also claimsthat terrorists plan raids by using c.b. SaysRocky again "When two breakers aremodulating there are at least five or six on the'side, listening. The terrorist's plans would,within minutes, be known to more peoplethan as if it has been on the 1 o'clock news,Terrorists need privacy to plan, notpublicity."

If there ever was, only one reason for legalc,b. in U,K. Northern Ireland is it.

Ulster, the Northern Ireland media's view ofc.b. was still mainly against. I asked "Rocky"chairman of the Balleymoney c.b. club aboutallegations that 27MHz is used to detonatebombs. "Rubbish" he replied, "anyfrequency can be used for this purpose.Imagine a terrorist with a bomb primed fordetonation on 27MHz and then carrying it toa target. With the number ofbreakers we havehere there only -needs to be one active c.berclose by and boom - no terrorist!

ltA~R~P IU'OhJl\CNO, the above is not a well known brown Close liaison with other emergencybottle but Help Aid and Rescue Personnel. A organisations is monitored through thevoluntary organisation which monitors the National Officer. He is also a workingemergency - incident channel of citizens' operator in a field team. Eire is subdividedband and also transmits details ofrequests for into eight regions corresponding with Civilassistant to the appropriate emergency Defence areas. Each has a regional officer.authority. Whilst HARP is a voluntary A HARP monitor serves a three monthorganisation it is well organised on strict probationary period. During this time it isprofessional lines, Members monitor for mandatory to obtain a first aid cenificate tomuch of the day with particular attention to the Order of Malta, Red Cross or S, Johnthe penod 2U.UU-U 1.0U hours. Ambulance standards. In addition, monitors

should be over 21 (18 years for base stationmonitors). It is the responsibility of teamleaders to ensure that a fledgling monitor isnot liable to go on an ego trip or panic underpressure in dealing with an emergency.

On receipt of a 10-33 the monitor obtainsthe exact location of the incident, type ofincident, (fire, accident, bomb, etc.) number

StructureHARP has a board ofmanagement consistingof five people responsible for laying downnational standards of conduct. They are alsoworking members of various local teams andare very much involved in HARP's day-to­day operation.

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content but its nice 10 know thatreplies are sent to the people of thiscountry by its Home Secretary. Niceone Sir.

Wc have received a letter from a c.b.tattoo artist and he has given CBWorld his handle to include in ourregister ofe.bers. CB World wiill giveaway a free t-shirt to the first readerdropping us a postcard giving thecode name of this tattoo anist (its notTATTOO by the way). Send the card10 CB World, IPC ElectricalElectronic Press, Quadrant House,Sulton, Surrey. At the same time putlarge, medium or small for Ihe I-shirt.First correct answer wins.

CB World called in to see busy HarryOwen and his panner ofSSE (SurreySussex Electronics) and in showingus round we saw some amazing gearand prices. They make their own fullIII .,..,ave dipole (1.1 to 1.3 maximum)for outside use omnidirectional ordirectional Retail price £12.50

Harry points out Ihat they are nowbuying direCt from the USA and cantherefore keep Iheir prices down 10

the bone. For instance, for £10.95you can buy Harada pillar-mountedantenna, complete with spliner box.A mag-mount and pre-tuned whipcan be had for £9.50. Plus, would youbelieve, a K40 speech processor mike(we boughl one) and a K40 antennafor £24.95 each. We also saw a P.A.Iextension unit for £4.95. All theexamples include VAT.

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27 MegahertzRoad

Home Secretaryreplies

It's the right of each individualto have freedom of speech if they ,

care,you can do it by phone or by letterbUI you're nicked if you do it by air.

We reproduce a letter received by Mr.W. Baker from The RI. Hon. WilliamWhitelaw. Nothing significant in its

----r-~ _Its a shame we're considered villainsfor wanting 10 talk to friends,or is it the thoughl that CBcould be used for subversive ends.

I am sure if I were subversiveCB's the lasl thing I'd use,as there arc so many others who'd

hear itit would be jusl like the 9 O'clock

news.

So when you think thal CB's illegal,with the chance of a real heavy

bust,bUI it still has thousands of users,we will never be biling the dust.

It's tOO lale 10 try now to change itand get us to buy something newand throwaway Ihe gear Ihat we

have,I ask you, honest, WOULD YOU?

REMBRANDT - Brockley SE4

LaSt month we asked for all CBArtists to send us their work (seepage fony). Now we ask for CBPoems (not rudes ones please). Sendto CB World, IPe, Quadrant House,Sutton, Surrey. Ed.

There's so many illegal breakersit musl cost Ihe lax payer a mintto send out the men and equipment,on each sad and pathetic stint.

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The Republics Minister of POStSannounced on February 16th thatc.b. is to be legalised in Eire.Fuller details will be publishedlater.Details so far announced are:­FM, 27MHz. The maximumpermined output will be 4 WailS

on 40 channels. There will be atwo year phasing-in periodduring which the use ofa.m. setswill be allowed but during whichimpon of a.m. sets will beprohibiled.Note: The National Committeefor the legalisation of CitizensBand Radio has incorporated intoits general policy an amnesly forexisting 27MHz AM equipmentfollowing the Eire announce­ment. This policy has also beenadopted by the ParliamentaryWorking Party, Ihe all panygroup ofMPs led by Pat rick Wall.As CB World went to press,Richard Town, GLC and I'atrickWall, MP were making repres­entalion to the Home Office. Wewish them every success.

Citizens Bandin Eire

There are lots of old and disabledthat CB could find lots of friends,and a 10-33 on channel 09could get help from a unit on

THAMES.

They would nOt be alone andhelpless

with a CB set on 09,and even confined to their housesthey have help right Ihere on the

line.

It's uses 10 me are quite simpleand would lead 10 no illegal ends,if used for communily relationscould make lots of strangers new

friends.

Typewriters, Transistor Radios,Cine Equipment, Skin Desease.

Why nOI add volcanic eruption,wealher earthquakes, arthritis,Crystal Palace at the foot of DivisionOne, missed trains, signal failuresand Liverpool being knocked out ofthe F.A. Cup.

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CB V CrystalPalace FCAl CB World we sec most provincialnew papers and monitor most Ihat issaid aboul c.b. lis incredible howmuch dribble aClually gets in prinl.Do you know that from these reports,c.b. users are accused of interferingwith the following hobbies,appliances and systems. Some ofthem arc feasible but really, some ofthe others want believing:Police Signals, TV Interference, Hi­Fi Interference, Model Aircraft,Heart Pacemakers, Hospital Paging,Toasters, Electric Blankets, Audio

John Woolfe Racing have producedtheir own C.B. Catalogue. 11 istwenty four pages ofc.b. goodies, andincludes information on c.b. lingoand codes.

The products are grouped for easyidentification ofthe accessory neededand the whole publication is in twocolours. As well as covering the Mr.C.B. range, it includes all Olher itemsstocked by j.W.R.

].W.R. now have two c.bcatalogues avilable to retail and tradecuStomers. The official Mr. C.Bcatalogue and j.W.R.'s own. Theyare both available at 95p each fromJohn Woolfe Racing, Woolfe House,Norse Road, Bedford, MK41 OLF.

One of the most recently opened c.b.shops around is "Conncxion" inMaidenhead. "Connexion". the soledislributor of "Vanca" is a majorstockist of "Shakcspeare" and "K40"equipment. NO! only do they offergood service, but also highly comper·itive prices. Trade enquiries for alltheir goods ranging from SWRmeters, antennae, power mikes andfilters are welcome.Daniel Clifford one of the firm'sdirectors who has recently returnedfrom the U.S.A. to open the venturetold "CB WORLD". "We, like manyother firms are pleased about thegovernment's decision 10 legalise c.bhere in the U.K.""Connexion" can be found at8 Furrow Way, Cannon Lane,Maidenhead, Berks.

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EASTBOURNEBREAKERS CLUB

•SEVERN CITYBREAKERS CLUB(Shrewsbury)

Formed in November 1980, theyhave a membership of 125 and meetat Stamford Club, Nelson Street,Heanor. The meetings are everyWednesday evening at approx 8 bells.They have lively discussions, rames,promote club pens, club badges andt-shirts. They have their own smallcharity supporting a local home formentally handicapped children.

On occasions they ammge discosfor club members. The membershipis £1.20 initially on joining and then20p per week. At first they instituteda rig theft fund, but since the club hasgr~wn the members asked for anyprofits to go to charity rather thanbenefit members. They have a lot ofjunior members due to the fact thatthey meet in a social club. They havehad car treasure trails, and lookingtowards the summer months, picnicsalso. They arranged a Tug-o-Warwith Bulwell and Hucknall Breakerswith the proceeds going to GuideDogs for the blind. The club alsopublish a magazine (competing withCB World eh!).

This club started in December 1980by three guys. They meet at the Swanand Helmet (we'd love to eyeball thepub sign) on a Tuesday night. RockHudson advises that visitor breakers,or passers by are welcome, just shoutthem up on channel.

FREE BREAKERSOF NORTHANTS(Northampton)

The club was formed at the lauer partof 1980. The membership keepsgrowing and they have to keepfinding larger premises for theirmeetings. Moonraker advises us thatthey meet at 8.00 p.m. every otherTuesday nighl but didn't say where!Also lhey hold a disco every fourthmeeting. Anyway the club break onchannel 14 and 19 and no doubt infoon their secret venue is gladly givento c.bers passing through or livingaround Shrewsbury.

bottle or two at a local pub by LordGeorge, Minder and Scholar. Theclub already has a membership ofover 300. They put on a social eventwhen members were invited to turnup in fancy dress, depicting theirhandles. The mind boggles at whatsome of them looked like especiallywith handles such as Square Eyes,Walrus or even Flasher. (Not inCheshunt club). They also arrangediscos and other music hall acts.Meetings arc held every Wednesdayat the Cheshunt Football Club,where, Lord George informs CBWorld, the bar is open untilmidnight.

W.C.B.C. (Heanor)

Another new club with approaching200 members. They meet (we knownOI where) once a fonnight and pay£2 each a year to join. This is hoardedaway by the Secretary, Cameo, forinsurance and a bUSI fund. Indeed aset is replaced with a straight 40channel job.

WEST MONABREAKERS

Formed at the end of January 1981this club was created during a brown

CHESHUNTBREAKERSSOCIAL CLUB

sports nights or just social visitingthey should contact D.V.B., 10Prospect Terrace, New Kyo, Stanley,Co. Durham, DH9 7TR.

A very new and small informed club.No annual subs, no entrance fee, theyJUSt meet up to discuss c.b.equipment how it is developing, howmuch sets cost. They meet at theWeavers Arms on Thursdays at 8.15p.m. and according to Blue Max ilson the B4102 between Fillongley andNuneaton.

MERSEYSIDE'27 CLUB'(Liverpool)The MERSEYSIDE '27 Club' wasformed 18 momhs ago when c.b. wasa relatively new thing in theMerseyside area. The membershipgrew rapidly as c.b. activityincreased. The club was so large andthe area covered was so vast it becameincreasingly difficult to pleaseeveryone especially those who had totravel long dislance to weekly meets.Consequently, groups of membersbroke away from this club and formedtheir own clubs in their area ofMerseyside.

Now this club covers northmerseyside and its present member­ship is over 150. In north merseysidethe breaker channel is 27 but changesto 19 as you get further in towardsLiverpool.

They have weekly eyeballs atdifferent venues where everyone iswelcome, and they have closed meet·ings for members once a month whenforthcoming events are arranged, sosays public relations Golden Eagle.

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Started December 1980. Has amembership of over 200. They meetevery Wednesday at the Black Bull,Lanchester, Co. Durham and clubbusiness (drinking) starts at 8 p.m.The membership fee is a £1 per yearand lOp charged at the gate, with 20pfor guests. Romeo 2 advises CBWorld that if anyone is interested incontacting the club for club eyeballs,

DERWENTVALLEYBREAKERS(Stanley) .

location. Perhaps they have heard ofthe drinking reputation of the CBWorld staff. They are planning tosupport financially their localhospital because says Heartbreaker­"charity begins at home". FromMarch 1st they are changing their·breaking channel to 16 leaving 19free to truckers using the motorway.The club would be pleased to hearfrom olher clubs so that they canswop ideas etc. Drop a line to NCBC,clo CB Centre, 9 SI. Leger Court,Linford Local Centre, GreatLinford, Milton Keynes, Bucks.

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NEW CITYBREAKERS CLUB(Milton Keynes)They meet on Tuesdays and theannual sub. is £10 or £5 (or sixmonths. Guests are allowed providedthey are with a club member. Theyproduce their own mag (competingwith CB World eh!) and according tothe club secretary - Heartbreaker­any c.ber using bad language or beinga pest on channel can be expelledfrom the club without refund of theclub fee. They are proud of their clubvenue and would not give us th"

This club was formed on 15thOctober 1980 and by 1st February1981 they had nearly 100 members.They meet on alternate Sundays atthe Kingfisher Public House,Langley Shopping Centre.Breadman advises that imerestedbreakers wanting to know more aboutthe club's activities should feel free tocontact him on Eastbourne 761067.

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By Brian Grant

INSTALLING YOURCB BIG

Take care and preserve your powerNOW THAT c.b. is [0 start up in earnest inthe autumn there will be a considerablenumber of c.b.ers legally installing andoperating transceivers. Sets will be installedin cars and tfucks and the results obtainedranging from disastrous to very satisfactory.

Installation is not as simple as fining anordinary car radio and unless carried outcorrectly interference will be bad, theoperating range very limited and breakerswill be blaming the equipment rather thanthe installation. Firstly the equipment mustbe correctly matched for its use and here theexperience of the supplier must be reliedupon. The user must, from the start, realisethat c.b. is a local communication system andnO[ designed for long distance use. Usersmust also realise that they cannot expect thesame quality of reception as Radio 1.

For example there is no point in purchas­ing preamplifiers or 'burners' if theequipment is to be operated in undulatingareas. Ifa hill or mountain is in the way thenthere is no way a signal will pass through orover it and down the other side. However) alonger antenna will help in the flatter groundareas particularly where 'non sus' aerials arenot giving good results.

These are notoriously hungry for watts)thus signal strength can be decreased by over30 per cent. Extending antennae also causeproblems because unless good contact ismade between each section then the signalstrength will decrease or crackling noiseswill be heard.

These antennae should be kept clean to

prevent any leakage where they are mountedand must be well lubricated with a graphitebase lubricant and not ordinary engine oil.This will only help to insulate the varioussections from each other.

The antenna earth connexion to the bodymust be clean and tight. Remember thatcorrosion will occur where there is bare steelso make sure that the joint is watertight. ifthe antenna is to be attached to a GRP bodypanel then the earth connexion should beextended to the vehicle's earthed circuit.Remember also that it will be necessary touse a special ground plane antenna becausethere will be no ground plane to assistperformance.

When a long antenna is being used makesure that the mounting panel is man enoughfor the job. Considerable loads are imposedon the panel and mounting) when the vehicleis travelling at speed.

Also remember that a c.b. antenna worksmost efficiently when it is mounted verticallyand not at an angle of 30 degrees.

When it is necessary to use an antennaextension lead as when fitting it to a rearwing do not use an ordinary radio extensionlead. It will not be made of the correctcoaxial cable and there will be a power lossalong its length. Use the correct lead whichis available from the equipment supplier. Allconnectors must be well soldered to theinner lead of the coaxial cable. Do not underany circumstances rely on a crimp orpushing a much folded end down the centrecontact of the connector.

Keep the antenna lead runs as short aspossible and where it passes through anypanels always use grommets to stOp [heexternal insulation being penetrated. The setmust be rigidly mounted to the dashboard orparcel shelf and even though its electricalconnexion to the power supply will probablybe via two cables, always earth the set aswell. This can help in the battle to eliminateelectrical interference.

For all standard sets take the power supplystraight from the battery and not via theaccessory terminal on the control box or fusebox. There will probably be a host ofaccessories already connected to this supplyresulting in a considerable voltage dropwhen all are in use. Again make sure thatwhere all cables pass through any panels usegrommets and for safety fit a fuse holder andfuse into the main feed cable if there is notone already fitted.

Remember to carry a spare fuse speci­fically for this purpose - normal car typefuses do not fit and in any case are overratedfor the job. Before making the finalconnexion check and then check again thatthe correct connexions are being made. Ifmade the wrong way round the set will beseriously damaged.

Electrical interference suppressionrequires patience if it is to be eliminated.Some installations will not require anyattention while others will require theattention of experts. Do not rely on normalcar radio type suppressors but obtain aspecial kit from your equipment supplier. Fit

Considerable loads are imposed on the panel and mounting when the vehicle is travelling at speed

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the various parts according to the instruc­tions and the majority of problems will besolved.

It is only with GRP bodied vehicles thatserious problems could arise and it will benecessary to visit the local specialist who willstart talking about screening some of theelectrical equipment.

The location of the antenna is importantand for maximum effectiveness withminimum interference it should be locatedon the centre of the roof or boot lid panels(front engined vehicles). This is wheremagnetic mounts come into their own. Thenext thing to be done is that the antenna hasto be tuned or matched to the set. For this aS.W.r. meter is necessary. If you have notdone this before it is suggested that help isobtained from someone who has. If thisoperation is not carried out then either theset's output transistors can be damaged orthe operating range restricted. Fullinformation on this subject will be found inthe instructions supplied with the meter orantenna.

Prospective breakers will hear a great dealof talk about skip noise and general inter-

ference) particularly. during certain daylighthours. This is something that has to be livedwith unless one can afford the latest up­market sets which cost a small fortune.There is no satisfactory bolt-on equipmentavailable that will completely eliminate thisnoise yet retain the voice frequencies.

On the subject of equipment performancethere are breakers who will want to makelong distance copies. This is not really onand breaks the whole spirit of c.b. being alocal communication system. Additionally)transmitter outputs will be legally enforcedso it is far better to use the equipment forwhich it was intended.

Several c.b. equipment suppliers are ableto offer burners which will boost output to25, 50 or even 100 watts. This will certainlyincrease the operational range over Oatterrain or when located on the top of a hillbut for general use their performance can bedisappointing.

Many c.b. clubs frown on the use ofburners because their output can bleed overseveral channels which only spoils copyingfor other breakers particularly when thenumber of operational channels is limited.

Additionally unless other breakers haveburners then any contact will be very one­sided. Your mouth could be louder thanyour ears.

Television interference (t.v.i.) is anemotive subject and any prospective c.b.ershould, ifhe has any social morals, fit a t.v.i.filter to his equipment. Suitable kits areavailable form the local equipment suppliers.By fitting a t.v.i. kit any interference causedto nearby television or stereo sets should beeliminated unless of course the antenna isbeside the set. With an anticipated vastincrease in the use of c.b. and sets andsupporting equipment become more readilyavailable, it will become very necessary forexperienced operators to help those withoutthis knowledge and also help to conJrol thenumber of pirates blasting their 100 wattcopies across the c.b. frequencies.

The equipment manufacturers know best.With correctly installed and matched equip­ment c.b. will be effective and if the operatoris not satisfied then he should obtain anamateur radio licence and go international orhave a radio telephone installed in his car ortruck.

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CB World MeetsBig DummyIn February CB World was visited byWhite Lightning and String Beanfrom the U.S.A. Who are they, youmay well ask? They are, I reply.Albert Houston and Mark Long. Stillnone the wiser? Then how about"The Big Dummy's Guide to CB".What's the connection, I hear you allshout. Wait for it, says I, waiting forthe roll ofdrums to subside. They arethe panners and authors oflhe book.BDG to CB was first published in1977 and since then they have sold800,000 in the U.S.A. and othercountries such as South Africa,Aumailia, New Zealand and Canada.So far, through Kona Publications,London, they claim they have almostreached 100,000 sales in the U.K.

Going back to Albcrt and Mark,they are both communicationsconsultants in the U.S.A. They have

designed and installed solar poweredc.b radio systems in Guatemala foremergency communications for thelocal community. They were both inEurope to see for themselves how c.b.is developing especially in the U.K.They also want to promote furthersales of the Big Dummy bookthrough Geoff 'Weymouth. Marktold Gordon Henderson of CBWorld, that he was amazed at theenthusiasm shown in this countryfor c.b. and he did not notice arecession going on. (A Labour PrimeMinister said something like that ona return visit from abroad. I think hesaid "What chaos" or somethingsimilar). During their stay in theU.K. they found the enthusiasmamongst breakers overwhelming.

CB on motorcycles?Keith Bonny wrOte to CB Worldasking us if we knew a firm whospecialised in making or fitting c.b.sets 10 mOler cycles. He wants to goto France this year - where c.b. islegal and would like a set fitted to hisbike. We hope that he can speakfluent French and V(e assume that hewill be touring on a TriumphBonneville (Bonny for short).Anyone who can help Keith out,please write to him at 34 FairfieldRoad, Shipley, West Yorkshire.

CB World dartscompetitionCB World will be arranging anational inter-club darts competition.Initially we thought of events forsingles, doubles and teams ofeight. Ifyou want 10 enter, firstly send in yourrequest and we will eyeball you laterwith all the data, rules and venues.Better sharpen up your arrows, thispromises to be the big one and that'sa big four for sure.

FM modification?SSE telephoned CB World to informus that having spent time, money andmidnight oil, they have come up withan f.m. modification from a.m. anda.m. to a.m.lf.m. According to thetechnician of the partnership, thisincorporates phase-locked loop det­ector and automatic gain-controlledprt-amp. CB World could not testthis claim but SSE have a workingmodel and have even taken orders.That was IWO days after theymentioned the mod. Also inproduction is a board for hi channelsand a speech processor. Both itemsdesigned and tested by SSE. if youdon't believe us, telephone or write toSSE, Iheir ad is in this issue.

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say that they welcome the govern·ment's announcement regarding thelegalisation of Citizens' Band. Theyare extremely enthusiastic and will bein a position to have equipment onthe shelves of their distributors anddealers by the autumn. They arestudying the Government's technicalproposals but cannOt provide anyfirm indication of the price or thedetailed specifications of theequipment they will be marketing.

Radiomobile add that equipmentsuitable for operation on the 930frequency will be too expensive forthe main market requirements andwill therefore concentrate on27MHz FM products.

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waiting for our decision. Although it will bea great disappointment to many CB users,the 27 FM frequency is virtually theEuropean standard, and it should thereforebe legalised in this counlry as soon aspossible. Those who have bought illegal setscan hardly grumble if this is done.

One of the objections to 27 MHz was thatit would affect model aircraft seriously. Iunderstand that they have now switched to37 MHz, so that objection is Out of the way.Should the Governmem decide to legalise 27MHz) I believe that they should keep the 41MHz band as a possible European standardfor the future. Users will switch relativelyeasily from 27 MHz to 41 MHz, but they areunlikely to swtich to uhra-high frequencysuch as 928.

My final comment concerns the timing.The question is when. Pressure grows everyday. There have been demonstrations. Moreand more sets are being imported illegally,and more and more sets are being usedillegally. The position can cny get worseunless the Government act at once. OnThursday, the Minister said:"Wc hope 10 be able to announce our conclusionsshonly." - [Official Reporl, 5 February 1981;Vol. 998, c.394,]I hope that "shortly" means within the nextthree months. This can only be in theGovernment's and the country's interest.

As regards the administration of a legalsystem, I am authorised to say that thenational committee, the CB Association andthe clubs will give the Government everypossible assistance in administration. But letus have a final decision before the secondanniversary of the 1979 general election.

Mr. Tim Rathbone (Lewes): I amgrateful, Mr. Deputy Speaker, for beingallowed to support my hon. Friend theMember for Haltemprice (Mr. Wall). I addmy own thanks to the Minister for hisconsideration of the whole question ofcitizens' band radio, which is in starkcontrast to the attitude of his Labourpredecessor, who greeted every request forconsideration of this subject with a negativeresponse.

The Minister only has to think' about thenumber ofhon. Members present to listen tothis debate - an unprecedented number foran Adjournment debate - to understand theimportance which is attached to it, and this ismatched by the numbers of people outsidethe House physically this evening andoutside the House at other times during therest of the year.

I fear that the Minister has to do battlewith his officials in the Home Office, whohave taken tOO negative an attitude over theyears to the allocation of a citizens' bandradio wave length. The law against citizens'band has been flouted for too long. Whenany law is challenged in the way that this lawis challenged, a Government have seriouslyto consider changing it.

I hope that the Minister will be able togive the House some reassurance that thatchange in the law is being considered by theGovernment right now.

The Minister of State, Home Office

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(Mr. Timothy Raison): I congratulate myhon Friend the Member for Haltemprice(Mr. Wall) on raising this topic. Iacknowledge the leadership that he has givenin this matter.

As my hon. Friend said, it is just over ayear since we last had a similar short debateon this subject, and a good deal hashappened in that time. In it, theGovernment have moved from a position ofexamining the issues to one of suppOrt inprinciple; we have issued a discussiondocument on our views, and seen anextremely heavy public response to it; andwe are now close to reaching our finaldecisions. Thus, while my hon. Friends willnot be surprised if I say that I cannot tellthem what those decisions are tonight, I cansay that they will not be long delayed.

There is, of course, no legal open channelservice now, but there will be one, and Ithink that it will be noted that it is aConservative Government who will betaking this step.

Mr. Dennis Canavan (WestStirlingshire): When?

Mr. Raison: I do not think that my hon.Friend the Member for Haltemprice willexpect me to accept his strictures on myofficials. I do not myself accept them. Theyhave worked extremely hard under ourpolicy, and I have no ground for reproachingthem.

I have always thought that some of thearguments about the advantages anddisadvantages of open channel or citizensband radio are sterile, or overstated. I believethat a new service can and will be helpfuland enjoyable to many people, just as I amcertain that it will cause problems anddifficulties to others. But personal freedommatters, and that is the argument that we, asa Government, have always found strongest.

I should like to explain some of the reasonswhy our decision is particularly difficult andhas inevitably taken time. Radio regulation isan extremely complicated business. Worldconferences reach, by consensus, broadplanning agreements designed to provide asmuch protection as possible to services ofvarious kinds, and all administrations haveto work within these in their nationalplanning.

The range of services to be protected isenormous - not just broadcasting or landmobile radio, of which open channel is oneform, but radar, maritime and aircraftcommunications satellites, radio astronomy,radio links for passing digital or analogue.information, and hundreds of otherapplications.

We must remember that ratio transmis­sions can be a source of interference to otherradio services. The assignment of afrequency to a new service therefore requiresthe most careful consideration.

I think, therefore, that it becomes clearthat anyone who simply operates outside thiscarefully planned framework, however desir­able his activities might appear to be, islikely to cause chaos. The present illicit 27MHz transmissions are, unfortunately, avery clear example of this.

I told the house a year ago that illicit usersof CB could cause inconvenience and evenrisk to their fellow-citizens. One of the realdifficulties about this is that a CB usergenerally has no idea of his effect on others.He may therefore think that we are simplycrying wolf. But it is my Department thattakes the overall responsibility for dealingwith complaints of interference, and ittherefore monitors closely what is going on.

At present, in a year we expect to haveabout 35,000 complaints of interferencefrom all sources to radio services. Over 90per cent of these relate to broadcastingservices. In the last four months of 1980there were more than 2,700 complaints,which were traced to illicit CB 27 MHztransmissions; in other words, a rise ofnearly 25 per cent in the total number ofcomplaints. Nearly 2,000 of these were casesof interference to television reception, andnearly 600 to radio or hi-fi equipment.Police, fire, ambulance and hospital pagingservices were also affected. Our warnings ofpotential risks are therefore being borne outin practice in a way that can only causeconcern. Such inteference is expensive. Ithas to be paid for by the television viewer,the licensed user of radio, or the taxpayer.Moreover, it may cause friction betweenneighbours.

This interference from 27 MHz equip­ment comes largely from one of two sources- first, from unsuitable basic equipment;and secondly, from the use of powerfullinear amplifiers designed to boost the poweroutput of the equipment many times over.Offending users have been traced, who havebeen using power outputs of 1 kW or evenmore - in other words, perhaps twice asmuch as the power of a local broadcastingstation. I remain of the view that openchannel must be a short-range personal radioservice.

The next significant thing about openchannel is that it has to be a countrywideservice. The user in the north of Englandwill use the same frequency as his counter­part in the south of England. There are veryfew radio services of which one can say that.There are different channels for television indifferent areas. Private mobile radiofrequencies are issued individually so thatthey can be interleaved geographically. Afrequency that would interfere with, forexample, a particular television channel isnot used in the relevant area. But openchannel, being countrywide, has to be able tolive with and not to harm any other radioservice throughout the United Kingdom andin neighbouring countries, such as Franceand the Republic of Ireland.

Interference can have many causes. It isnot simply a matter of one set of radioequipment interfering with another becausethey are operating on the same frequency.Any equipment when transmitting also emitspotentially interfering, spurious signals. Ofthese, the harmonics or multiples of thetuned and basic frequency are generally mostharmful. The fundamental. or the harmonicsignal may interact with the tunedfrequency, with the intermediate frequencyor with the frequency change oscillator in aradio or television receiver. Finally,

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interference may be caused simply because atransmitter is used too near the receiver ofanO[her service.

This last category can never be eliminated,and it highlights clearly the difficulties thatwill be caused by open channel because oritsmode and scale of use. Open channel will bea social thing. It will therefore be usedwidely in residential areas and in buildingssuch as blocks of flats, where it will be farnearer than transmiuers of other services tohome entertainment equipment such asradio, television, and hi-f!. This gives yetanother twist to the interference risksinherent in such a service, and the scale oflikely use presents problems ofadministration and enforcement neverencountered in this form before.

Finally) the radio frequency spectrum isfinite and heavily used. There is nobottomless bucket of frequencies that we arehiding for our own purposes.

Mr. Eric Ogden (Liverpool, WestDerby): Does the Minister accept that almostall his arguments about the difficulties arethe same as the arguments used byDepartments and services against localradio? Those difficulties were overcome. Itshould nOl be beyond the wit of man toovercome these difficulties.

Mr. Raison: I think that the hon.member will understand that we arecommitted to overcoming difficulties in theway of open channel of CB. [HON.MEMBERS: "He said it. "] I have said "CB)'several times. It is no good pretending thatthere are not serious problems) and it is myduty to explain to the House what thoseproblems are. I shall now come on to thequestion of how we will approach the matter.

What I have said was the background toour discussion document on open channel. Itdrew a heavy response, which I foundheartening, not because it supported ourinitial views, for it did not, but because itrepresented a real exercise in consultation,and a reaction that the Government aretaking fully into account. It is perhaps notsurprising that we did not reach the muchlarger part of the population who will notuse open channel but may be affected by it,and we had [Q think of those people as well.

Most individuals who responded stronglyfavoured a frequency of 27 MHz for openchannel. On the other hand, all theorganisations that commented, other thanuser organisations, opposed this, but withouthaving any common view of what theywould prefer. Little public support wasgiven to our proposal for a service at around930 MHz. Nevertheless, we still see such aservice as viable. It will give not only a betterservice than is generally realised, particularlyin urban areas, but a better quality service. Ifit were as poor as has been alleged, it isstrange that both North America and manycountries in Europe are planning [Q intro­duce it, thus creating the prospect of a newand large international market. Nevertheless,it was the strong public reaction whichcaused my right hon. Friend in his answer toa question on 18 December, to undertake tolook further at the possibility of introducing

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a service on a frequency lower than 900MHz. Further studies have been made andthese are now virtually complete. We haveconsulted widely on a technical basis withuser representatives, manufacturinginterests, and organisations such as thebro~dcasting authorit\es and emergencyservlces. .r'

We agree that the need is pressing, andthat there can be no question of waiting forfrequencies which might be available only ina few years. Nor can we put our agreementswith our neighbours at risk. Most importantof all, we cannot select a frequency which,almost irrespective of the quality of theequipment used, can be guaranteed to causewidespread interference. I emphasise thatour findings have been made widelyavailable to those concerned, and no one haschallenged on any scientific basis ourassessment of the interference risks.

Unfortunately, all the alternative sugges­tions that have been put to us fall foul of oneor other, and frequently all three, of theconstraints I have just mentioned. The 41.5MHz frequency band - part of the bandused for transmission of the 405 line blackand white television programmes - is aclassic example. Our tests have shown thatthe interference risks to television receptionwould be higher than with any form of 27MHz service, and indeed much higher thanwith one using frequency modulation.Frequencies a little higher than 41.5 MHzwould reduce but not eliminate theproblems, while the Olher difficulties wouldcontinue to apply.

We also have to recognise that the worldhas already made its choice; 27 MHz in oneform or another is widely used, and, as Imentioned earlier, North America andEurope are planning to introduce a service ataround 930 MHz. Any other choice wouldbe a one-off British one which no othercountry in the world would permit. Thus,one of the wishes of the enthusiast - to beable to take his equipment abroad - wouldnot be met.

One can develop that a little further, theequipment at present illegally used in thiscountry is amplitude modulated equipmenton the American pattern, although eventhen, some of it is obsolete and no longerpermitted in America, and has quite simplybeen dumped here. Few enthusiasts want totake their cars or trucks to the United States,but that AM equipment is not generallyacceptable on the Continent. France,Holland and Germany operate 27 MHz FMservices, because their investigations andtheir experience have proved that theperformance and the cost are similar, and theinterference problems much less.

Our task, therefore, is [Q make available aservice which conforms as far as possible tothe aspira[ions of the large number ofpotential users and to encourage them to useequipment which does least harm to the evenlarger number of other radio users.Supporters of open channel have stressed tome their willingness and ability to actresponsibly, and they will certainly have tojustify that. Before long they should have intheir hands a service for their pleasure, and apowerful [Qol for good or evil. I mentioned

personal freedom at the beginning of myspeech. Personal responsibility is the reverseof that coin.

I have commented tonight on the factorsthat have [0 be borne in mind in making ajudgment. We are quite commonly accusedof opposing a personal two-way radioservice. That is quite unjust and my hon.Friend acknowledged that. We have nottaken sides against it. We have decided tointroduce a service, and .we have carried outvery wide consultations both to explore thedifficulties and to hear suggestions. Butradio regulation seeks the greatest good forthe greatest number and that is what we haveto continue to seek until we reach our fmalanswer.Reprimed from Hamard.

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LICENSESUsers of the new service will have to buy alicence, renewable annually, which willentitle them to use equipment on eitherfrequency. Talks are Ulking place with thePost Office to see if they can issue licenceson behalf of the Home Office. It is too earlyto say what the cost of a licence will be.

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HANDLES FOR TOWNSIn the last issue of CB World we included over 250 towns withtheir code names and, where known, their breaking channels.On these pages you will find another 250 towns as submittedby readers. If there are still towns missing from the two listssend them to us and eventually we will publish the completenational list of towns together with their code names and, asfar as possible, their breaking channels. Send your suggest·ions to the Editor, CB World, IPC Electrical·Electronic PressLtd., Quadrant House, Sutton, Surrey 5M2 5AS.

Abergele Jaw TownAintree Iron TownAldershot Red Devil TownAllenton WashingtonAllestree AlaskaAlfreton Big 'A'Alvaston AlabamaAmbergate Gas TownAmlwch Copper TownAnnan BeezerAnnersley Kodak TownArds Alpha Papa

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(19, 27)Bodelwyddan White ChapelBookham HawaiiBorrowash Florida .Boston (19) Dodge CityBoume Hereward CityBoxhHl Wooden Topl

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Cardiff (14) Smokey Dragon East Grinstcad Happy TownCarlisle The Big 'C' Eastwood Linle 'E' withCarluke Hen Run WoodCastle Bird Town Edenbridge Bright Lights

Donnington Effingham School Town!Castleford Water Town The HowardCastletown Bravery Hughes

I. of M. (13) Elton Power TownCastlewood Water City (19 and 22)Calterick Soldier City Emley Moor TV LandChelmsford Hazzard Ewell (14) Deep Water

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In our earlier issues of CB World we dared c.b. users to send ustheir names. Not their real names, of course, but their c.b.code names. For obvious reasons many breakers did not wishto disclose their names, but for those who did, we in turn,dared to print them. We will continue to print them. If yourcode name has not yet appeared it simply means that eitheryou have not sent it or that we have some catching up to do.We have been absolutely inundated with so many names thatyou will have to bear with us until your name pops up. Butthat doesn't mean we don't want more. Please keep sendingthem in, print your code name and town as clearly as you can.To accommodate as many names as possible in each issue wehave dropped the eyeball/copied boxes. We suggest you nowunderline an eyeball in red and a copy in blue. As before, theaddress is The Editor, CB World, IPC Electrical-ElectronicPress Ltd., Quadrant House, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5AS.

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Full range of CB Equipment always in stock, including:Large stocks of i\....i\t\'\. antennas. Get base stationperformance from your mobile moonraker. Lifetimewarranty on coil. Sommerkamp amateur & marine radios.Mobile radio telephones & cordless telephones. Full rangeof mobile antennas. Stardusters, Spitfires &Shakespeares.

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We carry a wide range of C. B. equipment in our shop covering everything that you couldever possibly need. If you live in the London area our shop is open from 9.00-5.30,Mon .-Sat., and we're just 1 minutes' walk from Borough tube station. If you can't get into see us send 25p for our catalogue of C. B. and Trucking goodies. We can send mostthings by post and below you will find a few special mail order offers.

" FULL COLOUR, TOP QUALITY, EMBROIDERED BADGES-'

Our new range of badges is just out. They are well detailed in full coloured embroidery and are fully washable. Designs A·P 70p each,Q-Y SOp, Z 9Op.

C.B. SHIRTSWe now have 2 CB designs which you can have eitheron a T.Shirt or a long sleeved sweat shirt. Shirts are topquality American manufacture and are available inblack, navy and red. Sizes are from 34" - 44". Whenordering please state chest size and give an alternativecolour choice. T.shin £3.25, sweat shirt £6.95.

TRUCKIN'MUSIC

Our brand new

"CONVOY" cassettewill liven up your

driving with 10 great

Truckin' songs

including: Convoy,

The Silverton, Mean

Bear, Car 67, Rubber

Duck, Crispy Critters.

Available on cassette

only. £2.95.

BOOKS ON CBTHE BIG DUMMY'S GUIDE TO C.B. RADIO is an excellent bookcovering every aspect of C.8. It has all the information you need toknow when buying a rig, when installing one and when actually usingone. The best book at the best price £2.95 inc. pap.SLANGUAGE LANGUAGE is America's best selling C.B. dictionary

and contains thousands of words and phrasesin use by our C.B. buddies in the States.

Essential reading for everyoneinterested in C.B.

£2.50 inc. pap.C.B. BIBLE is probably the bestselling C.B. book in this country. It'sonly small, but it tells you everythingyou need to know on how to talkC.B. 75p inc. pap.

To: Truckers' Paradise,10 Marshalsea Rd, London SE1 1HL.Please send me the follow;ng items:

Sew-on badges A-P (state designs). . 8t 70p £.. .Sew-on badges Q-Y (state designs).. ..at LSOp C.Sew-on badges Z (state designs) 8t (OOp £ .Big Dummy's Guide to C.B at £2.95 £ .Slanguage Language .. ..at £2.50 £ .C.B. Lingo Bible at £75p L .T.shirt (state design A or B) at £3.25 L ..Sweat shirt (state design A or BI at £6.95 f. .Convoy cassette.... . at £2.95 f...Catalogue 8t £25p C .

I enclose cheque/Postal order for [ made payable to Truckers' Paradise

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Address

We are unable 10 aecept Irish cheques 01' P.O.s. We can aecept OI'ders over the 'phone using ACCESS orBARClAYCARD. Phone us on 01-403 1717 101' OI'ders, Queries or problems. CBW3