How to use a CB, and what all those knobs do.

New driver here. This video helped a lot, thanks for taking your time out to explain to us rookies. Stay safe! 🤙🏾

My dad was an otr trucker and taught me cb back in 1969. I loved it and had one in a few of my vehicles back then. I need to get back into it.

Been out of "CBing" for 39 years, and still out of " CBing" and still out of "CBing". So ,no offense, I really don't care, but I do remember how to use the settings. Thank you sir, J Rich for this video. Have a safe winter.

"Delta Tune" is for tuning in Cajun music from the Mississippi Delta region.

Hi J, back in the day (here in New Zealand) when these Cobras came out they were top of the line and were really expensive if you could find one & were illegal as we were only allowed things like Tait CB4's using 2 watts AM with 9 channels, so I bought a highly modified Johnson Viking 4740 which had 80 watts using 26 and 27 mhz ssb that could 'slide' between channels going through a 3 element yargi.

Your Citizens Band radio includes an array of controls for receiving, adjusting and listening to audio from other CB radio users. The radio's delta tune knob, also known as the clarifier control, reduces the amount of static present on the radio when communicating with another person. When turned one way or another, the knob reduces the pitch of the person's voice and makes the voice clearer and less squeaky.

I'm eyeballing that galaxy now! Not new to CB but I've been running off a cobra 32XLR for years and think it's time for an upgrade! Thank you for taking your time in this video had a good idea on what things where but never really took the time to learn so thank you and stay safe out there!

Delta Tune is only for the pros. What you do, is key your mic, and start turning tgat knob. Doing this, you begin saying the magic words, "Audie-audie-audio," ask for a radio check-- five times-- whistle a single note for a few seconds, and then (still holding the mic key, throughout) repeat the magical incantation. Finally, after at least forty-five seconds of constant transmission (repeating all the previous steps if necessary), you announce your handle, and say "How about that [insert other obnoxious guy's handle], you out there?" Only at this point can you release the mic-key, ignore any radio check you previously requested, and repeat your own handle and the station you are calling. No matter if anything is heard, you key up again, laugh uproariously, and say something like, "Roger, I'm going back quiet." Yes, I'm talking about you, "Old Man in the Garage." All this teasing to beg you: Stay off of channel 19, and better yet, stay off of AM. DX-ing is okay at the top and bottom of the band, but best if using SSB. 19 is truckers speaking locally, and dealing with sever weather, accidents, or just chatting. Just because you don't hear us, does not mean we are happy about you ignoring what we do with radios.

This has been needing to be filmed for quite a while based on my experiences 😂 I run a 29 classic in the truck with me, with mods. It works great

Thanks for the videos, I was recently contemplating on whether I should buy a cb or not...after a year of doing local and dealing with sandpits and all that, I realized that I need a cb asap..hand signals ain't cutting it haha I appreciate it, I will be ordering my Cobra tonight stay safe out there!

I'm just getting back into CB's, I like this video.

i knew the very basics before watching this video, the couple of things i was unsure on you answered for me, great video bubba!! i thank you kindly. drive safe

I installed a variable power kit on one of my 29s. I used the SWR knob for the adjustable power potentiometer. 1w dk, 4w full tilt. Running it with a 2pill when I want more fire in the wire.

As a commercial driver of F350 with car carrier I want to get a CB radio. Pickup trucks lack designated space for CBs but I think that having one helps a lot on king drives.

Drove 33 years for Buster Brown. Love the 2 way but hate all those knobs. Some of my friends would super glue the ones they felt were not needed.🦇

I wish I'd found your channel years ago. Took me plenty of trial and error to figure out how to calibrate and tune my RoadKing Classic CB

here to go in depth with the pa function! i run a system twice as loud as a typical police unit! it all starts with an TS mono plug adapter to rca female ports. from here i ran an rca cord to a 200 watt rms amplifier and the wired it to a high compression driver and a huge 18 inch bull horn on the top of my van. you will need an amp because the cb its self does not produce many watts. its quite hilarious the reactions i get when i roll through town on my pa making heads turn from 5 blocks down. the simply will not happen with out the amp! i have also decibel tested my pa and it peaked at 142 db max! over 40 db over your typical car horn! also dont forget to run a delta ec1 echo chamber with a really good power mic.

Great explanation of the Delta Tune knob, noise blanker, and talkback functions.

Excellent video - more drivers need radios and understand basic operation. Sucks being on a job or haul and there's no communication. Thanks driver

Just an important correction at 10:25 – the Galaxy DX47HP is AM & FM only – it does NOT have Single Side Band (SSB) capability. The six-way A to F selector merely selects 6 different band segments.