Laws and Fitting of CB Radio??

Hello everyone,

Im thinking of getting a CB radio in my Jimny. I heard that you need a radio license to have one though. Can anyone clarify whether this is true or not??? I would do it without the license but Im a fairly young lad and cops will pull you for near enough anything these days....

Also, fitting a CB....I guess it just requirs a positive feed and a negative for supply then the circuit to the antenna, is that it??

P.S. Anyone going to the Berkshire 4x4 show?

Cheers,
Andrew

im only 19 my self dn if u need a licence never even thought of that ive got a cb i just put it in when i want to use it and ive just got it on a cigaret lighter... that show sounds like a plan where do u cum from close to the show im a couple of hours away (near horsham west sussex)

also were u planing the saterday or the sunday ??

You don't need a licence for CB anymore it was done away with years ago.

Its simple to plumb one in, as you've already said just run a positive and negative from the battery and make sure theres an inline fuse on the positive. I used bullet connectors so i can easily remove it if i need to.

If it's under 4 W of transmit power, you're safe. No license needed, CB = citizen's band.

Theory says it's better to connect the CB radio directly to the battery (cleaner power) and not the cigarette socket. I've connected it to the battery though, and I get lots of noise when the engine is on so experience on your own to see the results.

If you get a magnetic mount, you're good to go. If you're getting a fixed mount, it's more complicated.

a load of noise with enguine on = bad earth normally??