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Cruiser
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Marysville Washngton | So, over the winter I installed the Victory CB/Intercom unit. Is there any special set up to the CB or do I simply turn it on and go? Also, How do you make the music only come through the headset and not the outside speakers? |
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Tourer
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Cleveland, GA | Just turn the CB on and go.
For headset only, toggle through the menu using the Mode button. I think the correct setting is Mix, headset only. |
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Tourer
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Cleveland, GA | Correction: Toggle through Mode menu. You'll find External Speakers (or something similar). Use +/- to turn it on or off. |
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Cruiser
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Marysville Washngton | thank you. |
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Puddle Jumper
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Tucson,AZ | Can anyone explain squelch in a non technical terms? I seem to only be able to tolerate the CB in local mode and that seems to be good enough to hear the trucker chatter around me.
Edited by GAColson 2010-03-09 8:33 PM
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Iron Butt
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Northeast Ohio | Squelch is the nasty noise that happens when you pick up a signal but are unable to actually hear a voice. |
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Visionary
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San Antonio, TX | Now that you have the CB installed you might want to try this simple mod. Check out the link below.
Swapped Controls for the Radio and CB - There is a picture of the mod on the last post of the thread.
http://www.vision-riders.com/bb/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=5010
Edited by radioteacher 2010-03-09 10:17 PM
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Puddle Jumper
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Tucson,AZ | That makes sense I can identify that behavior. How does the squelch control effect that? Lower numbers do what differently than the higher numbers? |
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Tourer
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Cleveland, GA | The higher the number, the more power a transmission has to have to be heard. The lower the number, the more background noise you will hear. Zero squelch means you hear everything that's out there - especially a lot of annoying static - but you can pick up weak transmissions. A high squelch means you only hear the most powerful or very closest ones to you - it is silent until they transmit.
It's kinda like Dr Seuss' Horton Hears A Who... Most people couldn't hear the people in Whoville (squelch was set high and it was a weak transmission) until little Cindy Lou Who added her voice (the transmission had more power) and the message came through.
To make your squelch work properly, dial it down to zero. You will hear a lot of background noise. Set the volume to a comfortable level. Then gradually increase the squelch number until the background noise disappears. At that point, if someone transmits you should be able to hear them clearly. |
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Puddle Jumper
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Tucson,AZ | Thank you, that is a very good explanation and very helpful. Would there be different setting for squelch based on have the local or distance setting on? |
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Tourer
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Cleveland, GA | GAColson - Would there be different setting for squelch based on have the local or distance setting on? Not sure. I always leave mine on the local setting because I am usually not interested in listening to distant/weak conversations. Normally I listen to channel 19 when traveling, so I can hear the truckers talking about road conditions ahead - or about my bike  . Goldwing riders usually use channel 8 when traveling in a flock. Channel 9 is the emergency channel. |
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Visionary
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Jasper, MO | GAColson - 2010-03-10 10:59 AM
Thank you, that is a very good explanation and very helpful. Would there be different setting for squelch based on have the local or distance setting on?
Yes. The higher the background noise level, which will increase if you set it for distance, then the higher the squelch setting will need to be. This changes constantly depending on the environment you find yourself in. CB radio operates using AM transmission, so any electrical static near you will create noise (powerlines, gas station overhead lighting, etc). Just push the + button on the squelch control to eliminate the noise. The higher the squelch setting, the stronger the incoming signal must be to override it. The local setting reduces the sensitivity of the receiver to ALL incoming signals, both desirable and undesireable ones. The local setting is useful when riding and conversing with others in your close proximity when the signal can be too strong. In the local setting, you won't be able to hear another CB if he is very far away, even if you lower the squelch setting. I leave mine in the distant setting and just adjust the squelch, which is as easy as adjusting the volume.
Ronnie |
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