My Galaxy DX66V is not a 10 meter radio, but every article online says yes it is.

it is 10 meter because of its ability to access the 10 meter band. that and it is an unlicensed transceiver only complicated the matter. they come unconverted, so when you do get one new out of the box and untouched, they dont have the CB band available. they have to be modified to talk on 11 meter (cb band).

 

The A-B-C-D knob is the band knob. It lands you different frequencies. There's also a 10 kHz switch that assists in changing frequencies. The good news is your radio has a 5 digit frequency display to tell you where you are on the radio...I suggest ensuring keeping the band switch/10 kHz switch so the frequency display reads between 26.965 and 27.405...that's the CB band.

Outside of the CB band (either upper or lower) is used by government and military. I recommend not going here. I also recommend not going to the 28.000 and up band unless you possess an amateur radio license. (even then I don't think the 66V can do code or sideband) Stay between 26.965 and 27.405 and you should be fine.

Yes the legal output limit of CB is 4 watts. What you have is what's known as an "export" radio that is not legal to transmit on (in the U.S.) because it is not FCC certified, because it exceeds the 4 watt rule and it also exceeds the 40 frequencies, or "channels" rule.

Hope this helps. Hit me up if you have any other questions.

 

A lot of the time people won't answer a radio check. A sign of the times I guess. If 3 people answered you it must be working......

 

If you want to see if it's working, pull into a truck stop and mention you have a hot looking woman standing outside the parking lot asking for a ride to (name a big city). Unless all the trucks have their radios off, someones bound to come back.

But yes....radio checks...are hit or miss...I guess because you hear it only but so many times a day. Eventually the response is "it's working driver".

SWR's only make a difference in transmit, not receive. What does affect receive is the antenna. If you have a shorter antenna, you won't hear as much as a longer antenna. Your antenna is more of an upper lower brand to mid range. If you could put on a 102 whip, you'd hear farther and talk farther too.

If you hear constant chatter on 19, and if the chatter sort of sounds blurred together, or maybe even like a continuous howling/humming sound, you're likely hearing what's known as hf propagation, or "skip". When skip rolls such as it has been doing lately, you will hear a lot of signals from miles away. Since channel 19 is commonly used by truckers, then chances are your signal is getting lost within theirs and if so, then it's going to be hard for anyone to hear you unless they're 100 ft off your bumper. Skip is a nature of the beast with HF bands, and CB is no exception.

Also another thing to keep in mind...most truckers on 19 don't run anymore than maybe a 5 ft antenna and they don't pick up signals from more than a few miles away. You also have to figure in terrain, buildings, trees, etc...all eat up HF signals. And don't forget skip. So yes CB can be hit or miss at times.

But when skip is low, and with a good antenna (not a shortened compromise antenna), 10 miles is possible mobile to base and maybe 7 mobile to mobile.