Just got a ranger rci69ffb4 CB radio. I do not know how to operate it. What band number to put it on to talk. There is 1-7 on it. And do I put it on an or ssb mode. Thanks

Hi Trevor,

The Midland radio you have is NOT capable of FM transmit & receive. It is a Citizen's Band radio that operates on channels 1 thru 40 that are assigned to the 26.965-27.405 MHz frequency range. These are the standard 40 Ch CB frequencies in the U.S. (and may not be legal for use in other parts of the world without a license from your country's communications authorities). It also offers Weather Band reception - again these are US frequencies that may or may not even be used at all in the UK. Since the radio only displays a channel number, you don't actually know the frequency you're monitoring or transmitting on. Your friends on CH 5 may be in a completely different band.

Even if they are on the same frequency, the fact that they are operating in FM mode means that you would hear something - but it may not be intelligible - and the same would be for them listening to you transmit in AM mode. If you could have them switch their radio to AM, all would be fine. I suspect they use FM as there is much less static when compared to AM.

If they won't change to FM, you'll either have to stop trying to talk to them or buy a radio capable of FM (and make sure it has the same frequencies as theirs!).

Good luck!

CB............... citizen band is 11 meter.

That is an 11 meter with Single Side Band radio.

FM - Freq. Modulation

AM - Audio Modulation

USB - Upper Side Band

LSB- Lower Side Band

CW- Morris Code

Channel list.

There you will find a list of the citizens band frequencies.

Big Knob settings from left to right...
First knobset...inner turn "volume" fully clockwise
... outer "squelch" fully counterclockwise
Second knobset...both inner and outer knobs fully clockwise
Third knob...chose which mode you want to use...Am or Fm (If your radio has been modified to TX/RX CB frequencies, chose AM)
Fourth knob...chose your band (If your radio has been modified to TX/RX CB frequencies, chose band D/A)
The only other knob that is important is the high/low power switch. It selects the band from the pair chosen by the band knob. I don't know if band D corresponds to high or low, so try both settings until one works.

If you can't TX or RX with these settings either there is no one talking at that time or your radio, antenna, or cable might be defective. You should get a copy of the owners manual to fully learn how to chose bands and adjust the settings. I've given you a starting point that should work but may not be optimum for all conditions.

left to right,Volume,on/off(center) Squelch (outside)2nd knob is mic gain (center) this controls how much adio output you produce.. and rf gain,(outside) This adjust how sensitive the radio recieves.3rd knob is pa/fm/am This sets the radio up for using a public address horn if hooked up, or to transmit and recieve on am (most common) or fm.
The next knob controls what bands o channels you operate on .6 bands of channels with 40 channels each.The next knob controls the amount of echo and reverb you use when you talk.The center controls the echo and the outside controls the speed,or reverb effect.The next knob controls the talk back(so you hear what you sound like on the center control, and the outside controls how much power you put out.The next knob, the biggest one is your channel selector.The push buttons are top l to r are:1 is the dimmer switch for your lights,the middel top is noise blanker and automatic noise limiter. This blanks out a lot of static and outside electrical noise.the last top switch is a roger beep switch to turn it on and off. When it is on you will produce a quick beep when you unkey the mike. This was originally used to let the other people on the bands know you stopped talking.The bottom left shuts off the frequency counter(the numbered display ie27.185,the middle sets the meter to be used as an swr meter or a regular s/rf meter.the last on the bottom will boost the frequencet up100 kilohertz.if you go to the following url you can get more info:http://www.rangerusa.com/.
Hope this helps

The DX 45mp is a 10 meter radio meaning you need a license to use any other band other than the normal 1- 40 cb channels, its capable of going beyond the normal cb range.Ask if it has been converted to 11 meter. Channel E should be the normal if it has been converted from 10 meter to 11 meter. Im sure its been converted if its been used for a mobile cb application. Normal cb band is called 11 meter 26.965 mhz to 27.405 thats 1- 40 . Your not supposed to talk on the other bands unless you have an amature radio license but everyone does anyway . I have several galaxys and by far in my opinion are the best on the market. Go to www.cbtricks.com on the home page go to Radio Informaion click it go to G and follow it to Galaxy DX radios youll find all the info for this radio you can even print out the channel chart to see where everything is. Good luck and if you have any more questions just ask. Thank you Chia

If you have no channel display or CB operation, it sounds like a blown voltage regulator that supplies power to the CB PLL circuit.

D is your basic 40 channel, this is what most truckers talk on, then C is low, b is double low and a triple low then e is high and f is double high, this radio also has upper and lower side band, most ham operators use these channels. Hope its been convered to talk on CB band.

On the 3300hp use band switch at position A band switch to hi