can anyone tell me if there are any wires that i can wire a cb 12v to, above the drivers side
Ditch the cb,because nobody is on it,and take your Ham Radio foundation course,where upon gaining your licence,you can transmit a lot further,and the conversation isn’t littered with obscenities,music players,etc etc.
Example,2 friends of mine last week:
One was in Wetwang in East Yorkshire,the other had just come off the boat at Holyhead,yes HOLYHEAD,and I was sat in the middle at home,talking to both.
How’s it done you ask?
Simple.Repeaters.
Imagine you have 2 guys on either side of a big hill,and they want to talk to each other.Then by putting a repeater on top of the dividing hill,they can.A repeater works by taking a signal from one side,and transmitting it to the other,and vice versa.
What I have to say though,is that both operators were using 50 watts,because our local repeater is near Emley Moor,and under the foundation licence rules,(Max 10w) they wouldn’t have been able to talk to each other,as they would have been too far away,to hit the repeater.
Ken.2E0SSQ.
there is a blank next to your radio pull it off put your hand in and you will find an earth and a live on a small block connecter, this is on the 4 series scania, last one i had was an x reg dont know about the new ones.
I spoke to someone in America on the local internet repeater, that was cheating using the internet. There was a lift on once and i got to germany and Holland. I’m using a foundation licence, and running 10W i got to America on HF.
I also ran a repeater in Highordish( i think thats how its spelt) near Matlock all the way to Hull running 10W. There seems to be a lot of truck drivers doing Ham radio. I have spoke to many and have had some good chats with them. I’ve not been on CB, i’ve scanned around but i havent heard anything on there.
Amateur radio is the way to go 
Joe
M3MFZ
The repeater near Matlock,is GB3IN,and it can cover from Wakefield to Leicester on a good day,and is a superb repeater,much in the same way as my local one GB3YW,that I mentioned in my post above,giving the coverage that it did.
That’s the thing about the IRLP system which uses the internet,like you said.I have been near Scotch Corner,using GB3IR near Richmond,on a 2.5 watt handheld,and had a conversation with 2 guys in Australia.
Unbelievable but true.
Ken.2E0SSQ
Now the Sporadic E season is starting get ready for some DX. Ive worked Slovenia (Formally part of Yugoslavia) on 70 MHz , Ivan endstopped my radio.
50MHz and 28 MHZ are trying . These 2 bands will give plenty of countries . Ive worked the Lake District and Manchester via a repeater in Switzerland on 28 MHz FM.
Ive also worked via German repeaters on 430MHz when there has been “lifts” on
(Look for High Pressure on the weather charts and any remarks about “picture disturbance on TVs” from weather forcasters, Jim Bacon is G3YLA)
One truth to bear in mind whether you go Ham or Chip Buttie.
“Its the twig wot meks the rig”
Good luck whatever you do Dutch
use a name:
there is a blank next to your radio pull it off put your hand in and you will find an earth and a live on a small block connecter, this is on the 4 series scania, last one i had was an x reg dont know about the new ones.
this is not the same on the R-series.
the block is for a telephone and is now found in the lower section behind the blanking panels, there is a 12 volt supply in the top but i’m not sure which it is, personally speaking i prefer my cb in the bottom panels as i no longer have this coiled microphone wire dangling from above and distracting my attention as it bounces around.