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Rhino
New member
Username: Rhino
Post Number: 1
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 7:18 pm: | 
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I was looking to upgrading my radio,wanting something with more recieve,plus power. I have a 949 Galaxy now,been a good a radio,just time for a change. |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 4360
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 7:52 pm: |
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Rhino,
WELCOME TO THE COPPER FORUM!
CLICK on the Link Below.
There are a Lot of Radios in that Range and all of them are Very Good.
It depends on what Features you are looking for in a radio.
http://www.copperelectronics.com/cgi-bin/product_display.cgi?categories=RADIOS-10+METER
Personally I would suggest looking at the following radios and you can also read the Reviews on many of them in the (Subscriber Preview) Area of the forum also.
MAGNUM Radios: 257 / S-3 / M-1 / Delta Force or the S-45
or the Voyage VR9000 or Ranger 2950DX
Hope this helps,
Lon
Tech808
CEF808
N9OSN
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Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 1928
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 10:19 pm: |
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mag-257 is my pick |
Bc910
Intermediate Member
Username: Bc910
Post Number: 220
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 11:37 pm: |
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what about S9?
I feel left out
BC
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Stickshift
Intermediate Member
Username: Stickshift
Post Number: 176
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Friday, December 24, 2004 - 2:53 am: |
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MAGNUM 257! Best bang for the buck. |
That Elco guy (Unregistered Guest)
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Friday, December 24, 2004 - 6:20 am: |
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How to select a radio...
The first thing you have to do is to get out a pad of paper and write down a few goals. What kind of radio do you want (base, mobile, handheld)? What features do you want on the radio? Do you want extra goodies with the radio and if so what? Before you end your list ask around to see what other people have and the little extras that they think make their station stand out.
Then you go to the products sold by our good friends who own this board and see what kind of radios they have that meet the requirements that you have just written down.
Its that simple. The trick is to write down on paper and looking at your requirements then make the decision based on a thoughtful considered decision rather than emotional purchase.
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Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 4361
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Friday, December 24, 2004 - 6:26 am: |
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Bc910,
Best radio out there in $200 to $250 range?
Sorry but the S-9 does not fall into this category or it would have been at the top of the list. 
Lon
Tech808
CEF808
N9OSN |
Bc910
Intermediate Member
Username: Bc910
Post Number: 221
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Friday, December 24, 2004 - 8:08 am: |
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oh yeah, forgot to read that par
BC |
Bob_p
Advanced Member
Username: Bob_p
Post Number: 596
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Friday, December 24, 2004 - 12:50 pm: |
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Rhino That Elco guy is right. You need to decide on the features you want. Then research and find the radio that best matches those features that are most important to you.
I love my RCI 2970DX, and would like to recommend the 2950DX, but that's my choice, not yours. I really enjoy SSB and use it almost exclusively, and the RCI's have a few SSB features that are important to me. Others would not appreciate the same features that I would want in a radio.
Tech 808 listed several radios that have different features, and would appeal to different people, and as he said “There are a Lot of Radios in that Range and all of them are Very Good”
Do some research in the reviews and the search areas, and read what others have said about the radios you might be considering.
Good luck and make sure you get the radio you want! Not someone else’s ideal radio, but a radio that has the best match in features that your looking for.
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Big_l
Junior Member
Username: Big_l
Post Number: 26
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, December 25, 2004 - 8:35 am: |
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I would go with an S-3 or even a General Lee. |
Stogie
Junior Member
Username: Stogie
Post Number: 33
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, December 25, 2004 - 1:04 pm: |
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Magnum 257 |
Patzerozero
Intermediate Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 289
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Monday, December 27, 2004 - 12:12 am: |
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you gotta put glass in those glasses, bc...
but i agree, what's another 75 bucks? |
Rhino
New member
Username: Rhino
Post Number: 2
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 04, 2005 - 2:46 pm: |
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Well,after a few weeks of hard thinking, I ordered the S3 from Copper. Ordered it sunday and got it around noon today,great service.I really like this radio so far, I'm sure it'll be more enough for my rig. Thanks for all the input guys. Great Radio! |
Jon666
Intermediate Member
Username: Jon666
Post Number: 321
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 04, 2005 - 6:14 pm: |
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mag 257
awsome radio for the price |
