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Forummaster
| | Posted on Monday, November 18, 2002 - 5:18 pm: | 
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There are a lot of people out there trying to make a decision of which radio to buy and I'm sure they would love to know what everyones opinion is.
Only include radios that you have used and have experience with and that are in production today.
Since most of us don't have unlimited funds we want the most for our money so base your opinion on price as well as features.
This is not scientific this is purely based on your opinion. |
Buck
| | Posted on Monday, November 18, 2002 - 5:27 pm: |
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well I recently acquired a titan II and I am more than impressed with it...the recieve is awsome and it talks well....If you are looking for a radio with out all the bells and whistles the titan is it. It is the most "bang for the buck" radio that I have ever owned |
Znut
| | Posted on Monday, November 18, 2002 - 5:58 pm: |
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Just 10 meter, huh? 'Cause I am familiar with a certain 6 meter mobile that's similar to certain 10/12 meter rig...
Okay, my favorite is my HR2510. I like some of the features of the 2950dx and would have to get one if anything happened to the 2510 because of the (you guessed) limited funds as well as the availability issues. I hear those 2510's/Lincolns on SSB and have to say they sound better than any radio with SSB in their class.
HR2510/Lincoln
Znut |
bruce
| | Posted on Monday, November 18, 2002 - 6:09 pm: |
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For anyone wanting a very good radio for the money the mag-257 gets my vote i have also the titan 485 and have owned 3 rad shack HTX-10.
Since im a FM user the mag/RS/titan are great radios also VERY clean sounding on SSB and recivers are VERY hot!
Bruce |
Tech808
| | Posted on Monday, November 18, 2002 - 7:07 pm: |
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WELL GUESS WE WILL GET THINGS STARTED!
Shirley ~ 1st SARGANT:
VOYAGE VR9000, Very good Stock Radio, Has all the features,Reliable,has been trouble free for me. Easy to use, Has a very reasonable price. I LOVE IT.
Tech808
RANGER 2970DX MOBILE:
VERY GOOD RADIO with built in amp, Kinda high to start with but then you do not have to buy an amp to go with it. Also covers 10-11-12 meters, I have owned one of these for over 3 years now and it was on most days 24hrs with over 150,000 miles a year bouncing around in our trucks when we were OTR Driving. I only had problems with it once and 307 fixed that for me.
Well folks that is our picks. We have tried about every 10 Meter Mobile made over the years and these are what we are the happiest with.
Lon ~ Tech808 & Shirley ~ 1st SARGANT
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Tech808
| | Posted on Monday, November 18, 2002 - 7:34 pm: |
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GEEZZZZZZZZ,
I was editing my post when it got approved by the Forummaster. Now that is QUICK!
The only problem with MY 2970DX was caused by my smoking 5 to 6 packs a day in the truck.
It was not the radios fault!
That much Nicotine coverd everything inside.
Lon
Tech808 |
Kb5lpa
| | Posted on Monday, November 18, 2002 - 11:04 pm: |
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Well from a ham perspective only, my vote for best 10 meter mobile would go to the Radio Shack HTX 100. Built by Uniden for R.S. in the late 80's/early 90's it was a good unit. Still have mine and it is going strong. The R.S. HTX 10 is ok. I have had 2 of these units. The first was a lemon from the word go. [R.S. actually replaced it with a new one] The second one is ok. Fits in a small car a little better than the HTX 100. Features are nice..am,fm, upper and lower sideband. All in all, ok rig.
73 de KB5LPA |
Highlander
| | Posted on Monday, November 18, 2002 - 11:22 pm: |
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I like the Lincoln alot, but the Roadpro Titan II 485 and its clones in the 100 dollar range are (were) such a great value.(They are getting hard to find) The Lincoln is the better radio,IMO, but I dont know if it is 150 dollars better. |
Dx431
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 1:30 am: |
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I agree with Znut,I have had 3 2510's and 1 Lincoln which I am using now, and you just can't beat 'em on ssb.If someone was lookin for a radio without all the bells and whistles of the Galaxy's and Rnger's and what not, the Lincoln\HR2510 are well worth the money. And they talk just as good as any radio out there.
JMHO.
431 |
jim
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 1:44 am: |
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im with shirley for the money you cant beat the vr9000 |
bruce
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 4:35 am: |
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Copper made a good choice in the Mag 257! For what i do on 10 meters THAT serious of radios are #1. I bought 10 Titan 485's for our 10 meter group everyone loves them Stock out of the box .3UV on FM and we paid right at 100 dollars each with shipping. They lasted through the florida winter and 190 deg in the car summer and no failures yet. I had a marage 2950 ranger 2950 and 2950 dx got rid of them on FM they are so-so ok. NOW the ranger 5054 6 meter radio i like it is very nice for the $300 range. Again good choice copper good radio.
Bruce |
307
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 9:19 am: |
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I guess I need to kick in...The Best BANG for the buck is the VR-9000 by far!
307 |
XLAXX
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 11:54 am: |
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Here's what you do....
Get a Lincoln and be done with it. Put a Black D104 handheld and that's it. Only problem with the Lincoln was that I had to get it overseas, DHL was abour $40 to ship,.... it's worth it though.
XLAXX |
ryan
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 2:19 pm: |
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oh yeah bruce, those florida winters are harsh |
Karatebutcher
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 5:44 pm: |
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OK then I don't talk about my new old radio Cobra 148 gtg ex, talked to Deleware on it at the lake today, also caught a 24 inch trout, and returned him to the lake. |
bruce
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 6:11 pm: |
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Ryan It gets to 190F in your car in the summer here Ill bet in the north east you car never goes over 120F. Now winter is diffrent we have 1 day of fall 2 days of winter and one of spring. The rest is summer. Its 65 deg here in tampabay at sunset too cold to do anything but stick by the fire drink my ice tea watch the cold through the window and think of the nice beaches that are 4 miles from here. I just cant wate for 95 f at 80% humity.....YEP Cant wate for summer to get back!..... NOT |
Tech671
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 20, 2002 - 6:05 am: |
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10m mobile full featured: Delta Force, Connex 4800
"" "" without echo bang for buck: SS3900,DX55
"" "" small: Magnum 257
"" "" echo and channels: Maverick, AP Hill, Connex 3300 |
dale
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 20, 2002 - 1:13 pm: |
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well i gotta throw my 2cents in i love my superstar3900 in my truck has lots of channels ssb and a price of only 120.00 dollars excellent radio for the money |
Rightwing
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 20, 2002 - 11:03 pm: |
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heres my 2 cents worth: my old ranger ar-3300 ,yeah, she`s old but doggoneit it`ll kick some of these newer radios in the seat of their pants when it comes to performance and quality. |
Znut
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 10, 2002 - 6:46 pm: |
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Why does the Realistic HTX-100 look so much like an HR 2510? |
Kb5lpa
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 10, 2002 - 11:41 pm: |
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Basically, these two units are the same radio. The Shack had their production models made unmodifiable. The HTX 100 is a cw/usb only. No roger beep , tuning steps are different, other than that, the same radio. Good units,both.A schematic of both is in an Artsci modification book...same board.
73 de KB5LPA |
CM 3885
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 11, 2002 - 4:23 pm: |
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If you can find one get a AR Ranger 33 or a 3500 either the 100 watter or the 30 watter. Both of these radios kick A$$ big time with tremendouse amounts of audio! Be forewarned! The radios are NOT made anymore and parts are kinda scarce (not impossible to find but just kinda scarce) but if you can find one that is in decent shape and you find another one get both!! Keep one as a everyday radio and another as a back up parts rig!!! |
bruce
| | Posted on Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 8:22 am: |
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If you want FM only the alinco 03 radio which is no longer made is the hotest reciver ive ever tested .1UV break squlch. It is also one of the smallest. The alinco dx-70 ( 160-6 meters ) on 10 meters will hold its own with anything and some of the older ones with the 20 watt 6 meter transmiter are still being sold now for 600 bucks. The FT-840 is a great AM/SSB/CW radio but the FM adaptor is at best a add on.
Bruce
29.60 FM 3:30 PM weekdays |
Kb5lpa
| | Posted on Friday, December 13, 2002 - 1:46 pm: |
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Another "set" that looks the same....Radio Shack HTX 10 and Magnum 257. I think the only difference is that Radio Shack put in an unmodifiable board in this one too??? I have heard that the guts of these radios are made by Alinco, but not too sure about that .
73 de KB5LPA |
Highlander
| | Posted on Saturday, December 14, 2002 - 1:34 am: |
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I heard they were all made by Maycom. (magnum 257, dragon 485, roadpro rpsy485, commanche blackhawk, albrecht 485, prostar 400, eagle sidewinder 400,etc)
Forummaster???!  |
bruce
| | Posted on Saturday, December 14, 2002 - 4:03 pm: |
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highlander
Ill bet your right! toss in the HTX-10 rad-shack |
Czar
| | Posted on Saturday, December 14, 2002 - 8:34 pm: |
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2510 no doubt about it !!!! If all the CORRECT mods are done, CORRECT,it will SMOKE ANY R/S,v/o,rci,etc. ANY day !!!! |
bruce
| | Posted on Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 7:56 am: |
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Czar its a nice SSB radio but how does it work on FM? |
Czar
| | Posted on Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 1:02 pm: |
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Works VERY well on fm.I use it on 10 fm alot{29.6} and everyone says the audio is great. |
Znut
| | Posted on Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 2:45 pm: |
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FM on the 2510 is great. It is a little more sensitive than the 485 chassis, more selective and it has an auto squelch feature that is neat on FM. I believe this feature is intended for FM since it works best on that mode. |
bruce
| | Posted on Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 9:41 pm: |
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Intresting all 10 of the 485 titans were .3UV or better right out of the box as for selectivy what kind of filter does it have? I added a channel guard at 10.695 and tinkered with the 455 khz filter but making it any tigher caused problems As for auto squelch i ve seen other radios with that but dont own one
Bruce |
