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Grumpy
Junior Member
Username: Grumpy
Post Number: 28
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, July 10, 2005 - 11:32 pm: | 
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What do you think is the best radio hands down
and why |
Hotwire
Intermediate Member
Username: Hotwire
Post Number: 427
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Monday, July 11, 2005 - 11:04 am: |
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I like my Connex 4800. I always get good reports and they say I'm loud with my mic gain up only about half way driving a little kicker, the 4800 drives amps really good. It has a very nice sensitive reciecer and a pretty good NB/ANL when needed. After about 15 minutes warm up it stays right on freg. Listening to the transmit myself it is clean and sharp sounding with rich tone, like your right next to me. It has sharp looks and just good ol classic CB design. Very easy to use and get used to the operation. Oh yeah it has mor freq. range that I know what to do with. I'm really proud of my 4800. Built heavy and solid I know this radio will give me years of premium performance and its already known to be very reliable. All this is why I feel my 4800 is the BEST hands down. Its a tough decision because theur are alot of fine rigs out there. I have done my homework for a long long time on it. |
Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 1040
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Monday, July 11, 2005 - 4:24 pm: |
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i didn't say NUTTIN' |
Grumpy
Junior Member
Username: Grumpy
Post Number: 29
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Monday, July 11, 2005 - 7:29 pm: |
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the two best radio that that I cam think of is my RCI 2990 and the uniden pc 78lx with a echo board in it the other radios I have are just ok |
Mikefromms
Advanced Member
Username: Mikefromms
Post Number: 677
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Monday, July 11, 2005 - 8:58 pm: |
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Very subjective subject matter. I will not even try to answer this one because I've had what I consider to be some of the best radios in the world but "the best?"--no, probably not.
Mikefromms |
Ajm1571
Junior Member
Username: Ajm1571
Post Number: 48
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 12:06 am: |
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WOW!!!!!! I see a certain person didnt put S9S9S9S9S9S9S9S9S9S9.....lol...sorry just had to do it.  |
Hollowpoint445
Advanced Member
Username: Hollowpoint445
Post Number: 539
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 5:28 am: |
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Chipswitched HR2600. It's the only "10 Meter" radio that comes with tone encoding and it has repeater capability out of the box. Add the features of the Chipswitch and there simply is no competition. |
Yankee
Advanced Member
Username: Yankee
Post Number: 737
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 11:41 am: |
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 Don't even get me started on this loaded question. I don't think I'm going to answer this one, because a lot of you folks here on the forum know what radio I run and several have said it has been slamming you all day or it's super loud. I rest my case your honor sir. It's all in the radio as I don't run a lot of power, and I couldn't begin to afford to have another radio set up the way this one is.
Carl CEF-357 |
Bigbob
Senior Member
Username: Bigbob
Post Number: 2041
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 8:16 pm: |
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C'mon Pat I never tire of reading your posts concerning the S-9,when they make a base just like it with a bigger than avg. transformer to handle it's outstanding performance then I'm buying one.Bigbob |
Starface
Intermediate Member
Username: Starface
Post Number: 103
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 10:16 pm: |
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I can only say I like my Galaxy Saturn,It does me good on the CEF Sunday Net's
Till Next time
Starface
CEF#476
Southeast Net Control
Auburndale,FL |
Ajm1571
Member
Username: Ajm1571
Post Number: 51
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 12:11 am: |
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I also have a Galaxy Saturn Starface. It is the Turbo an it does what i want it to, to a point...lol
Allen
CEF565 |
Hotwire
Intermediate Member
Username: Hotwire
Post Number: 435
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, July 14, 2005 - 10:25 am: |
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Hey how about that Cobra 2000? I think its one of the all time greatest sets around. |
Wolverine
Intermediate Member
Username: Wolverine
Post Number: 392
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Friday, July 15, 2005 - 1:57 am: |
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For A.M, the Uniden 68, and 78 series. For export radios, I like the General Lee, and the Magnum Maverick series.
Wolverine. |
Unit199
Intermediate Member
Username: Unit199
Post Number: 137
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Friday, July 15, 2005 - 5:15 am: |
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Well said Hotwire. I have had mine since it was new. I would have to say my GrantXL is a close second.
Harve
Unit199
CEF210
KB0YVK |
Yankee
Advanced Member
Username: Yankee
Post Number: 744
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Friday, July 15, 2005 - 12:39 pm: |
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I ain't saying nothing, just that I agree with Harve. Just read the feedback I get on the CEF net reports, of course mine at one time was a Grant XL.
Carl CEF-357 |
Vanillagorilla
Member
Username: Vanillagorilla
Post Number: 84
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Friday, July 15, 2005 - 6:49 pm: |
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Well I had a Superstar3900HP Gold..still have a Dynascan 148GTL, Grant XL (early ) Cobra89GTL,President AX-144 (Freqed and way peaked) and a PC68 with a super swing kit.
Test driving a 2000 as we speak and am being told "TURN IT DOWN!" Never been told to do that before..only keys 3 swing to 8 or so but LOUD I'm told....louder than my other good radios. Grant is also very loud but turned down to run in the mobile without sqeal. 
HANK '905 |
Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 1055
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, July 16, 2005 - 10:58 pm: |
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my grant XL is CRANKED & CLIPPED for DX in the mobile & IT DON'T SQUEAL! & it don't need no stinkin' power mic either-stock uniden!
yeah, bigbob, i'm awaitin' a 150 watt S9 base too. apparently will be keepin' the ole ic735 in good operatin' condition for a LONG time, though! don't see sam doin' a REAL base anytime soon(the s3200b is NOT the real base i'm lookin' for!) |
Troublemaker
Intermediate Member
Username: Troublemaker
Post Number: 134
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, July 17, 2005 - 1:28 pm: |
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"MAGNUM POWERED"  |
Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 1064
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, July 17, 2005 - 6:43 pm: |
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troublemaker-
& NO GALAXY RADIOS ALLOWED HERE |
Troublemaker
Intermediate Member
Username: Troublemaker
Post Number: 135
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, July 17, 2005 - 8:04 pm: |
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You could'nt give me another Galaxy,the only GOOD one I had was a DX 2547, which still sounds good whenever I hear it& thats all I got to say about that! |
Tech291
Moderator
Username: Tech291
Post Number: 211
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, July 17, 2005 - 8:39 pm: |
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HE HE
tech291
CEF#291
KC8ZPJ |
Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 1072
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, July 17, 2005 - 9:34 pm: |
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I LOVE IT!!! |
1861
Intermediate Member
Username: 1861
Post Number: 270
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, July 17, 2005 - 10:05 pm: |
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Well , I hope the OMEGA FORCE is right up there , since BROWN is due to drop mine of here tomorrow . |
Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 1073
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, July 17, 2005 - 10:33 pm: |
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except for the 'dreaded' white noise, my DELTA force is EXCELLENT! i hear the OMEGA is even BETTER! |
Brewdirect
Intermediate Member
Username: Brewdirect
Post Number: 140
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Monday, July 18, 2005 - 5:54 pm: |
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I just got my Omegaforce and the audio is insane...echo is awesome...45 watts output..huge swing...
best radio I've owned so far...this thing beats out any Uniden or Cobra I've ever owned...even kicks but on my Magnum 257 |
Justlou
Junior Member
Username: Justlou
Post Number: 38
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 12:07 pm: |
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Brewdirect, did you order the radio tuned up, or "stock"? I bought mine stock, and out of the box, the audio was only turned up 25%. I turned it to about 75%, and audio reports were greatly improved. It's also the only radio I own that I use the stock mic with. It gets great reports. |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 6380
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 12:21 pm: |
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We have had our Magnum Omegaforce S45
since October of 2003 and WE LOVE IT!
Ours is 100% Stock except for the Conversion and adding a Magnum Power Cord Filter matched with a Wilson 1000 Mag Mount Antenna.
We use it every single day and have Never had a single problem with it.
I would highly recommend it to anyone.
Lon
Tech808
CEF808
N9OSN |
Brewdirect
Intermediate Member
Username: Brewdirect
Post Number: 144
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Monday, July 25, 2005 - 7:25 pm: |
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I got my omegaforce already tuned up...I bought it second hand, but it originally was a Copper tuned radio. |
