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N4ari
Posted on Wednesday, April 02, 2003 - 5:41 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I am considering selling my 148 NW ST and getting the TR-696F. For a small $ difference it seems to have better features especially after the mods. How does the quality compare? Is the 696F a better overall deal?
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bruce
Posted on Wednesday, April 02, 2003 - 10:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Why dont you get a ranger or magumn 257? i see your a ham and if you can work 10 meters it would make more sence to me ....
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N4ari
Posted on Monday, April 07, 2003 - 1:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Want a CB for CB. No 10 meter radio can touch the performance of my "real" ham rig. Been down that route before with the TS-5010 and HR-2510/2600.
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Mrsandman
Posted on Monday, April 07, 2003 - 7:00 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

696 is a much better radio
rx is great!!!!!!
tx is like the grant xl
hope this help
just turn up the mod vr
and turn up ssb vr
and u will get lot s of " wow what are you on"
just don't clip anything this is a clean loud radio... but its great on ssb
73
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bruce
Posted on Tuesday, April 08, 2003 - 11:47 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

N4ARI

I understand i did that with the galaxy 959 it was a disapointment but maby i was asking too much it drifted with any change in tempture and the internal speaker in mine was so-so at best.
As for real ham radios the HTX-10 and TITAN and MAGUMN are as good as anything. They are stable and sound great! Remember i also own ( after i got rid of a ts-830 a ts120 ) a FT-840, 2 alinco dx-70's AND a ft-100d! Now as for all around its tough to beat the ft-100d but at almost 1000 dollars its alot more money that a mag 257 at 170 bucks! Now if your looking for a cb only radio the tr696 sounds great......
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N4ari
Posted on Tuesday, April 08, 2003 - 9:01 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Got the TR-696F and touched up the Mod, ALC, & AM power just a wee bit. Holy •••• does this radio sing!! Runs rings on TX & RX around my Grant and 148! Awesome AM TX -- great reports with my D104 Silver Eagle. SSB is very nice for regular & freeband - that freq counter sure is handy. SSB is better with my Icom IC735 but not that much better.
Thanks guys!
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MrCowboy
Posted on Saturday, April 12, 2003 - 10:22 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hello all,


How would you rate this "new receiver" design of the TR-696? Is it really that great of a receiver? Do their so called "Advanced Noise Filter" really what they claim??? Is the receiver really both "high gain" yet "low-noise"? Is it similar to a Ham Rig with AF DSP..? Would you say it's AM receive is better that a newer Ranger 2950DX?
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N4ari
Posted on Friday, April 18, 2003 - 2:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

MrCowboy-
I did not have the "old" receiver to compare it too. I would say the TR-696F does RX better than the older RCI-2950 and the Uniden HR-2510 I once had. From my experience with the older Ranger 10 meter radios, I would only want to try their 6300/6900 or the RCI-2980. But all those 10 meter radios are way overpriced. I would get a used entry level Yaesu, Alinco, or Icom before I bought a 10/12 meter ham rig!
The ANF, well the jury is out on it but I see little effect. It does roll off the high freq. audio a little too much. That roll-off just make the station sound muffled. So far I am very disappointed in the ANF but find the ANL/NB quite adequate. I plan to talk with a tech at Ranger about the ANF. In this day of DSP, I just assume plug in an audio DSP instead. Why I don't see audio or IF DSP in high end SSB CB's bugs me.
The RX is high gain but the noise follows along. It IS NOT low noise like a ham rig with DSP--no way! There is no replacement for a good DSF, even if it is only in the audio path.
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Weakeststation
Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 7:33 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I agree that the 696F mobile is a better radio..
If the cobra had a 6 diget freq counter and was running for the same price, then i would pick that, but sence the regular 148 don't i will stick with the Texas Ranger 696F...

For the price on the other hand, i would go with a ten meter rig.. The TR696F is the first cb i bought in 12 years, a good cb, i still prefer the 10 meter rigs just the same... Which you may see that some of them are the same price...
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MARK SLOVINSKI (Unregistered Guest)
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Posted on Friday, April 09, 2004 - 9:19 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

how can i pump up the mod on a texas ranger tr696f ssb base station ?

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