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Maxgain
Junior Member
Username: Maxgain
Post Number: 15
Registered: 3-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 04, 2007 - 9:35 pm: | 
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I have been considering getting a Northpoint CBS-1000 base radio.
Could any of you offer some information on this base.?
Any info at all would be appriciated! Good or bad.
Most important to me is the recieve on this radio AM and SSB both.
Is the "S" meter stingy?
How well does it respond to a "tune up"?
Many thanks! |
Penrider
Member
Username: Penrider
Post Number: 64
Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 6:21 pm: |
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Copper Talk » Product Reviews » Radios » Northpoint CBS1000- VERY Disappointing
there are 19 posts there, some good some bad
Sean
CEF867
CVC81
"Keep smiling, it makes people wonder what you're up to!!"
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Hollowpoint445
Senior Member
Username: Hollowpoint445
Post Number: 1473
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 9:06 pm: |
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For the money, I can't think of a better new base station, but how many base stations can you buy new for $150?
The receiver is a bit lacking in adjacent channel rejection. It seems fairly sensitive. There isn't too much white noise out of the box. I like the look of the meters. It scans in a unique fashion for CBs. I think the S meter is generous as it is in most CBs. I haven't tried to get any more than stock power out of the radio because I don't care to, but I understand that these radios don't particularly like to be tuned for too much power or overmodulation.
Aack! - Bill the cat
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Hilljack_357
Junior Member
Username: Hilljack_357
Post Number: 12
Registered: 3-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, July 01, 2007 - 9:50 pm: |
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I bought a Northpoint CBS-1000 back in the winter and I did the tune-up myself. I run a Gizmotchy 3 element beam thats around 45 feet on my tower. I run barefoot on LSB- channel 38 and have talked skip all over. I go by 429-buckeye state, so if you hear me out there, then you can decide if you want 1 of these radios or not. Thats my 2 cents worth, 73's Hilljack _357. |
Dale
Advanced Member
Username: Dale
Post Number: 966
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Monday, July 02, 2007 - 1:17 pm: |
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ive heard them back when cherooke made them same
looks different.didnt impress me much.some of the features on the radio are nice though.
dale/a.k.a.hotrod
cef426
cvc#64
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Johhn
Member
Username: Johhn
Post Number: 62
Registered: 8-2007
| | Posted on Friday, September 28, 2007 - 8:30 am: |
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How about the channel display or frequ.counter?
are they lcd that ugly black&yellow I can't see from a angle.. A must too.see in my kitchen.. |
