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Superbad
New member
Username: Superbad
Post Number: 1
Registered: 12-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 10:10 am: | 
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I have an old radio that we inherited when my uncle that past away a few years ago. I am getting back into radio. It looks like a Texas Star but there is no label on it no where. Anyone have any input?
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Tech565
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Username: Tech565
Post Number: 78
Registered: 7-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 5:13 pm: |
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Superbad, Usually there is a tag on the back of the radio with the FCC cert and place it was manufactured. Most of the time it also has the manufacturer on that same tag. to me, it looks like an old president radio of some kind, but then again it also has a band switch...hmmmmmm...good question on who made it. Hopefully someone else will chime in with the make an model
Tech565/Ham243
Net and Asst. Net controller
CVC#38
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Tech858
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Username: Tech858
Post Number: 197
Registered: 10-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 5:52 pm: |
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Early silver fronted President Jackson they are a really nice radio to work and quite sought after here in the UK .
Tech858/Jim
CEF#0858 ~ CEF HAM#0230
CVC#0116 ~ MM0TXO
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Starface
Senior Member
Username: Starface
Post Number: 2245
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 8:51 pm: |
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Jim you are so right. President Jackson. Allen you too where hitting the same nail.
Superbad... if it's working it's a keeper!!!
George
KI4NBE
CEF#Ø476
HAM#Ø181
CVC#ØØ14
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Tech808
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Username: Tech808
Post Number: 16344
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 11:50 pm: |
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Almost an exact TWIN to my President GRANT made in the Philippines. GREAT RADIO'S! 
Lon~Tech808
CEF#0808/HAM#001/CVC#0002
Tech808@copperelectronics.com
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Superbad
New member
Username: Superbad
Post Number: 2
Registered: 12-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 9:26 am: |
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The only thing on the back tag is made in Taiwan. I do remember my Uncle talking on his President. We inherited 2. One has President on the front & this one didn't. Both of them are working. I hooked it up the other night & still talking. The meter doesn't work, but I took a meter out of a cobra & replaced it. Thanks guys for the help. |
Superbad
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Username: Superbad
Post Number: 3
Registered: 12-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 9:47 am: |
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Ok I did some research after I read your reply's. It looks exactly like the Grant. Don't know why it doesn't have the President Brand on it. No telling why & its old. But thanks again for the help. |
Big_m
Junior Member
Username: Big_m
Post Number: 34
Registered: 9-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 3:24 pm: |
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It looks like my old Grant DX a export Made by President in the 1980's. It had FM/AM/USB/LSB 5 or 6 bands plus a heat sink and NO NAME ON IT. Power output after tune 25-35 watts. |
Scootter
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Username: Scootter
Post Number: 9
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 10:55 pm: |
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That radio sort of looks like a old radio that wsa given to me looong time ago. It was a "Pace". But I dont know if they had ones that had bands... I know mine was a 40 channel and sweet , at the time lol. |
Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 4436
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, December 13, 2008 - 5:39 am: |
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the writing above & below the channel selector always wore off if your fingers were too big. it says AM-FM-SSB so it's an export president. looks like a 5 position bandswitch, A-E, so then it's a president jackson. the grant only had 3 bands.  |
Superbad
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Username: Superbad
Post Number: 5
Registered: 12-2008
| | Posted on Monday, December 15, 2008 - 9:51 am: |
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I am having some issues with it. It comes on & works, but sometimes it will not receive or transmit, but when you key it. You can here talkback. After a little bit of turning switches it will start working again. Sometimes it don't. Any suggestions? |
Tech858
Moderator
Username: Tech858
Post Number: 198
Registered: 10-2007
| | Posted on Monday, December 15, 2008 - 6:21 pm: |
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Check the band switch as it could be fouled up if it has not been used for a long time , perhaps a squirt of switch cleaner in all the switches & rotary controls might help , worth a try first .
Tech858/Jim
CEF#0858 ~ CEF HAM#0230
CVC#0116 ~ MM0TXO
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Superbad
New member
Username: Superbad
Post Number: 6
Registered: 12-2008
| | Posted on Saturday, December 20, 2008 - 11:41 pm: |
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Ok thanks will do |
