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Cbblackbeard
| | Posted on Thursday, February 12, 2004 - 6:58 pm: | 
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What do people mean when they say BIG RADIO? Is it a radio with a high power output? Is it a radio with alot of "toys" like roger beep, echo, voice effects etc...? |
Highlander
| | Posted on Thursday, February 12, 2004 - 8:04 pm: |
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In my area, it pretty much just means a setup that has a strong signal and phat modulation. My tiny little Roadpro Titan II is a "big radio", because it has a freind next to it, lol. |
Tech808
| | Posted on Thursday, February 12, 2004 - 9:00 pm: |
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A BIG radio is one that sounds BIG!
I have a Uniden Pro 510 that people cannot tell what it is when I am useing it. Dead Keys 3 watts and swings 6 People on the other end only know what you tell them.
Heck for two weeks I used my Old Teaberry Stalker 202 on the CEF Nets and was making contacts barefoot and everyone said it sounded Great, with Good Clear Modulation. My Opinion is ANY Radio that is Properly Tuned and a Good Quality Microphne can sound BIG!
I think it was putting out 5 Million Watts by my old 1875 SWR/WATT Meter that Karatebutcher gave me. 
We have CEF Members that Check in from their Base Stations and then go Mobile and still sound good and when Skip / Conditions are rolling you cannot tell the difference.
Tech833 and myself have talked many, many times on his STOCK HR2510 clear as a bell and me on the Teaberry.
Just my 2 cents worth on BIG RADIOS.
Lon
Tech808
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Tech8541
| | Posted on Thursday, February 12, 2004 - 11:23 pm: |
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the 3rd times a charm lon.
NOTE!
OOOOOOPPPPPPPSSSSSS
Caught that was Iming with Gator.
Lon
hehehe
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Stickshift
| | Posted on Friday, February 13, 2004 - 1:16 am: |
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A "big radio" is a radio that gives the opperator a big ego. |
Karatebutcher
| | Posted on Friday, February 13, 2004 - 8:25 am: |
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Ya sure Lon. that was before the big day of June 25 1876, remember you were holding my horse, some indians saw the arrow in it and took it, wasen"t Mrs Custer cute/???, that is where you met First Sargant, she liked your hair. |
Karatebutcher
| | Posted on Friday, February 13, 2004 - 8:41 am: |
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Sculptures - Custer's Last Stand June 25, 1876, here Lon |
Cm3885
| | Posted on Friday, February 13, 2004 - 1:14 pm: |
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A big radio is a radio that has all the bells and whistles and sounds loud and proud and takes up the whole radio desk.. Kinda like a 2990 or a 2995 i guess you can say! LOL....... |
Sparkomatic
Intermediate Member
Username: Sparkomatic
Post Number: 253
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 18, 2004 - 9:54 pm: |
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Big Radio acording to Sparkomatic: You know you have a big radio if people have to look at the S meter to get an idea where you are........in other words your audio is loud and if you are 1 mile or 5 miles away you sound the same.
A big radio may not be able to key some people out but it will scare them. |
Pp1616
New member
Username: Pp1616
Post Number: 3
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, February 19, 2004 - 10:29 am: |
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I agree with Sparkomatic!! in my area (south eastern rhode island) a "BIG RADIO" is one that has clear loud audio no mater if there out side your 20 or on the other side of town. i run a superstar 3900 bare foot its one of the "big radio's) in my area and i got a cheap echo/roger beep mike on it. like tech808 said any radio tuned right and with the right equipment can be a big radio, well sound like one any way =) |
Pig040
Junior Member
Username: Pig040
Post Number: 277
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Friday, February 20, 2004 - 10:30 am: |
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When you talk people listen-they dont have any choice but to listen!! |
67gto
Junior Member
Username: 67gto
Post Number: 39
Registered: 1-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, February 22, 2004 - 10:18 pm: |
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Hey Highlander
What is phat modulation?
What does phat mean?
Don't want to sound like an idiot but I am not sure about this term?
THANKS
G T O |
Highlander
Intermediate Member
Username: Highlander
Post Number: 418
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Monday, February 23, 2004 - 7:41 am: |
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It's urban slang for good. |
Foxracing
Member
Username: Foxracing
Post Number: 80
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Monday, February 23, 2004 - 3:57 pm: |
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Something that can be heard at lest. Even a Rat Shack could be one if it is heard. But in the other hand a Radio that has all the bells and whistles.
FOX |
Snowfire
Junior Member
Username: Snowfire
Post Number: 13
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Monday, February 23, 2004 - 6:28 pm: |
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I wish I had a big radio. I can't even get out on my radio on sunday's in the NET. Guess I'll keep tring, but I did get out a few mineutes ago to northen Cal 206, 38lsb. He conplained about my long beep.
CEF#294 |
Poppathree
New member
Username: Poppathree
Post Number: 3
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Monday, February 23, 2004 - 7:52 pm: |
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If you hear someone say to you "I wish I had a big radio" right after you transmit- you got it!
73's-Lee |
Pp1616
Junior Member
Username: Pp1616
Post Number: 15
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Friday, February 27, 2004 - 1:55 pm: |
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my cousin used to have this lil rat shack cb the mic had a phone cord plug to plug it into the radio. the radio was maybe 5 inches wide 1.5 inches tall and maybe 7 inches long nothing done to it just used it with a power supply and a a99 and every one thought he was a big radio.. they dont know what u dont tell thim =)
protégée pig
cef # 301 |
Low2noaudio
New member
Username: Low2noaudio
Post Number: 2
Registered: 3-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 - 5:16 am: |
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hey blackbeard you answered your own question.
BIG RADIO is a truckers term for the 10 meter conversions
loud audio, massive channels, all those built in goodies you mentioned and high power right out of the box $$ |
Doc_holliday
Junior Member
Username: Doc_holliday
Post Number: 18
Registered: 6-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 - 12:48 pm: |
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Big Radio is a system that puts out good clean quality signal and especially a very very clean and smooth modulation without all the overdriving and destortion ect.
The audio is whats heard by others not the power. |
Bigwheel
Junior Member
Username: Bigwheel
Post Number: 43
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, June 16, 2007 - 12:51 pm: |
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heard a guy the other day who was trying to talk over everyone he had his echo up way to high and his modulation too.the only thing you could really understand him say was i got a big radio.my first thought was if thats what one sounds like i don't want one. |
Hotwire
Senior Member
Username: Hotwire
Post Number: 2277
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 - 10:51 am: |
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Those base stations down in Texas on channel 6. Those are big radios. When your radio can take the most weakest DX conditions and be heard all over the land loud and clear........you have a big radio.
Kenny
cef491(27.115lsb)
2sf491(27.555usb)
Indiana
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Chronic
Junior Member
Username: Chronic
Post Number: 47
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, July 08, 2007 - 12:40 am: |
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A radio with a good tone and loud audio. Monster modulation that is crisp and clear. That is a big radio. OR a base station strapped to your dash could be called a BIG RADIO. |
Outkast
Intermediate Member
Username: Outkast
Post Number: 129
Registered: 9-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, July 08, 2007 - 4:04 pm: |
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Around here "Big Radio" means overmodulated crappy sounding radio with way more power than you could ever need.
Just my .02
Outkast
CEF 650
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Jyd
Advanced Member
Username: Jyd
Post Number: 559
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Friday, July 13, 2007 - 10:35 pm: |
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big radio means cobra 2000gtl, the ultra loud clear sound.and the 2watt dead key and 25 watt swing. |
