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Grumpy
Member
Username: Grumpy
Post Number: 80
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 01, 2006 - 1:04 pm: | 
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I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A NEW S-9 WITH A BILT IN KICKER LIKE THE 95-T THAT RADIO WOULD SELL LIKE HOTCAKES
IF IT HAD EARS LIKE A UNIDEN XL AND THE POWER OF THE GALAXY 95T
NOW THAT WOULD BE A RADIO |
Bc910
Advanced Member
Username: Bc910
Post Number: 702
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 01, 2006 - 1:41 pm: |
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Grumpy,
The NEW Magnum S9 175!!!!! is in the works and will be out shortly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OH AND ONE MORE THING!
I have heard from Magnum that the idea of having it manufactured here in the states is a possibility and the idea has been kicked around a bit! How cool would that be? a GREAT readio manufactured HERE!!!
So just wait it will be here eventually!
BC |
Dale
Intermediate Member
Username: Dale
Post Number: 333
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 01, 2006 - 6:10 pm: |
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that would be cool but must have close 2 same stability and clarity as a kenwood on ssb mode |
Yankee
Senior Member
Username: Yankee
Post Number: 1088
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 01, 2006 - 10:40 pm: |
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Yes I agree, A new radio with the receive of the Grants would be great, but I don't see it happening. Therefore I'll stay with my Grant XL with the receive mods done on it.
Carl CEF-357 CVC#9 |
Ironfoof
New member
Username: Ironfoof
Post Number: 6
Registered: 5-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 9:01 pm: |
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sign me up!!! Ill take 2! |
Vanillagorilla
Advanced Member
Username: Vanillagorilla
Post Number: 564
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Friday, May 12, 2006 - 6:44 pm: |
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My last email to/from Sam Lewis stated the S6-80 would be out first week of April...suppose things are still on hold...pant pant  Oh that guy is killing me with anxiety!
Last time I felt like this I was saying to myself "will it be a boy or a girl!"
Hank~ |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 9975
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Friday, May 12, 2006 - 6:54 pm: |
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Vanillagorilla,
From my post in the: Manufacturers Questions » RF Limited »  MAGNUM RADIO'S UPDATE!
Posted on Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 12:32 am:
After talking with Sam Lewis just now here is the latest UPDATE on the Line of MAGNUM Radios.
S3-80 ARRIVED LAST WEEK.
S6-80 WILL ARRIVE NEXT WEEK.
S3-175 / S6-175 / S9-175
WILL ARRIVE IN LATE MAY OR EARLY JUNE
Hope this help's,
Lon
Tech808
CEF808
N9CEF
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Therealporkchop
Advanced Member
Username: Therealporkchop
Post Number: 707
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Friday, May 19, 2006 - 10:55 am: |
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I'll tell you what would be nice to see. Any radio, but especially an S9 with actual variable power control.
Not like what is on a Galaxy. My experience with those are the variable knob controls the dead-key in stock form. It does control power output, but at the expense that it doesn't swing it's full potential even wide open. Plus the fact that you can't turn the key down and keep the maximum output swing with the knob turned wide open.
Of course that changes when you do the world famous 'super-mod' or various other 'tunes'. Then (by my experience) the power knob only controls the radios dead-key. The radio will then swing the full potential regardless of the knobs position. Well, then you have to turn the mic gain down, cause some radios over modulate and sound crappy. I've had a few that did this, and I've had some that sounded great even with the mic gain wide open.
Well my concern then is that by turning the mic gain down, doesn't the audio volume (transmitted) go down? Now on my S9, I've been told (by Pat, oh boy) that regardless of whether the mic gain is wide open or even turned back to say the 12 o'clock position the audio level is full blast.
So what I'd like to see Magnum (or Galaxy, how about someone fix this where Pat can't see it) build would be a true honest variable power knob. With seperate dead-key control. So you could set your dead-key where you wanted it, and then adjust the swing of the radio right from the front panel. |
Allan
Intermediate Member
Username: Allan
Post Number: 147
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Friday, May 19, 2006 - 5:52 pm: |
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Yea, I hear ya, Chop. The Mic gain/power setting doesn't stay linear. WTF? (Won't Transmit Factually) |
Therealporkchop
Advanced Member
Username: Therealporkchop
Post Number: 710
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Friday, May 19, 2006 - 6:19 pm: |
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Yeah well that is my point exactly. I would assume that once you started turning the mic gain down, then of course you'd have issues of whether or not the peak was consistant.
That is why I am saying to build a radio that you could set the dead key seperate from everything else. Then a knob where you could adjust the output power of the radio. Actually have the knob marked like 5,10,15,20 and so on for PEP watts. We all know PEP watts sells radios. Like the S9 for instance, I don't really understand the meter. I don't get the 0-50 scale. What is that suppose to represent? 0-50 watts of PEP power? Well it isn't right, cause it won't swing it to 50 even if you adjust it so it 'will'.
Somebody with some power forward this to Sam, and tell him Da Choppa said to "do-it, do-it". |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 10041
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Friday, May 19, 2006 - 6:49 pm: |
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No need to forward anything as anyone can contact / e-mail Sam Lewis direct at:
saml@rflimited.com
Lon
Tech808
CEF808
N9CEF
CVC#2 |
Allan
Intermediate Member
Username: Allan
Post Number: 149
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Friday, May 19, 2006 - 7:03 pm: |
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The numbers game, quite naturally. Advertising is a maga rip off that we do not have the intestinal fortitude to explore......... |
Therealporkchop
Advanced Member
Username: Therealporkchop
Post Number: 711
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Friday, May 19, 2006 - 8:01 pm: |
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Thanks Lon. |
Allan
Intermediate Member
Username: Allan
Post Number: 151
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Friday, May 19, 2006 - 8:38 pm: |
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ditto, Homie... (LON) |
Vanillagorilla
Advanced Member
Username: Vanillagorilla
Post Number: 577
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Friday, May 19, 2006 - 9:18 pm: |
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Errrrr...its been a little while but isn't the S9's power variable? I remember being able to set my DK from the "power VR" on the radio? Much the same as my Delta. Only difference is the 9's modulator which allows full swing when ON no matter what the DK whereas without the modulator it was swinging around 3X the preselected DK?
AM I missing something here or just lacking sleep again?
AND TO LONster...will there be an S9-80 or just the 175 and standard 40watter?
Thanks Chief~ |
Therealporkchop
Advanced Member
Username: Therealporkchop
Post Number: 714
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Friday, May 19, 2006 - 11:23 pm: |
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Well, I guess you got a point there Vanilla. But switching the modulator off kinda defeats the purpose doesn't it?
Correct me if I am wrong, but if you turn the modulator off, then doesn't the audio level drop as well? Wouldn't the modulation go down with less power or would it stay at say 90% regardless?
I guess what I'm trying to get at is that in order to get the full PEP swing out of a radio, it seems that you have to perform that super mod stuff. A stock radio without anything clipped or any diode mod, won't swing to 40 watts PEP. But take the same radio and install that diode mod and it'll swing that figure. I don't think the S9 will swing the full wattage with the top gun off.
That's what I was hittin' at. FULL swing without clipping this or that or installing this diode or that. |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 10046
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Friday, May 19, 2006 - 11:41 pm: |
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Yes, the S-9 will swing to 40+ with the Top gun Modulator OFF by using the Variable Power Output Control.
And you will still have 100% modulation with the stock microphone.
As for getting full pep out of other radio's I cannot say but if you are talking abut the Magnum line of product's then no problem getting full swing and maximum output power.
If you read my Review on the S-9 you will see:
Tune-Up / Power Tweaks
None Required.
Everything is already set to the Maximum for you by the factory.
Hope this help's,
Lon
Tech808
CEF808
N9CEF
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Therealporkchop
Advanced Member
Username: Therealporkchop
Post Number: 724
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, May 20, 2006 - 10:16 pm: |
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Yeah Lon, but that is just my point. If you are wanting to key low into an amp but still want the full swing OR if you want to key low and still have the full swing period, you can't.
If it'll swing with the Top Gun off, what's the point of it being in there?
I'm confused...(and only about this, not nothing else) |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 10051
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, May 20, 2006 - 10:32 pm: |
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Sorry but not confusing for me.
Top Gun OFF Variable Power set at 4 watts and TX500 ON = FULL SWING with 100% Modulation.
Top Gun ON and TX500 OFF = FULL SWING with 100% Modulation.
Lon
Tech808
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Rbeswick62
New member
Username: Rbeswick62
Post Number: 9
Registered: 5-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, May 21, 2006 - 12:16 am: |
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Lon am I mistaken that the top gun switch is actually a speech compressor or is it a modulation controller ? |
Rbeswick62
Junior Member
Username: Rbeswick62
Post Number: 10
Registered: 5-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, May 21, 2006 - 1:02 am: |
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Soory for the dumb question, Just looked at the schematic @ cb tricks, It's a modulator. Would a speech compressor add TX quality or hurt it? |
