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Sniper_62881
Junior Member
Username: Sniper_62881
Post Number: 45
Registered: 7-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, April 06, 2006 - 7:41 pm: | 
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I have an Excalibur SSB and I was wondering if I could get some comments on this radio from anyone that has one or has ever owned one. Thanks
marc.cef613 |
Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 2676
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Friday, April 07, 2006 - 5:30 pm: |
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the excalibur base was a redesigned ham international jumbo. the jumbo was 3 band, 1-40 & 2 bands above 40-geared to the SSB operator. the jumbo used a PLL02A IC in a PTBNXXXXXX chassis whereas the excalibur was the precursor to galaxy & used the original ept3600XXX board with the mc145106 IC, used in such things as the dak X, connex 3300, browning mkiva(YUP!), etc.
both radios had pros & cons to them. at the time, there really wasn't much to compare them to, except hybrid HF radios, or the new fully solid state HF radios, which were cost prohibitive except to the most dedicated SSB ops.
never owned a jumbo, excalibur, galaxy base. my 101e was preferred over the other 3, owned by locals, on XMIT on both SSB & AM. i think they got 'louder' signal reports then my 757gxII on AM, but the yaesu was better on SSB. as for receive, i never compared 'em side by side. but it should compare to probably 50% of the export radios floating around today. |
Hollowpoint445
Senior Member
Username: Hollowpoint445
Post Number: 1160
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Friday, April 07, 2006 - 8:20 pm: |
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Nice looking radios. I prefer the natural aluminum look to the black anodized look that's so popular now. |
Goat373
Intermediate Member
Username: Goat373
Post Number: 199
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, April 15, 2006 - 3:29 pm: |
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speaking of this radio...just got one on the bench.
radio turns on, great recive, goes into transmit mode...but no wattage shown on external meter on ant A or B. voltage reg is good...audio chip is good...problem exists on all mode am/ssb/fm/cw. thinking it must be the finals.
oh, with another radio on same channel sitting beside the Ex. and with the Ex. transmiting into a dummy load, faint audio can be heard...barely. gatta be the driver and final right? |
Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 2711
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, April 15, 2006 - 5:29 pm: |
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so how long you been into this radio thing, goat  |
Goat373
Intermediate Member
Username: Goat373
Post Number: 200
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, April 16, 2006 - 6:14 pm: |
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lol...a while..but with no one around to bounce ideas off of, i gatta come to copper...one of those, "i know im right, but lemme post on copper just as well." |
Goat373
Intermediate Member
Username: Goat373
Post Number: 202
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, April 16, 2006 - 8:06 pm: |
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final and driver fixed it...2166 with 2166 and 2312 with 1969 works like a charm |
Sniper_62881
Member
Username: Sniper_62881
Post Number: 55
Registered: 7-2005
| | Posted on Monday, April 17, 2006 - 9:52 pm: |
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Does anyone know where i can maybe get new switches or switch covers?
marc/cef613 |
