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Dan in WA (Unregistered Guest)
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 - 12:20 am: | 
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Please give opinions on the TR-296. I would like an inexpensive "type accepted" sideband mobile, and this seems to be one of Copper's cheapest. I understand Galaxy has a drifting problem. I have read in an old post that the 296 uses the same or simular board as the old Cobra 148, is this good or bad ?
Thanks,
Dan |
Bc910
Intermediate Member
Username: Bc910
Post Number: 139
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 - 9:54 am: |
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Hey Dan
For a SSB radio I would go for the Uniden Grant They are good radios and have a reputation for being built well! Good luck
BC |
Brewdirect
Junior Member
Username: Brewdirect
Post Number: 37
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 - 12:02 pm: |
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Very nice radio. Simple and effective. With a power mike and turning up the modulation pot will give good audio.
If you have a couple of extra bucks you might look into an export SSB radio such as a Magnum 257..little more output and even better on SSB.
I'm moving back to Washington at the end of Sept there Dan..hope to hear you on the air. |
Highlander
Advanced Member
Username: Highlander
Post Number: 602
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 - 2:24 pm: |
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The Grants are nice, trouble is they are discontinued and getting hard to find new.
The Tr-296 is pretty much the next best thing as far as type-accepted SSB CB's go. Ranger has started making the 296F model again, with the 5 digit frequency counter. That's nice if you decide to expand it's frequency coverage. |
Tech548
Moderator
Username: Tech548
Post Number: 274
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 - 10:05 pm: |
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I have to go along with the Grant oppinions also. The Grants are still out there. Just because they were discontinued doesn't mean that they became scarce over nite.
The TR-296 that you are refering to is suppose to be a copy of the early Cobra-148 that was built in the Phillipines. The best Cobra's came out of there back when Uniden was building them. In my personal oppinion, I would take a TR-296 long before I would ever take one of todays new Cobra-148s. They just are not the radio they use to be.
Jeff
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Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 1519
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 - 11:27 pm: |
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I use a grantLT very nice and simple.
Grant  |
Cbblackbeard
Intermediate Member
Username: Cbblackbeard
Post Number: 111
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 01, 2004 - 12:27 am: |
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I've had my TR296 since January of this year and haven't had a single problem with it. |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 3479
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, September 02, 2004 - 12:29 am: |
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We have had our TR-296 for a couple of years now and it has always performed GREAT!.
We been very Happy with ours. It is a good reasonably priced radio that performs well on AM & SSB.
The overall performance hss been equal to and sometimes above the Uniden Grant XL's that we have owned over the years.
The front panel design is the exact same as the Grant XL ie: (knobs / functions / location)
Lon
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Dan in WA (Unregistered Guest)
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Friday, September 10, 2004 - 10:28 pm: |
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Thanks for all your comments. I e-mailed Ranger and they confirmed that they are discontinuing the TR-296 line. Since Copper still has the TR-296GK in stock, I ordered one before they ran out. Brewdirect, you will arrive just in time for non-stop rain (remember why you moved?) Welcome back |
Dan_in_wa
New member
Username: Dan_in_wa
Post Number: 1
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, September 19, 2004 - 9:10 pm: |
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I received the 296 and it works great! And once again Copper service was excellent! |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 3625
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, September 19, 2004 - 9:34 pm: |
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Dan in wa,
WELCOME TO THE COPPER FORUM!
Read the Topic in the OPEN Section of the Forum Titled:
CEF MEMBERSHIP & CEF NETs "DO YOU" KNOW ABOUT THEM?
We would enjoy having you as a CEF Member also!
Lon
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Horsefly
New member
Username: Horsefly
Post Number: 5
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, September 19, 2004 - 11:36 pm: |
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I personaly liked the Grant LT also, have had them all...the old 148's were great AM ers, and very fun to add all them extra features and mods...these new 296 just don't have the punch that some of us like...but a ok radio for the price. |
Bulldog369
Intermediate Member
Username: Bulldog369
Post Number: 153
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Monday, September 20, 2004 - 6:31 am: |
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i love the TR line... personally i have not had the 296.... i run the 696f an i dont think i would trade it for any other radio.. not even the best ones around.. i.e... keenwoods, icooms yaseaus {sp}.... i either go with TR rci cobra or emperors{when you can find them].. |
