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Nwleadfoot
Junior Member
Username: Nwleadfoot
Post Number: 13
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 - 11:53 am: | 
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Hi everyone! I'm just curious as to what ya'll think to be the coolest radio you've ever seen or used or would love to own? The coolest I've ever owned so far, has been either a Magnum Delta Force, or a Connex 4800. The coolest radio I'd love to own someday would be a Yaseu(sp?), any model, or a Kenwood. |
Vanillagorilla
New member
Username: Vanillagorilla
Post Number: 9
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 - 7:08 pm: |
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Maybe I'm too much of a newbie around here and have yet to see some special radios in my days to come BUT I cannot ever imagine getting rid of my Grant. Then again I'm a minimalist 
Extra freq's and a loose clarifier are in the works. |
Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 2513
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 - 8:19 pm: |
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Vanillagorilla
The Grant xl and lt are fine radios ......A few mods and they are as good as you will ever need |
Crackerjack
Intermediate Member
Username: Crackerjack
Post Number: 328
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 - 9:27 pm: |
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I am thinking the Galaxy 2547 CB base and the Magnum 257 for a mobile.
I liked the dickens out of my RCI 2950, but it was too big for a mobile and too hard to use while driving. The 257 changes freques AND modes with the memory channels. Also, the 257's inclusion of a stock power mic was a Nice touch.
Lon (Tech808) reports that my stock mic outperforms my D-104 Night Eagle AM and SSB.
As for HAM gear, the AN/URC-35 gets my vote. 2-32 Megs Continuous, AM/USB/LSB 100W and the AM is "Reduced Carrier, Upper Side Band Only". It handles AM like USB with a very small carrier to lock the distant end system, so your modulation is almost 90 Watts.
You ever find one? Suck it up.
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Crackerjack
Intermediate Member
Username: Crackerjack
Post Number: 329
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 - 9:36 pm: |
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AN/URC-35 Oops, it is that One Eye of mine.
That was suppose to be a AN/URC-32.... Sorry |
Nwleadfoot
Junior Member
Username: Nwleadfoot
Post Number: 14
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 - 9:58 pm: |
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Interesting thoughts to my question. For some reason, I wasn't really expecting any replies. I don't know, maybe I'm too hard on myself. I always have been. Hey Crackerjack, I have had a few RCI 2950's and they are great mobiles. I'd also love to get a 2970 sometime. |
Kid_vicious
Intermediate Member
Username: Kid_vicious
Post Number: 414
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 - 10:30 pm: |
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the coolest radio ever made was definitely my TRC-440 navajo. 40 am channels, volume, squelch, s-meter, the works! well, at least that's how i felt about it when i was 13, being that it was my first radio.
i still think the 2000gtl is a great radio. im always afraid to say most favorite anymore as it changes from week to week.
matt |
Crackerjack
Intermediate Member
Username: Crackerjack
Post Number: 330
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 - 10:52 pm: |
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Nwleadfoot"
re 2950, I know -they are good radios, I wish I had kept my last one. But I didn't. |
Dxmodulator
Junior Member
Username: Dxmodulator
Post Number: 22
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 12:11 am: |
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The coolest radio is my General Electric 3-5819A 40 ch am radio, had it since 1993. My next radio is my TR-396F base, followed by my mobile Uniden PC68XL. All work fine for me. I would like a radio that could talk to Hawaii.......Wait my TR alredy done that...... |
Hotwire
Intermediate Member
Username: Hotwire
Post Number: 324
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 1:21 pm: |
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Well I really like my Connex 4800 too! The Lincolns are really nice and the S-9. Oh and the new Cobras are really sharp looking. This is a really tough question.All are on my to buy list. I did see a thing on the discovery channel about a radio that the military uses in the field. Its actually a computerized radio and can be programmed for any freqeuncy and mode of operation including satellite. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? If so I would like to find some more info on it if possible. |
