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Grumpy
Intermediate Member
Username: Grumpy
Post Number: 144
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, November 22, 2007 - 4:54 am: | 
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a guy has a palomar 500 ssb he wants to trade me
for my uniden grant xl |
N8fgb
Junior Member
Username: N8fgb
Post Number: 38
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Friday, November 23, 2007 - 11:04 am: |
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The 500 SSB was a great radio.I used to have one myself.Converted it to ten meter with just PLL programing and realigning.Wish I could find another unbutchered one.I would not hesitate to do the swap myself.
Rich |
Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 4017
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Friday, November 23, 2007 - 2:51 pm: |
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palomar 500 for a grant xl would be a hard trade to make, ESPECIALLY if the xl is in good shape & works good. if i remember, the palomar was built on an mc145106-designed chassis & was pretty much a copy of the original cobra 148 gtl dx/superstar 360 fm and similar to a president jackson export. unless out of band operation where a grant xl CAN'T go-mainly below 26.815-is important, the xl should have a superior receiver and, its xmit should be MUCH cleaner. i had 2 different palomar SSB radios, possibly a 500 & 5000(which was inferior to the other palomar i had), both were bypassed in favor of a president grant export AND USA version, which i felt were better all around radios. as a novelty piece, if in good condition, the palomar 500 MAY be worth an xl + some cash. maybe. i'd still prefer the xl. |
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