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Waterboy
Junior Member Username: Waterboy
Post Number: 39 Registered: 7-2003
| Posted on Saturday, July 16, 2005 - 11:17 am: |
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I Just ordered A Magunam S6 And Texas Star 500. I am hoping its a screeming set up.( I dont use ssb) |
Coyote
Intermediate Member Username: Coyote
Post Number: 296 Registered: 11-2004
| Posted on Saturday, July 16, 2005 - 10:21 pm: |
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Just curious, and don't mean nothing by it, but why don't you use SSB? Why limit your use to just AM when you can have the best of both worlds? |
Patzerozero
Senior Member Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 1057 Registered: 7-2004
| Posted on Saturday, July 16, 2005 - 11:11 pm: |
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waterboy, smokin' on his texas star powered magnum S6 that should easily make it here to the south shore of suffolk county, waterboy, if you can get past the 'ducks' on the bowl! |
Big_l
Junior Member Username: Big_l
Post Number: 43 Registered: 6-2004
| Posted on Sunday, July 17, 2005 - 7:18 am: |
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That sounds like a great set up! |
Waterboy
Junior Member Username: Waterboy
Post Number: 40 Registered: 7-2003
| Posted on Sunday, July 17, 2005 - 8:06 am: |
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I have had many radios and Just never liked to talk on ssb. Plus i like the front facing mic. |
Coyote
Intermediate Member Username: Coyote
Post Number: 297 Registered: 11-2004
| Posted on Sunday, July 17, 2005 - 10:43 am: |
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Ok, I can go with that. Guess there are some that just don't care for SSB and I can understand that. When I first started in this hobby in the early/mid 70's, all I had was AM and didn't even know what SSB was(i was only like 11 years old.)I remember hearing some of the old timers that talked on AM talk about SSB and thought it was something that was a no-no for me, you still had to have a license then, though it was free. I of course couldnt afford an SSB radio and was having enough fun on AM so I never bothered. When I got back into CB, I decided if I was going to have a radio, it was going to have SSB. After making my first contact on SSB, I was hooked. Rarely do I ever talk on AM now. CEF443 of the soapbox 73 KAWR-1157 my old call sign, I still remember it! |
Waterboy
Junior Member Username: Waterboy
Post Number: 41 Registered: 7-2003
| Posted on Sunday, July 17, 2005 - 5:56 pm: |
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Hi stu I also started in the 70s I tryed ssb. then it was ok then. now i bye radios with ssb. and dont use it so this radio will not have it in it. I stay on 19 or 6 thats were i play now. |
Leonard
Intermediate Member Username: Leonard
Post Number: 141 Registered: 12-2002
| Posted on Sunday, July 17, 2005 - 6:23 pm: |
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waterboy as with a few in the forum I as well started out with a AM radio I think it was a johnson messenger and that was a butt ugly radio but it talked that was in the late 70's. Then I went OTR with a friend he had the johnson SSB rig and was hooked from then. Have a great week Len CEF#189 So,Minnesota
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Waterboy
Junior Member Username: Waterboy
Post Number: 42 Registered: 7-2003
| Posted on Sunday, July 17, 2005 - 9:24 pm: |
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Hi Lenoard I use now a RCI. 2950 & also had a Galaxy 99 and never used ssb. I liked the Gen. Lee that i had. I have a Base that has ssb. Its a Galaxy 2517 I use ssb on that . i dont like to tune in on stations.When skip comes in i talk all over on that. I like the way the magnam 6 looks and the round meter looks like the meter in the first cb. that i had it was a Granada 23 channel |
Leonard
Intermediate Member Username: Leonard
Post Number: 143 Registered: 12-2002
| Posted on Monday, July 18, 2005 - 8:12 am: |
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Waterboy I do not remember that type but the round meter the regency and kraco type's had the round meters in them as well.(I think) And as far as tuning in other stations it gets kinda off the wall when the open the clarifier then you have to tune in to alot of people.
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