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SSB radio with General Lee audio power

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SSB radio with General Lee audio power

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Looking to buy a radio with ssb but still want the audio my general lee has. Whats a good radio to consider?
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I have heard the Ranger SS 158-edx is a good radio. It has great audio,hearing,and really good on SSB.
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Cobra 148 GTL hands down audio
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North Texas Mudduck wrote:Cobra 148 GTL hands down audio
You talkin old style, or new style?
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I have never owned a Gen Lee so I am not sure of its capabilities. My SWPed RCI-2970 is great on SSB and after the latest improvements by RAR the AM output has gotten me nothing but compliments.
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My HR2600 is awesome on sideband. Loud and broadcast-quality clarity. Catch me on 38LSB when skip rolls in,
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I am not looking for any "style" radio more like a radio that is a solid performer- not a ton of drift, good audio, freq counter or ability to add one, great modulation, and band selection would be a few things I want in the radio

I see some radios have am, fm, usb, lsb and cw what is CW??
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I'm not sure what you mean by "audio power" but dollar for dollar, you are way out ahead of the game buying a small amp and a regular ssb cb than buying some high output radio and pushing it hard. For the cost of a high output ssb rig, you can get a $120 galaxy and an amp and be doing double the power.

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drdx wrote:I'm not sure what you mean by "audio power" but dollar for dollar, you are way out ahead of the game buying a small amp and a regular ssb cb than buying some high output radio and pushing it hard. For the cost of a high output ssb rig, you can get a $120 galaxy and an amp and be doing double the power.

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No kidding i can go out and get a 148 or uniden and get a texas star 500 or even a Comp amp with a ssb delay added and would be talking way better
than any highpower ssb radio as of this day
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I vote with North Texas Mudduck.
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dougie2 wrote:I am not looking for any "style" radio more like a radio that is a solid performer- not a ton of drift, good audio, freq counter or ability to add one, great modulation, and band selection would be a few things I want in the radio

I see some radios have am, fm, usb, lsb and cw what is CW??
i dont wanna steal or anything but i too would like to know what cw is..i seen it on someones liscense plate(cw-opr) on a suburban and he had some crazy lookin antenna configuation goin on
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-.-. .-- / .. ... / -- --- .-. ... . / -.-. --- -.. . :drunken:
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CW = Constant wave ( morse code )
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tx213 wrote:-.-. .-- / .. ... / -- --- .-. ... . / -.-. --- -.. . :drunken:
^^^ with all those dits and dahs, you look like a hammy too, or you did a lot of translating. CW is morse code, aka "continuous wave", a dieing art, but fun.

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Not yet drdx. I keep thinking about it. But the wife is not happy about the money I "waste" on radios now, if I passed the test she might get really upset. :icon_e_wink:

Unless I found one radio for all and then she might be OK with it. :icon_rolleyes: Had a guy trying to sell me a Yaesu 857d the other night but it just lacked something in the audio on AM, sounded good on SSB though. I think that is what he said it was, I can't remember clearly right now.

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P.S. sorry did not mean to hijack your thread. Merry Christmas to all. Santa did not bring me my 2950 but at least the kids are happy.
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