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Date: | Thu, 8 May 2014 21:37:22 -0230 |
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I only want a CB because there's no 2M activity here in NL worth spending 2 or 300 bucks on and I'd get a 10M mobile as a bonus.
Now the importer here can get the TYT TH-9800 quad bander, 10/6/2/70CM for 350 plus taxes and that gives you a remote head as well so I might consider that. He'll mod it for A.M CB but the warranty is 30 days.
I can buy the Ranger SS-158EDX at radio world in Toronto for 299 plus taxes and shipping, call it 350 but it has a 2 year warranty and no programming to mess with, just straight out of the box covers 26 to 30 megs I believe. The jumper mod to extend the range is done in the shop before being shipped out. Has an advertised output of 25W on A.M/SSB and 10RMS. LOL
Boy, never thought I'd hear the term RMS applied to ham gear but there ya go. LOL I'm thinking though that if it can do 25W PEP output on a.M, it should do upwards of 50 on SSB, using the 2 times rule of thumb. The 10W RMS also refers to the 10W dead key or carrier, guessing this could be multiplied to about 40 or 50W on SSB. Another thing I'm not sure is, do I use my amateur callsign on the CB band or make up a handle. When I 1ST got into CB back in the 90s, I didn't have a ham license so just made up the handle.
I recently looked at a youtube video of a transatlantic QSO on CB and there was a couple of letters and couple of numbers exchanged as the stations IDing. Don't know if this was some sort of 1010 number, SWL number or something dating back from the time you required a license for CB.
73:
Mike VO1AX
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