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Got a review posted and some videos so people can learn more about this radio. TFT display is pretty cool

Ranger PPR-TLM1 Review

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What a piece of junk.

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What exactly deems this radio worthy of the "professional" name?

The primary "professionals" (non hobbyists) using this type radio these days are truck drivers and I assure you I wouldn't want to pass Johnny Bigrig rolling down the road playing with the ridiculous display on this radio.

The fine job of silk screening. oh and how it stands up to dust as seen in it's close up shots.

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Hey, at least they're trying something new instead of just refacing the same old product. I don't really understand why Ranger thinks anyone would want to use their CB to listen to MP3's on a crappy CB speaker, but I'll try to keep an open mind I could see some appeal for big LCD meters from some folks. It'll be interesting to see how well this sells.

well, actually, they are not trying anything new. the TFT display on an overpriced, 30-year-old-technology piece of junk is a total waste of time and money. i'm done with CB's & exports, and ranger really doesn't have anything that piques my interest. magnum is the only export that even slightly does-they have a few ideas on both their pll-controlled radios & cpu-controlled radios-it just doesn't 'close the deal'. ALL CB's & exports for the most part are antiques technologically, and i do understand there is no reason to modernize them based on the amount sold of what trash they are producing. but come on guys, if you're going to build a radio that covers 25.xxx-30+ mhz, why in god's name don't you just move it down another 40 channels or so to cover 12m??? limit the non-SSB radios, and remove the stupid toys from the SSB radios, and replace the toys with something more useful. anything. as for the ppr-tlm1.......forget it.

What does this thing cost?

And yes I'm well aware that the professional name is worth an extra $50.

Agreed, But as Stonecrusher says,"the rest is antique technology."

To me the manufacturers are in a no-win situation. If they build a CB using SMT technology, most CB techs won't (or can't) work on them. The 25-30 Mhz all-mode sets are illegal to sell if they are easily converted to 11 meter operation, and if the manufaturers make them unconvertible, the hams won't buy them because they look like a CB. SO... what are they gonna do ? Obviously, cater to their biggest market and build AM-only sets with a lot of toys and sell them to the truckers. Since these guys are professional drivers, then these are professional CBs to them.

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your articles and reviews are much appreciated CBRM . this particular radio though ........
well , just dont take it as a personal slam . its a gimmick radio IMO , but i still appreciate your efforts to tell us about it and as always i look forward to your future reviews .

BTW , at one point on your site you said a uniden grant review was comming up but it never did . is it still on the to do list or did it get canned ?

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Yeah, I think this radio might be appreciated by new CB'ers more than the experienced ones. The TFT screen and what it can do is 'nifty'; but can it do enough to support the expenditure for a mere AM/only radio? I'd take one if someone gave it to me; but I don't think I'd buy it - with so little attention paid to the radio side of the thing. Changing the screen to provide different types of S/RF meters is nice - but is it really a 'one-trick pony'? The article is informative...

Or put another way: "Where's the Beef?"

BTW-BootyMon is right about the article on the Grant XL - when are you going to post it?

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