My favorite is the Pearce-Simpson Guardian 23. The Nuvisitor front-end enables excellent, low noise reception. I've converted mine to 29 Mc. It works better up there than anything else I've used before.
I had a midland 77-101c that had fantastic audio and was about a basic of a radio you could get. I used this in my car till I went totally SSB.Midland 77-104 circa 1986. Only because it was the first real radio I owned. My first was a junker I bought from Walmart for $49.00 called road master. It came with a cheap mag mount antenna. after buying the cheapie from Walmart I got more interested in the hobby and found myself buying the midland. 10 times better. of coarse the midland seamed like crap too until I ditched the cheap mag mount antenna and got a k40. Then it was all good. So I give credit to the small 77-104 as my vintage favorite.
It's a shame none of the good old manufactuers don't see the light and began making base station radios again. Apparently all that's available today is the cheap looking Galaxy.
Wonder how many people would buy a 2014 Cobra 2000? Or Browning Golden Eagle? A bunch I bet.
Incoming Region Produces X3 Solar Flare |
May 15, 2024 @ 14:55 UTC |
Another major solar flare, but this time from an active region just beginning to turn into view off the east limb. It is possible that the group responsible is old AR 3654 from the previous rotation. The latest flare, an X2.99 event just peaked at 14:38 UTC (May 15). Stay tuned |