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We don't have WX in Europe and its not targeted at the USA so why would they put in WX? What would be the point in wasting money putting in something which is of absolutely no use at all in any way, shape or form where you're going to sell it?

And how would you "walk in and buy one" when it isn't legal to sell them in the USA?

I've heard of some stupid complaints but this takes the biscuit.

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ok first up
as i said yes i realize its for the euro market.


but........
theres plenty of people on just this forum alone mainly in usa that want one so i would say thats a fair sized market ,,to sell it,, usa v uk is a no brainer

the uk cb ,,scene,, is a very sad and tiny one and has been for decades its not so bad if your driving in a group of quarry trucks but apart from that think
andy from,little britain or the 40yr old virgin or napolean dynamite and you get the picture. and of course theres the dx crowd as above who simply discuss there signal and equipment

the only usefull feature on a uk legal cb is a scan mode incase you miss one of the 3-4 people in your range on any legal channel/mode

i drive a lot often long distances in u.s and i find wx here very usefull the weather here can be very extreme and very sudden

i doubt its aimed at uk hams they have there own preferred brands and for the most part turn there nose up at anything cheapo ,,cb,, allthough it did surprise me that icom and lowes sold generic 40ch rigs.

NO its aimed at the sad tiny uk cb crowd who mostly like the sound of there own voice (nice talkback feature!) and can often be heard adding a false chuckle/laugh every so often to there boring banter eg heh heh heh yes lovely audio there derek 5 and 9 yes as i said lovely audio heh heh heh,, thanks for the qso jeez get a life!


its also boasting plenty of illegal areas if used in the uk so you could argue
a lot of that stuff is useless in uk but maybe not in other euro places

does it have a ch9 switch? is that of any help all over the uk these days?

more near useless features? what about the gimmicky colour change bs?

also the same stores also carry some u.s sold radios available here which arguably are also full of useless features you cant legally use right along side these
what surprises me is that its not maybe a hidden locked feature the iniden had wx but no wideband as of yet i was hoping this president would address any issues and have everything. us spec rigs have been making there way to uk shores for decades im sure this would easily find its way there and theres a bigger market here in us

they make a midland 77 290 uk version with fm and no wx but we got it here minus the fm (screen shows fm) and it has the wx but i would like both!


finally to piss on your bonfire you pretentious sad ecky thump TWAT

i live in UK and USA! so if i want to walk in and buy 10 when im home i will! and i just might bring them back to my other home with me im sure plenty of guys on here would be glad of that

dont bother telling me how wrong that is or making any effort to inform on such ativities.. ...people in glass houses springs to mind.
 
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One solution to remedy the weather issue. Keep a hand held scanner in the vehicle.
 
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yes that would work i just like the all in one idea
same reason i bought an alinco handy dj??? cant recall the number but it took the place of several radios and scanners
 
ok first up
as i said yes i realize its for the euro market.


but........
theres plenty of people on just this forum alone mainly in usa that want one so i would say thats a fair sized market ,,to sell it,, usa v uk is a no brainer

Irrelevant. The EU has twice the population of the USA, even moreso if you include European countries like Russia where this will do very well.

the uk cb ,,scene,, is a very sad and tiny one and has been for decades

But its not just sold in the UK.

NO its aimed at the sad tiny uk cb crowd who mostly like the sound of there own voice

Its aimed at the EUROPEAN crowd who are far more in number than the USA.

finally to piss on your bonfire you pretentious sad ecky thump TWAT

i live in UK and USA!

At least we now know where the village idiot disappears to from time to time. Somebody who buys Alinco really has no clue at all.
 
I'm a little disappointed in th WX feature in the 980 so if it didn't have it it wouldn't bother me any. I have a ton of scanners I can throw in the car.
 
Irrelevant. The EU has twice the population of the USA, even moreso if you include European countries like Russia where this will do very well.



But its not just sold in the UK.



Its aimed at the EUROPEAN crowd who are far more in number than the USA.



At least we now know where the village idiot disappears to from time to time. Somebody who buys Alinco really has no clue at all.

sorry i think your wrong on most of those comments its obvious there are way more truck drivers in u.s using radios than uk or europe and thats just the truck drivers were not talking population were talking am cb use

how many radio stores are left in uk? compared to here and i guess your wrong about the points you wont address. great save your breath for dx night!

cept is dead 27/81 is near dead its a shame but thats the facts and i miss it but enjoy the old aunty mary here which is easily on par with pre 81 uk days

yes i hear the village idiot likes it around nettleton?

and as for radio brand snobbery give me a break thats scraping the school yard barrel if it even matters which it doesnt ive had just about every brand you can think of
so yes i have bought alinco,s and had no issue with them either

bottom line please watch your mouth when you dont even know the facts

back to topic please
 
sorry i think your wrong on most of those comments its obvious there are way more truck drivers in u.s using radios than uk or europe and thats just the truck drivers were not talking population were talking am cb use

Every taxi in Russia has a CB in it.

how many radio stores are left in uk?

Dozens.
compared to here and i guess your wrong about the points you wont address. great save your breath for dx night!

Why do you continually obsess with just using the figures for the UK when the Grant is sold IN THE WHOLE OF EUROPE IN TWENTY EIGHT COUNTRIES?

Why do you think there's several country standards you can select? Surely if it was only sold in the UK there would just be one wouldn't there?

Jesus...
cept is dead 27/81 is near dead its a shame but thats the facts and i miss it but enjoy the old aunty mary here which is easily on par with pre 81 uk days
SSB on 11m was wall to wall in Europe today. Loads of Russian taxis coming in on the top end of the band as well.

and as for radio brand snobbery give me a break thats scraping the school yard barrel

Nobody in the amateur world buys Alinco unless they're desperate.


bottom line please watch your mouth when you dont even know the facts

Says the person who seems to think the Grant is only sold in the UK.
 
980 has wx and no wideband and this ,,new,, grant2 has wideband but no wx!
ok its a euro market radio but come on president!
yeticom site suggests made in france not china
comments on topic please!


I am way late on this thread but what the heck. Who cares about a weather channel. Come on man, yur gonna bash a radio cause it has no weather channel??????????? Wow man get a life and go buy an FRS radio.
 
Wired up my Superstar pistol grip microphone with Rat Shack element. It gets good reports.

I just got my Galaxy echo roger beep desk mic wired up tonight to work with mine. Looking forward to getting the audio reports with it now. Tried earlier but alas..there's only 2 other people I talk to on the radio in my area so when I went to test it noone was on. I did however have the scanner on upstairs so tuned in to a channel to have the ones upstairs in the living room listen and they were saying it works.

Wonder how the components of this mic will sound on this radio compared to how it sounded on my cobra 2000. They liked that sound. :)
 
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