might be picking up a stryker 440 and was wondering if not having ssb is a big deal? right now i dont use it (ssb) but thought i might like to have the option. anyway might be the wrong way to ask but would i rather have the 440 than the grant xl i'm looking at, btw they are both about the same price.
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10 meter ssb
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The Grant XL shouldn't be as much as the Stryker. Grants can be found, regularly, for under $100. Though beware of them being molested and over-driven. If you see one boasting 40W, walk away. I haven't seen many Strykers selling for much less than $150. Now Ebay has some crazy numbers on a lot of used radios. I would steer away from that unless you can identify the seller as a reputable source. With the auction craze, many people are selling and they don't have any idea about the inner workings of what they are dumping on you.
You may find you like SSB, maybe not. It is nice to have the option, but that is just my opinion. The Grant won't put out the power of the Stryker, but a well tuned Grant is still a rock solid performer. It has clean and crisp audio. A small class A or B amp can always make up the difference in power if DXing is your game. If you do play with SSB, make sure the radio is properly tuned. SSB operators are really serious about clean audio. They will ignore you if you sound muddy, or gang up and make fun of you. Keep your radio's mic gain backed down to a reasonable level and you'll be fine.
You may find you like SSB, maybe not. It is nice to have the option, but that is just my opinion. The Grant won't put out the power of the Stryker, but a well tuned Grant is still a rock solid performer. It has clean and crisp audio. A small class A or B amp can always make up the difference in power if DXing is your game. If you do play with SSB, make sure the radio is properly tuned. SSB operators are really serious about clean audio. They will ignore you if you sound muddy, or gang up and make fun of you. Keep your radio's mic gain backed down to a reasonable level and you'll be fine.
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half a radio,the stryker is half a radio,if it dont have ssb,i wouldnt want it.And the grant if its doing over 20 wtts it wont hold up.It was cut and modded...it will sound bad on ssb...If you want a good am/ssb get a gal 949 or 959...it has your talk=back and roger beep if you want,and it also has a 3 yr warrenty...and sound good on both am/ssb...73 de JW
half a radio,the stryker is half a radio,if it dont have ssb,i wouldnt want it.And the grant if its doing over 20 wtts it wont hold up.It was cut and modded...it will sound bad on ssb...If you want a good am/ssb get a gal 949 or 959...it has your talk=back and roger beep if you want,and it also has a 3 yr warrenty...and sound good on both am/ssb...73 de JW
right now i'm using an 68 and for the last week will stop receiving and transmitting, then all of a sudden start again, anyway. looking for a new rig i came across the stryker a lady has who is getting rid of coz her hubby is not around anymore. $60. the grant is $50 . all the guys at work (i do construction so no otr) use only stock cb's some even use even less than stock. so i dont need anything special but just want not to limit myself, thinking i might like 10 meters better than ssb or vice versa. thought about the 980 uniden but dont have the extra hundred right now, maybe later in the winter i'll take a better look at it.
...get the grant even if you don't use ssb its always something different to play with when you are board with a plain am radio ..plus once you get use to ssb you will like it ...or take them both try them out and sell what you don't want to keep..don't know if you have your ticket or not for 10 meters o... remember you need your ticket for 10
dont get on 10mtrs
with passing your lic test...you think you would get in trouble running a amp or shooting skip...hehe
with passing your lic test...you think you would get in trouble running a amp or shooting skip...hehe
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