Connex CX-3300HP base equivelant ???

[ebayguy]

Hey guys. I had my shack setup pretty decent before I moved. Antron A-99 about 50' off the ground, and about 8' off the peak of the house, LMR-400 coax, all the from antenna to radio, with RF Choke inline. I ran a Galaxy Saturn(non-Turbo), and it sounded good with a power mic. I installed an M-80 Modulator, and it sounded ok with a stock mic, too much mic-gain for a power mic. I also, on occasion, would run my Cobra 2000GTL, or my Connex CX-3300HP. Now, everyone knows that the Connex is the strongest of the 3 radios. My question is, "Is there a base station that I can get, that sounds as good as my 3300HP, and has the power/performance, and still stay within my $150-$200 budget?" I do have access, and am probably going to be getting a small 100W base linear to run on the appropriate channels only, but would like to have a radio that performs like the Connex, without spending $400+.

Thanks, and as always 73s to all, and Happy belated Mothers Day to all the mothers out there.

Lenny

 

[9C1Driver]

No. Most base radio's are 400+ dollars easy. Even a decent Cobra 2000 or Uniden Madison will fetch 150-250 bucks. Uniden Washington radio's can be had for 100 bucks all day long. You might just get a power supply and run what ya got.

Here is a nice Connex base Connex Saturn Base 10 Meter Radio - Custom CB radios

 

[Eastside]

And the base radios are usually the same as a mobile radio only in a bigger box with a built in power supply.

 

[AudioShockwav]

Everything said X 1.


Today most of them are a mobile chassis and a switching power supply, nice controls and a large case look good, but the basic radio will be what ever mobile the board was being used in.
This is just the way things work with this category of radios.

If you look, you can see the mobile chassis that is used in this RCI base.
Look for the place on the back where the socket for the power plug would go, or the brass inserts were the thumbscrews go for the use with a mobile mounting bracket.

If you just want a base station, to have a base station and not a mobile/power supply then that changes things, but as far as how the basic radio is built just compare it to the mobile model running the same board/features.


73
Jeeff