Came in today. Was "on sale" for $344.95 at Walcott CB in Iowa. Free ship and took their conversion, peak & tune for extra $25
Well shit fire I'm delighted with the thing so far. Long list of features. AM/SSB, no FM. All blue lights, meter, freq. counter which can be turned off, and channel display. Lights with dimmer control. "Starlight" nameplate illuminates all function labels for easy night viewing.. Galaxy's large analog multi-function meter. 2 - double function built in echo. Function 1 is echo & delay. Function 2 is voice changer robotic? type sounds. Great working variable talkback that can be turned off. Switchable roger beep. Effective noise blanker. Very effective-responsive rf gain. Factory open (or came with the conversion) Clarifier with coarse/fine tune, frequency counter tracks the changes.
Sales note stated the tech tune-up produced 110W bird meter, AM. I have a Dosy meter (PM 2001 TS), that has always been fairly accurate to any other meter I've compared it with, and is giving the same reading. This is AM. It was showing 150W on SSB.
The thing must have something similar to the Magnum style {modulator} circuit as it is effortlessly swinging to the full 110W on AM from any setting, including the lowest which was dead on 4 watts. Modulation is very strong with factory hand mic, pegging out the meter on modulation. Maybe that's just how the four 25 watt Mosfets work.
Several on air reports is very loud, clean and clear, with great sounding echo.
Lowest freq is 25.165 and tops out at 28.775
Double fused (30 amp) 12 gauge power cord.
So I be very happy with it. It is operating better than I expected and had a perfect, smooth transaction over the phone with Walcott.
Well shit fire I'm delighted with the thing so far. Long list of features. AM/SSB, no FM. All blue lights, meter, freq. counter which can be turned off, and channel display. Lights with dimmer control. "Starlight" nameplate illuminates all function labels for easy night viewing.. Galaxy's large analog multi-function meter. 2 - double function built in echo. Function 1 is echo & delay. Function 2 is voice changer robotic? type sounds. Great working variable talkback that can be turned off. Switchable roger beep. Effective noise blanker. Very effective-responsive rf gain. Factory open (or came with the conversion) Clarifier with coarse/fine tune, frequency counter tracks the changes.
Sales note stated the tech tune-up produced 110W bird meter, AM. I have a Dosy meter (PM 2001 TS), that has always been fairly accurate to any other meter I've compared it with, and is giving the same reading. This is AM. It was showing 150W on SSB.
The thing must have something similar to the Magnum style {modulator} circuit as it is effortlessly swinging to the full 110W on AM from any setting, including the lowest which was dead on 4 watts. Modulation is very strong with factory hand mic, pegging out the meter on modulation. Maybe that's just how the four 25 watt Mosfets work.
Several on air reports is very loud, clean and clear, with great sounding echo.
Lowest freq is 25.165 and tops out at 28.775
Double fused (30 amp) 12 gauge power cord.
So I be very happy with it. It is operating better than I expected and had a perfect, smooth transaction over the phone with Walcott.
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