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Uniden Grant LT

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chrismoll

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Anyone got any reviews for it and anything you like to say about it. I was planning to do some SSB work on it and i am new to CB and was wondering if this is a good radio to get. I wrote down some things that i was told to run it. is this all needed to run it. any other suggestion?



1 Pyramid 12 Amp power supply

2 20 Amp tripplite power strip

3 antenna any suggestions



any other suggestions



















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</p>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p067.ezboard.com/bworldwidecbradioclub.showUserPublicProfile?gid=chrismoll>chrismoll</A> at: 12/14/04 6:30 pm
 

You only need one regulated power supply to run it on the base. It can be any brand, although some are better than others. Pyramid, Tripplite, Ashtron, and others all make power supplies. A 10-12 amp power supply is more than enough (you really only need about 3-5 amps to run the radio), although you may want to get something bigger if you ever decide to run an amp.



You will need coax. Enough to get from your radio to the antenna. Personally, I like LMR 400. You will also need PL-259 connectors to solder on. If you know how long of a run you will make, you can probably order the coax with the connectors on it already.



You need an SWR meter. This is to help you adjust your antenna properly while installing it. A small one (around $20) will get you by unless you decide to run an amp later.



That Uniden Grant LT is a great little radio, but they're hard to find now. If you want a standard 40 channel am/ssb radio, there's a few to choose from, including the Galaxy 949 and 959 that are easier to come by. If you find a Grant LT and the price suits you, you'll probably like the radio.



You will need some way of getting the antenna in the air. A push up mast is a good start, and you'll need to guy it with guy wire.



Antennas - In cheap category are the Imax 2000 and Spectrum 1600. In the built-to-last-forever and is really hot category is the Interceptor 10K.



I think that's enough to make a Christmas list around. Let us know if you need more help! <img src=http://users.joplin.com/dutch64804/goodluck.gif ALT=":good">


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If you want to start talking about amps, I think we need to know your budget first. Personally, I'd probably start of with something that delivers about 100 watts and see if you're satisfied with that. That way, you can use a 20 amp power supply (that's still in the "not too expensive" category) to run both the amp and the radio. If you want to go bigger, the price tag gets bigger, too.



Moleculo


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i have a grant lt.

old #7 himself did some super tune on it!! remember when ol#7 was the wwrf cb tech god??"lucky i live close enough to him to drive and get it back myself huh??..... anyhow i still have it and its my favorite radio!! seems to get out just fine!!


</p>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p067.ezboard.com/bworldwidecbradioclub.showUserPublicProfile?gid=magmount>MagMount</A> 
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The Pyramid power supplies are lesser expensive power supplies than some. I've had a Pyramid 15 for years, with no problems. I know others have seen some issues with them, but I'm not sure of the specifics since mine has worked flawlessly. Anyway, that power supply will be sufficient with any CB.


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There's not one built in. You can hook up an external frequency counter easy enough, though. You don't really need it for standard 40 channel radios, though.


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ol#7 is the cb god! glad he did my lt for me!!!


</p>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p067.ezboard.com/bworldwidecbradioclub.showUserPublicProfile?gid=magmount>MagMount</A> at: 12/31/04 9:20 pm
 
Chrismoll, if you're using it on a base, you should generally use some better, lower loss coax. Something like LMR-400 will work great. If it's a short run (less than 100 feet), you can get by with RG-8x. I seem to remember from the chatroom that you have a very short run and were going to use a window to run the coax through. In that case, you will probably want the RG-8x. If you can figure out how long the run is, you can order the coax from just about anywhere and ask them to put the connector on for you. Then all you have to do is attach antenna and radio....


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