tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154065512024-03-09T13:40:28.620-05:00CB DAZEA continuation of Woody's 'Nuff Said column from the CBGAZETTE website, covering CB past and present along with Amateur (ham) radio interests.The Stoner Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618349937729570513noreply@blogger.comBlogger641125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15406551.post-51795785152599789612024-03-09T13:39:00.002-05:002024-03-09T13:39:32.588-05:00<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQRr4j3y3yFasmgb9iqZwX75s0SVq1LqiNL8jJlwYdZhq0qEwup4wR5QuAlrNIEavJlWU86GlvXcUXBc2bsMPgLrP_V0NAQHbnaVLhygCczpbjOBOwo1aAEKQMKg_a9S_nExAMls53UgZjrbbb8LQCt_r_RHHJnKEw0n3vN4C17osr3Nup1FLgQ/s764/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="764" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQRr4j3y3yFasmgb9iqZwX75s0SVq1LqiNL8jJlwYdZhq0qEwup4wR5QuAlrNIEavJlWU86GlvXcUXBc2bsMPgLrP_V0NAQHbnaVLhygCczpbjOBOwo1aAEKQMKg_a9S_nExAMls53UgZjrbbb8LQCt_r_RHHJnKEw0n3vN4C17osr3Nup1FLgQ/s320/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">24/7 LIVE WILDLIFE FEED</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(COOL)</span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love live wildlife feeds like these! This one came from someone on another website, Jeff. Thanks for posting it!</span></span></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B4-L2nfGcuE?si=MiXBXG8vZ_bpJ8I9" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>The Stoner Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618349937729570513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15406551.post-57917655785983423642024-03-08T12:46:00.001-05:002024-03-08T17:24:28.496-05:00REVIEW: THE PRESIDENT DIGIMIKE<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhStL0yaCaEFJdZty_XdbIcHS5mbjmfuwjYXBrgZR005ESznrFRQO1cNyK2JTVmJLqR6VCMovePXuSYsCKmHUkSCgHA-sn9kXeukxRyJrvEf8r0LpqYbm0t2iEMZusmuF2ypNKcIaaa2GisEys2LzWAKerfum87kWcIvNlK1neTQziVkCQPjFxNlg/s764/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhStL0yaCaEFJdZty_XdbIcHS5mbjmfuwjYXBrgZR005ESznrFRQO1cNyK2JTVmJLqR6VCMovePXuSYsCKmHUkSCgHA-sn9kXeukxRyJrvEf8r0LpqYbm0t2iEMZusmuF2ypNKcIaaa2GisEys2LzWAKerfum87kWcIvNlK1neTQziVkCQPjFxNlg/s764/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="764" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhStL0yaCaEFJdZty_XdbIcHS5mbjmfuwjYXBrgZR005ESznrFRQO1cNyK2JTVmJLqR6VCMovePXuSYsCKmHUkSCgHA-sn9kXeukxRyJrvEf8r0LpqYbm0t2iEMZusmuF2ypNKcIaaa2GisEys2LzWAKerfum87kWcIvNlK1neTQziVkCQPjFxNlg/s320/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>THERE'S A NEW MICROPHONE IN TOWN, AND IT MEANS BUSINESS</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b>WITH CAVEOTS <br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It's not often you find a manufacturer bringing new microphones to the market, and many operators opt for legendary brands like Astatic when they feel the need for a replacement microphone, whether it's a power mic, or noise-cancelling microphone. If the word hasn't gotten around to you yet, those microphones look the same, but I've heard many people moan about PTT (Push To Talk) switch failures in the first year, as well, a lot of the new radios don't work well with these older dynamic microphones. To be fair, some, but not all radios now have the ability to select either Electret or Dynamic within the menu system; but added </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">to the fairness, a year or two ago I tried this method with a Turner RK76 on a radio that had the capability to pick the type of mic being used and the audio wasn't what I expected it to be, so I ended up just putting the stock mic back on the radio. Let's look and see what sort of difference this new microphone makes...<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFPnJqCTkykm3fRXZeKsjQz1CYEiz59dwjhDmaT24t4ENepKD6VC55FFz0ZthCvW9cDJOLWc9MmqGiBNCEg_YiB4rFHU6WpZBf0vW8ZqMVajyyRm9EgxG6CtuGd-7g3d0EPADTcxysH75l-of8OsimlU-MFNhXYXAaAjaH2FqaI7GY7sN_wVlTbg/s1035/president%20digi-mic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1035" data-original-width="700" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFPnJqCTkykm3fRXZeKsjQz1CYEiz59dwjhDmaT24t4ENepKD6VC55FFz0ZthCvW9cDJOLWc9MmqGiBNCEg_YiB4rFHU6WpZBf0vW8ZqMVajyyRm9EgxG6CtuGd-7g3d0EPADTcxysH75l-of8OsimlU-MFNhXYXAaAjaH2FqaI7GY7sN_wVlTbg/w432-h640/president%20digi-mic.jpg" width="432" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>"Noise Cancelling"</i> is the topic, but not all noise cancelling microphones are created equally. While this microphone falls into the NC category, it's about as close as you can get in comparison to the others because unlike a lot of noise cancelling mics, which just use thicker foam in front of the element, or move the element further back into the microphone, the President Digimike has an an actual NRC (noise reduction circuit) chip/circuit inside the microphone, using the same voltage that comes from the radio, through the mic cord, to power the Electret mic element.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My usual approach when reviewing a mic is slightly altered for this one - because it's so special. I'll start with my very first impression of this microphone the first time I held it -<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbomjF7KNXDB0zSuDYDoIlAYcA8TNuX5IIywvNAsisFUzVwe9aEPiuolCw1P87yIkrZuKU6EjNqlEEvgn3KIwabrUl4hkUpc9NweOZccsOQebrEzAF00Ref2Xm3Io5bM4ESYnfmCf8s2bskV8RbLnJ_MdACPiNktXOxa1Y-Bfqs8j6vh0umgPaaQ/s869/president%20digi-mic%20front_600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="869" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbomjF7KNXDB0zSuDYDoIlAYcA8TNuX5IIywvNAsisFUzVwe9aEPiuolCw1P87yIkrZuKU6EjNqlEEvgn3KIwabrUl4hkUpc9NweOZccsOQebrEzAF00Ref2Xm3Io5bM4ESYnfmCf8s2bskV8RbLnJ_MdACPiNktXOxa1Y-Bfqs8j6vh0umgPaaQ/w442-h640/president%20digi-mic%20front_600.jpg" width="442" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather; font-size: x-large;"><b>WEIGHT</b></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It has some "heft" to it - and this is good! Not too much to make it tiresome to hold on a long QSO, and not so lightweight where you'd spend half the time talking on it, at the same time wondering if there was anything inside it. For the most part I think we'd all agree that today's stock microphones tend to feel cheap. The plastic case is robust, and its the shape fits your hand like a glove. The microphone cord is a good length with a decent amount of cord thickness, unlike the cords being used on other brand radios. Good job President!<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV5cbuNB_Bv_OdJMGBx-89jNDGFnF0sVd0Au8k9Qysi2Fr6JT-JLLHhOR29rY_S-RoILIW64GJl0f_MwguH6oR-79qnaRAjGda-xs8XLpe3LvDYrb8rEtovrY5pCjGD_HEVoWZlicQPWJUOIhG_yDYkPRV4H-2sJrGdULEJesVMfDY_rfyC-KPTA/s911/president%20digi-mic%20topside_800.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="911" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV5cbuNB_Bv_OdJMGBx-89jNDGFnF0sVd0Au8k9Qysi2Fr6JT-JLLHhOR29rY_S-RoILIW64GJl0f_MwguH6oR-79qnaRAjGda-xs8XLpe3LvDYrb8rEtovrY5pCjGD_HEVoWZlicQPWJUOIhG_yDYkPRV4H-2sJrGdULEJesVMfDY_rfyC-KPTA/w562-h640/president%20digi-mic%20topside_800.jpg" width="562" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Besides the PTT switch (a.k.a. the <i>"Green Monster"</i>) there are only two other buttons you will use daily: UP & DN. The middle rectangular button is used to set your NRC, and once set, you probably won't have to use it again.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Reading directly from a green card which was wedged in the manual:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>"The DIGIMIKE microphone is designed to make your modulation as clear as possible in all modes by eliminating the background noise."</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The filtering levels go from 1 to 5, and if you don't have talkback, or another radio in the room to listen to your voice, I'd suggest having a friend help you figure out which setting worked best for you. For instance, if you're familiar with ham radios that incorporate DSP, then you know that the more DSP you add can lead to disconcerting watery audio. Personally leave mine set to 1, only occasionally bumping it up a notch to 2 if the background noise is really bad *NOTE: even if you set this mic to 5 it won't neutralize a cat wailing in the background waiting for his or her lunch, and at the 5 setting the middle button will stay solid green.<br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikkcDL9_vyo1FWgcOApVRBtXFoqJi0pzw8D1PkUJHo03o7QUIqhZZ0w01aQkojsCxBiFJ2FGXh6gEPh2FtJjV8bR-q7nODBNW1ogHrTcjO_mw2fdc0QEUxef1716O_ZTrQ-SjK3n1Sq-Kl9lNqcoPsq2wbHkuRtYZ7sVwpyjTuJgavCuSfdIDVuw/s923/president%20digi-mic%20rear_800.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="923" data-original-width="642" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikkcDL9_vyo1FWgcOApVRBtXFoqJi0pzw8D1PkUJHo03o7QUIqhZZ0w01aQkojsCxBiFJ2FGXh6gEPh2FtJjV8bR-q7nODBNW1ogHrTcjO_mw2fdc0QEUxef1716O_ZTrQ-SjK3n1Sq-Kl9lNqcoPsq2wbHkuRtYZ7sVwpyjTuJgavCuSfdIDVuw/w446-h640/president%20digi-mic%20rear_800.jpg" width="446" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">THERE IS A SOLID PIECE OF METAL ALLOWING YOU TO SECURELY HANG IT ON A MIC CLIP, ALSO, THE SECRET OF THE MICROPHONES WEIGHT ARE TWO METAL PLATES MOUNTED INSIDE THE BACK PANEL OF THE MICROPHONE. IT LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE POSSIBLE TO REMOVE ONE PLATE AND LIGHTEN THE LOAD, BUT I DIDN'T EXPLORE THAT OPTION BECAUSE I WAS HAPPY THE WAY IT CAME.</span><br /></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The green card also mentions that this microphone will also work well with VOX usage, provided your radio has that feature. The manual itself explains the colors of the middle button you change the NRC strength.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Along with those instructions, there is a very easy to follow mic wiring diagram.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather; font-size: x-large;"><b>WARRANTY</b></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> <br /></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Pleasantly, in an age where warranties are rarely given their fair due by the manufacturer, this microphone is <strike>warranted for 2 years</strike>. Can you believe the warranty would be the hardest part of this review? I looked on President EU's site and was led to believe it was 2 years. "Brilliant" I said. Then I looked on the USA website and finally under general accessories, of which microphones are part of it <b>only has a 6 month warranty. </b>Even the Astatic hand mics with faulty PTT switches give you a year's warranty.<b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><u>Amazon gives you 30days, Bells - 60days, Walmart - 30days in-store return, but for $2 you can make the warranty 2years.</u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This is the what you'll find in the manual:</span></p><p><b>WARRANTY (In accordance with the warranty conditions in the country of purchase)</b>
</p><ul><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Important</b>: Proof of original purchase is required for warranty service.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>WARRANTOR:</b> GROUPE PRESIDENT ELECTRONICS (''PRESIDENT")</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>ELEMENTS OF WARRANTY</b>: PRESIDENT warrants, to the
original user, if purchased from a retail store, that this PRESIDENT
product will be free from defects in materials and craftsmanship,
subject to the limitations and exclusions as set out below.</span></span></li></ul>
<span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This warranty extends only to the original user. The warranty will be
invalid if the Product is (A) damaged or has not been maintained in good
condition through reasonable maintenance, (B) has been modified,
altered or used as part of any conversion kits, subassemblies, or any
configurations not sold by PRESIDENT, (C) improperly installed, (D)
serviced or repaired by someone other than an authorized PRESIDENT
service center for a defect or malfunction covered by this warranty, (E)
used in any conjunction with equipment or parts or as part of any
system not manufactured by PRESIDENT, or (F) installed or programmed by
anyone other than as detailed by the owner's manual for this product.</span></span><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></p><p><b>STATEMENT OF REMEDY</b></p><ul><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">In the event that the
product does not conform to this warranty at any time while this
warranty is in effect, warrantor will either, at its option, repair or
replace the defective unit and return it to you without charge for
parts, service, or any other cost (except shipping and handling)
incurred by warrantor or its representatives in connection with the
performance of this warranty. Warrantor, at its option, may replace the
unit with a new or refurbished unit. THE LIMITED WARRANTY SET FORTH
ABOVE IS THE SOLE AND ENTIRE WARRANTY PERTAINING TO THE PRODUCT AND IS
IN LIEU OF AND EXCLUDES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER,
WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR ARISING BY OPERATION OF LAW, INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER OR PROVIDE FOR THE
REIMBURSEMENT OR PAYMENT OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Some
countries do not allow this exclusion or limitation of incidental or
consequential damages so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply
to you.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">LEGAL REMEDIES: This warranty gives you specific legal
rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from country to
country.</span><span data-ezoic-video-excluded="1" data-method="placement-service" id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-914"></span></li></ul><br /><div style="background-color: white; border: medium; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING PERFORMANCE OF WARRANTY</b></span><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; border: medium; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If, after following the instructions in the owner’s manual you are certain that the Product is defective, pack the Product carefully (preferably in its original packaging). The Product should include all parts and accessories originally packaged with the Product. Include proof of original purchase and a note describing the defect that has caused you to return it. The Product should be shipped freight prepaid, by traceable means, to warrantor at</span><br /><br /> Groupe PRESIDENT ELECTRONICS<br /> Route de Sele – BP 100<br /> 34540 BALARUC<br /> FRANCE<br /> Group PRESIDENT ELECTRONICS<br /> 1007 Collier Center Way,<br /> Naples, Florida 34110<br /> USA.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>And yet - there is no mention of how long a warranty you have. After several back'n forth emails and texting with various President reps apparently 6 months is all you get. So I would recommend if the store your buying it from offers a extra year or two for a few bucks - Take it!</b></span></span><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>WHAT WAS MY EXPERIENCE?</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My experience was absolutely brilliant! I found that when I had the NRC set to No.1 on the mic it was enough to keep out background noises in the shack and SUV. Now if I was in a noisy construction zone with a window down, allowing jack hammers, other assorted freeway noise (Road Rages), and the Elmer's Glue of the atmosphere (i.e. the sticky moist air from the the Gulf coast of Texas) coming at me I'd probably think about bumping it up a notch 😏<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I'm not the only one who has mentioned this, but while this has a noise reduction circuit, and no other visible (inside or out) adjustable control, this microphone, which works very well cancelling background noise apparently <i>cleans</i> and <i>boosts</i> the audio as if it were a Noise Cancelling Power Microphone. Except for those days, decades away, when I'd put a Turner Plus 3 desktop microphone, I haven't heard so many unsolicited compliments on my audio. Before I wrap up the audio report part of the review:</span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There is no volume control on the microphone because it's not a power mic, it's a noise canceling microphone using President's NRC (noise reduction circuit), so you can only change the noise reduction level (the manual has easy to read and follow instructions).</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">When talking into the microphone try to keep it 3-4 inches from your mouth.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">By either using talkback, or recording the audio from another CB in the house I was bit flabbergasted - Not only was my voice clear to understand, but it was LOUD (compared to the stock microphone).</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">At $47 (average price) this is the best thing you could do when looking for an upgrade for your own radio.</span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">But what if buy a president George or other model with NRC built-in? Does it make any sense to duplicate it by buying this new microphone?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">When asked about this from President, the reply I got was:</span></p><p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">" If you have the NRC activated on the radio , you can
deactivate it in the digimic.</span></i></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">Or activate the radio NRC on receive only if you want to use
NRC activated digimic."</span></i></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you're short on cash buy the radio and use the NRC that's already inside it. If you have plenty of money to spend, you can get the microphone. The shape and weight is nice, and the audio is crisp. The choice is yours.</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Or, if you have a McKinley, put the microphone on it.<br /></span></span></p>
<p><br /></p><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>**Note</b>, this is wired to the 6-pin connector all President radios use and you shouldn't have any issues. Regarding other brand radios? If they have a 6-pin connector with voltage on 1 wire to power the Electret element, I'd guess it would work as well, but talk to the dealer you're buying the mic from and get the final word from them. I've read in various online radio groups that some operators with radios using the RJ-45 network cable jack seem to have issues. Make sure you ask your dealer about this as well.<br /></span><div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I own two of these microphones currently. One is on my President McKinley, and the other one is on my President George FCC, yet I need another one for my second President George II, only this time, I'm tossing my loose change into the jar to get their new Blue Tooth microphone with NRC*. Not just to review, but I think having a decent microphone that is more-or-less hands free can only be a bonus to those of us running CB radios as we traverse the often treacherous traffic. Having the mic element w/channel Up & Down buttons on the steering wheel is is great idea - less distraction while driving.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>*</b>I hope to have one of these mics to review shortly and it'll probably get posted after I finish my review on the Radioddity QT-60 (<i>Hint...it's a nice radio</i>).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>**</b> There was a question or two that I passed along to President. When I get and answer, or, should something drastically change my opinion of any item I review, as always, I'll make the adjustment or additional information available on the original review.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Last but now least, you'll find a pretty good actual tryout of the mic here: </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GAqnsZiE7k&t=566s">(169) President DIGIMIKE Overview and Demonstration - YouTube</a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span><i><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">73</span></b></i></p><p><i><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">WOODY</span></b></i></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBDsB6A1M-69R-wFmSC2WuxNe4_82SJUe-4OSY-aG-eOxnJinoZ6i0aJckDALwImhKy60qcS-R7xZ5aq85PMpMgc3VbzrfVkYERqx3w8tT1PrIOEVVdKLpdEsKnW3NKQ-Yi9PSpjLJxGuD4ajGg7kQkAMlYa_GmuLsFZYyvwLGQHkBT93-DDpYlQ/s384/wby_shack_1970_afga_apx100_full_500.jpg" style="clear: left; 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font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_vqp012WRzUzplb5EMMTL-BAbRYw2WcvU-gHmsjxH9zGU6VsUjMrjf3NcmfQ7hnmnXDMDWUqqoylTWkssu5C-RYuGs69dXeG_uftkmKRHvilzh3p7PU-yKv0kIcV6TOrkF5dOI-4q21BmsRtfcTSQdAB5yIuEo61ayV1hBFb5qWRfS-9oBy19lg/s2000/remote-mike-packaging-web2-1093.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a></div><p></p></div></div>The Stoner Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618349937729570513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15406551.post-10874196561989693462024-02-05T16:38:00.000-05:002024-02-05T16:38:11.216-05:00<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC06n6Fajn4v69wPquZ9Agb2Cv630kcYgRImsDX5l7gN_RtUMl4lyPCYPJ6rxVHqZI1NmnX4r7awkmi9PnH4BL8EKtBFjHSDU1W4-dyBe-YyUOqyAsNgzBRsUvDH0TA6CviQ5FS5Ds0LBBO-UO8PGulBSp09g50fJ2eDwxdmXTGBa7FnaH4APo3w/s764/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="764" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC06n6Fajn4v69wPquZ9Agb2Cv630kcYgRImsDX5l7gN_RtUMl4lyPCYPJ6rxVHqZI1NmnX4r7awkmi9PnH4BL8EKtBFjHSDU1W4-dyBe-YyUOqyAsNgzBRsUvDH0TA6CviQ5FS5Ds0LBBO-UO8PGulBSp09g50fJ2eDwxdmXTGBa7FnaH4APo3w/w260-h212/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">A FEW MINUTES TO BREATHE AND JOT DOWN SOME UPDATES</span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Between the holidays, visitors bring gifts and germs, and trying to get some reviews out, I have a couple minutes to jot down upcoming Blog Posts!</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">A review of the President Digi-Mike</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">A review of Radioddity's QT-40</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">A review of Radioddity's QT-60</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">A review of the President AM-FM 11m handheld <i>(if I can afford it). <br /></i></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Photos of an agonizing internal battery replacement in the Yaesu FT-757GX</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Since we moved last summer I almost have the shack complete and will share some photos</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Possibly" a review of the Pace 1000B 40ch version base station</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Possibly" a review of the Pace 1000m 40ch version mobile radio</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">A visit with photos of soon to come hamfest</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">And more...</span></span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">All of this will take time, and sometimes there's not enough of it, but I have the the QT's sitting on the shelf just waiting for me to check out.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">If possible, I also have a plan to update the CBGAZETTE website, but it'll be slow maybe a page or two a month (years ago the Adobe software I was using to create and update the site became </span></span><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Unobtainium</span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">, and the PC's hard drive with the software crashed and burned.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lastly, I'm going to try and put a link to every review so you don't have to search for it, and it'll be interesting to see what I get done (as life throws us curves balls every so often).</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Noto Sans TC;">73</span></b></i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Noto Sans TC;">WOODY</span></b></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCt6lVaIQc51qa4IhQ3J-2vTyCosWjq8DYiPXFkfq2tyg8TwbxxtjPd-ryAR3n1m0yEHueHrXjGlyexaURtjQTFPCdfeGpM2aYyguiQgZT_K-_EuIjPm15ZovWn0aAFe2JQVi5OLHjkPgh20MFIYeP-Qz0dOmMkE-XyoZcGv9VRfaPPitJzHuNmA/s846/cover%20of%20RL%20ElECTRONICS%201999.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="644" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCt6lVaIQc51qa4IhQ3J-2vTyCosWjq8DYiPXFkfq2tyg8TwbxxtjPd-ryAR3n1m0yEHueHrXjGlyexaURtjQTFPCdfeGpM2aYyguiQgZT_K-_EuIjPm15ZovWn0aAFe2JQVi5OLHjkPgh20MFIYeP-Qz0dOmMkE-XyoZcGv9VRfaPPitJzHuNmA/s16000/cover%20of%20RL%20ElECTRONICS%201999.jpg" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">ONCE I GET MY FTP FIXED I'LL HAVE THE WHOLE CATALOG TO D/L</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Fira Sans;">73</span></span></i></b><p></p><p><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Fira Sans;">WOODY</span></span></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZ9iQzFBIJzQfJlc3XRkw2GDjeUcaiRgXVvUwBP81FANpuILb4Pfcu_ejx4Iuf-vhNELnRWnJHfucebCt-OUvcPRBQUoJay08S2QuvhImdVmhdAJ7BjEWDwgZNMSMs-pjtE9TWri5JYGlw99JF4twP2TfbvVnk5_Yn2qKmrM6fAeTceIHqKEchA/s384/wby_shack_1970_afga_apx100_full_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="384" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZ9iQzFBIJzQfJlc3XRkw2GDjeUcaiRgXVvUwBP81FANpuILb4Pfcu_ejx4Iuf-vhNELnRWnJHfucebCt-OUvcPRBQUoJay08S2QuvhImdVmhdAJ7BjEWDwgZNMSMs-pjtE9TWri5JYGlw99JF4twP2TfbvVnk5_Yn2qKmrM6fAeTceIHqKEchA/s320/wby_shack_1970_afga_apx100_full_500.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>The Stoner Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618349937729570513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15406551.post-88435758576415724872024-02-02T09:04:00.001-05:002024-02-02T09:04:53.203-05:00<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixEATOKHhDHNAwEzUsEdeG_CL3UrH8b7vt7lJh0RJlz9CH8Xl-SG8WAbQVUDjncEHQ3vjdj8pSoEVHy2yXKAh7jUwrRjm8lVcci0Ho838Zo6allNLgZwHnFZQm82btLHDiU5_e5UQttv5hDefrP6R4XDSTZZhz7FC7XLJZ5WBPdVKuOdBhWssi1A/s764/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="764" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixEATOKHhDHNAwEzUsEdeG_CL3UrH8b7vt7lJh0RJlz9CH8Xl-SG8WAbQVUDjncEHQ3vjdj8pSoEVHy2yXKAh7jUwrRjm8lVcci0Ho838Zo6allNLgZwHnFZQm82btLHDiU5_e5UQttv5hDefrP6R4XDSTZZhz7FC7XLJZ5WBPdVKuOdBhWssi1A/w278-h226/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #fcff01;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">HAPPY</span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #fcff01;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><strike>GROUNDWAVE</strike> GROUND HOG</span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #fcff01;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">DAY!!</span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #fcff01;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> </span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #fcff01;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> </span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #fcff01;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN !</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">CABLE?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">DVD?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">Blu-Ray?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">VUDU?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">START POPPING THE POP CORN, KEEP THE SHADES CLOSED, THIS IS OUR DAY TO WATCH:<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqAWxzDh-DO5QQ7vi9PDGr45aNfakR6W-Pj9e9l1xeCfDDY7YpnvZUeU-Mt97Xca5pMOseLjzkeXvFQrO7DX3V_RdPwyNYY4z7ZKeEN1F-UWKqiZblInNAqh1uUOwaevdnC5Lj2Mo-MBzUlK2RdyKdOEywYyiVIJquZxT1nsgaEyBdgM7mDjKwA/s1200/groundhog-day-market-version-has-anybody-seen-bill-murray_adj.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqAWxzDh-DO5QQ7vi9PDGr45aNfakR6W-Pj9e9l1xeCfDDY7YpnvZUeU-Mt97Xca5pMOseLjzkeXvFQrO7DX3V_RdPwyNYY4z7ZKeEN1F-UWKqiZblInNAqh1uUOwaevdnC5Lj2Mo-MBzUlK2RdyKdOEywYyiVIJquZxT1nsgaEyBdgM7mDjKwA/w640-h480/groundhog-day-market-version-has-anybody-seen-bill-murray_adj.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u>GROUNDHOG DAY</u><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">73</span></span></b></i></p><p style="text-align: left;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">WOODY</span></span></b></i></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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CITITZENS BAND RADIO ALONG WITH COMMENTS NOT NECESSARILY "GEORGE" SPECIFIC<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG1YZ5tYFFW1Ee5HcTu2-sYloxj1Wahb38MPrG5fq4sxBvEDxxq9fodDnA8D5Q_X1eopfKyKozIUtVea6neFr-AVRz8Ky5g_GnJruAeDTDZEd9v4hxOlFDxivREXLA0qjpXSpQ7pKVmLmWGqdficoO2SQcb9Y-dWYZQyK-0AhWRaO3T5mDpJ0ORg/s764/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="764" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG1YZ5tYFFW1Ee5HcTu2-sYloxj1Wahb38MPrG5fq4sxBvEDxxq9fodDnA8D5Q_X1eopfKyKozIUtVea6neFr-AVRz8Ky5g_GnJruAeDTDZEd9v4hxOlFDxivREXLA0qjpXSpQ7pKVmLmWGqdficoO2SQcb9Y-dWYZQyK-0AhWRaO3T5mDpJ0ORg/s320/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Noto Sans TC;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">MY </span></b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">FINAL</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> COMMENTS, FEELINGS, AND SPECS ON THE PRESIDENT GEORGE FCC, ETC.</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Noto Sans TC;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This was really a Topsy-Turvy review that included checking every feature, verifying watts and the audio tone. Then, after all of that I compared it to other radios I've owned and used.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Noto Sans TC;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3Pm3SBosxnFSlVbSCeXPe-SPTZhITZRO0OF0F055LM_hBTFyNbjRkVFuoGeJNp50Iaag-iO9-m25Iruqxc20ftXlEX9gjJNePKEdIA89yk6QIkbHZ2zgEF_j1AiImF1MewA0TYqZ8sRV5_zN41dzyRfuHEdVxt1Plo2lfPiw6LnajaRfiqiFRg/s1500/george-fcc-1_1500.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="985" data-original-width="1500" height="421" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3Pm3SBosxnFSlVbSCeXPe-SPTZhITZRO0OF0F055LM_hBTFyNbjRkVFuoGeJNp50Iaag-iO9-m25Iruqxc20ftXlEX9gjJNePKEdIA89yk6QIkbHZ2zgEF_j1AiImF1MewA0TYqZ8sRV5_zN41dzyRfuHEdVxt1Plo2lfPiw6LnajaRfiqiFRg/w640-h421/george-fcc-1_1500.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span> </span><span> <span> </span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: medium;">THE PRESIDENT GEORGE FCC AM-FM-USB-LSB 40 CH</span><span style="font-size: medium;">.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Noto Sans TC;"></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Noto Sans TC;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> In many cases they were 10m mobiles which could be converted to 12-10 meters, allowing for an easy clarifier pick between R, T, or R&T setting. 10 meter radios typically had a higher output, but I'm a 11-15 watt Sideband guy, who gets a kick making long distance QSO's with 15 or less watts (I've made a QSO 1,000+ miles, then slowly going down to 500mw - all on an indoor antenna).</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I kept a President McKinley FCC in the car for years, then gave it away and put my Cobra 138xlr in it's place. It's my favorite CB, and I know someday it will stop working. But for a 47 year old radio, that's pretty good.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Noto Sans TC;"><b> </b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Noto Sans TC;"><b></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTa6B6YtKhlRZmG2bbUrbOKoONY5DQFUr4SWnJqIhZrXZ23OHdC0pw1goo0FQqNsVfQQSFrm88PJjttj2ooOmAv6xh5TdhQoSXj2j1FehXKB4WkmLEXEWyYzhMy8TtLvCheRcdEVcKbMoNAQDthTv8nLjzaDlazznpgPuyRDfD_sVgd0KC6cU2DQ/s1600/cobra_138xlr-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTa6B6YtKhlRZmG2bbUrbOKoONY5DQFUr4SWnJqIhZrXZ23OHdC0pw1goo0FQqNsVfQQSFrm88PJjttj2ooOmAv6xh5TdhQoSXj2j1FehXKB4WkmLEXEWyYzhMy8TtLvCheRcdEVcKbMoNAQDthTv8nLjzaDlazznpgPuyRDfD_sVgd0KC6cU2DQ/w640-h426/cobra_138xlr-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b><span style="font-family: verdana;">The quality of these newer radios seem to be cheap, possibly the new boards with teeny-tiny chips that require reading glasses + a well lit magnifying list to even determine what they are - but who cares? you can't get the tech manuals anymore. Let me be clear: <span style="color: #fcff01;">THE PRESIDENT GEORGE IS </span><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>NOT</b></span><span style="color: #fcff01;"> A CHEAPLY MADE RADIO, AND HAS A FRAME THAT FEELS LIKE IS WAS FORGED OUT OUT OF STEEL (OR ALLOY).<br /></span></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">But I digress...</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Back to the President George -</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Noto Sans TC;"><b></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdePzltgsE1X_3VxAG-52KiJcjoOD8zgwf-M4RSIo9ozhyVxpxqTIoCg9QRmFQW3I6MdhpYhIX4CO8iD7Kh9UpBUm0rV7GtLhvpiE4HRGNeR6DuFDZZ2_cHxwp68ejtBRzwya07vItMblwBKM94jsYr3MbS7uuRcxRhsSSJ6SyPJi7VuSmvdlwdA/s4032/IMG_9206a.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdePzltgsE1X_3VxAG-52KiJcjoOD8zgwf-M4RSIo9ozhyVxpxqTIoCg9QRmFQW3I6MdhpYhIX4CO8iD7Kh9UpBUm0rV7GtLhvpiE4HRGNeR6DuFDZZ2_cHxwp68ejtBRzwya07vItMblwBKM94jsYr3MbS7uuRcxRhsSSJ6SyPJi7VuSmvdlwdA/w640-h480/IMG_9206a.JPG" width="640" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b> Here's the President George FCC sitting on top of my favorite all-time winner of an all-model HF ham radio mobile: The Kenwood TS-50:</span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Noto Sans TC;"><b> </b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Noto Sans TC;"><b></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmS-nu2Vqv9E-v05V38MUFwRBnEmXENWDP-L1YML04oss8TCMdoI1xx1qUSGpjf236FbJRq52uD-pfOdsTJPVrGnOmtRlmgJ5SEaArTxuvLKa8rBJrZcUxjhHIRhZqmQs3Ao39DAZcLuWTVolxUiqRqa5paJ93wjS93PytCvha5J7Jz9IpFIalA/s1000/Front_1000_adj.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="1000" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmS-nu2Vqv9E-v05V38MUFwRBnEmXENWDP-L1YML04oss8TCMdoI1xx1qUSGpjf236FbJRq52uD-pfOdsTJPVrGnOmtRlmgJ5SEaArTxuvLKa8rBJrZcUxjhHIRhZqmQs3Ao39DAZcLuWTVolxUiqRqa5paJ93wjS93PytCvha5J7Jz9IpFIalA/w640-h246/Front_1000_adj.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b> </b></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The is one helluva radio! All you have to be aware of are some electrolytic caps and glue that dissolves connections and you'll be okay. Just make it a practice to do maintenance check on it, every 2-3 years and you'll have a rig that lasts longer than you.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">When I going to be on a long drive, or trip, I tend yo have the TS-50 and whatever LEGAL CB I want to use, riding shotgun with it. I like CB radios, 40ch, depending on the brand a decent NB. As well I like the NOAA channel/frequencies as they can really come in handy at times. And I like being legal. Other features not to be be forgotten: Dual-channel watch and a programmable EMG button.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I can't remember how many CB radios I've have in a vehicle or another, some owned, and others just to test/review except for the early years ( 1972-1984) - otherwise, it was a butt-load of CBs. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Perhaps I'll change these words at some point and time, but the President George is my go-to LEGAL CB radio from now on.</span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">AM and SSB power was "as advertised"</span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The Frequency was spot on.</span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The built in NRC (noise canceling) can't be beat</span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">And who'd of thought the USB charge port would come in hand...😉</span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><b>THE WARRANTY!!!</b></span> How could I have forgotten that at 2.am.?? The President CB radios have a </span><span style="font-family: Merriweather; font-size: large;"><i><b><span style="color: #0077ff;">C-R-A-Z-Y</span></b></i></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> warranty which is <b><u>2 years</u></b>, and I believe, if you buy a President antenna at the same time you get another year added, i.e. 2 + 1 = 3 (That wasn't for you - just me. I crawled into bed around 2:45 and just fell asleep, when the cat from hell woke me up @ 3a.m. and delighted in repeating her practice of torture until she fell asleep around 4:30. Then the first line of alarms went off not soon after so we could get there on time. Anyway, <b><u>DON'T FORGET THEIR WARRANTY!!</u><br /></b></span></li></ul><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I don't know what happened at President, but a few years ago the FCC allowed the CB to have AM and FM come out with on AM-FM mobiles. I don't do FM, and only use AM on ch.19, so there wasn't much to impress me until rumors reached me about the soon to be announce George II. <i>If they were coming out with a Europe version called the George II, you could bet that a "George FCC" was not far behind.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">So, via <a href="https://www.bellscb.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #fcff01;"><b>BELLS CB</b></span></a>, I was able to buy one and check it out. I'm not paid to mention them, but I do like to promote a good business, with fast support, and quick shipping. Not only that, 100% of our communication was via text. Even when I got the <i>"we're closed until tomorrow"</i> auto reply, they surprised me time after time (<i>nope, it wasn't Cyndi Lauper</i>) with texts that came several hours after the <i>"we're closed post"</i>.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">So at last we come to the <a href="https://president-electronics.us/" target="_blank">President George's</a> final review. It took awhile to get there, but sometimes I take a different path to get to the finish line.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Noto Sans TC;"><b>SIZE:</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Noto Sans TC;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxy2Q5QzAqLlzuhnjMLS7m18TEJ1CYJuaKITQfdjKY_PrbYayS23LT8sC3bEEMErKWcPR-_PTMp0XVXvgFbYRAhWkZm74z8w5WWyr_tgewybF5EIEDQ2r0yTim1OP5C3mBOMbJJs29Sid_VKuYJK6GLEtoLqBZnmq-JfA170y6nLr5JCjsxTW9Pw/s1212/george%20vs%20mckinley%20size.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="1212" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxy2Q5QzAqLlzuhnjMLS7m18TEJ1CYJuaKITQfdjKY_PrbYayS23LT8sC3bEEMErKWcPR-_PTMp0XVXvgFbYRAhWkZm74z8w5WWyr_tgewybF5EIEDQ2r0yTim1OP5C3mBOMbJJs29Sid_VKuYJK6GLEtoLqBZnmq-JfA170y6nLr5JCjsxTW9Pw/w640-h448/george%20vs%20mckinley%20size.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you need something narrower, the McKinley has a bit less width to it, enabling you to fit hole in the dashboard, although it's a tad taller </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>(sometimes there's always a little give with take)</i></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">.The biggest advantage with the McKinley is its front firing speaker.</span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-VWf5yCNdC6y-9lETzX_wHQRM4E9BPYNgea6Al5OpwOJD-ylnAhFJ1Cr8ZF-5f-oO73sk5PwDVzV_DQOlYwH5ZSdDd-2JXIeCs1gtqltmAjmjOMsQCEPcN8ZdjcvVyb6wMb45LGzJYlAIbghnvlqYQr9A0mzs43ZIv4PLTIj1M-9U2u8R6txlBw/s1800/george%20-%20full%20width.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="881" data-original-width="1800" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-VWf5yCNdC6y-9lETzX_wHQRM4E9BPYNgea6Al5OpwOJD-ylnAhFJ1Cr8ZF-5f-oO73sk5PwDVzV_DQOlYwH5ZSdDd-2JXIeCs1gtqltmAjmjOMsQCEPcN8ZdjcvVyb6wMb45LGzJYlAIbghnvlqYQr9A0mzs43ZIv4PLTIj1M-9U2u8R6txlBw/w640-h314/george%20-%20full%20width.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nostalgia and a brief comparison aside, I've weaved my way back to the President George FCC final analysis, and rig rates a 9.5 on a scale of 10. Here's what I noticed:</span></span><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In the house I get less background noise than my ham rig</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In the car I get less noise compared to 4 other radios, except one - <b><i>the Cobra 138xlr</i></b></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The 5v USB plug up front, which I thought was wasted space, turned out to be not such a waste. I had a lot of errands to do one day and Robin said <i>"Don't forget your phone"</i>. Well, I didn't forget the phone, but I had forgot to put it on the charger the night before. That USB charger sure came in handy.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">While slight, the channel knob has a slightly tougher click going from one channel to another, and it reminded me how the channel clicks felt on some older radios, and didn't have that cheap sound when going from on channel to the other. <br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Not every ham radio is exactly on frequency, but I tried it against two of 'em, the Yaesu 757GX and my ICOM IC-705 and my voice sounded natural - not too low, not too high, but just right. Comments for the locals said I was on frequency, but a little different. I attributed it to the fact that they'd got used to hearing me on the previous radio test/check, the new Alinco DX-10, and I was on President's stock mic.</span><br /></li></ul><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzkSv2jdAhMgxQf_v4XqnssX8WoTwRwMHEpj_UFLntdiKddmtI-qkgEOrzEl6U8AUDxhIrRxuJlMnT2WOZNLfGxkTdAv_3rBdl9WqbGdbYVgAvCAJtN7JDp55VOB2fWjKFgUJhT-M5oKTWf4czpsKiDng8kRfCUQ1FsZ_LWvcYoKLS4gdZdFJ7Ng/s1600/george%20front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="729" data-original-width="1600" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzkSv2jdAhMgxQf_v4XqnssX8WoTwRwMHEpj_UFLntdiKddmtI-qkgEOrzEl6U8AUDxhIrRxuJlMnT2WOZNLfGxkTdAv_3rBdl9WqbGdbYVgAvCAJtN7JDp55VOB2fWjKFgUJhT-M5oKTWf4czpsKiDng8kRfCUQ1FsZ_LWvcYoKLS4gdZdFJ7Ng/w640-h292/george%20front.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;">The buttons below the screen were logically placed and easy to activate or de-activate, and the screen itself gave me the incoming DC voltage, RF Gain setting, and S/RF meter. If I had the NB turned on, it was displayed as well as the usual stuff, like your channel number and mode. It also displayed the useless frequency readout.</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdrYjN56EjwyMCvdfjYTbx0hyphenhyphenmefXWFCKaq_GYbca3hyRdW_uII5BM2BIq5RPKWTai2UR76em15lTdsCsFiJ5UztVIXpyhplJGTTjdQZt2eMePpO2hp-Og2hMjomR7EbXzZrKefxhOHdnBUibovfycZUSuGMbfKw1sw86KSC6CcB6sb5JE1IJ0dA/s792/BELLS%20CB%20SUPPORT%20YOUR%20DEALER.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="198" data-original-width="792" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdrYjN56EjwyMCvdfjYTbx0hyphenhyphenmefXWFCKaq_GYbca3hyRdW_uII5BM2BIq5RPKWTai2UR76em15lTdsCsFiJ5UztVIXpyhplJGTTjdQZt2eMePpO2hp-Og2hMjomR7EbXzZrKefxhOHdnBUibovfycZUSuGMbfKw1sw86KSC6CcB6sb5JE1IJ0dA/w640-h160/BELLS%20CB%20SUPPORT%20YOUR%20DEALER.jpg" width="640" /></a></span><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"> <br /></span><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><b>THE SCREEN</b>. I usually have a hard time finding a screen color that my eyes seem to like, and usually it's either Orange or Yellow and I've always HATED blue. It always looks good when I take a picture of it, but try and see it across the room, or where it's mounted in the car? Nope. This is why it's always good to have a "fallback" radio (Cobra 138XLR) But the President George can be the orange/yellow or <u>NOT</u> either blue/cyan is now all I use, (I lost my color notes, and possibly it's both) although I could occasionally use the Orange color. <u>I would like to see an included, variable adjustment</u>, to slightly brighten or dim each color (unless I missed that part in the manual). <b>Other "wants"-</b> <u> I'd like to see a screen reversal</u> - by that I mean having an option to have a light screen/dark data (as it is now) or a dark background/dark lettering, so with a push of the button it could be changed.<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Not necessary but it think it would be cool having a "George" styled matching speaker that could take a lot of volume pumped into it with a decent sized magnet. That would be, as they say: "The cat's meow"<br /></span></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJu7L36gYQxcy2YTZFVLG3v8LEAG7szo-y_I0NMW6Mkj52AamkVwmvBFKGr82eJYxrIXKPCVwCs2YO8S1YeilJTCwQrmOiALct-YZXm-WeTWmMCA_BXrTZpunFSJ8Gx1oBPx8XdKmZDnxJHAsf3cYKIvYOWYGmBcB9I7R2Mm-cHR47LtIkM4nxQ/s1600/george-rightside.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1038" data-original-width="1600" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJu7L36gYQxcy2YTZFVLG3v8LEAG7szo-y_I0NMW6Mkj52AamkVwmvBFKGr82eJYxrIXKPCVwCs2YO8S1YeilJTCwQrmOiALct-YZXm-WeTWmMCA_BXrTZpunFSJ8Gx1oBPx8XdKmZDnxJHAsf3cYKIvYOWYGmBcB9I7R2Mm-cHR47LtIkM4nxQ/w640-h416/george-rightside.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On the far right side, starting from the far right and moving inward we see some knobs, followed by a vertical lineup of buttons. Let's check 'em out:</span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">At the top there are two buttons TB and F (lock). TB as you might guess is to toggle your Talk Back ON/OFF, while the second button has 2 functions as well - "F" for the function menu, and LOCK to lock/unlock everything on the front screen, as to avoid mishaps. It certainly would keep you from accidentally activated VOX, Talkback, NRC, or CB/to the NOAA channels (amongst other dual-band buttons).</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I've found that writing a more detailed review beats 15 minutes on a YouTube video, but even then I may leave something out or make a mistake. If I'd made a mistake, just shoot me an <a href="mailto:thestonerguy@gmail.com">e-mail</a>.<br /></span></div><div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">One thing I've always meant to mention is: When a new radio pops up on their website 99% of the time, so will the manual. I think it's always a good idea to D/L the manual and see what the radio(s) have to offer vs. another model <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I've notice a couple new microphones on President's EU site</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYN-cY5QJ0x9XJIN-4OkHna27Ej9wMUEWjzbtKWsZEg6tU0PdBiekuO7qVwKhTLdE5JtCIcB6MLHyJsCEMvObzh_Vy_CGPjf6kH1w24-AmMF2kVW7oLTRApDA7cmfopiFAl6C5w5uSyqAi6McyLpyYAQY3A4f3_0A6WQt0F_E9Y_8vzQH4JSFjw/s2000/remote-bt-mike-web-seul-1085.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYN-cY5QJ0x9XJIN-4OkHna27Ej9wMUEWjzbtKWsZEg6tU0PdBiekuO7qVwKhTLdE5JtCIcB6MLHyJsCEMvObzh_Vy_CGPjf6kH1w24-AmMF2kVW7oLTRApDA7cmfopiFAl6C5w5uSyqAi6McyLpyYAQY3A4f3_0A6WQt0F_E9Y_8vzQH4JSFjw/w268-h268/remote-bt-mike-web-seul-1085.jpg" width="268" /> </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">A REMOTE BLUETOOTH MICROPHONE</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">AND</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5LO3Nz_uAkcpXi7rSP4DoZb4cF9cGn-O19Je3PuJd3fC6Terr9J7wKXO6sbTmbvbPi357pMAAd_jBnDbbdxyTOQwtzZUjmtPJD4c4_9Xy1jZgYqyiM5E7BYa7eu-7tEFi-4MKuy8lrVgvkHGwx_XPZpYh-3eQP8zdNODkfMTrSOo0MG3ldaFdpQ/s2000/remote-mike-packaging-web2-1093.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5LO3Nz_uAkcpXi7rSP4DoZb4cF9cGn-O19Je3PuJd3fC6Terr9J7wKXO6sbTmbvbPi357pMAAd_jBnDbbdxyTOQwtzZUjmtPJD4c4_9Xy1jZgYqyiM5E7BYa7eu-7tEFi-4MKuy8lrVgvkHGwx_XPZpYh-3eQP8zdNODkfMTrSOo0MG3ldaFdpQ/w400-h400/remote-mike-packaging-web2-1093.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A REMOTE MICROPHONE <br /></div><br /> </span> <br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Maybe they'll make their way <i>"across the pond"</i>, but the Digi-mic is my choice now.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">OTHER STUFF </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In a recent post I put Ham Radio Outlet's (HRO) video on post. While they didn't use any the words like "upset", "unsettled", or "pissed" about what I had to say about it, the general feeling I got was along those lines. They pointed out that they are a Ham Radio shop and only provided a few CB radios to appease someone who walks in and asks <i>"I want to buy a CB, do you sell any?"</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I'm glad they sell them, BUT, they should at least sell a 1 quality radios (Cobra has a great name, but it's not the radio it was decades ago). </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I'm a ham and if I walked into a ham store and all they offered were Baofengs and Anytones and maybe a Yaesu. I'd probably walk out. A <i>never-a-cber</i> might be a good intended buyer, but a seasoned operator is willing to spend the bucks if the quality is there.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> Yes, the Cobra AM-FM handheld is a good price at about $110, but personally I would paid more to get the President Randy II. And eventually, when the coffers refill themselves with greenbacks, I'll but one to test. It's excellent testing territory our where I am, and pretty darn flat. I'll try to make that happen by Spring or early-early summer (i.e. - before you could fry a Woody on the sidewalk if he stood still too long... 😉)<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz92kU-3oRZiHAw_6gA_-KrI_Ibbvl8jQyoX-je8WchpcvUlWGpk68TjuzjrvkzOEl6AirijltMDzFdbBfCrtROdloNTvGvMW-5ALod3gyMcSMxOTkjkEYh1lOo5GozewZbkMS7yEQiLRCWMXk7o_PkoOcQoWbqboQAqqH61av3tUJ2xNItzEpjA/s1498/randyii-orange_edit_crop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1498" data-original-width="762" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz92kU-3oRZiHAw_6gA_-KrI_Ibbvl8jQyoX-je8WchpcvUlWGpk68TjuzjrvkzOEl6AirijltMDzFdbBfCrtROdloNTvGvMW-5ALod3gyMcSMxOTkjkEYh1lOo5GozewZbkMS7yEQiLRCWMXk7o_PkoOcQoWbqboQAqqH61av3tUJ2xNItzEpjA/w326-h640/randyii-orange_edit_crop.jpg" width="326" /> </a></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b> </b></i></div><i><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">And, it's only about $50 more than the Cobra. While I haven't reviewed it yet, you find a bunch them (both the U.S. and EU version to view).</span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">**This 3-part review can be found in December & January, or easier, just search for President George in the search bar at the to left screen. <br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></i></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">Last, but not least, if you've found a few spelling or grammatical errors in the final review, it's because it's 2:00a.m in Texas right now and my eyes are bleary, as well as knowing I have a few things to do that'll take an hour or so to get to bed...</span></i><span style="font-family: verdana;">😴</span><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></i></span><p></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Merriweather; font-size: x-large;">73</span></b></i></p><p style="text-align: left;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Merriweather; font-size: x-large;">WOODY</span></b></i></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-tKIrFYWi1UNNDl9pHJjLdhFEaE3Sz6KeR4ka2Amu4yXTgEyes8_tbp5uME9X_4Jg9I7Ha3LnwkB-qWJO5pGvAPZ5hcE8dxC-_T2HKOl67Xj70uJzC63aAe-yShYJmeGSIHXbrLQkqVnpz30GA2pMR-qK1YsurEuLOWEow2SN7FcyQlVmjWpkg/s384/wby_shack_1970_afga_apx100_full_500.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="384" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-tKIrFYWi1UNNDl9pHJjLdhFEaE3Sz6KeR4ka2Amu4yXTgEyes8_tbp5uME9X_4Jg9I7Ha3LnwkB-qWJO5pGvAPZ5hcE8dxC-_T2HKOl67Xj70uJzC63aAe-yShYJmeGSIHXbrLQkqVnpz30GA2pMR-qK1YsurEuLOWEow2SN7FcyQlVmjWpkg/s320/wby_shack_1970_afga_apx100_full_500.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /> </span><br /><p></p><div><div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Noto Sans TC;"><b> </b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Noto Sans TC;"><b> </b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Noto Sans TC;"><b> </b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Noto Sans TC;"><b> </b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Noto Sans TC;"><b> "How many CBer's does it take to mount a mobile antennas? </b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Noto Sans TC;"><b>Answer: 8, one to hold the antenna, and 7 to turn the car"</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">***and yeah, the longer this got, so did I, by either misspelling words or thinking of the word and not having that info sent from the brain to my flying fingers of fury, because I had to get my wife to the hospital for a test at 6.am. - and I just misspelled 6 words typing this paragraph. I'm going to bed...</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Noto Sans TC;"><b> </b></span></span><br /></p></div></div></div>The Stoner Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618349937729570513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15406551.post-17883940158468129912024-01-25T16:47:00.004-05:002024-01-25T16:47:50.141-05:00HRO SELLS CB RADIOS VIDEO (unfortunately only Cobra and Uniden)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3uAw6r1TYEjxUEewZS4YhhVa2_JqEJX6H0yLh2KwcZeMi5mkjL8qzywpzGFVTBsNYlO4PovuvD3o2kDv2vzYGRoSAEtHP-ynGp8LEnmIIzI3sfSA0VDWsT9CQoXWXlF6BtxT5NMNViMmKcxxpZGj5p-ZXuoIPZMPu6hZ4yLFBWC3K5Si3Hostw/s764/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="764" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3uAw6r1TYEjxUEewZS4YhhVa2_JqEJX6H0yLh2KwcZeMi5mkjL8qzywpzGFVTBsNYlO4PovuvD3o2kDv2vzYGRoSAEtHP-ynGp8LEnmIIzI3sfSA0VDWsT9CQoXWXlF6BtxT5NMNViMmKcxxpZGj5p-ZXuoIPZMPu6hZ4yLFBWC3K5Si3Hostw/s320/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> 3 WEEKS GO HRO IN CALIFORNIA MADE A VIDEO THAT REPRESENTS WHAT CB RADIOS THEY SELL.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Sadly, whoever chose the gear to be stocked and sold at <a href="https://www.hamradio.com/" target="_blank">HRO</a> (Ham Radio Outlet) must have come home and forgot to do his/her homework, then after dinner they started playing ham, into the wee hours of the night / early morning.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Perhaps HRO is </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">sticking their feet in the water to judge how well they'll sell, but for the most part it seemed as if they were sticking their feet into their mouths. I could possibly see a purchase of a new handheld with both AM and FM, the</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">UNIDEN PRO538HHFM, which, at $109.95 beats must of their competition. Anyways, here is their video - </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> </span><br /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g48hMnq9jUo?si=hX3bBtdE-H0q286k" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>The Stoner Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618349937729570513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15406551.post-46350462722535325122024-01-22T21:07:00.002-05:002024-01-22T21:41:35.520-05:00AY CARAMBA: A PART .000001 REVIEW OF THE PRESIDENT GEORGE FCC<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmqB935qb8viWHPlInYIVBkib-iiO1bCD1CFqz7F8j4rU7XNpUX6pekMDqDC6zIqx6_48KGten8MGm9G8_75TPU3gfonNyLwOBFvy4sjNV1HnL-l5Yl9o3RANPFzRqbA5cynfz4kqa2DP1yv0VFer0_jACLgS7WuJWg77XoP7iKnSpGseXuhWVQ/s764/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="764" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmqB935qb8viWHPlInYIVBkib-iiO1bCD1CFqz7F8j4rU7XNpUX6pekMDqDC6zIqx6_48KGten8MGm9G8_75TPU3gfonNyLwOBFvy4sjNV1HnL-l5Yl9o3RANPFzRqbA5cynfz4kqa2DP1yv0VFer0_jACLgS7WuJWg77XoP7iKnSpGseXuhWVQ/s320/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">REVIEW: PRESIDENT GEORGE FCC</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">[SECTION ONE: PART A]</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Well, my equipment reviews suddenly began to stack up, one on top of the other, until I took a look at the stack and uttered: <i>"Holy Crap"</i>. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I had just </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">nearly </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">finished the final summation of the Alinco DX-10 review, when, this afternoon - I was double-whammed by the delivery services and received the <b>Radioddity QT-60</b>, <b>President George FCC</b>, the most recent build of <b>Sirio's Precision 2000</b> mobile antenna, and some other knickknacks, all to be reviewed....<i><b>[at some point]</b></i>. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">So as the radios came in I unboxed them, then powered 'em up (because, as I've mentioned, I like 'em powered on for at least 24 hours before I take a look at them). I don't like to rush my reviews so I figured I'd start with whatever radio hit the door first - in this case, it was the George FCC. So I unplugged the Alinco DX-10, then plugged the George FCC into the harness (power, PL-259, and microphone), then started to flip through the manual (for these old eyes, the .PDF version was much better so I could enlarge it to whatever felt comfortable). </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDLfA1cHlW1g6jAZBxnFV9XdBFldUKs_7t4kx5btgCWM1f38-tyr6R-z8IZVIiie_gaw2qU5O9iJfOKSdejrOeAvZVw8ZhjHwgTJwgmy-MzkP3onQiMR3wW_Hex3OCD0cKIk4EDOeP2FZ0f7gN2Yk2RywzZfTSOc0ZoeU9Sqw5VqFt8uY7NyiPyg/s4032/IMG_9206a.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDLfA1cHlW1g6jAZBxnFV9XdBFldUKs_7t4kx5btgCWM1f38-tyr6R-z8IZVIiie_gaw2qU5O9iJfOKSdejrOeAvZVw8ZhjHwgTJwgmy-MzkP3onQiMR3wW_Hex3OCD0cKIk4EDOeP2FZ0f7gN2Yk2RywzZfTSOc0ZoeU9Sqw5VqFt8uY7NyiPyg/w640-h480/IMG_9206a.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><b><span style="font-family: times; font-size: xx-small;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: times; font-size: xx-small;"><span> </span>WHILE IT MAY LOOK A LOT LARGER, THE ANGLE HAD MUCH TO DO</span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: xx-small;">with it's comparison to the </span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: xx-small;">Kenwood</span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: xx-small;"> TS-50</span><b><span style="font-family: times; font-size: xx-small;">.</span></b><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I set it on top of my Kenwood TS-50 (<b><i>GREAT</i></b> rig to have, if you've never owned one), so from that angle it appears that it's</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> much larger than the TS-50, but really - it's not.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My first impression was: <i>"Oh great, another glossy looking radio whose looks kill, but in all other aspects it sucks"</i>. I say this because the Uniden Grant II and Grant II+ looked very similar, but, really failed in several areas. Thank You President!<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: red;">THE DOORBELL FROM HELL...</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">About this time, the doorbell rang again, and after checking the security cameras and verifying it was Fed Ex, I slowly made my way to the front door to retrieve a mixed bag of packages (some were my, some were Robin's). </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The George FCC, which I purchased from Bell's CB had arrived in the same time period that the DX-10 had, and like the DX-10 (and any other equipment you read about in my reviews, was a straight out purchase, and if there were any <i>"Tuneup/Adjustments"</i> to be made (at a price), as I usually do - I passed. 2 reasons:</span></span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'm cheap on extras</span></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I like to review a radio that many folks get: the one they can afford, even if it means from the factory to the dealer, to the buyer.</span></span></li></ul><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'm not against 'em, but it tends to get expensive when you (me) have to pay for the tune-up package. And exactly as before, when I made my first purchase from their company (Alinco DX-10), I was treated with respect, my questions answered, and yes, I could have gone elsewhere looking for a better price, but unless I can't get it from them - I'll buy my equipment from <b><i><a href="https://www.bellscb.com/">Bells CB</a></i></b> for the foreseen future, because they'd spoken the truth to me and I respect that.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>"I realized that this (the GEORGE FCC) was possibly the best sounding CB I'd ever listened to"</i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.bellscb.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="147" data-original-width="586" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00yRs-ICZij1U_uJJGZkaovYiL5KmCRU3mGqDYKBSPMoZY2crT1lU2f2RjsFN4dkZq0R5qfRGo8Q6Li2vSJJHNWQEGwLNoWTT7s8ry8qe2l9i4Yru8P_nUGvY-JwAQO-Iifm_JLW5efNQG-H7UGl3-sBUZ3wFWGaCDcDtgh2WsdJriGhLLGmTDA/w453-h113/bells%20logo.png" width="453" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">So, my unforeseen problems with the upcoming reviews came to light while I was flipping through the manual to the QT-60.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As I read, I was also listening, and I stopped to check my connections. Once I verified everything was set up correctly I realized that this (the GEORGE FCC) was possibly the best sounding CB I'd ever listened to, and that meant I'd be spending extra time on this review.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><u><b>So, you've been warned</b></u> - this is just .1 of the review, which could take awhile to do it justice, and I may squeeze a review of something else in-between; but at this point, I want to take me time and get it right - <i>in the meantime, my ears are Loving It....</i></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span>73</span></span></b></i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span>WOODY</span></span></b></i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6kml9HERZbBauJVlX4bC4wisF9NawovHCfD7tC4SZOjiBzeH3r1opKwnjEFXesyR9vtz2h66_gINouwP13gn5cUDpETMnvxzpcYpSR24ZrLvKI-ENKpZnhp4ElW4lRNnUARjICyr7BJQUsUFk3NOeGw8Jfkku0XFTY4QLK0OfwphZG_9JkYzHmA/s250/YOUNGME-cw.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="211" data-original-width="250" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6kml9HERZbBauJVlX4bC4wisF9NawovHCfD7tC4SZOjiBzeH3r1opKwnjEFXesyR9vtz2h66_gINouwP13gn5cUDpETMnvxzpcYpSR24ZrLvKI-ENKpZnhp4ElW4lRNnUARjICyr7BJQUsUFk3NOeGw8Jfkku0XFTY4QLK0OfwphZG_9JkYzHmA/s1600/YOUNGME-cw.jpg" width="250" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span><p></p><div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></b></span><br /></p></div>The Stoner Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618349937729570513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15406551.post-12589447642725736812024-01-17T23:29:00.000-05:002024-01-17T23:29:13.771-05:00LOOKING FOR AN HONEST ANSWER TO MY CURIOUS QUESTION<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7GLtOMniemOip38N4pxiayfLWAbSxJYi5n5n-LY3nKx3tCh6unAaJRCq46_rwVFc8WTTQQw4zToGkqYVbdZxkW34m5A7EDIjDBaI6xrcblHb6-BJWXvJLLsKFJ_p9_tYkuzrmxGG7aVLRVWDXxydb1Lc6LwnTN1uemZUCu9keQIo0zNjrdUWaDw/s764/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="764" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7GLtOMniemOip38N4pxiayfLWAbSxJYi5n5n-LY3nKx3tCh6unAaJRCq46_rwVFc8WTTQQw4zToGkqYVbdZxkW34m5A7EDIjDBaI6xrcblHb6-BJWXvJLLsKFJ_p9_tYkuzrmxGG7aVLRVWDXxydb1Lc6LwnTN1uemZUCu9keQIo0zNjrdUWaDw/s320/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">IS A RADIODDITY 10M RADIO JUST AN ANYTONE 10M RADIO WITH A LABEL CHANGE?</span></b></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Back in the olden days, a lot of folks deciding between a certain Cobra radio or a Uniden, didn't know that as a rule, if the radios were on the same level or in the same price range, they were had the same internal circuit boards. So your choice came down to cosmetics, and which one looked "cooler" than the other...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Yeah, there were diehard fans who would go to their graves saying radios were different (add in other radios with Uniden PCBs inside them, like Teaberry, Realistic, etc.) but for the most part it all came down to the <i>look</i>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Radioddity sells handheld dual band radios as well as 10m mobiles and if you were to set one of those hf rigs next to another manufacturer (i.e. - Anytone) you'd think you were seeing double (so it's not even the <i>"look"</i> anymore). Most recently they've come out with model QT60, which covers 12-10 meters. So does the AnyTone AT-5555N II.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">As you can see, the AnyTone model AT-5555N II and the QT60 look like twins.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8R0QjLESNfSySQ5DIRFy0epuXwyTQVsKHfQf9U-geKKLyE0zhqwiEQQqe1k7peqEFnzYjvsamAKKzEFOmU0OtZtsvTSNfPyU0w42iihAlUSXZOyCz8sLDPoed3MiVbrllhDkq1zhH31ol5wpa6ganUbu1RrQqH_XOXMiVa5cblLrFskd8D9chIw/s1500/QT60jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="941" data-original-width="1500" height="419" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8R0QjLESNfSySQ5DIRFy0epuXwyTQVsKHfQf9U-geKKLyE0zhqwiEQQqe1k7peqEFnzYjvsamAKKzEFOmU0OtZtsvTSNfPyU0w42iihAlUSXZOyCz8sLDPoed3MiVbrllhDkq1zhH31ol5wpa6ganUbu1RrQqH_XOXMiVa5cblLrFskd8D9chIw/w668-h419/QT60jpg.jpg" width="668" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyS3co1VM7BTRrLGpRdtaT3LH_9yc2XCJXTouAnYcHY0bkxDJFmpPkI1xgeTdugJvUOwN5XoJyrEy0Fi2brLXv5j_84rYiTf1bbrurix5UkCiXS2_lB8pyccpVYtW_hD9riQJbyWanuIJBjAB2icnN_xLNaJLIGZDfyFDe_psOrxT_WLzQaa3-iA/s1035/anytone%20at-5555N%20II.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="1035" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyS3co1VM7BTRrLGpRdtaT3LH_9yc2XCJXTouAnYcHY0bkxDJFmpPkI1xgeTdugJvUOwN5XoJyrEy0Fi2brLXv5j_84rYiTf1bbrurix5UkCiXS2_lB8pyccpVYtW_hD9riQJbyWanuIJBjAB2icnN_xLNaJLIGZDfyFDe_psOrxT_WLzQaa3-iA/w598-h393/anytone%20at-5555N%20II.jpg" width="598" /></a></div><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> With these newer radios I know that programming is a big deal and perhaps one radio can be done with more or less features than the other. The AnyTone is $259.99 on Amazon, and the QT-60 is $219.99 from Radioddity, <u><b>INCLUDING:</b></u> a </span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">programming cable and a </span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">desk stand.<br /></span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">So with all things being equal (<i>are they?</i>), is the QT-60 a much better deal? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I don't know. I've never owned either, and plan to get at least one for a future review - so if anyone has had experience with one, the other, or both...shoot me an email and let me know what you think about them.</span></p><p><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b style="font-family: trebuchet;">73</b></span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="mailto:thestonerguy@gmail.com" target="_blank">WOODY</a></b></span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuwm7Fj0IflzQ4H5qQ9t4aCcHl9NgTehKKmmMMrNVkPxDZEHGGlMfI3nnOVcT_HZOMnrxPl61H-2nQ3Bk8y7RApFVv6lAKzuZf3gm-xBdhE2brEnawDOFhMjWjzW6C7rEnpqLOQ_PqI3ybvBuZA6upQ29nruWwauAZlvUso5q_hmgXofFFjV1lrA/s384/wby_shack_1970_afga_apx100_full_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="384" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuwm7Fj0IflzQ4H5qQ9t4aCcHl9NgTehKKmmMMrNVkPxDZEHGGlMfI3nnOVcT_HZOMnrxPl61H-2nQ3Bk8y7RApFVv6lAKzuZf3gm-xBdhE2brEnawDOFhMjWjzW6C7rEnpqLOQ_PqI3ybvBuZA6upQ29nruWwauAZlvUso5q_hmgXofFFjV1lrA/s320/wby_shack_1970_afga_apx100_full_500.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /> <br /></span><p></p><div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span><br /></p></div>The Stoner Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618349937729570513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15406551.post-60754687869723453122024-01-14T12:43:00.002-05:002024-01-14T12:44:11.481-05:00YOUTUBE VS. THE WRITTEN WORD. I RECEIVED A QUESTION, AND HERE'S MY ANSWER<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLSvv-2NkioI1_OhM8NMEOIAMiMBJ15m-6nDKaElGd8lzujjRqtAjPGnFsTZMzR12LBVOB3jiWCdpJ1u6c6eGUHECufSBWoeEY-EtoGn6Y42X3auKJuHxCyxrg1XAP5Su2S4IJgdQ8yeLVZZkj7i80ONNuiEBPld4ho0aS2M6VvIukdFIZto-o7w/s764/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="764" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLSvv-2NkioI1_OhM8NMEOIAMiMBJ15m-6nDKaElGd8lzujjRqtAjPGnFsTZMzR12LBVOB3jiWCdpJ1u6c6eGUHECufSBWoeEY-EtoGn6Y42X3auKJuHxCyxrg1XAP5Su2S4IJgdQ8yeLVZZkj7i80ONNuiEBPld4ho0aS2M6VvIukdFIZto-o7w/s320/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>TO TUBE OR NOT TO TUBE?</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>[THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION]</b></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In between PT1 and 2 of my review on the Alinco DX-10, I received a few emails about returning to YouTube and resuming my reviews there. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The fact of the matter is, I never really left. I've done several Magnetic loop antenna reviews sans sound, with a brief script in between the photos, more like a slide show.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">There may come a day when I go back to my old style, but to honest with you, I feel that I'm able to convey more information on a subject or review with my keyboard vs. my unscripted audio. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This method let's me anguish over spelling or grammar changes, sometimes deleting whole paragraphs and starting over again, or sleeping on it and making a decision the next morning. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">[</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><u><b>example:</b></u> for some odd reason every time I typed DX-10, I typed DX-70. I didn't notice it until after a second read-thru</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">]</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Between the two parts of the DX-10 review I probably spent several weeks getting it all together, typing up to six hours at the keyboard one day, followed the next day with only 30 minutes.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><i>"This also is probably some of my wife's preclusion for making mistakes on spreadsheets and heck, even email, rubbing off on me. I've watched her spend hours trying to get an email "just right" before sending it off into the ether</i></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i>''<br /></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Perhaps I'll mix 'em up one day, but for now I feel that you're getting higher quality, detailed information out of my written reviews than I could do now with a YouTube video.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">So finally, you can dash those nasty rumors of some horribly disfiguring car crash, giant warts </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">growing </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">on my face, or, losing my voice, as reasons the YouTube videos stopped. I choose to do it this way so you can learn more about a subject at your own pace, and ask questions if you have 'em.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Oh, I almost forgot (see...<i><b>text</b> is better</i> 😉) Yesterday I unhooked the DX-10 and put it on the <i>"cushy"</i> side of the bench to get some photos of it's internals. Before doing that, I thought I'd get some use out of my President McKinley, so I moved the President electronic hand mic from the DX-10 back to the McKinley.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">After taking enough photos I emailed 'em to my account, downloaded them into the DX-10 review folder and decided to take a break. I hopped on one of the best overall radio websites you'll run across. I think part of it's lure is that it's not just for hams, CB'ers, or shortwave enthusiasts - the website is for ANYTHING radio. I've mentioned it before, have had a link to it on the right-side column for years, and I'm plugging them again: <a href="https://www.worldwidedx.com/whats-new/posts/2184541/" target="_blank">WorldwideradioDX</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i>Back to my break...</i> While going through new posts in the CB section, there has been an ongoing thread called <i>"Reclaim LSB 16"</i>, and I went to the last page (always the most current) and saw that someone was hanging around looking for contacts, so I went down to 16 on the McKinley, heard him calling CQ and son-of-a-gun we made a contact with each other. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The other operator, Jeff, was in Yosemite National Park, and briefly lost me until my next transmission, where he said I was now well above the noise floor. I was elated (I'm elated every time I make a contact). Our QSO came via my McKinley (about 10 watts SSB), and my <u>indoor</u> Magnetic loop. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hopefully this will encourage those of you who think indoor antennas just don't work. My loop is 3 feet from the ground floor, mounted on a tripod, and it doesn't get simpler than that (when it warms up I ought to take it out on the back porch and see how it works from there).<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i><b>So hey!</b></i> Stay warm these next
few days. If <i><b>I'm</b></i> looking at lows in the teens, down here just outside the Southwest area of Houston, most of you
are probably having it worse - and longer. And <u>IF</u> you have to go out in that mess, keep it on 19 to avoid any major issues...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">73</span></b></span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">WOODY</span></b></span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg03qmIJ7aeWvSaow_4igkIJ5jLhPLe3I4683siznAIEE3fN497DwE7injWwNrK6CWWw9QIWq7PkMIc-8l2poPiTwYmjuDpGBMACFlil5DdCRRAkLAKhROdowtKzaE73tJlLpCQQFl0ES3Sssy5vy0KpbEViXsXbUYV3Ck5S-KNERAANXq6Q658Sw/s384/wby_shack_1970_afga_apx100_full_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="384" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg03qmIJ7aeWvSaow_4igkIJ5jLhPLe3I4683siznAIEE3fN497DwE7injWwNrK6CWWw9QIWq7PkMIc-8l2poPiTwYmjuDpGBMACFlil5DdCRRAkLAKhROdowtKzaE73tJlLpCQQFl0ES3Sssy5vy0KpbEViXsXbUYV3Ck5S-KNERAANXq6Q658Sw/s320/wby_shack_1970_afga_apx100_full_500.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /> </span><br /><p></p>The Stoner Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618349937729570513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15406551.post-71417621426229932482024-01-13T13:34:00.007-05:002024-01-20T12:33:31.563-05:00REVIEW: ALINCO DX-10 PART TWO & FINAL THOUGHTS<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggmArjoWa4MCch6XnBUo6G4VK8dZa1o26iAgUJKjSM3IJqj50pPBWH3movVfWOHJkNre8jwgpm8E3XtsBalk46mtGxfx2zqRKOKVuY2y9zXConJ4F2pJWIgfZQiIXF7ED3_md_7NglpXWMcU0gmREEhdAjuT3TRcfHY3T1tX29BhJK8dAtr-HJSg/s764/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="764" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggmArjoWa4MCch6XnBUo6G4VK8dZa1o26iAgUJKjSM3IJqj50pPBWH3movVfWOHJkNre8jwgpm8E3XtsBalk46mtGxfx2zqRKOKVuY2y9zXConJ4F2pJWIgfZQiIXF7ED3_md_7NglpXWMcU0gmREEhdAjuT3TRcfHY3T1tX29BhJK8dAtr-HJSg/s320/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><b>ALINCO DX-10 REVIEW PT.2</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">AND</span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">FINAL THOUGHTS</span></span></b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've had this rig running 24/7, mostly receiving with a few exceptions to make verify how stable the frequency was from a cold start. However, plenty of two-way contacts as well. As mentioned in <a href="https://cbdaze.blogspot.com/2023/12/last-month-of-2023-review-of-alinco-dx.html" target="_blank">Part One</a> I had swapped the hand mic out for President's noise cancelling microphone with its funky bright green, push-to-talk bar, but whenever I had a solid DX connection I'd quickly go back to the Alinco stock mic and get some A/B comparisons.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">There wasn't any scientific processes going on, no O-Scope monitoring, just me asking <i>"How does this mic sound?"</i> (getting an answer) followed by <i>"Hold on a few seconds....now how do I sound now?"</i>.</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-U3WXzOiiQiDf6S7MwOntlY-bOAUIkTiOuUqzVQ91I59JmnHvY1pCf-1k6ygJtlMorH5SPjvt0RngWsK6PBjiEHJhnlI_CePSNWBFK-Pwc3iin-H2OS5u_p50fx4hRnQhdXg_phjpjl73nAG_2pRGmqjKjyUKlxXjAdItvDzLIBut7PjcUeq7g/s1945/Alinco%20DX--10_22_37940_cropped2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1297" data-original-width="1945" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-U3WXzOiiQiDf6S7MwOntlY-bOAUIkTiOuUqzVQ91I59JmnHvY1pCf-1k6ygJtlMorH5SPjvt0RngWsK6PBjiEHJhnlI_CePSNWBFK-Pwc3iin-H2OS5u_p50fx4hRnQhdXg_phjpjl73nAG_2pRGmqjKjyUKlxXjAdItvDzLIBut7PjcUeq7g/w640-h426/Alinco%20DX--10_22_37940_cropped2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">In many of my references I refer back to PT.1 of the review found <a href="https://cbdaze.blogspot.com/2023/12/last-month-of-2023-review-of-alinco-dx.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>, and in part one I mentioned how display appeared in advertisements (bright) vs. in person (dim). Going through the manual there appears to be no way to increase the frequency readout brightness, yet the channel number display is bright as hell, and if anything, I'd like to be able to vary it's brightness as well.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">The various bands (on a modified DX-10) work like you'd expect them to: Band D is 40ch CB, and if you're on 38 and someone says "let's go to 41" you switch to Band E and turn to channel 1.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Regarding the frequency display that always looks good in photos, I did notice that when I stood up from the bench, my eyes were no longer at eye level with the display and it did appear brighter! For anyone, including myself, who have to mount their radios lower in the vehicle, then I think it'll be fine (I tried it out in the test SUV over the weekend).</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNamuCkHsNt9naMj3URvvNzzGSOLUf3YGxKb9J3EavqhW5WwMqEEqI8ylrmPdpFvQmrOx3DizSWHCgkSOUzZK_sYRd9QUZAbGpLkbADKNZ82lNX6MT5xsqLih1GyRlzF7JdEASd6T6Nc8B50ad3MS3jp2MiEQuyNgyh1uZfwpbpF2tdtjG1cPHDw/s1000/radio%20-%20left%20side_1000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="482" data-original-width="1000" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNamuCkHsNt9naMj3URvvNzzGSOLUf3YGxKb9J3EavqhW5WwMqEEqI8ylrmPdpFvQmrOx3DizSWHCgkSOUzZK_sYRd9QUZAbGpLkbADKNZ82lNX6MT5xsqLih1GyRlzF7JdEASd6T6Nc8B50ad3MS3jp2MiEQuyNgyh1uZfwpbpF2tdtjG1cPHDw/w640-h308/radio%20-%20left%20side_1000.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> On the left-side of the DX-10 everything looks like they put some thought into where they put the dials and buttons. The only nit-pick I have here is with the Echo-Tone controls. For an old sidebander like myself I sometimes have to work the Clarifier control for those who have radios that are locked-down, and can only adjust their receive.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7VoZXmMBq_G_VC7WP69D2g9fcKaid-o7vdRqtx51WxwZYdSrnGWZEyF3y4RYpn899T8OjyvqInXE0fbOiVU8J_Yi6-1cnTVD_I8barYzFFxSSPRtcBiM5T6vgRg4X9xhPU1ZMlNvYv27c_Ze2w8T1iYiIw_AN_fEoayVQkJVQM9sk3FizJeatQ/s1000/radio%20-%20right%20side_1000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="482" data-original-width="1000" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7VoZXmMBq_G_VC7WP69D2g9fcKaid-o7vdRqtx51WxwZYdSrnGWZEyF3y4RYpn899T8OjyvqInXE0fbOiVU8J_Yi6-1cnTVD_I8barYzFFxSSPRtcBiM5T6vgRg4X9xhPU1ZMlNvYv27c_Ze2w8T1iYiIw_AN_fEoayVQkJVQM9sk3FizJeatQ/w640-h308/radio%20-%20right%20side_1000.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">I would have preferred the Clarifier where the Echo-Tone control is, and the rest pretty well works out fine. The "clicky" clarifier is what it is, but depth of the control and it's ability to go down to 1hz is great. I like it where I can change by 1kHz. The channel selector goes 10kHz (38,39,40, etc.), while the clarifier is more for (27.385, .384, .383, etc.).</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">When the lid was opened, I was kinda surprised to see a full size PCB with adjustments instead of the half-size boards we almost always see in radios today.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSngPpipLmCoZkohEc2mdmaSnTLjp7ObCE3qZKQwUw4jMm5uWH8mlAAMUGWw-PCQYN5xmurO7fSjDZEiZlMhAi1kgXobIUX84Acyz5KpMUQov5w_4O5LdHsFjaEA7cyBhpcg-xesE6FMGBdkEUgnWocweoBUV4Yl6YN4sAz-uIAUfesisxRZQAQg/s1200/IMG_9179_adj_crop_open%20lid%20photo1_2withredcircle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSngPpipLmCoZkohEc2mdmaSnTLjp7ObCE3qZKQwUw4jMm5uWH8mlAAMUGWw-PCQYN5xmurO7fSjDZEiZlMhAi1kgXobIUX84Acyz5KpMUQov5w_4O5LdHsFjaEA7cyBhpcg-xesE6FMGBdkEUgnWocweoBUV4Yl6YN4sAz-uIAUfesisxRZQAQg/w518-h690/IMG_9179_adj_crop_open%20lid%20photo1_2withredcircle.jpg" width="518" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was also surprised at the gunk left on the lid of the top can, and why didn't they clean it up at the manufacturer?</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> <br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht7cUOS759ZbFfMhnCDF0G494h5hK9T50ECm_un3BWDbbjo63EcRLFYlYsQ-n8UPUF5ViI5K28iByHzMD3mUoktE8t7gGnlMxc7bV8pYpOXR1tSJcItk9v0oz3gbo7C87x-pIdiPBdGEVZf7DsHsxLT7jVoSu6hfJutMaJDj5nPnItKXc7GRc1lg/s1200/IMG_9180_adj_crop_shows%20adjustables.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="887" data-original-width="1200" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht7cUOS759ZbFfMhnCDF0G494h5hK9T50ECm_un3BWDbbjo63EcRLFYlYsQ-n8UPUF5ViI5K28iByHzMD3mUoktE8t7gGnlMxc7bV8pYpOXR1tSJcItk9v0oz3gbo7C87x-pIdiPBdGEVZf7DsHsxLT7jVoSu6hfJutMaJDj5nPnItKXc7GRc1lg/w640-h474/IMG_9180_adj_crop_shows%20adjustables.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><b><span> </span>BESIDES ADJUSTABLE CANS, YOU CAN ALSO SEE SOME LITTLE MICRO ADJUSTABLE ADJUSTMENTS</b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <span style="font-size: large;">I had my finger on the "Publish" button when I realized that I left something out - more about the rear panel.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjei4If7JeJeKQoeLk_Onm6Jr8eEb3QVKF2aQKV547zzQBbXQ5HS1xL8vXzvzff1lwo1X_n-t5FsyVNzzdp-ndx1KFPESNyOdgxcs5trkKEf9xcU8_jWuLs7eiGbKUgtUKdfEnrpLMU8N0w2Bfh70ogMmf4nO574h0NZZHE00T5XOEXfyScr1IFLQ/s559/rear%20panel%20from%20manual.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="223" data-original-width="559" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjei4If7JeJeKQoeLk_Onm6Jr8eEb3QVKF2aQKV547zzQBbXQ5HS1xL8vXzvzff1lwo1X_n-t5FsyVNzzdp-ndx1KFPESNyOdgxcs5trkKEf9xcU8_jWuLs7eiGbKUgtUKdfEnrpLMU8N0w2Bfh70ogMmf4nO574h0NZZHE00T5XOEXfyScr1IFLQ/w640-h256/rear%20panel%20from%20manual.png" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">As mentioned in Pt.1 No.26 was a USB port. Was it for Firmware? was it for programming? What the heck was it for? </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">ANSWER: Programming the radio.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">I downloaded the program and tried all of the various USB program cables that would fit, but couldn't make a connection. So, I looked to see what the older Alinco used and found it on Amazon.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcnJVVcS5K3jbSLEii32lyDv08z6eW4cuPud3kPWLY7vml2ePZUtkCAtfvmVtlquHGC8Pp4DzYsIdtuB4HB-hiNjlj5tWn38u6xLDY5PW3c1PHPvKMXBPR0y6YUdtLfFDZsj6oQdVRMnnbqLeUr_yU75uY-5efoVZOJnbZmGtAVH8PhKUjyPFt9A/s1100/program%20cable.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="1100" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcnJVVcS5K3jbSLEii32lyDv08z6eW4cuPud3kPWLY7vml2ePZUtkCAtfvmVtlquHGC8Pp4DzYsIdtuB4HB-hiNjlj5tWn38u6xLDY5PW3c1PHPvKMXBPR0y6YUdtLfFDZsj6oQdVRMnnbqLeUr_yU75uY-5efoVZOJnbZmGtAVH8PhKUjyPFt9A/w400-h400/program%20cable.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Should you have one of the following radio programming cables already, you're set to go!</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N7OFAT5?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details" target="_blank">From Amazon:</a> </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">AnyTone USB Programming Cable for AT-6666 Mobile Radio, Compatible with AT-5555N II, the ARES II 10 Meter Radio, and now - Alinco's DX-10.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">The software itself is bare bones with absolutely NO radio feature adjustments. You can D/L the software (free) from Bells and take a look at it before you spend $16 on the cable (it will install and open on your PC w/o even being connected, thus giving you a preview of what are able to do). I can't believe I almost forgot to put this into the review <i>(head smack!!)</i>.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b> </b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>FINAL THOUGHTS - LIKES - DISLIKES</b></span><span style="font-family: times;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Well, we're down to the nitty gritty I suppose and here are my thoughts:</span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">While the display should be as bright as it is in photos and advertisement - it isn't. Depending on where you mount it could be a <i>blessing</i> or a <i>curse</i>. Mounted low in the dash, or at an angle on the console on the passenger side I think you'll like it. Mounting it on the dash or above and it would be fine at night, or by using the ultra bright channel display during daylight hours.</span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The frequency never budged, I was never told I was off frequency, and having the Clarifier transmit & receive tied together meant <i>"I was where I was"</i></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I love the large frequency readout with it's 5 large digits, followed by 2 smaller ones, totaling 7 digits.</span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">When using the stock hand mic I often was told that my audio was a bit low and muffled. The President mic fixed all of that, so I'd just pony up and buy the President mic with this radio, the toss the Alinco stock mic in the drawer labeled <i>"In case my mic fails look in here for a replacement"</i>.</span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Like the reviews I read of the older Alinco DR-135, this is a super sensitive, noisy receiver. I had my RF gain at less than 50% most times, and even lower than that at others.</span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This could be an adjustment <i>(regarding the receiver)</i> or not, but even as I turned down the RF Gain to listen to a station they seemed slightly distorted with the internal speaker, an old Rat Shack external speaker, and even the almost $400 Yaesu SP-9000 dual filtered speaker. </span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1BLja6BNon6uwXG8_y_Cgu5STBDYbwjRNsJ-04uhEIBF8KnAcwWVQaXyY-CdZ2Ekl_7D2LJzRUVIqJoo2NIDc5dYzDp6YIplQpDNmdfdqJ2JOWnS_Y4Pzyx4SPSoiEi9VAC_46bzQCGhDEJWIDld6R5qkVWB8YnOSjDJdne-RoiZIqaFbsvnYtQ/s1600/ysu-sp-9000_xl_black%20background.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1600" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1BLja6BNon6uwXG8_y_Cgu5STBDYbwjRNsJ-04uhEIBF8KnAcwWVQaXyY-CdZ2Ekl_7D2LJzRUVIqJoo2NIDc5dYzDp6YIplQpDNmdfdqJ2JOWnS_Y4Pzyx4SPSoiEi9VAC_46bzQCGhDEJWIDld6R5qkVWB8YnOSjDJdne-RoiZIqaFbsvnYtQ/w537-h361/ysu-sp-9000_xl_black%20background.jpg" width="537" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> <b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">THE YAESU SP -9000, DUAL INPUT, DUAL FILTERED SPEAKER</span></span></b> <br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I'm not discounting the fact that I may have received a factory dud. When I was doing reviews for Copper Electronics in the 90's I got a small percentage of factory misfits, but I can't remember what I was reviewing around that same time <i>(maybe something I bought direct from a distributor)</i> or a review for my column in a Trucking magazine, but in any case, when I plugged that sucker into the wall outlet it came <i>"ON",</i> blinked a couple times, and then - the smoke came. It stunk like a skunk in the shack for several weeks**, but it did give my an idea for a humorous intro to one of my YouTube videos, back in 2005.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">**Don't try scented aerosol cans with different scents. It only makes it <i>worse...</i> <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLE07wjEl-7hJmKhWRZaLV2tlLsCxSZMNYd4CyVqVBwqyhmelSSrhqcKRZI1c49TEvANvO7PVd9MBrW0EMSRiJQy9YpW1rARK95Kn6huIG4z77ObjfQPKZQOFjUTZBobwKXvJymvmnDFbmC9N_uh6AsDVynsRD3QJDXkPw2n93oUWOUzycV1U9iQ/s960/burnt%20resistor%20aroma%20candle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLE07wjEl-7hJmKhWRZaLV2tlLsCxSZMNYd4CyVqVBwqyhmelSSrhqcKRZI1c49TEvANvO7PVd9MBrW0EMSRiJQy9YpW1rARK95Kn6huIG4z77ObjfQPKZQOFjUTZBobwKXvJymvmnDFbmC9N_uh6AsDVynsRD3QJDXkPw2n93oUWOUzycV1U9iQ/w640-h640/burnt%20resistor%20aroma%20candle.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>IF YOU'VE SMELLED THIS, YOU'LL KNOW WHAT ODOR/AROMA I'M TALKING ABOUT</span></span></b><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> The NB function was like many of the radios being built today - Fair, at best. My <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-consumer-electronics-hall-of-fame-cobra-138xlr-single-sideband-cb-radio" target="_blank">Cobra 138XLR</a> mops the floor against the DX-10 (and if you'll recall, <a href="https://cbdaze.blogspot.com/2019/10/uniden-980ssb-president-mckinley.html" target="_blank">the Uniden Grant II</a> wasn't anything to write home about either (regarding noise blanking).</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In comparing this to the President McKinley I'd knock off a point on the McKinley due to the tiny frequency display, but at least 3 points on the DX-10 because of the noisy receiver. The <a href="https://cbdaze.blogspot.com/2019/10/uniden-980ssb-president-mckinley.html" target="_blank">McKinley</a> did not exhibit any receive distortion. <br /></span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>SO WHAT'S THE FINAL VERDICT?</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Would I buy another DX-10? If I used it in the car 99% of the time - <u>Yes</u>. I like the large frequency readout, and accessible controls, and usually there's enough road noise and other things going on where a slight amount of audio distortion isn't going to bother me, much less, likely to be noticed. As your main home rig - NO. In a room where the only sounds are possibly a clicking keyboard and a slightly distorted side-band station, it can be like that dripping faucet you might have seen in those Looney Tune cartoons: <i>Drip...drip...drip..drip</i> leaving 'ole Porky Pig or Sylvester sleepless, and angry.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>ANOTHER BIG SOMETHING TO CONSIDER</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">[</span><span style="font-family: courier;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">AND THIS APPLIES TO AN</span><span style="font-size: medium;">Y PRODUCT YOU BUY]</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">No matter what radio you're after, another thing to consider is after sale support from the place you buy a radio from. In this case, I purchased the DX-10 from Bells, so I can only comment on my experience with them: I can say the Bells CB offers stellar after sale support, and while I had many questions - they never dodged one. If the answer wasn't immediately available, they made calls and I got my answer. I think I'll stick with them for awhile due to the great support. It could have been any one of stores I've read about on Facebook or the CB Forums on the <a href="https://www.worldwidedx.com/" target="_blank">WorldwideDX</a> we<span style="background-color: white;"></span>bsite, but as Shakespeare once wrote: </span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i>"I shot a signal in the air, not knowing where it would land and didn't care, but I found it hath landed on top of Bells...so I bought my radio, strictly stock - because I can talk the world with 5-10 watts..."</i></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><i>At least I think it was Shakespeare...</i>😏</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.bellscb.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="147" data-original-width="586" height="101" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Qkfv5of127veUr9nYeuK0kQ9TKUs3eXrjUD3doE8wpcsK5pTrPmzNmsq8CJYyW38klG8fMNvvDQPt8XC2Vk2lXyMH9Afe-g6q4jHcs5bZWMoHLXfZzw4uVvx02IHVC2cRdX7WoxWe0v4feDhNIQyWfFLXTgWDacpB452kYNcKnKvnOkhr1E8XQ/w400-h101/bells%20logo.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><b>CLICK ON LOGO TO GO TO THEIR WEBSITE</b></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><i><b> </b></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><i><b>UPDATED SUPPORT:</b></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I asked Bells if anyone had complained, or asked about some distortion in its receive audio, and they replied that they hadn't heard anything about it - which, considering the DX-10 was relatively new <i>(again)</i> to the market, I could understand it - <i>YET</i> - after I sent 'em a picture of the gunk on the internal chrome lid, while asking about the audio, I received a fast (and considering they'd been closed for 5 or 6 hours, let's call it <i>"blindingly fast") </i>reply, asking me if I'd like to swap the radio I had for the one in a picture (they'd opened up another new box and taken a shot of the same innards, without any dried gunk), to which I replied <i>"let me think it over"</i>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It would seem like a no-brain er to do a swap, but I had to take the round trip shipping cost into the equation and I'd been flipping through 30+ years of my notes of radio reviews, especially 10 meter mobile radios that could be converted to 12-10 meters, and it appeared that many seemed to have slightly fuzzy receive audio along with excellent transmit audio. <b>**</b>Yes, I've always been nit picky when reviewing equipment, but shouldn't always compare receive attributes with a rig like an IC-705 or Yaesu FT-757GX.<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">So I started pulling rigs out of the storage closet and found the receive was fairly even across the board: Overly sensitive, leading to a slight fuzziness, and, after listening to the DX-10 all week, I forgot about it. So I thanked 'em for the exchange opportunity but declined it, along with a request to hold a President George FCC for me when his next order came in, because I wanted to buy one and test it next. I'm expecting it to arrive today, and if the hand mic seems a little too lightweight and/or flimsy like the one that the DX-10 had, I'll just pop on the President microphone that I borrowed from my McKinley to use on the DX-10 (I think sooner, more than later, I'll have to buy another President microphone... 😉).<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><i><b> </b></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><i><b>73,</b></i></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">WOODY</span></b></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCaES2E9UB23IQe5XddjiZpUxKntxJ92RoMqnyNX0VhqL7FpdHfrp6BKTsKDmpqxnRGr_VfhunMwxRD-xQFm97yCIgWsb-iF5exkpgSsVFUwzCLo7K6HtYImMeJvbcSO0-1UvPIyl47tVTnj4rG4OUhAgHgH1xveiyCEoMw0paZ_3C9BpsTMIdw/s250/YOUNGME-cw.jpg" style="clear: left; 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I think it was a combination of Tamales, and seeing our new home that got 'em over here (TBH it was because our former residence of 13 years was too small to have more than a couple visitors). By the end of the night, <span class="ILfuVd NA6bn UiGGAb" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">Détente had been achieved and we agreed to swap locations on an every-other-year basis. </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="ILfuVd NA6bn UiGGAb" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">I do think her dad liked the picture on the wall, that I took of her back in 2014 (It was one of those funny now stories, that I can almost laugh at now. We were driving to the annual Texas Frightmare Weekend event in Dallas when the transmission began going out rather quickly. It was only 40 miles left, and we did make it, although the transmission was pronounced D.O.A. after being towed to a shop). There's more to this story, but I'm trying to keep my Christmas message light in spirit.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd NA6bn UiGGAb" lang="en"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPR5SYpLV2fyDtMvrue2nUz1riiGROOpR0ehITxQYWg84TWb0Mh2P5W3p9mXorvXFpZ_nU_iypBqueD0WuwNq6NLVWtyP-Nk5atedSCQKna_8wYnKGJvP1-kV9u7UooUakpH0FGXy9NLjT_wV_-tw1RuCaXZEK6UW6VxM6MAAiH1_d1d-LiBoZg/s1427/IMG_9099_full_adj_2_crop_size-adj.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="995" data-original-width="1427" height="367" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPR5SYpLV2fyDtMvrue2nUz1riiGROOpR0ehITxQYWg84TWb0Mh2P5W3p9mXorvXFpZ_nU_iypBqueD0WuwNq6NLVWtyP-Nk5atedSCQKna_8wYnKGJvP1-kV9u7UooUakpH0FGXy9NLjT_wV_-tw1RuCaXZEK6UW6VxM6MAAiH1_d1d-LiBoZg/w525-h367/IMG_9099_full_adj_2_crop_size-adj.jpg" width="525" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="hgKElc" style="font-family: trebuchet;"><b>PRETTY MUCH WHAT THEY SAW IN THE SHACK: RADIOS AND PHOTOS</b></span></span></p><p><span class="hgKElc"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">You can barely make it out, but the Alinco DX-10 I'm reviewing is on top of the center heap, just below Robin's elbow, with a blue frequency readout. I haven't powered it OFF since the review began because when you're doing a review, and have a limited time for the initial testing, it helps to keep it on 24/7 simulating longer use of the radio.</span></span></p><p><span class="hgKElc"><b><span style="color: red;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Back to Christmas</span></i></span></b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;"><i>...</i></span></b> I hope y'all had a good one! My side of the family came over Christmas afternoon and we were pretty tuckered out by the end of the night. I can definitely tell you that my granddaughter has some <i>oomph</i> when she does a <i>"high five"</i>, but it's hard to turn down those <i>"Give me a high five Grandpa"</i> 'cause she's so darn cute.</span></span></p><p><span class="hgKElc"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span class="hgKElc"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_pdrvhX04b7szmnQzU7BGmSkMFeZIhop0TSK9IJ_6hyk6scBhZCLH2rcQSRYvuWQfZHRLBx8GlCOGpio1vUJwz1O019bIu_R9yVztk36dDzyFCs0a32bAX5QYX2i-f9VpJlGqavdIJSWD5boj_xJPQnV4XdG5BcSCr3m_hsmeVTZNljH4wr7jw/s1000/DSCF2163-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="1000" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_pdrvhX04b7szmnQzU7BGmSkMFeZIhop0TSK9IJ_6hyk6scBhZCLH2rcQSRYvuWQfZHRLBx8GlCOGpio1vUJwz1O019bIu_R9yVztk36dDzyFCs0a32bAX5QYX2i-f9VpJlGqavdIJSWD5boj_xJPQnV4XdG5BcSCr3m_hsmeVTZNljH4wr7jw/w420-h237/DSCF2163-1.jpg" width="420" /></a></span></div><span class="hgKElc"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> </span>The <i>"High Fiver"</i></span></span><p></p><p><span class="hgKElc"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></span></p><p><span class="hgKElc"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></span></p><p><span class="hgKElc"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></span></p><p><span class="hgKElc"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p><span class="hgKElc"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p><span class="hgKElc"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Tired as I/we were, I popped the memory card out of my steadfast companion: Fuji's X-T1, and copied all the photos onto the computer to edit the next morning.</span></span></p><p><span class="hgKElc"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">But Mother Nature had different plans for us that day (and continues to do so) where I woke up with a high fever and chills, and Robin with a raging sore throat <i>(worse today)</i> and a clogged head. So my plans of editing everything and posting a </span></span><span class="hgKElc"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>"Merry Christmas" </i><span style="font-family: verdana;">message on here and Facebook</span></span></span><span class="hgKElc"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">wasn't going to happen, much less much of anything else, because except for a wailing cat announcing it was time to feed her, we were asleep.</span></span></p><p><span class="hgKElc"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I'm better enough to edit the Christmas photos while in bed, using my laptop, then connecting to the main computer in the radio room and remotely writing this Blog post.</span></span></p><p><span class="hgKElc"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I've heard that the President George has hit our shores, and it was easy to find out by going to the ten or more radios channels I subscribe to, and almost all of them had their President George video already posted. I'll point out once again, that the President models that end with FCC are strictly 40ch radios that cannot be modified, thus making the tiny frequency display a waste of space.</span></span></p><p><span class="hgKElc"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></span></p><p><span class="hgKElc"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i>So until next year - </i></span></span></p><p><i style="color: red;"><b><span class="hgKElc" style="font-family: Noto Sans TC;"><span style="font-size: large;">73</span></span></b></i></p><p><i style="color: red;"><b><span class="hgKElc" style="font-family: Noto Sans TC;"><span style="font-size: large;">Woody</span></span></b></i></p><p><span class="hgKElc"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></span></p><p><span class="hgKElc"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmPaAMXqkvmBeX1kkoXUSAItQSz7llmbA1bsyGyY2CFJBqs8D3X80anSojbJtwKAta2FKPtAeWueOlCTPCqmzOq7ZTHyZT0UN2ScIobS9SvpPurDDx5NATxavmaPAjZwHb5QHqVdbbWwGk4x5Sn5oeFHm9QYyVtBr-Dh4njaIzpsEPDSAVPwiBg/s384/wby_shack_1970_afga_apx100_full_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="384" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmPaAMXqkvmBeX1kkoXUSAItQSz7llmbA1bsyGyY2CFJBqs8D3X80anSojbJtwKAta2FKPtAeWueOlCTPCqmzOq7ZTHyZT0UN2ScIobS9SvpPurDDx5NATxavmaPAjZwHb5QHqVdbbWwGk4x5Sn5oeFHm9QYyVtBr-Dh4njaIzpsEPDSAVPwiBg/s320/wby_shack_1970_afga_apx100_full_500.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /> <br /></span><p></p><p><span class="hgKElc"><br /></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <br /></p>The Stoner Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618349937729570513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15406551.post-85495294857738970632023-12-18T15:46:00.002-05:002023-12-19T16:06:42.388-05:00DEAR SANTA (A WOODY WISHLIST)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiARXrlBWmnjq4ZbE4h7wIs5wOPuxiZKI7mgG_ONxjmsMDlYRCfaHnEmky0NLHxUyZdsyz6ETInj_uiBbBNlnuOMYwVxFi8KmQ0CCWyPrcO6BgJBM_Gp7Yb89ovtBr1f_A1EiJj6gWFD0GrpehicTyIqU60Zp_u8A33AHumvE0QHuSD1O_zcoOCXQ/s764/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="764" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiARXrlBWmnjq4ZbE4h7wIs5wOPuxiZKI7mgG_ONxjmsMDlYRCfaHnEmky0NLHxUyZdsyz6ETInj_uiBbBNlnuOMYwVxFi8KmQ0CCWyPrcO6BgJBM_Gp7Yb89ovtBr1f_A1EiJj6gWFD0GrpehicTyIqU60Zp_u8A33AHumvE0QHuSD1O_zcoOCXQ/s320/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p> <span style="color: red; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>DEAR SANTA...<br /></b></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">I know it's too late for this year, and we've both been busy (My wife and I moving, You and your Elves working), so consider this my shortened <i>Wishlist</i> for 2024. I realize some of this is beyond your control, but it never hurts to ask.</span></span></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the top of my list I would like you to permanently remove the number "1", not completely mind you, writing it down is okay, but I'd like it eliminated from being spoken.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">While I'm asking, you may as well eliminate certain words put together as phrases, from being spoken as well (examples: <i>"Window Licker"</i>, <i>"Get off MY channel"</i>, etc.). Along with this I'd like you to limit how many times one person repeats <i>"Your off frequency"</i> (I think up to 6 times is a reasonable request).</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'd like for you or your chief elf to negotiate with Midland to bring the 79-290 back onto the market - under your watchful eyes.<br /></span></span></li></ol><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRONhKzljGowvPpsEINNGaf7z_ekc7eAlNHZochiHyuKLON8cle81WsYm4_vKYtCw441d14zfRbPchrjfkX6aVdbT1CUhfJeQWJUxFPmX8q8AofGgT3L74WKxQalPYrTZgV6Z4az-HKihioRhcKAsKIXo28wSPuILI5sBX8X0CsXPmPo_uQ58dTg/s658/mid_79-290_box_sm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="658" height="401" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRONhKzljGowvPpsEINNGaf7z_ekc7eAlNHZochiHyuKLON8cle81WsYm4_vKYtCw441d14zfRbPchrjfkX6aVdbT1CUhfJeQWJUxFPmX8q8AofGgT3L74WKxQalPYrTZgV6Z4az-HKihioRhcKAsKIXo28wSPuILI5sBX8X0CsXPmPo_uQ58dTg/w447-h401/mid_79-290_box_sm.jpg" width="447" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> <span> <span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">But don't half ass it like Midland did with the removable head of the unit. Much has been said about having a cable to remotely attach the head to the body, as many mobile ham radios have been doing for years. This could be done, but adding a cable for remote mounting of the head would require re-engineering the design because the volume, squelch, clarifier, and channel selector are on the main body, making it an expensive overhaul. <br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span><i>Permit me to suggest</i> an alternative to all of the changes as they would most likely increase the overall size of the transceiver as well, which currently is pretty darn perfect as it is. <b> </b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span><b>My suggestion:</b> Many complaints about mobile radios have to do with the ability (or lack of) to see the display under various lighting conditions. I think the Elf department for two-way radios could consult with their photographic counterpart section and borrow a feature that many digital cameras have had for years: An articulated screen that can be tilted up, down, and hinged on the left side to allow it to swing towards the driver, making it much easier to read, and safer for everyone else on the road because your eyes won't leave the road ahead of you as often, or as long. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span>Expensive? Probably. But if you increase adjacent channel rejection, add a decent noise-blanker, and make the receiver less likely to be overloaded, you and your North Pole crew will have a product worth <strike>buying</strike> er, I mean dropping down the chimney and leaving under the tree for some lucky operator. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span>In today's market there are many people spending $300+ for a CB radio that couldn't meet any of the criteria above. But if you and Midland come to terms, at the very least - an articulated screen would be a must have feature. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu7HLiw38gyIVyEH34juoMNLwG8n-SHp0uPWlpxG3_twLYW-1k7Ha4SJdK54OAXj1GvkZ68d8IcE0XDEf-B1_Ge1SC4gMj3eq31sC_sZRlJ6lb5dPFxb2t-Hdj4FYP6bgQ6csJ7YyIxb87xrCe8v-kN5A-Z4yBcSmkHcy919PYvOXxxiQ6H5LJJA/s612/santa%20reading%20letters.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="612" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu7HLiw38gyIVyEH34juoMNLwG8n-SHp0uPWlpxG3_twLYW-1k7Ha4SJdK54OAXj1GvkZ68d8IcE0XDEf-B1_Ge1SC4gMj3eq31sC_sZRlJ6lb5dPFxb2t-Hdj4FYP6bgQ6csJ7YyIxb87xrCe8v-kN5A-Z4yBcSmkHcy919PYvOXxxiQ6H5LJJA/w458-h305/santa%20reading%20letters.jpg" width="458" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've seen the photos of you reading letters from children, both young and young of heart, and I'm sure those reading glasses really help. Now take a look at the screen of a President McKinley -</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXyWCD8DvIOIOpDPh7r-DYCocQ9dNkOyrNpHGb7mZcxO1apa1sTsuI-csb7L4VhIKiTUIQCkhubiGLax5UF_TUMRqX1xI3h4TNsfoihrOTxZbpBAais2vBZEDiQ9lnMz6FRhhhs5JuNcyb4uEr4_hyphenhyphen7063b0d-gOiCqbUBtl1pUapPWdnORiXTDg/s960/pres-mckinley-2aAA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="343" data-original-width="960" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXyWCD8DvIOIOpDPh7r-DYCocQ9dNkOyrNpHGb7mZcxO1apa1sTsuI-csb7L4VhIKiTUIQCkhubiGLax5UF_TUMRqX1xI3h4TNsfoihrOTxZbpBAais2vBZEDiQ9lnMz6FRhhhs5JuNcyb4uEr4_hyphenhyphen7063b0d-gOiCqbUBtl1pUapPWdnORiXTDg/w441-h157/pres-mckinley-2aAA.jpg" width="441" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now imagine riding your sleigh and trying to read the frequency<span style="color: red;"><b>**</b></span>. Do you let an elf steer while you put those reading glasses on the peer at it perilously?</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Try it again, this time with the Midland -</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYML2qG2yuA8RceNqDMKWlUgEM6f2kOp6zPcNrGEAmGxp0lN4ZwUkwm0gRBqQ_OTnuxvzyVvNqe-vBKCsm7FniwuoTOr6p9p8PXVXMiToEGrLl0b2b3sLeVmLWWRRttD3aBZvAt7o9zxzfOBp7bUuRmPn_nbP8TqVB1eyrbWMQqeQR6xLltUtpg/s365/0.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="193" data-original-width="365" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYML2qG2yuA8RceNqDMKWlUgEM6f2kOp6zPcNrGEAmGxp0lN4ZwUkwm0gRBqQ_OTnuxvzyVvNqe-vBKCsm7FniwuoTOr6p9p8PXVXMiToEGrLl0b2b3sLeVmLWWRRttD3aBZvAt7o9zxzfOBp7bUuRmPn_nbP8TqVB1eyrbWMQqeQR6xLltUtpg/w463-h245/0.jpg" width="463" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Lordy-Lordy, take those reading glasses off and relax. Channel number? Just press the FRQ button. That big frequency display is replaced by a just-as-big channel number.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span>I've been writing letters to you for years now. Some folk say I'm daft, or beating a dead horse, and maybe my mail has been sitting in the "Insufficient postage" bin all of these years, but I still can't help bringing up the <a href="https://cbdaze.blogspot.com/2020/08/24-years-ago-this-month-midland-79-290.html" target="_blank">Midland 79-290</a>. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span>The Grinch in me has some common sense advice for CB radio manufacturers overall:</span></span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span><span style="color: red;"><b>**</b></span> If a radio can't be expanded <i>(as any currently made, legal-in-the-US-CB can't)</i>, just get rid of the tiny frequency display. After all, it's not even a real reading of how accurately on frequency you're on. It's just a game between the PLL chip and your channel selector. If you turn the channel selector to channel 19, the PLL chip says to itself <i>"Hmm, the channel selector says 19 so I'd better put 27.185 on the screen"</i> - </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span><b>IT IS USELESS</b></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span>. Do something else with that space: A larger S/RF meter, or even a modulation percentage meter! <i>(uh-oh...I'm making to much sense now...</i>😉<i>)<br /></i></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span>If you still want a frequency readout, then have a toggle button that switches from big channel number to big frequency readout.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span>Quick making the microphones that come with the radio feel so cheap! I don't care how you do it. Glue a big freak'n heavy washer inside the back cover to give it some heft if you have to. I can tell you that the first thing a ham operator does when they get their radio is <u>NOT</u> looking for a replacement hand microphone.</span></span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span>Well Santa, I could expand my wishlist as well as grinch a lot more, but it's a week from Christmas 2023, which means you're too busy to read letters meant for next year, and as for me - it's time to go outside and mow the lawn <i>(after all, I am in Texas)</i>.<br /></span></span></p><div><div><i><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">73</span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">Woody<br /></span></i><div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i> (and to all a good night)<br /></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i> </i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPyp3jaJneB2gAWQUHIoDaBzrlimm2kK3D2r415P0cKw2hEPJekUfwEpwcp5k3_EuIviLoUq4sTeHKZOtjFXGSQODnh2sbM7kzTo-BdEd0JaJmHpbTBKsf1RsjjOV6gHnX3vYx-WPP2tyWcqUx2kBCP2wjqJqmEtnJ1wyAQZAVxgKn2l66GktBqQ/s475/mesanta2_edited-2%20copy.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="453" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPyp3jaJneB2gAWQUHIoDaBzrlimm2kK3D2r415P0cKw2hEPJekUfwEpwcp5k3_EuIviLoUq4sTeHKZOtjFXGSQODnh2sbM7kzTo-BdEd0JaJmHpbTBKsf1RsjjOV6gHnX3vYx-WPP2tyWcqUx2kBCP2wjqJqmEtnJ1wyAQZAVxgKn2l66GktBqQ/s320/mesanta2_edited-2%20copy.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITjsBmj6eQOROiks3uzyI2K3XU9-c0DRX9ohTrJ54AkZ5gpMJs7gum1SD6jAJ6nT-FxLWBY5h_S5Fi9Ysb2ZaJI5G4q5v77y0RYrkyv98-fqd71QCYqWof-RA70uL85_yeoqn1pac43s-6GxxMshkmEyeKT6L_-K_DCPs-slrefFLxoIEBsJVdg/s1232/PC230333_edited-1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1232" data-original-width="1088" height="447" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITjsBmj6eQOROiks3uzyI2K3XU9-c0DRX9ohTrJ54AkZ5gpMJs7gum1SD6jAJ6nT-FxLWBY5h_S5Fi9Ysb2ZaJI5G4q5v77y0RYrkyv98-fqd71QCYqWof-RA70uL85_yeoqn1pac43s-6GxxMshkmEyeKT6L_-K_DCPs-slrefFLxoIEBsJVdg/w395-h447/PC230333_edited-1.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p> </p></div></div></div>The Stoner Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618349937729570513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15406551.post-9460431646050823182023-12-16T11:45:00.002-05:002024-01-20T11:25:41.985-05:00LAST MONTH OF 2023 - REVIEW OF THE ALINCO DX-10 PT.1<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMKCC5QWsULngGQQcvJCjgnbMIwmBPmqxRlGyy6z9L-aQhk8AOQLpguY8OUlJYGmA-T6GjmqoaEEhS8yPpam4aFM0tqvUrcmUudIFs7_2msuja3hfMxWlgpBjfq3fqt8mu9w1eS4km0tYQ8n5DBTy_wdcKwxBQbX5Xed0yRJLM8y0pEl8wQiYiYA/s764/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="764" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMKCC5QWsULngGQQcvJCjgnbMIwmBPmqxRlGyy6z9L-aQhk8AOQLpguY8OUlJYGmA-T6GjmqoaEEhS8yPpam4aFM0tqvUrcmUudIFs7_2msuja3hfMxWlgpBjfq3fqt8mu9w1eS4km0tYQ8n5DBTy_wdcKwxBQbX5Xed0yRJLM8y0pEl8wQiYiYA/s320/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">GO AHEAD AND PINCH YOURSELVES - A NEW RADIO REVIEW TO END THE YEAR!</span></span><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hey, I'm pinching myself as well. For the most part, this 23rd year of the new century has been consumed by house hunting, negotiations, moving out of the old place (Monday - Friday, multiple trips by myself, and Saturday & Sunday, multiple trips with items whose size/weight made it take both Robin and I to move), followed by unpacking and getting things where there they're supposed to go. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">The review in question is Alinco's DX-10 10m radio. This is one of the radios that I looked the likes of back in 2015, but they were discontinued several years later. Imagine my surprise when I opened up my main Facebook page and saw that <a href="https://www.bellscb.com/products/tenmeter/PNI/AL-DX-10.htm">Bells CB</a> had a new radio being announced - the Alinco DX-10! </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWP0n4_foDJqpkgJeP-Qsv4F8gyqWn4Mj8R-UWlwqLsvRiu-CntdP2EOs_TzeM1I_lxmdAmYbL9edFECOOQo36v5qunrq9mdbAKXKsmQmIIL8NPkKHvw7TY4OJEM19iXMTpKAdqXLTaY0Pikz7xtOGeWYE8iRtyILnyDCRrqbkVb8YZlzVGFBUwg/s2000/Alinco%20DX--10_22_37940_smsn.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWP0n4_foDJqpkgJeP-Qsv4F8gyqWn4Mj8R-UWlwqLsvRiu-CntdP2EOs_TzeM1I_lxmdAmYbL9edFECOOQo36v5qunrq9mdbAKXKsmQmIIL8NPkKHvw7TY4OJEM19iXMTpKAdqXLTaY0Pikz7xtOGeWYE8iRtyILnyDCRrqbkVb8YZlzVGFBUwg/w280-h280/Alinco%20DX--10_22_37940_smsn.jpg" width="280" /></a></span></span></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Outwardly, it appeared as if there weren't any changes, which I considered a *PLUS* because, unlike a radio such as the President McKinley EU/FCC, the frequency readout was enormously easy to see, although when I get to reviewing that part of the radio there's a definite downside - and I can't understand why it couldn't be changed. But more about that when I get to it.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://bellscb.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="147" data-original-width="586" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKVG7tOmWkqr-BPL332EP7UAXRo3KD0WOvz8NIKm3QPAxX_LE9_2cZqg7gI568DSIozyUJ1n5NMyQLMO5dWF1iOG2KNnmSDI1ZX1C0y5YnSp08JzxXd4a5-BFv8Do9SWANlDh-V69IltEMrl6BRPiGtR8GdvThQUJ_HRb103gKf_9iZkm0hTyCg/w440-h110/bells%20logo.png" width="440" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Also, before I get any further, <a href="https://www.bellscb.com/products/tenmeter/PNI/AL-DX-10.htm">Bells</a> did not send me a radio to review, but I like to give credit when credit is due. As far as I know, they were the only ones that had them in stock and I paid for it out of my own pocket. I did not choose the tuneup/alignment add-on because I was curious about how it would perform taken right from the box and plugged into my power supply.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The shipping box lead me to believe this was a much larger radio than I thought, but it turned out that Bells just packs it very well (thank you Bells), which required a larger box. But the actual radio box is slightly smaller than the President McKinley or Uniden's 980SSB. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b>IN THE BOX</b></span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Radio</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Manual</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Microphone</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Mounting bracket for radio and microphone, along with all of the necessary screws, etc.</span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">As I mentioned earlier, the sole reason for buying this was due to the larger digital display, and you have several different colors to chose from.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Once space was made on the bench I powered the radio on, and noticed one thing immediately: The channel number display is a very bright, almost lime/yellow color, but the digital frequency readout was definitely not as bright, and there didn't seem to be a way to change that. This was with the radio at the same level as my eyes, but I noticed an improvement in brightness once the radio was at a lower angle then my eyes, so all is not lost.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The menu system is explained in the manual fairly well, enough so that when I wasn't getting any audio output I knew enough to check it's setting, which for some reason came set to 0. After trying several settings I found 31 to be the best for my voice.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Speaking about audio, the stock hand mic kinda sucks. Audio from it was slightly muffled and it felt worse in my hand than a President stock mic did (as a point of reference), so I ended up borrowing the President digi-mic from my McKinley and gave it go. The results: BIG improvement. So at some point I'll have to get another one of these microphones vs. multiple screw off / screw back on, as I switched between radios.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1JMirtcSW-far0JT1tio5z3t9IterOgXWHc9vNOH_5jAsSK2IYIagoeVHa3pzF1aAd4qYb6mpkHULXQi746EqjO3PRZBOSB1K47Ccc5O4JL_flJf_j4JQba5ImSrzg5TEVc0HNwRQuUhUq2JPZROAZPXxU-HaTRvtys7JJ6kg5SNOQeeqA7v6Ew/s947/front%20face,%20full,%2028mhz.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="947" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1JMirtcSW-far0JT1tio5z3t9IterOgXWHc9vNOH_5jAsSK2IYIagoeVHa3pzF1aAd4qYb6mpkHULXQi746EqjO3PRZBOSB1K47Ccc5O4JL_flJf_j4JQba5ImSrzg5TEVc0HNwRQuUhUq2JPZROAZPXxU-HaTRvtys7JJ6kg5SNOQeeqA7v6Ew/w622-h347/front%20face,%20full,%2028mhz.jpg" width="622" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /> Not surprisingly, the LED readout looks good via my camera (but so did the President Lincoln II). Starting from the left:</span><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">A-F band buttons that divide 10 meters into 40 channel segments. Just below it is your microphone connector.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Moving right there are 8 buttons, in two rows of 4 that perform different functions. To changed anything (like your microphone audio output) you'll definitely be using the FUNC, or Function button.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Next to is the RB/BP button (for Roger Beep and regular beep). I almost forgot to mention that this radio had the loudest, most annoying BEEP you'll ever hear, and hear it you will when doing mundane operations, like changing channels.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Still moving to the right we have the NB/ANL & Lock button. I've found the NB/ANL to be just as lacking as it is on everything these days. To date, nothing works as well as the older Uniden and Cobra radio built from 1977-Mid 90's. The lock button simply locks your panel to prevent you from pressing or moving the wrong thing while you're driving.<br /></span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4UFBnKVBWv9p6emqzt8tgUv7X0AQLEMoB06f1jNtTRDsh74hIkicvMAJ9nmonf3eWZMCHjlBJ-zTeCCPxMGZV1Xi0fNgc4WwKNJBzOuBrUU1YG2VjcmmIK9IgE3Qx0jgqJo3DR8bqGhvxN8Y_RZphXzBYFXxpQ-NHUDaHBI9TMAA0TY17qRcFRg/s1000/radio%20-%20left%20side_1000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="482" data-original-width="1000" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4UFBnKVBWv9p6emqzt8tgUv7X0AQLEMoB06f1jNtTRDsh74hIkicvMAJ9nmonf3eWZMCHjlBJ-zTeCCPxMGZV1Xi0fNgc4WwKNJBzOuBrUU1YG2VjcmmIK9IgE3Qx0jgqJo3DR8bqGhvxN8Y_RZphXzBYFXxpQ-NHUDaHBI9TMAA0TY17qRcFRg/w622-h299/radio%20-%20left%20side_1000.jpg" width="622" /></a></div><br /><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The last button on the top row is for your dual channel watch and LCD OFF button.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On the bottom row we'll start on the left with the SCAN and SC LIST (scan list) button. You'll find information on that in the manual.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Next is a +10KHz and Hi-Cut </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">button, which limits the treble in your receive audio.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">To the right of this is a button marked COL and TOT. COL will change your frequency display colors each time you press it. And TOT is your Time out control that you can set to turn off the transmit just in case you butt has been transmitting so long the radio gets overly hot, or as the manual explains it:</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">(2)FUNC+ COL<br />When pressing this key, TOT ON or TOT OFF would display on the LCD for 2 seconds. Repeat this operation to switch ON/OFF the function. When ON appears on the LCD, users can press PTT to transmit. Then, the radio would time the transmitting duration. Once the duration is beyond the set TOT time (programmable), the radio would emit voice prompt and stop transmitting and back to receiving<br />state automatically. This function aims to protect the radio against power tube damage from superheating caused by long transmission. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br /></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Lastly, there's a button marked EMG on top and S-RF on the bottom. EMG is takes you to the emergency channel which in this case changed frequencies to ch.19, then another press of the button brings you back to the channel/frequency you were just talking on. S-RF seems a bit stupid to me. Its function is to remove the S-RF meter from the screen and/or put it back again.</span><br /></li></ul><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4UFBnKVBWv9p6emqzt8tgUv7X0AQLEMoB06f1jNtTRDsh74hIkicvMAJ9nmonf3eWZMCHjlBJ-zTeCCPxMGZV1Xi0fNgc4WwKNJBzOuBrUU1YG2VjcmmIK9IgE3Qx0jgqJo3DR8bqGhvxN8Y_RZphXzBYFXxpQ-NHUDaHBI9TMAA0TY17qRcFRg/s1000/radio%20-%20left%20side_1000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="482" data-original-width="1000" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4UFBnKVBWv9p6emqzt8tgUv7X0AQLEMoB06f1jNtTRDsh74hIkicvMAJ9nmonf3eWZMCHjlBJ-zTeCCPxMGZV1Xi0fNgc4WwKNJBzOuBrUU1YG2VjcmmIK9IgE3Qx0jgqJo3DR8bqGhvxN8Y_RZphXzBYFXxpQ-NHUDaHBI9TMAA0TY17qRcFRg/w517-h248/radio%20-%20left%20side_1000.jpg" width="517" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sticking with the left side of the front panel, and below the buttons you'll find your mode switch to change functions to PA, CW, AM, FM, USB, and LSB. To the right of that selector is the on-off, volume & squelch controls.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Next up is your Echo-Tone controls (or echo "off"). If I forget, remind me to bring up the Echo again. Moving further to the right is the RF Gain and RF Power controls. Before purchasing this radio I'd read that the model sold several years ago had a very sensitive receiver that could be over loaded by strong signals. Nothing has changed in this respect. You'll realize your RF Gain is set too high when stations become garbled or <i>"fuzzy"</i> sounding.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I recommend backing the gain way down. It will help combat this issue, and make your receiver a lot less noisy. I was rather glum about turning the RF Gain down so far but one day I ran across a particularly weak station around 28.400 while spinning the "wheel of fortune" (VFO) on my ICOM IC-705, then switched to the DX-10 and to my surprise it seemed more sensitive, not a lot, but just enough to hear the other station better. As a triple check I then switched over to my faithful Kenwood TS-50 and received the same results. So even with the RF Gain control backed off, I could hear the weaker station better than the other two radios! BTW, I had the ICOM's power amp set to 2. When I turned it off completely I couldn't understand what the other station was saying at all. The moral of the story: Having a hot receiver isn't so bad, provided you can control the RF Gain.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWYa-Y9rcrLXxG_Dfd_RQXU-NRqfWpbFNtwEHHc-X7Mi9q5iDXtcHyXenUYb3F0XTGl0f3boSDXcztjdcgzEPbh6TLk9xUgx48unq7CyX-a7wh9lyL-XeNnrP_F2RwowWKVcKJtwYFUwTv0CHAqCGTni2Y9LVC1yLWOFcp1Ht40llQwbkyXPya8w/s1000/radio%20-%20right%20side_1000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="482" data-original-width="1000" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWYa-Y9rcrLXxG_Dfd_RQXU-NRqfWpbFNtwEHHc-X7Mi9q5iDXtcHyXenUYb3F0XTGl0f3boSDXcztjdcgzEPbh6TLk9xUgx48unq7CyX-a7wh9lyL-XeNnrP_F2RwowWKVcKJtwYFUwTv0CHAqCGTni2Y9LVC1yLWOFcp1Ht40llQwbkyXPya8w/w550-h264/radio%20-%20right%20side_1000.jpg" width="550" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The last two control are the clarifier and channel selector. The clarifier is adjustable by pushing the knob in briefly. Each push changes how much the clarifier will adjust the frequency. These changes are called </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i>STEPS</i></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> in the owners manual, with the default step being 10Hz. Each press of the control increases the size of the steps as follows: 10Hz, 100Hz, 1KHz, and 10KHz before returning back to 10Hz.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My personal preference is 10Hz. Being the smallest change, it makes it's easier to tune a station so that you'll both be in sync. The only thing I don't like about the clarifier is the click-click-click sound it makes while making an adjustment. I wonder how long that control will last before it starts skipping clicks that no longer work?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">One more point about the Clarifier is that you can make it a receive-only, transmit-only, or receive/transmit tied together (my preference).</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIYT1e5yipqPTbLiaAF2FRN_QWI87FIeIeFFGvvCPksZl6XXvFYEOF_N2A40ZutDrfPhyphenhyphenLpBpipQHEoQF6y6XJ8IRf8HlYPOBlUJKmyTTeqq81wfERmxN5d7b_Gcxd94cJh6CgeMhqkzdRhxYhQl-fXVDg2gneckTuYLV0LsVEgetyLtzAu-F2Nw/s559/rear%20panel%20from%20manual.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="223" data-original-width="559" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIYT1e5yipqPTbLiaAF2FRN_QWI87FIeIeFFGvvCPksZl6XXvFYEOF_N2A40ZutDrfPhyphenhyphenLpBpipQHEoQF6y6XJ8IRf8HlYPOBlUJKmyTTeqq81wfERmxN5d7b_Gcxd94cJh6CgeMhqkzdRhxYhQl-fXVDg2gneckTuYLV0LsVEgetyLtzAu-F2Nw/w579-h231/rear%20panel%20from%20manual.png" width="579" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The rear of the DX-10 looks like many of the modern radios. A larger heat sink and sparse connections, which are:</span></span><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">SO239 coax connector</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">CW key connector</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">USB connector for software programming</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">External speaker jack</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And a standard 3-pin power connector</span></span></li></ul><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>SIZE</b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">By placing my President McKinley on top of the DX-10 I thought it would give you an idea of how the compare.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdESl8cjYP2zq-duJZnzZp1UvAMwML7rKOJts5aw8Rq7CHW1e8Lm_RSoc2-YtYn6ntVgYuJt_McrH-njZWbJdwU_qQOfVBZcCWw6e5VVTofwRlrQlIRC3qMZ_vqyTWP8khVnvS9wwtY2w5qrYOTx9jhSofVk2_5cRwOdFohyMj3xwvnpMhKr-Y8w/s797/comparing%20size%20(front)_1000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="797" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdESl8cjYP2zq-duJZnzZp1UvAMwML7rKOJts5aw8Rq7CHW1e8Lm_RSoc2-YtYn6ntVgYuJt_McrH-njZWbJdwU_qQOfVBZcCWw6e5VVTofwRlrQlIRC3qMZ_vqyTWP8khVnvS9wwtY2w5qrYOTx9jhSofVk2_5cRwOdFohyMj3xwvnpMhKr-Y8w/w547-h426/comparing%20size%20(front)_1000.jpg" width="547" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The McKinley is slightly taller, and as you can see, the DX-10 makes better use of the front panel by not only having a separate channel selector, but a longer display for your frequency, which has nice large numbers.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This brings up a pet peeve of mine. I've read several manufacturers say that it's not the easiest to have a channel number and frequency display in the same space, thus the tiny frequency readouts you'll see with the President McKinley, Uniden, and other such radios.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you've been a faithful reader of this Blog you already know what's coming.... "I CALL BULLCRAP" about this excuse. Over two decades ago Midland was able to do this in such a simple way:</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXRNDAvbvYHq5bGyIBNhtFJv3AHipSppra_WGhDtF6Oly5p6x2KBf0Rv06BryrxVYHsT4IsB5oMTET9Pvjgi4l0El2s7_pTS1BvasrfhPKfJ6r14_BX2F85clAQyzOiaIMgUfJ4lCDYxjjBG51m39DSRz9tHBSV-pf6cg7ZAl3u8Cb5CgxKE1Wg/s1600/mid_79-290-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXRNDAvbvYHq5bGyIBNhtFJv3AHipSppra_WGhDtF6Oly5p6x2KBf0Rv06BryrxVYHsT4IsB5oMTET9Pvjgi4l0El2s7_pTS1BvasrfhPKfJ6r14_BX2F85clAQyzOiaIMgUfJ4lCDYxjjBG51m39DSRz9tHBSV-pf6cg7ZAl3u8Cb5CgxKE1Wg/w483-h363/mid_79-290-1.jpg" width="483" /></a></div><br /> Their 79-290 AM-SSB mobile had large frequency numbers, but if you wanted to see the channel number, all you had to do was press the FRQ button on the front panel. That button would toggle the display between channel number and frequency. I may be wrong, but I don't think anyone has done this every since. Interested in the Midland? Do a search within my Blog for the review, along with links to other reviewers (one from Popular Communications magazine). <i>Okay, my rant has ended, so back to the review...<br /></i></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhpmEhj91zXo70LCbqaJ-vVlDNzLhlYISdywwtbpKLYMNe8XdUgIgbGlzF794ttmG1L9fXSX5RlfX97ZYNSSHqFrGEif4pvU5qsYsKS6wwZYjORros18N6AKTEf71U9HY_7p9dq9rSiduL9LUhdrcd7O1YNyjA6Hca4HQrvXCFn8j_C7Hebif-Gg/s907/comparing%20size%20(left)%20shows%20heat%20sinks%20best_1000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="907" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhpmEhj91zXo70LCbqaJ-vVlDNzLhlYISdywwtbpKLYMNe8XdUgIgbGlzF794ttmG1L9fXSX5RlfX97ZYNSSHqFrGEif4pvU5qsYsKS6wwZYjORros18N6AKTEf71U9HY_7p9dq9rSiduL9LUhdrcd7O1YNyjA6Hca4HQrvXCFn8j_C7Hebif-Gg/w513-h424/comparing%20size%20(left)%20shows%20heat%20sinks%20best_1000.jpg" width="513" /></a></div> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">From this side view it's obvious that the McKinley is not as deep as the Alinco and its heat sink which may be a deciding factor when trying to determine which radio would fit best in your vehicle.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></div><div><i><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">"As far as the microphone, I'd send it to the Island of misfit mics and pickup a President Digi-mic" </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> <br /></span></i></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> So, back to the Echo feature. I'm not a fan of echo on most radios, but some of them allow for such fine tuning that it's just barely noticeable. This one doesn't have a fine adjustment and I didn't care for it, as well as the click-click-click Clarifier tuning. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As far as the microphone, I'd send it to the Island of misfit mics and pickup a President Digi-mic. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've reached the end of Part 1, because I'd like a week or two more of daily use, as well as discussing the software and USB cable required to program it. But before I go, I'd like to thank the staff of <a href="https://www.bellscb.com/products/tenmeter/PNI/AL-DX-10.htm" target="_blank">BELLS CB</a>!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">All of our communications were done via Facebook Messenger (they have a page of their own), and every response but one was replied quickly. The one that took a little longer was one that they apologized for. They had to contact the manufacturer and the manufacturer wasn't as quick to reply as <a href="https://www.bellscb.com/products/tenmeter/PNI/AL-DX-10.htm" target="_blank">BELLS CB</a> was. From my experience with them regarding the DX-10 I'd rate their after sale support as top notch!</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Along with the other additions <a href="https://cbdaze.blogspot.com/2024/01/review-alinco-dx-10-part-two-final.html" target="_blank">in Part 2 </a>I'll include a few photos of the inside as well.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've been asked over the years on when I'd return to video reviews. Except for some non speaking antenna reviews I haven't done a full face, talking review since around 2001, but if I get the equipment I need I may indeed return to that format, as for now, you're stuck with reading this and all of its spelling and grammatical issues...and <i><b>Ooops!</b></i> I forgot to mention this radio <u>can</u> be converted to 11m </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">(at your own peril of having <i>"Uncle Charlie"</i> come knocking on your front door)<br /></span></span></div><div><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">73</span></span></b></i></p><p><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Woody</span></span></b></i></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgWQxXBFtl_9O-RAAnslM3zUYgEKObP5Y5LSwZB_tVHERqBwDx4xjJbZ2ivDpduVO3IkVrTJNPSi0sQ8Pg3Z-fo0mNg4D_7B5B_P7JKUpoGrlLA7qmsGfWlQFaJyK_GogqQicnrbtlgR8hzdI39hkuljXhJA28vSPj4H17CqF2OU2oDAdxGhBtA/s384/wby_shack_1970_afga_apx100_full_500.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="384" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgWQxXBFtl_9O-RAAnslM3zUYgEKObP5Y5LSwZB_tVHERqBwDx4xjJbZ2ivDpduVO3IkVrTJNPSi0sQ8Pg3Z-fo0mNg4D_7B5B_P7JKUpoGrlLA7qmsGfWlQFaJyK_GogqQicnrbtlgR8hzdI39hkuljXhJA28vSPj4H17CqF2OU2oDAdxGhBtA/w231-h198/wby_shack_1970_afga_apx100_full_500.jpg" width="231" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>The Stoner Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618349937729570513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15406551.post-69109878981933408902023-06-18T12:02:00.001-05:002023-06-18T12:02:23.629-05:00HAPPY FATHER'S DAY 2023<div><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRPmYkodWPN25QfWE5TMXoEmvn1aXOYKBMYPrXkbkADePdmnehc-Fqk74Anf51noJ7nivHRbLxUEiK6OX2lFIg4_BoivNg4_7qR1ZVsqRnD6-2eFyvLDE28lOe5r9OA3uoCw7FgMFLYwIll5JFIrDh2rR1iwrV_mkBVMGd8UOOy7diP3IMeus/s764/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="764" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRPmYkodWPN25QfWE5TMXoEmvn1aXOYKBMYPrXkbkADePdmnehc-Fqk74Anf51noJ7nivHRbLxUEiK6OX2lFIg4_BoivNg4_7qR1ZVsqRnD6-2eFyvLDE28lOe5r9OA3uoCw7FgMFLYwIll5JFIrDh2rR1iwrV_mkBVMGd8UOOy7diP3IMeus/s320/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>ENJOY THE DAY...</b></span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Well, this first post of 2023 will be short with lots of eye candy. I've been preparing to move / downsize and it's been tough deciding which radios will be moved, sold, donated, or trashed (yup, at least six dumped so far, with another 6-10 to follow). Enough of that - it's Father's Day, so enjoy the eye candy...<br /></span></span></p><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><b>EYE CANDY</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Back in April I scanned a Midland electronics catalog from 1976, so enjoy your Fathers day, kick back and enjoy the pix!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNhG2Tj8RYBPg48d1S_ZtMLx2t6LRRGIgWZde2g_onpase0IwBQDKDDql10ikcPUSCDFbgM1JxzfoAouLan8fkS-QIoOa1oszlow1KajYbChsFPQhl9KK2bGZrGnBl2eiqroqEVe2jlqKfMCsUEzerTJFGKK5rDbmsYA9zgQ8w2d5DRIZSKc/s950/cover_700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLsGwEypj_YNZ_SRg_3327Gjqh6RsP3gyYKdyQp8mfa9ZKc3EEhPClYB-1B6WAagyyvo5ka1P-4DuMgpZNlbYRaCnUEys8YBRCyvNr0Og145cC_e8B-JK8If6k3mTrMIs1Hn1dMhthKWbhKNAUIk9yVKsCc6z5ZTilP52rNcAZIW9he888b_w/s764/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="764" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLsGwEypj_YNZ_SRg_3327Gjqh6RsP3gyYKdyQp8mfa9ZKc3EEhPClYB-1B6WAagyyvo5ka1P-4DuMgpZNlbYRaCnUEys8YBRCyvNr0Og145cC_e8B-JK8If6k3mTrMIs1Hn1dMhthKWbhKNAUIk9yVKsCc6z5ZTilP52rNcAZIW9he888b_w/w200-h163/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">DAYS GONE BY: THE CB RADIO CATALOG</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">[AS IN PHYSICAL, IN-YOUR-HANDS CATALOGS] </span></span><br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>DOES ANYONE REMEMBER AES (Amateur Electronic Supply) AND THEIR CATALOG?</b><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />I believe AES closed down in 2016. But more to the point, when I first became interested in ham radio (late 70's, early 80's) their catalog was one of the best, with plenty of pages of eye candy, along the lines of the Sears Wish Book. Having been into CB radio since 1968 I'd find 1 or 2 pages of CB stuff: A radio or two, some mobile antennas, and that was about it. Nonetheless I liked flipping through the pages to see what the latest HF rigs were at the time. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdPOQzTVsMYPwarGwqfftMy6rm44ecGX2cveiJBhrJO17XI2ZvyMOuuf71bwHhosmuFuYzKNh7sojedDBBRD0q-XDMg6iyyNaS0ZGxLaAMxzvsgIJGx5C2PC5ZJzDBtisuA1-UDOiM6wdngGMLFjWoKgtVa79VCkPjHdAk1AGgy0AsW5u-S4/s899/aes%201979%20cat_700.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="700" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdPOQzTVsMYPwarGwqfftMy6rm44ecGX2cveiJBhrJO17XI2ZvyMOuuf71bwHhosmuFuYzKNh7sojedDBBRD0q-XDMg6iyyNaS0ZGxLaAMxzvsgIJGx5C2PC5ZJzDBtisuA1-UDOiM6wdngGMLFjWoKgtVa79VCkPjHdAk1AGgy0AsW5u-S4/w498-h640/aes%201979%20cat_700.jpg" width="498" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">IT'S HARD TO FATHOM THAT THE YAESU FT-207R WAS CUTTING EDGE, BUT IN 1979 IT WAS<br /></span></span></b></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i>" </i><i>IMO nothing beat Henshaws..."</i></span></span></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Anytime I saw a new AES catalog at the local radio store I picked one up, eventually acquiring a large stack of 'em (along with QST, 73, and Popular Communication magazines).<br /><br />When I got into CB, in 1968 at Christmas, I had to wait for my Dad's license to come arrive via mail (KDU5960). We lived in, what I call, a small town (under 10k population) and from the local newsstand I became aware of <b>S9</b> and <b>CB Radio</b> magazines, and through those I discovered Henshaws and Echo catalogs. <i>IMO nothing beat Henshaws</i>.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span> <br /></p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7GKtG9mnbSl22MOfzYr4fZI-ZGPsXIENotAGTXPTskLZ1fFULCh7lYvjqZIvVNeUPbwzONwHuQXDv1YF_sZgBNPx1Vu36C329Rl6H1IQ7Wyz74Qm8hSJvkPbntvBB6hek6Oy1pXvu7u_biT2cmut5J8CrpVz3Aw24mQBFKvm_hVyJG2kJROY/s630/Henshaws%201974%20cover_500.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7GKtG9mnbSl22MOfzYr4fZI-ZGPsXIENotAGTXPTskLZ1fFULCh7lYvjqZIvVNeUPbwzONwHuQXDv1YF_sZgBNPx1Vu36C329Rl6H1IQ7Wyz74Qm8hSJvkPbntvBB6hek6Oy1pXvu7u_biT2cmut5J8CrpVz3Aw24mQBFKvm_hVyJG2kJROY/w508-h640/Henshaws%201974%20cover_500.jpg" width="508" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p><br /> </p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">"Two weeks ago I became further educated and astounded to find..."</span></b></i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">But you never know just when you'll be further educated and sometimes astounded on what you know about various topics - <u>Like CB Radio</u>. Two weeks ago I became further educated and astounded to find out that much earlier than 1979, AES had their own CB catalog, and they didn't skimp on it either. Not counting the ordering, ordering details, and credit option pages (which I left out) this catalog went 78 pages beyond that. Their CB only catalog may be old news to some of you, but it was new to me, and when I finally got it (via mail) this officially became the BIGGEST CB Wish Book on my list of CB catalogs. </span></span><br /></p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHHHf5TopLO0TH7NF8AcwrBjEzOp0WA52DxE_SMlpFIGD2o-pMofbQJo5n5dyH7lGjBwFWLrFA_4GORXhCqKapwZHUI_hep2dWBPQnWB6b2DbwrDr7XYrw9ABs2DWgtTEpaeyF_uRg0JwN2PkZDUY3i8XaBs2RDPw3IpZnFthURchZLdhdBlI/s790/AES-CB_600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="790" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHHHf5TopLO0TH7NF8AcwrBjEzOp0WA52DxE_SMlpFIGD2o-pMofbQJo5n5dyH7lGjBwFWLrFA_4GORXhCqKapwZHUI_hep2dWBPQnWB6b2DbwrDr7XYrw9ABs2DWgtTEpaeyF_uRg0JwN2PkZDUY3i8XaBs2RDPw3IpZnFthURchZLdhdBlI/w486-h640/AES-CB_600.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It took a little bit of time to prepare (scanning, page enhancing, and sizing) but it's all done, and if someone already did it, well, that's okay too...</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW AND GET YOUR OWN COPY OF THIS BIG, <span style="font-size: large;">BIG</span> CB CATALOG <br /></span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.7954471.com/AES%201971%20CB%20CATALOG.pdf" target="_blank">THE AES CB CATALOG</a></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><i><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">73,</span></span></b></i></p><p style="text-align: left;"><i><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Woody</span></span></b></i></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7oONotpN9-bpmFdWWPOs7Ghb7dndlFCxUChnQj0Sz0Iokc7_hSyUZpS9CC1cR4l1W5tYc-cHtk3krxfLW23vwFxvj0Nxcw2SLmAFCJe_dGs-Lc4gIUU1A-AeTljAlXz3fpfU9HWjweSUO6dyvOnISutIXlebCd2ozOpVbf0FdHnn4BubehHg/s250/YOUNGME-cw.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="211" data-original-width="250" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7oONotpN9-bpmFdWWPOs7Ghb7dndlFCxUChnQj0Sz0Iokc7_hSyUZpS9CC1cR4l1W5tYc-cHtk3krxfLW23vwFxvj0Nxcw2SLmAFCJe_dGs-Lc4gIUU1A-AeTljAlXz3fpfU9HWjweSUO6dyvOnISutIXlebCd2ozOpVbf0FdHnn4BubehHg/s1600/YOUNGME-cw.jpg" width="250" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span> <br /></p>The Stoner Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618349937729570513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15406551.post-52817692887632201802022-07-26T13:53:00.000-05:002022-07-26T13:53:47.384-05:00IS ANY DUAL-BAND HT WORTH $700? (SPOILER: NO)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ZCPWYNi2AXEq6L0pZ1YAWOJPrU0JytIeQQt83DEF-pupt-MF7TsKzlkigxFm5XIqmfzMHFSvpxShPk2FxlpNzmRDeowqcbwaK_MF0WMomw4lmB1WgxtVhgPatUKzDpQOREqno7N4qHmcPg-Bih1FbPC3bXZ_DOKwFaTnz7YmzVDl_eoS_ug/s764/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="764" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ZCPWYNi2AXEq6L0pZ1YAWOJPrU0JytIeQQt83DEF-pupt-MF7TsKzlkigxFm5XIqmfzMHFSvpxShPk2FxlpNzmRDeowqcbwaK_MF0WMomw4lmB1WgxtVhgPatUKzDpQOREqno7N4qHmcPg-Bih1FbPC3bXZ_DOKwFaTnz7YmzVDl_eoS_ug/w200-h163/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">What do most of us use our HTs for? Talking on a repeater, operating at a hamfest, and emergency communications. That is... when we use one. I can't remember how many used equipment ads for various HTs that started off with: "I thought I was going to use this for [insert reason here], but actually I only used it once or twice and it's been sitting in the shack for years". Over the years there are literally thousands of used HT ads from eBay, QRZ, and QTH.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The 2 best HT's you can own are: 1). The one someone gave you, or 2). One of those sitting-in-the-shack models at a great price (and honorable mention goes to the much maligned Baofeng, which offers some dirt cheap models. I own one of these, a UV-R5, and it's ten years old now with an original battery that still holds a charge for hours).</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My 2nd HT is a Kenwood TH-D7A dual-band analog HT with everything you need inside it to use it for APRS. As well, this unit is the one the you could connect to a Kenwood TS-2000 and run remotely. I bought it, the battery pack, an AA battery pack, desk charger, and Kenwood's PG-4W software and USB cable for $130. The seller told me that the rechargeable pack still held a charge, but only slightly over 90 minutes. It works great! I bought a 3rd party rechargeable battery off Amazon for about 30 buck and I've been very happy with it.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Everything written above is a preface to the main title of this post, but I wanted a little background before I begin <i>the meat of this story.</i></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The year was 2019, and Kenwood's top HT the TH-D74a was a decent seller, it had only been introduced in 2016, and it was the grand pappy of my D7A. The TH-D74A was a tri-bander, with APRS, both analog and digital (DSTAR), modern features like bluetooth, and it came with a beautiful color screen. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOz5L9r2QYk4roEMMcLa2NR0t8pMui8s5Y_YZ-XbmXyiV0zfcT0EAs11k9DxoM6u468XqWKCjsJHq3CdoOY1o2w2C0AZRM1uaM8nEwOX6C0hj1LWDSkURvTls7kaRP5tnWWaLunF8LKILQUDcAn-vhWIoMwmiZbxSL7MQ4yZnKHXbAYcnI9To/s457/image_product01_2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="457" data-original-width="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOz5L9r2QYk4roEMMcLa2NR0t8pMui8s5Y_YZ-XbmXyiV0zfcT0EAs11k9DxoM6u468XqWKCjsJHq3CdoOY1o2w2C0AZRM1uaM8nEwOX6C0hj1LWDSkURvTls7kaRP5tnWWaLunF8LKILQUDcAn-vhWIoMwmiZbxSL7MQ4yZnKHXbAYcnI9To/s16000/image_product01_2.png" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The downside to all of this was it's lofty price, in the mid-$500's. Personally I wouldn't spend over $500 for an HT, but I kept my eye on it because every month or so the D74 (along with many other models) were either sale priced, had a manufacturer coupon, and most rare of all - both sale price and manufacturers coupon. So whenever they got into the mid-$400 range I was almost prepared to get one, but considering how little use my old D7A got, I'd always talk myself out of it.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">THEN TWO AWFUL THINGS HAPPENED </span><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Shortly after the New Year, and going into January and February, COVID-19 reared its ugly head and as we all know, really screwed with finances as well as Hamfests (they stopped). My wife was sent home in March and worked from home for months. Rumors of problems with supply chains continued to persist, so in July 2020 it was a whole different world.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was around this time when I began to notice that most, if not all, ham radio stores had stopped discounting their products, and manufacturer coupons had all but dried up.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A peculiar thing happened to the D74A though - even as its list price rose, but they were very hard to keep in stock! In a few instances I'm aware of, 2 new hams jumped from having ZERO radios to paying around $600 for a D74A, adding a few accessories, then sales tax, so these ended up being $700+ purchases. With a little more thought, or guidance, a ham may have bought a Yaesu FT-991a, or an ICOM IC-7100 (the 7100 maintained it's $700 price range for several more months until it too saw its manufacturers suggested price rise to where it currently sits: $1095.95), or heck... A Yaesu FT-818. Put a dual-band antenna on it and you have your HT along with a bunch of other features!<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Another cruel hand was dealt on October 20, 2020 when a fire broke out at a plant owned by </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span class="" style="vertical-align: inherit;"><a href="https://www.hamlife.jp/2020/11/25/asahikasei-kasai-jvckenwood/" target="_blank">Asahi Kasei Electronics Co.</a>, Ltd. (and Asahi Kasei Microsystems Co., Ltd.). </span></span></strong><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span class="" style="vertical-align: inherit;">They made digital sensors, LSI's and even supplied the TXCO used by several vendors. These parts were not obtainable elsewhere.<br /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span class="" style="vertical-align: inherit;"><b>Subsequently</b>, on December 24 2020 Kenwood <a href="https://www.hamlife.jp/2020/12/24/jvckenwood-thd74-discontinued/" target="_blank">announced the discontinuation</a> of it's premier HT, the TH-D74A. -</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span class="" style="vertical-align: inherit;"> </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span class="" style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span class="" style="vertical-align: inherit;">"</span></span>JVC
KENWOOD Corporation announced on December 24, 2020 that it will
complete production of the 144 / 430MHz band D-STAR compatible handheld
device "TH-D74" on its official website in December this year. </span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">The reason is not clear. </span><span class="" style="vertical-align: inherit;">Optional items will continue to be available for purchase and will continue to be repaired and supported. </span><span class="" style="vertical-align: inherit;">It was also announced that the company's amateur radios other than the TH-D74 will continue to be produced as before."</span></span></i></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span class="" style="vertical-align: inherit;"> </span></span></span></i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span class="" style="vertical-align: inherit;"> </span></span>As we entered 2021, COVID-19 was still with us. Hamfests continued to cancel themselves, and the D74A (or whatever stock could be found) continued to sell for an artificially high price, compared to where it was in 2019. In Fall of 2021, all we heard on the news was about the broken supply chain, ships sitting off docks for weeks or months, and ham radio prices remained high; not falling back to where they were only two years ago. Users who had bought the D74A's were trying to sell them on the used market, hoping to recoup their money, but there weren't many takers for a used HT with accessories in the $700 and up price range. I fell a tad sorry for those who had to sell it and lose hundreds, as well as those who just kept it.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As this article winds down to it's conclusion, IMO I have several thoughts: A $700 HT still isn't worth $700 (unless that HT has not only VHF-UHF, but HF as well), and I can't point a finger at the ham radio stores (yes, I can, but no, I won't) for selling equipment either higher than they were two years ago, or holding fairly insignificant sales (i.e. - "Buy this rig and get a free hat")<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Unless these stores were getting stiffed with higher wholesale prices, this is probably one of the few times in their history where they could make serious money, and not bread crumbs. Profit on the typical $1000 ham rig is less than $25 with their bread and butter being service, and accessories. I'm happy that they may be making more off equipment than they were in 2019, because we've seen too many radio businesses fold.</span></span></p><p><b><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BTW, it's all not doom and gloom - A small amount of manufacturer coupons have returned!</span></span></i></b></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSeyUkN7wmjla13EjsCctFIpZJK0NBt_8GCEZy45aHAllkvXPP241a0oLQiqsONHSTw5V9Tb8govAtis49x4TgHwo3-pYEinchMDDouwcpEGaZWMONJoZE8CeDxV_xIarRHzeg177l_r0CPVoVgY7VaTUltU7HCY8L5s4i7FWgjjSoLtHKKrU/s1230/ico-ic-7100_it_xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1230" data-original-width="1230" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSeyUkN7wmjla13EjsCctFIpZJK0NBt_8GCEZy45aHAllkvXPP241a0oLQiqsONHSTw5V9Tb8govAtis49x4TgHwo3-pYEinchMDDouwcpEGaZWMONJoZE8CeDxV_xIarRHzeg177l_r0CPVoVgY7VaTUltU7HCY8L5s4i7FWgjjSoLtHKKrU/w364-h364/ico-ic-7100_it_xl.jpg" width="364" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxac6MQu21-FRs8xOxmMn67_aCwyVvQU8lHoR4fx8ZHu8JOdOXIkNscHbTEPSozB5YMtAoD0y-zIjQ-JfE8BHD-EOQ9qGNTeKWEcAROa96BwudIUXONjKA_ctQZ4YwksndCgZKslfudvx903FEuO6ab1fPd7zM3O3n4gQUBYpFwlNy-WpLBg/s453/mfg%20coupon.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="453" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxac6MQu21-FRs8xOxmMn67_aCwyVvQU8lHoR4fx8ZHu8JOdOXIkNscHbTEPSozB5YMtAoD0y-zIjQ-JfE8BHD-EOQ9qGNTeKWEcAROa96BwudIUXONjKA_ctQZ4YwksndCgZKslfudvx903FEuO6ab1fPd7zM3O3n4gQUBYpFwlNy-WpLBg/w358-h250/mfg%20coupon.JPG" width="358" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">I really like my D7A, and there have been a few HTs that caught my eye from time-to-time, but never an HT for over $500.</span></i></span><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> <i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">73,</span></span></b></i></p><p><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">WOODY</span></span></b></i></p><p><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></b></i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Gm3LfEesrwvgby6oWNOqcXgMK0i7yIIysn7cg7PrANkn2JO6MT1nAhUGqRhV0CH9u8gm0iU1pTuv0M3YDoB5UyfQ896cIwRAXo9sj-L8w1CZOF9L0A87iaa2N6OIz9A29f_3xNFmw-8rp_yFC3svsT22Y6sLeBRjr7Godu5kLtNe7TgbTPA/s250/YOUNGME-cw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="211" data-original-width="250" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Gm3LfEesrwvgby6oWNOqcXgMK0i7yIIysn7cg7PrANkn2JO6MT1nAhUGqRhV0CH9u8gm0iU1pTuv0M3YDoB5UyfQ896cIwRAXo9sj-L8w1CZOF9L0A87iaa2N6OIz9A29f_3xNFmw-8rp_yFC3svsT22Y6sLeBRjr7Godu5kLtNe7TgbTPA/w200-h169/YOUNGME-cw.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <br /></p><p> </p>The Stoner Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618349937729570513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15406551.post-53296118917288294622022-04-14T17:28:00.004-05:002022-04-14T17:28:51.780-05:00SPECTRUM SCOPES AND WATERFALLS MAKE ME LAZY<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1A5OTd36_57_bc4DwNWshNO3yk5tU4aBTQ7iBQ0yuaNEp4UaDKvA2dmsd953p0iHd11xL3j4_y_JidjsL6e4z6ftkd1H23P5p1ltD9tz6P8N8xkPw81cercsfN5V4RsZO7fqvm73-SHWQW4AKF1Vkymuq7HyukggbGsxsNAWwoimmpPAppE/s764/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="764" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1A5OTd36_57_bc4DwNWshNO3yk5tU4aBTQ7iBQ0yuaNEp4UaDKvA2dmsd953p0iHd11xL3j4_y_JidjsL6e4z6ftkd1H23P5p1ltD9tz6P8N8xkPw81cercsfN5V4RsZO7fqvm73-SHWQW4AKF1Vkymuq7HyukggbGsxsNAWwoimmpPAppE/s320/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> It's hard to believe that this is my first post of 2022. Regular readers know of my Dad's passing last Fall, and except for a few half hearted posts - I decided to take a break. So, sorry for this Blog's silence since last Fall<i> (and that's all I have to say about that)</i>.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As many of you know I'm a proponent for using a Magnetic loop antenna, not only for portable use, but as an indoor base antenna as well, should you live inside the walls of an HOA neighborhood. Do Mag Loops work? You bet they do. I've used mine to check into the Texas Traffic Net on 3.873, maritime nets on 20m, as well as QSO's on 10m and <i>(gasp)</i> 11m. If you use a legal CB radio you'll never overload a QRP rated loop, and <i>"Skip"</i> within the states is perfectly legal.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yes, there is a narrow bandwidth when tuning a loop, but that bandwidth increases as you move up in frequency, especially 11 and 10m. I've tagged stations in New England from Texas on 10 meters with relative ease, and having a band scope/waterfall really helps me determine which way to manually adjust my loop next <i>(the variable capacitor knob is turned either left or right to move down or up frequency)</i>.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"..as <b>Forest Gump</b> once said:</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="ILfuVd"><span class="hgKElc"> “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get.”</span></span></span></span></i> <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Even if I'm on 28.480USB I can see activity up/down frequency which often determines where to tune next - and <u><b>this</b></u> makes using a mag loop super easy <i>(in fact, many times I'll sit on a frequency for 10-15 minutes, watching the waterfall for activity before tuning my loop)</i>.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">On 11m it's a totally different animal. I usually use my CPI-2000 base, and there's no way to determine if I should go up or down a channel. Each channel holds its own surprise.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today was a great example. Using my IC-705 on 10m it was easy to see station activity 70khz in either direction, and <i>(as I said)</i>, if I didn't see anything on the waterfall I'd sit there like a WWII Submarine rigged for silent running - waiting for something to happen on the scope.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Back on 11 meters, all I could do with the CPI was change the channel selector <i>"click-click-click"</i> UP & Down until I heard a station worth a shot at calling. It was... as I once wrote in regard to having a CB with a frequency counter vs. one without, akin to flying blind - or as <b>Forest Gump</b> once said:</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="ILfuVd"><span class="hgKElc"> <i>“Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get.”</i></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="ILfuVd"><span class="hgKElc"><i> </i></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="ILfuVd"><span class="hgKElc"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span class="ILfuVd"><span class="hgKElc">"I had a lot more fun accidentally discovering stations on the CPI <i>versus watching the waterfall/band-scope on the 705"</i></span></span></span></b></span> <br /></i></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="ILfuVd"><span class="hgKElc"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="ILfuVd"><span class="hgKElc"><i> </i></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="ILfuVd"><span class="hgKElc">As I flipped around my 40 channel 11m band today I never knew what to expect on the next channel <i>(unless it was a channel or two above and below the <b>"Super Bowl"</b>)</i>. Sometimes I was pleasantly surprised, while other times not so much. </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="ILfuVd"><span class="hgKElc"><i><u>Yes</u></i>, I could have used an A/B switch to watch the band scope on the IC-705, switching to the CPI and tuning the loop in the direction of where the action appeared to be, but I continued to keep the rigs separate: My 705 for 10m and the CPI-2000 for 11. That's when it dawned on me that I had a lot more fun accidentally discovering stations on the CPI <i>versus watching the 705's waterfall/band-scope on 10m</i>.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="ILfuVd"><span class="hgKElc">(it was like fishing with a rod/line/bait vs. fishing with dynamite) </span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="ILfuVd"><span class="hgKElc"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="ILfuVd"><span class="hgKElc"> </span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="ILfuVd"><span class="hgKElc"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRQLr4-oHeH-h2abmcde6SDQ6AXAoATx8Aso8pZq6FNsJCHiK2_74thUztb8qzmAneh29o_TsRXF5AGGo_ODe5WXZtKgWbTZX8UBnC-x7cpaRnTQS2V6fqPN50DwKPpHaDG9gJ-fi69quTFfVmL9WsIEtzeiKm4V1qHPWBH2ZAa6koYFMVqI/s948/cpi-2000_cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="948" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRQLr4-oHeH-h2abmcde6SDQ6AXAoATx8Aso8pZq6FNsJCHiK2_74thUztb8qzmAneh29o_TsRXF5AGGo_ODe5WXZtKgWbTZX8UBnC-x7cpaRnTQS2V6fqPN50DwKPpHaDG9gJ-fi69quTFfVmL9WsIEtzeiKm4V1qHPWBH2ZAa6koYFMVqI/w545-h286/cpi-2000_cropped.jpg" width="545" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table>CPI-2000 (not mine) <br /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="ILfuVd"><span class="hgKElc"> </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="ILfuVd"><span class="hgKElc">I had a similar <i>Gotcha</i> moment in the 80's when my ham rig with it's digital display was in for repair, and I was given a Yaesu FT-101b loaner to keep me on-the-air <b>(the advantage of having a somewhat local repair shop, with a heart 'O gold - <u><i>Thanks Sonny</i></u>)</b>.<br /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="ILfuVd"><span class="hgKElc">Other than knowing where the band limitations existed for my class of License, everything in-between was up for grabs and it became a really cool experience hunting for stations. It didn't matter if I was on 28.305 or 28.314.5, as long as I was tuned in to the other station we'd have a QSO. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Finally, when my rig with it's digital display was repaired, I was sorry to let the loaner go back to Sonny's shop. Thinking deeper than I usually do, this is similar to using a radio @ it's legal output level, versus putting an amp in-line to make sure you're heard.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I guess that's why I like QRP so much - it's a real challenge to land the big one, and when I do, my heart's racing like it had a case of </span></span><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Buck Fever"..</span></span></i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>.</i> </span></span><br /></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>AND NOW... FOR SOME CARTOONS</b></span></span></p><p> </p><p> <br /></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgOEg681hrehU2XMb499bN-zR81CoNOcvEDGp-Bxw0o2B5AdkMFxZxEPOrAhXjVKfMYPk-NoaXHn7CADKOpUP9aVuIV4WcJIFPk6Z3udWAfJTvA00dPJ70Jg9s19CxOUjT2ftT4BJP4cm9-OkA5aJmMmlz33TWXDXKrW6YLMH52IMpT2fRziY/s500/cartoon_%20for%20the%20last%20time,%20I%20want%20crystals%20for%20channel%2022a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgOEg681hrehU2XMb499bN-zR81CoNOcvEDGp-Bxw0o2B5AdkMFxZxEPOrAhXjVKfMYPk-NoaXHn7CADKOpUP9aVuIV4WcJIFPk6Z3udWAfJTvA00dPJ70Jg9s19CxOUjT2ftT4BJP4cm9-OkA5aJmMmlz33TWXDXKrW6YLMH52IMpT2fRziY/s16000/cartoon_%20for%20the%20last%20time,%20I%20want%20crystals%20for%20channel%2022a.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MEKFbs7BwsAQtvN8Vj2pidY-w9tem7nQISTvNCAyxE7vSlqgLHD9dSN3kqzT_MBfw0x-Bgzon05GxZfBHSHaIhXKYnoO9-Syuab5_J5ILrIgERFhhHt2lHaPZ3KhV_3EvaZSGDp5yG4g1oIWSTfmt-VcyJKzPrP8t17LF7z6oc967XUcgkU/s323/cartoon_%20oh%20we%20have%20a%20vey%20small%20apartment.%20It's%20decorated%20in%20early%20ham.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="323" data-original-width="269" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MEKFbs7BwsAQtvN8Vj2pidY-w9tem7nQISTvNCAyxE7vSlqgLHD9dSN3kqzT_MBfw0x-Bgzon05GxZfBHSHaIhXKYnoO9-Syuab5_J5ILrIgERFhhHt2lHaPZ3KhV_3EvaZSGDp5yG4g1oIWSTfmt-VcyJKzPrP8t17LF7z6oc967XUcgkU/w355-h426/cartoon_%20oh%20we%20have%20a%20vey%20small%20apartment.%20It's%20decorated%20in%20early%20ham.JPG" width="355" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><br /> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnN8s5JSxU4KCrkW48nYfpcdzWN9Jp4-4szrJSxqbQbyZyLS4XPs2Pan-YUKkwxybA3CdxcBnhYceI4cM7p1UImup9UQKaRMPRFscmqqVQJfcw40qxWEWWtv84hCU8ZBxiJhc7Ib2UmCV9tPMyu86OJBSFzAgAAi2a0hGucLPs0ZPE-eNicjs/s606/cartoon_beg%20pardon%20sir%20but%20the%20radio%20room%20is%20over%20here.%20You're%20looking%20at%20the%20ships%20ham%20shack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnN8s5JSxU4KCrkW48nYfpcdzWN9Jp4-4szrJSxqbQbyZyLS4XPs2Pan-YUKkwxybA3CdxcBnhYceI4cM7p1UImup9UQKaRMPRFscmqqVQJfcw40qxWEWWtv84hCU8ZBxiJhc7Ib2UmCV9tPMyu86OJBSFzAgAAi2a0hGucLPs0ZPE-eNicjs/s16000/cartoon_beg%20pardon%20sir%20but%20the%20radio%20room%20is%20over%20here.%20You're%20looking%20at%20the%20ships%20ham%20shack.jpg" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, here's the end of my first post for 2022 - Happy New Year! </span></span></i><br /></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i><b>73,</b></i></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i><b>WOODY</b></i></span></span></p><p> </p><p> <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXhZALFC_mRrnl221oAq5GReFVcH1gXHhlLhnc9grk-RuGdEdFjCEwoPhkqQd9wEkhmp_KiGNmdsvYvzNspQodX3MG9X39fUfJjFekRhwlZnON3ziPzpUQd4CdC8pibv4y2D5bPtu_EZf07NgDJe7oHX69LAm963O94eT63UBbIwNP1jLufX4/s384/wby_shack_1970_afga_apx100_full_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="384" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXhZALFC_mRrnl221oAq5GReFVcH1gXHhlLhnc9grk-RuGdEdFjCEwoPhkqQd9wEkhmp_KiGNmdsvYvzNspQodX3MG9X39fUfJjFekRhwlZnON3ziPzpUQd4CdC8pibv4y2D5bPtu_EZf07NgDJe7oHX69LAm963O94eT63UBbIwNP1jLufX4/s320/wby_shack_1970_afga_apx100_full_500.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><br /> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>The Stoner Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618349937729570513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15406551.post-42093607573334823892021-11-25T10:10:00.005-05:002021-11-25T10:12:12.893-05:00TBT IX - THE WKRP "TURKEY DROP"<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG6uD8IPOPsNqh2Qgg1FXV_bMWV23MK9l5EIDl1IRoyUQgowjx5rLvijXSBjg7KrH5Pbat7sql5GqHSq_wTqMDaB2iP1CEDR6Pob1-LuqmT63BLrubelOAA2wqCOL-KSHu6jO4-Q/s764/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="764" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG6uD8IPOPsNqh2Qgg1FXV_bMWV23MK9l5EIDl1IRoyUQgowjx5rLvijXSBjg7KrH5Pbat7sql5GqHSq_wTqMDaB2iP1CEDR6Pob1-LuqmT63BLrubelOAA2wqCOL-KSHu6jO4-Q/s320/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">HAPPY</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">THANKSGIVING!</span></span></p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BGFtV6-ALoQ" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>The Stoner Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618349937729570513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15406551.post-50811543844399949132021-10-21T14:22:00.008-05:002021-10-22T15:37:47.891-05:00VAMPIRES IN BOSTON? IN 1896? TBT [Throw Back Thursday]<p></p><br /> <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid926kjRvbIhYTh_hN8CHGBD_lk6Pu0_5TnbaUHhg1pxLsa3bW3EJGOaYeKTUE-E3jWZPYof4lGUsuxlXolUgXw1y1Fs8o1o8X7T6GJNeKAqN3ACi3p3pTVe3QTG0kkW0rGxC03Q/s712/me-pumpkin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="712" data-original-width="691" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid926kjRvbIhYTh_hN8CHGBD_lk6Pu0_5TnbaUHhg1pxLsa3bW3EJGOaYeKTUE-E3jWZPYof4lGUsuxlXolUgXw1y1Fs8o1o8X7T6GJNeKAqN3ACi3p3pTVe3QTG0kkW0rGxC03Q/s320/me-pumpkin.jpg" width="311" /></a></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /> <span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>A STORY CLOSER TO THE HEART OF HALLOWEEN</b></span></span><br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">I took a week off to get my head straight over the events of last month, so I missed last weeks "THROW BACK THURSDAY". I thought I could take one week away from radio and have something more in line with Halloween, so I <i>dug</i> up this gem from 1896 - Enjoy!</span></span></p><p> </p><p> <br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="700" scrolling="no" src="https://www.newspapers.com/clippings/embed_clipping/?id=87503228&w=700&h=700" style="background: #fff url(https://www.newspapers.com/i/loading-sm.gif) no-repeat 50% 50%; height: 700px; width: 700px;" width="700"></iframe></div><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>73</b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>WOODY</b></span></span></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga72Q0etAQhFGVL_VHb7o1Ob-7nSoGKGPkBEcmn8UGJY7Ij_byvQxMrgDEjnIJXwikKMeRGJ1TgtE-rJX2sCKrA1iRwRfGh2Z9alqcmzQ5o8P8ygRCHu0zSteJI8TjEEo9k8d5dA/s250/YOUNGME-cw.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="211" data-original-width="250" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga72Q0etAQhFGVL_VHb7o1Ob-7nSoGKGPkBEcmn8UGJY7Ij_byvQxMrgDEjnIJXwikKMeRGJ1TgtE-rJX2sCKrA1iRwRfGh2Z9alqcmzQ5o8P8ygRCHu0zSteJI8TjEEo9k8d5dA/s0/YOUNGME-cw.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>The Stoner Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618349937729570513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15406551.post-70637584726859715882021-10-03T09:12:00.000-05:002021-10-03T09:12:25.926-05:00SWR (i.e. - where does that lost power go?)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNB_BcAg0jyaRGniHnamiDMeoXXwZ1ddoGOCu7anncF0qtTWxwVxkeuPHReWGXZrBCyui8AF7Ddo1d8TW_pWqWqEbXzacibDXVdWcxY-3H9Lglk_lQFnAQx4CwB-l36PtJ1wD4DA/s712/me-pumpkin.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="712" data-original-width="691" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNB_BcAg0jyaRGniHnamiDMeoXXwZ1ddoGOCu7anncF0qtTWxwVxkeuPHReWGXZrBCyui8AF7Ddo1d8TW_pWqWqEbXzacibDXVdWcxY-3H9Lglk_lQFnAQx4CwB-l36PtJ1wD4DA/w194-h200/me-pumpkin.jpg" width="194" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN</span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yep, Halloween is right around the corner so it's time to change my Blog pic to something more seasonal. The video I have posted below is another fine <i>(albeit short)</i> example of what <b>Waters & Stanton's</b> Peter Waters, creates each week <i>(usually posted on Friday)</i>. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's a short one about <b>SWR</b> <i>(or as some call it "Swerr")</i>, followed by 2 longer videos, one by <b>K0LWC</b> and the other by the <i>"Wizard of Og"</i> - <b>KE0OG</b>, Dave Casler, about using the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWR_meter" target="_blank">SWR meter</a> on your ICOM IC-7300.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><br /></p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/v52ZVwHDcrk" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tftnph1SJMQ" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UFR9Z9a7C_I" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfN1fFQUp-npQAzpHB_av5WglQ8Pf6luU7Jh4FMFW7po8nuNdTijVzDuoJo_oOi_1ggsdM34MUGLcM3RysbIk1opCCYUF-MjR16_8v5L3XwJJ7XRX9ok0U7or5Q2dejtnZWTFdOA/s681/cartoon_+how+many+pounds+am+I+putting+on+you_small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="676" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfN1fFQUp-npQAzpHB_av5WglQ8Pf6luU7Jh4FMFW7po8nuNdTijVzDuoJo_oOi_1ggsdM34MUGLcM3RysbIk1opCCYUF-MjR16_8v5L3XwJJ7XRX9ok0U7or5Q2dejtnZWTFdOA/w398-h400/cartoon_+how+many+pounds+am+I+putting+on+you_small.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks so much for taking a little time out of your day to visit this Blog, and special thanks to those who sent condolence emails about my Dad's passing. Shortly after posting that page I brought it back to Draft status until a setup a permanent link, however, <a href="http://www.7954471.com/dad/dad.htm" target="_blank"><b>this page I've created</b></a> will slowly grow as more photos are found, and more memories re-surface.</span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">73</span></span></b></i></p><p><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">WOODY</span></span></b></i></p><p><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> </span></span></b></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4PxaXk5dMXUIjrkzguGnIGvqGscrJJyAyThjHIUTLyJE1wvkv73IoDW_sU0TLjelQ2EtWunWpl_Bwv0fBChhtVI5yWROyS3V4tm5mdy5HEVsiObS6-L8ybR0SJ0Qt3eosxLuwXw/s384/wby_shack_1970_afga_apx100_full_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="384" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4PxaXk5dMXUIjrkzguGnIGvqGscrJJyAyThjHIUTLyJE1wvkv73IoDW_sU0TLjelQ2EtWunWpl_Bwv0fBChhtVI5yWROyS3V4tm5mdy5HEVsiObS6-L8ybR0SJ0Qt3eosxLuwXw/w200-h171/wby_shack_1970_afga_apx100_full_500.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>The Stoner Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618349937729570513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15406551.post-23113766787027394962021-09-30T04:10:00.002-05:002021-09-30T04:18:01.851-05:00TBT [ThrowBack Thursday] VI<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG6uD8IPOPsNqh2Qgg1FXV_bMWV23MK9l5EIDl1IRoyUQgowjx5rLvijXSBjg7KrH5Pbat7sql5GqHSq_wTqMDaB2iP1CEDR6Pob1-LuqmT63BLrubelOAA2wqCOL-KSHu6jO4-Q/s764/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="764" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG6uD8IPOPsNqh2Qgg1FXV_bMWV23MK9l5EIDl1IRoyUQgowjx5rLvijXSBjg7KrH5Pbat7sql5GqHSq_wTqMDaB2iP1CEDR6Pob1-LuqmT63BLrubelOAA2wqCOL-KSHu6jO4-Q/s320/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">1967</span></b></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span>CB IN 1967 - <i> </i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span><i>"Citizens Band radio, a boon and a headache"</i></span></span><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><iframe frameborder="0" height="700" scrolling="no" src="https://www.newspapers.com/clippings/embed_clipping/?id=83672198&w=700&h=700" style="background: #fff url(https://www.newspapers.com/i/loading-sm.gif) no-repeat 50% 50%; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSsTY_Hv0O4DinXyy-tyc2SKyXUN6wf7HYflgcfxNR9WqILMX-c7n7AIbGDqg2eVjjBvkipxgFUUEIeSGREy1UYiXTzfTVLTuoOoQNWfuyn6Dyq6WWWkn07iOsz86qcQfPXgN40w/s250/YOUNGME-cw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="211" data-original-width="250" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSsTY_Hv0O4DinXyy-tyc2SKyXUN6wf7HYflgcfxNR9WqILMX-c7n7AIbGDqg2eVjjBvkipxgFUUEIeSGREy1UYiXTzfTVLTuoOoQNWfuyn6Dyq6WWWkn07iOsz86qcQfPXgN40w/s0/YOUNGME-cw.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /> <br /><p></p><p> </p><p> </p>The Stoner Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618349937729570513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15406551.post-81625401477534089192021-09-23T02:30:00.001-05:002021-09-23T02:30:00.237-05:00 [TBT] ThrowBack Thursday - V<p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG6uD8IPOPsNqh2Qgg1FXV_bMWV23MK9l5EIDl1IRoyUQgowjx5rLvijXSBjg7KrH5Pbat7sql5GqHSq_wTqMDaB2iP1CEDR6Pob1-LuqmT63BLrubelOAA2wqCOL-KSHu6jO4-Q/s764/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="764" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG6uD8IPOPsNqh2Qgg1FXV_bMWV23MK9l5EIDl1IRoyUQgowjx5rLvijXSBjg7KrH5Pbat7sql5GqHSq_wTqMDaB2iP1CEDR6Pob1-LuqmT63BLrubelOAA2wqCOL-KSHu6jO4-Q/s320/002-Edit_crop2_700_med-5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>1977</b></span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'M MIXING IT UP WITH THESE NEWSPAPER ITEMS FROM '77, STARTING WITH ANN LANDERS - </span></span><br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tacoD-aoDdVFfpHk0KoyL27aAcN1beE7tw2v8ai5iEJfUPTZeRJx0aDU5Vofo3x_THW-rX9mmJCf6KAIC1WrEMN11Xx6o-s0b6mHlB4x47cWiksRiEJR3v3eBxLM4j-Xzg_15A/s2048/cb_+ann+landers+_+The_Ithaca_Journal_Thu__Sep_22__1977_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4PxaXk5dMXUIjrkzguGnIGvqGscrJJyAyThjHIUTLyJE1wvkv73IoDW_sU0TLjelQ2EtWunWpl_Bwv0fBChhtVI5yWROyS3V4tm5mdy5HEVsiObS6-L8ybR0SJ0Qt3eosxLuwXw/s384/wby_shack_1970_afga_apx100_full_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="384" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4PxaXk5dMXUIjrkzguGnIGvqGscrJJyAyThjHIUTLyJE1wvkv73IoDW_sU0TLjelQ2EtWunWpl_Bwv0fBChhtVI5yWROyS3V4tm5mdy5HEVsiObS6-L8ybR0SJ0Qt3eosxLuwXw/w200-h171/wby_shack_1970_afga_apx100_full_500.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <br /></p>The Stoner Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618349937729570513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15406551.post-43707141731213052002021-09-21T12:00:00.003-05:002021-09-21T12:00:45.310-05:00SUNSPOT CYCLE 25, AND WHY IT MIGHT BE A BIG ONE<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This is the latest one I've found (Sept 17th), so if you have an hour to kill take a gander of what they have to say. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vNa4jKJEq9M" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">73</span></span></i></b></p><p><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">WOODY</span></span></i></b></p><p><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></i></b></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4PxaXk5dMXUIjrkzguGnIGvqGscrJJyAyThjHIUTLyJE1wvkv73IoDW_sU0TLjelQ2EtWunWpl_Bwv0fBChhtVI5yWROyS3V4tm5mdy5HEVsiObS6-L8ybR0SJ0Qt3eosxLuwXw/s384/wby_shack_1970_afga_apx100_full_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="384" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4PxaXk5dMXUIjrkzguGnIGvqGscrJJyAyThjHIUTLyJE1wvkv73IoDW_sU0TLjelQ2EtWunWpl_Bwv0fBChhtVI5yWROyS3V4tm5mdy5HEVsiObS6-L8ybR0SJ0Qt3eosxLuwXw/w200-h171/wby_shack_1970_afga_apx100_full_500.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>The Stoner Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618349937729570513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15406551.post-21180567576958820182021-09-19T09:24:00.003-05:002021-09-19T09:24:37.051-05:00SUNDAY FUNNY [WEEKLY RADIO HUMOR]<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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