ThomasMcKean
Member
Yes I have a very high quality set of these beasties. Bought them many MANY years ago (1996 I believe) for a little over $300,00 as these radios were not back cheap then. Especially Kenwoods!
Since my run of business has come and gone for a while, the radios have been sitting a drawer and the quality makes them as good today as they were then, I accidentally found the manual a few minutes ago and rediscovered why I agreed to buy these,
There are so many HIDDEN FEATURES. Yew do not see them. Yew believe that what yew can do with the buttons is it. But there are secret combinations of buttons that change everything. AND, if yew add the SMC-34 Mic (the same one I recently purchased and then lamented earlier in this very forum, not knowing the connection to this radio), then yew have another three buttons for features (including scan and monitor, among other things, that yew would not have on the radio alone.)
BUT....The big thing is the SCRAMBLE. I thought this was not allowed? I am wondering if this set was grandfathered in to allow it? I will post what it says:
"While using CTCSS, you do not hear unwanted calls on your selected channel. But others on the same channel may hear your conversation. This Transceiver also allows you to scramble your calls so that others will not understand your conversation."
Does this mean what I *think* it does? Seems almost too good to be true!
The radio itself, being one of (if not the very first of) the FRS radios, it has only 14 channels limiting it to FRS, and though it took me a while it find it in the book, I was eventually able to find a transmit power output of 300mW. What makes this fascinating is that I recently got over 3 miles away in a rural area. There as SOME stuff between us, but not a LOT. Further testing is called for. These are extremely high quality radios. That is why I paid the money. So far I believe it is money well spent.
If anyone has a set of these (very RARE indeed if yew do!), and/or can provide me with more information on the scramble, it would be most appreciated. Yes. I am wanting to know exactly what this feature is, and also if I am allowed to use it since the radio has it built in.
Thanks is advance. If this post seems a a little "different" or "off" to yew, it is because his honor is loaded with ambien. So off to bed for me. Ai'll be awaiting responses!
Since my run of business has come and gone for a while, the radios have been sitting a drawer and the quality makes them as good today as they were then, I accidentally found the manual a few minutes ago and rediscovered why I agreed to buy these,
There are so many HIDDEN FEATURES. Yew do not see them. Yew believe that what yew can do with the buttons is it. But there are secret combinations of buttons that change everything. AND, if yew add the SMC-34 Mic (the same one I recently purchased and then lamented earlier in this very forum, not knowing the connection to this radio), then yew have another three buttons for features (including scan and monitor, among other things, that yew would not have on the radio alone.)
BUT....The big thing is the SCRAMBLE. I thought this was not allowed? I am wondering if this set was grandfathered in to allow it? I will post what it says:
"While using CTCSS, you do not hear unwanted calls on your selected channel. But others on the same channel may hear your conversation. This Transceiver also allows you to scramble your calls so that others will not understand your conversation."
Does this mean what I *think* it does? Seems almost too good to be true!
The radio itself, being one of (if not the very first of) the FRS radios, it has only 14 channels limiting it to FRS, and though it took me a while it find it in the book, I was eventually able to find a transmit power output of 300mW. What makes this fascinating is that I recently got over 3 miles away in a rural area. There as SOME stuff between us, but not a LOT. Further testing is called for. These are extremely high quality radios. That is why I paid the money. So far I believe it is money well spent.
If anyone has a set of these (very RARE indeed if yew do!), and/or can provide me with more information on the scramble, it would be most appreciated. Yes. I am wanting to know exactly what this feature is, and also if I am allowed to use it since the radio has it built in.
Thanks is advance. If this post seems a a little "different" or "off" to yew, it is because his honor is loaded with ambien. So off to bed for me. Ai'll be awaiting responses!
