highwayman1224
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Don't really think there's a "best" out there because everyone has their opinion on that, but I do love my Galaxy 979f. The big meter & blue display is very nice and it transmits and receives very well.
Don't really think there's a "best" out there because everyone has their opinion on that, but I do love my Galaxy 979f. The big meter & blue display is very nice and it transmits and receives very well.
To each their own...Measured performance and actual features trumps opinions.
To each their own...
Anybody else want to comment in this thread before I make the final tally and post the final table that will look similar to the table that I did in Post #25? Going once, Going twice... Don't hold back! This may be your last opportunity to jump onboard... Going... This is it folks... No kidding... I cannot tell a lie... Going... There's got to be at least one more input out there... Going... Going...
Not quite sure what your point is. This is supposed to be a fun thread and most of us are enjoying it. I gather you are not having fun.<snip> "One more input?" Are you the God and King? Umm. No.
Good idea! Go fer it and make it fun! No fighting...Everybody has their best. Maybe time to list the bad ones??
I did not see the Motorola CB555 or CB550 Systems 500 on the list. Is it because so few were made or is it a dog? Inquiring minds want to know?
It's a nice radio and I like the size. It's the same radio as the Uniden PC-122XL rebranded as Realistic/Radio Shack.Ditto on the TRC-465. I wish I had kept mine.
Hello All: Yeah what PRCGUY says, again. The Motorola CB radios probable had the best receive rejecting engine noises in the mobile. It was a pleasure to drive down the freeway and listen in without any noises. Talking to the Motorola guys they said the SSB group of Motorola Engineering were in Japan and it was their design and manufacture of CB555 and CB500 radios.
Only bad thing was the Motorola microphones has a wire wound dynamic microphone that used the smallest diameter wire that would break so one had to replace the mic or mic element. Commercial Motorola microphones could be modified to be used.
Base radios I used Yasue and Icom had way better everything. The use of these radios on the CB SSB channels 35 to 40 and the freeband induced many CB guys to get their Ham Lic.
Jay in the Great Mojave Desert..... "Next Gas 150 Miles"
When I look at the Motorola System 500 bases on eBay, I could puke seeing what people want for them. I can't in good conscience drop $700 on a CB at the moment, but I am curious as to how well the System 500 performed. It is my understanding that most of the Motorola CB gear was manufactured for use in police and highway patrol dispatch centers.
I would think that with such tiny components on a board, especially in a device that is mobile, even slight distortions repeated over time could cause issues. With through hole design, if assembled correctly, there should be quite a bit more strength. I remember a radio back in the 70's, the Pace 1000B, which used a double sided board. A big issue with that design is that in order to pass connections from one side of the board to the other there where short pins soldered on both sides. Over time these would "pop" on one side and most anything in the radio could be affected.What is the actual advantage(s) of through hole vs. SMT in real world performance? Is it a matter of robustness or longevity where SMT boards are more likely to fail or have issues from bumpy roads/abuse/etc. or is there an actual improvement in Rx/Tx sound quality or other aspects? Also, does Cobra use through hole boards in their 25 radio line or just the 29? Interesting move to remain in the relative dark age of electrical design but there must be a good reason.
I would think that with such tiny components on a board, especially in a device that is mobile, even slight distortions repeated over time could cause issues. With through hole design, if assembled correctly, there should be quite a bit more strength. I remember a radio back in the 70's, the Pace 1000B, which used a double sided board. A big issue with that design is that in order to pass connections from one side of the board to the other there where short pins soldered on both sides. Over time these would "pop" on one side and most anything in the radio could be affected.
The very best ever made is probably the CPI series like the CP400 mobile and CP2000 base followed by the Stoner Pro-40, all designed and built entirely in the US by aerospace type companies. Radios like the Cobra 148 and 2000GTL are cracker jack toys in comparison. When I sold and serviced CBs in the 70s until the early 80s I got to see all the best stuff of the time like the stupid Browning Golden Pigeons and the Tram D201s, etc. Nothing came remotely close in build quality or performance to a CPI and that holds true to this day.
This is like a bunch of car guys arguing what the best car ever was and throwing out names like Ford Mustang and Chevy Corvette then someone pulls up in a Bugatti Chiron. That's what a CPI is.