Nothing wrong with a 980. Good little radio.Thanks for the encouragement. I think this Grant LT is not performing as it should ( I don't know). It may be best to purchase another radio (looking at the Uniden 980) and keep trying before I totally hang it up.
don't get discouraged just yet.. Propagation will pick back up before too long. It's down right now. Give it another chance before you hang it up...as far as knobs Truck stops might have both sizes....
Made my first skip contact since getting this radio ( a month now)! I was sitting at a parking lot of a local shopping mall and listening to a large amount of skip on 38 lower and like many time before, I gave a shout out without any expectations of a reply and BANG....someone in Chicago acknowledged my call and we talked for a minute or two. Than soon after I was talking to a person in Wisconsin....wow....it was almost like a full grown man being teleported to his favorite childhood candy store.don't get discouraged just yet.. Propagation will pick back up before too long. It's down right now. Give it another chance before you hang it up...as far as knobs Truck stops might have both sizes....
You're welcome. It only gets better from here. Enjoy radio it comes in all shapes and forms.Made my first skip contact since getting this radio ( a month now)! I was sitting at a parking lot of a local shopping mall and listening to a large amount of skip on 38 lower and like many time before, I gave a shout out without any expectations of a reply and BANG....someone in Chicago acknowledged my call and we talked for a minute or two. Than soon after I was talking to a person in Wisconsin....wow....it was almost like a full grown man being teleported to his favorite childhood candy store.
Now...I'm thinking that maybe there really isn't anything wrong with the Grant and it was my expectations that needed adjusting. Still eyeballing the 980 for a base set up, though. And I've known that patience is part of the game but I'm realizing that it is...the largest part of the game.
AL567 - thank you for the words of encouragement. Another simple lesson learned.....simple words of encouragement can be powerful regardless of the circumstances.
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