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New Grant 2 Premium


boydjt said:
I have been seeing an updated Grant 2 Premium. Has a new filter and heat sink on the back. Appears President is still making both.
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Nice that it puts out more than the original. First version wasa nice radio, just had no balls for output.Still not much bang for the buck for output.
 
BigKahuna said:
Nice that it puts out more than the original. First version wasa nice radio, just had no balls for output.Still not much bang for the buck for output.
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The amount extra it puts out is worthless. It makes no difference if you crank it up to the RX station and the only things you'll achieve are a dirty wide signal and finals that die prematurely. To gain one single S point you need to quadruple the output power. You're not doing that with a screwdriver in a CB twiddling stuff.
 
any one bothered to measure the slope(aka shape factor) of the "new filter" cfw455ht murata that is used in the grant II "premium ?

page 35 for specs from muratas site
https://www.google.co.nz/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&ved=0ahUKEwjMyK6Yh_vJAhXkIqYKHYiYCQwQFggnMAM&url=http://www.murata.com/~/media/webrenewal/support/library/catalog/products/filter/cerafil/p11e.ashx?la=en&usg=AFQjCNGjsv9S9XaKci98UXwUbgbNfJNIYA&sig2=FZsY2uyVW_RfH8lqQOfLCg&cad=rja

pic of the one in the first model grant II

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the one in the premium model supposedly a murata

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a real murata as i know them from a AR-3500 (cfw455ht)
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also note for the unknowing this is a filter thats only active in am and fm modes
 

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M0GVZ said:
The amount extra it puts out is worthless. It makes no difference if you crank it up to the RX station and the only things you'll achieve are a dirty wide signal and finals that die prematurely. To gain one single S point you need to quadruple the output power. You're not doing that with a screwdriver in a CB twiddling stuff.
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agreed ..want more power buy a amp the final in the grant II is under driven to keep imd down as the radio is "intended" as a legal cb radio in europe ..LOL
 
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M0GVZ said:
The amount extra it puts out is worthless. It makes no difference if you crank it up to the RX station and the only things you'll achieve are a dirty wide signal and finals that die prematurely. To gain one single S point you need to quadruple the output power. You're not doing that with a screwdriver in a CB twiddling stuff.
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I was pointing out that the original radio was overpriced for the features and output, especially compared to the Lincoln II or Maxlog or basically any of the other radios that can do 40-50watts which is 4 times the output of the original Grant II and does make a difference.

I agree no point to screwdriver a radio for a couple of watts - I don't do it myself and don't encourage other to either.

Even the higher power of the Grant II premium isn't impressive and it still isn't worth the $$. Better off to get a Optima, Lincoln II, or even a 2950DX.
 

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