From Ranger today.
Think they are trying to compete with the Aries Radios but AM only is not going to get them there.
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Jeff
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Another new(?) Ranger
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From Ranger today.
Think they are trying to compete with the Aries Radios but AM only is not going to get them there.
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Jeff
I've got one of those, it isn't a new offering. Matter of fact a few years back I posted about it and the comparison to the Mirage mx-36hp3 which is identical aside from the final transistors. One has 520's and the other has rt1 but both are dual final. They're a hot talking AM only radio with the same innards as the galaxy 66v2 and 86v. Not a bad little radio.
Superstar (Mirage) SS-36hp3 coming soon
Here's another upcoming radio from Ranger primarily aimed at truckers judging by it being a cobra 29 size Am radio. The Mirage line was Ranger made for the radio Guru himself Mr Chip who from what I gather severed his ties with the company. So I guess Ranger renamed the Mirage series Superstar...
They present it like a new model, it really gives the impression that they are going through old stock they have somewhere.
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Jeff
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Jeff
Not to change the subject jeff those new murals and the repainting of the old one looks nice in town, the one by the post office is great
They really did some nice work!
That same group of painters is over in Monterey this week working on another set of murals.
I have a few pics here I will dig them up.
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Jeff
Yes sir, with the ss-158edx and this one it seems like they're trying to "WOW" people with old tricks.
It's not really a 10 meter radio, it is built full well knowing they will be converted to freeband/CB use.
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Back when the FCC took Jim Peng aka Ranger Taiwan and A-1 Telecom to court for selling export radios in the US, they admitted , under oath, that as long as the Radio did not work on CB frequency's out of the box it was legal to sell.
This case allowed exports to be openly sold.
The manufacturers now sell them as Ten Meter radios full well knowing they will be expanded.
This page I link to below shows the conclusion of the case and where Ranger petitioned the court to make the FCC pay Rangers Court costs because they withheld vital information from Ranger during the case.
United States v. Ranger Electronic Communications, Inc., 22 F. Supp. 2d 667 (W.D. Mich. 1998)
United States v. Ranger Electronic Communications, Inc., 22 F. Supp. 2d 667 (W.D. Mich. 1998) case opinion from the US District Court for the Western District of Michigan
law.justia.com
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Jeff
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Yep just as @AudioShockwav said, there's a huge market for those in the truck driving community. They're referred to as a "BIG RADIO" and a means for bragging rights on the big road.
Not nearly the hype it was a few decades back but the market is still there.
In case this info disappear's from the web....
The basis of the decision hinged on these points, these were internal e mails written by FCC field agents.
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Two of these documents are especially telling. In Defendant's Exhibit I, there is an e-mail from Lawrence Brock (an FCC employee stationed in Dallas, Texas) to another FCC employee dated June 7, 1996. The document says in pertinent part:
Another telling document is Defendant's Exhibit L an e-mail written from FCC employee Gary Hendrickson to Julius Knapp (another FCC employee) and apparently referencing the "Motion to Dismiss" filed by Defendants in this case. The e-mail reads in part as follows:
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The FCC screwed the pooch on this case and walked away with there tail between there legs allowing the radios from them to openly being sold.
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Jeff
The basis of the decision hinged on these points, these were internal e mails written by FCC field agents.
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Two of these documents are especially telling. In Defendant's Exhibit I, there is an e-mail from Lawrence Brock (an FCC employee stationed in Dallas, Texas) to another FCC employee dated June 7, 1996. The document says in pertinent part:
(Def.'s Ex. I.) This document is susceptible to the interpretation that FCC engineers at the time of the message believed that it was arguable whether regulatory violators who had imported open radios had knowingly violated the law.
Another telling document is Defendant's Exhibit L an e-mail written from FCC employee Gary Hendrickson to Julius Knapp (another FCC employee) and apparently referencing the "Motion to Dismiss" filed by Defendants in this case. The e-mail reads in part as follows:
(Def.'s Ex. L.) This document is susceptible to the interpretation that FCC engineers believed at the time of this message that the radios imported by Ranger were not legally distinguishable from modifiable radios, which radios, arguably, were not prohibited by law at the time of the criminal conduct at issue. It would have, thus, provided the Defendant an argument both that the radios imported were not "prohibited by law" and that the regulations in place did not provide adequate notice to importers that the radios were so prohibited.
End Quote.
The FCC screwed the pooch on this case and walked away with there tail between there legs allowing the radios from them to openly being sold.
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Jeff
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Great post on the details of that RCI case! I remember when that was a big topic of phone conversations with Galaxy and a few distributors at the time.
RCI IS repacking some of the old tech while introducing new models. The problem with RCI is still build quality. I continue to see new Ranger built products (Galaxy, Connex, etc, plus the RCI models themselves) coming in with what I call dumb things wrong right out of the box. For example, in pretty much every new Connex or General (now out of business) I've had on the bench over the past few years has had PC-mounted POT's that had to be cleaned before they could be set. Most seem to come out of the box with loose nuts on mic jacks and SO239 connectors (this issue could be a result of shipping bumps and jostles). I've also seen a fair percentage of RCI-built radios come through with loose plug-in connectors (again could be results of shipping jolts). The problems were apparently bad enough that two of the outfits that were handling warranty support for RCI dropped them, namely CB Shop Supply and RF Limited (the Magnum outfit). I've been in contact with one of RCI's Asia reps this week about the build quality issues and they do say they're working on the problems. Hopefully they will sort it out soon.
RCI IS repacking some of the old tech while introducing new models. The problem with RCI is still build quality. I continue to see new Ranger built products (Galaxy, Connex, etc, plus the RCI models themselves) coming in with what I call dumb things wrong right out of the box. For example, in pretty much every new Connex or General (now out of business) I've had on the bench over the past few years has had PC-mounted POT's that had to be cleaned before they could be set. Most seem to come out of the box with loose nuts on mic jacks and SO239 connectors (this issue could be a result of shipping bumps and jostles). I've also seen a fair percentage of RCI-built radios come through with loose plug-in connectors (again could be results of shipping jolts). The problems were apparently bad enough that two of the outfits that were handling warranty support for RCI dropped them, namely CB Shop Supply and RF Limited (the Magnum outfit). I've been in contact with one of RCI's Asia reps this week about the build quality issues and they do say they're working on the problems. Hopefully they will sort it out soon.
We were saying that about them 25 or more years ago, finding loose antenna and mike sockets.
Some things just never change.
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My brother bought a new 2950cf not long ago, so 239 was finger tight out of the box.....
Requires you to do your own QC before you install them.
My biggest gripe is they keep rehashing the same old with a different pa section.
They could do better.
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Jeff
90% of the radios we sell across from the truck stop on I40. It is hard to get my boss to order the ssb models because they set longer. Hopefully this one will be a little cheaper than the 39vhp plus.