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General Grant


i have used and aligned one of these.

it worked exactly the same as all of the galaxy/connex/magnum/ranger radios do; mediocre.

they are all basically the same radio inside, and as im sure there are some that will disagree with that fact, let me ask; do the differences you want to mention actually change the way the radio sounds on receive, sounds on transmit, and stays on freq.?

all these radios sound the same to me on receive; noisy, hashy, and very lo-fi.

all these radios sound the same to me on transmit (if aligned correctly); loud audio that sounds exactly the same as every other guy in town running one of these radios, which is about 80% in my town.

they all have bad bleedover issues, and noise blankers that are all but useless.

so, my opinion of this radio is the same as it is for every radio made since galaxy released the excalibur base, and the 2100; which is, "i'll use one if i absolutely have to, but not if i dont."
LC
 
loosecannon said:
i have used and aligned one of these.

it worked exactly the same as all of the galaxy/connex/magnum/ranger radios do; mediocre.

they are all basically the same radio inside, and as im sure there are some that will disagree with that fact, let me ask; do the differences you want to mention actually change the way the radio sounds on receive, sounds on transmit, and stays on freq.?

all these radios sound the same to me on receive; noisy, hashy, and very lo-fi.

all these radios sound the same to me on transmit (if aligned correctly); loud audio that sounds exactly the same as every other guy in town running one of these radios, which is about 80% in my town.

they all have bad bleedover issues, and noise blankers that are all but useless.

so, my opinion of this radio is the same as it is for every radio made since galaxy released the excalibur base, and the 2100; which is, "i'll use one if i absolutely have to, but not if i dont."
LC
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Not to be a smart arse or nothing Cannon , but I am curious , Of the big radios , which would be your choice?
 
export radios have used the same board since the last ice age. or thereabouts. magnum, ranger, rci, galaxy, stryker, superstar, connex, general, northpoint, northstar, old ones, new ones....with a tweak here, & a tweak there, they're all the same, just a minor update. if you're a sidebander operating on CB, get a mid 80's era HF rig. if you operate on AM, or are a sidebander operating on CB who is not too particular about receive quality or frequency stability but want to be loud, get an export. if you're a CBer who wants a great CB rig that hears well & sounds fantastic on xmit, get a grant xl or grant lt. export radios are only there to line the pockets of those who make, sell or fix them, with cash.
 
davegrantsr said:
export radios have used the same board since the last ice age. or thereabouts. magnum, ranger, rci, galaxy, stryker, superstar, connex, general, northpoint, northstar, old ones, new ones....with a tweak here, & a tweak there, they're all the same, just a minor update. if you're a sidebander operating on CB, get a mid 80's era HF rig. if you operate on AM, or are a sidebander operating on CB who is not too particular about receive quality or frequency stability but want to be loud, get an export. if you're a CBer who wants a great CB rig that hears well & sounds fantastic on xmit, get a grant xl or grant lt. export radios are only there to line the pockets of those who make, sell or fix them, with cash.
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I hear ya. thanks for the update. yeah with the exports ive had being the Melaka and my ss 3900 they were almost identical lol
 
no worries kevin, i take myself with a grain of salt.LOL

if by favorite, you mean which one do i think is the coolest; i think the magnum S9-80 is pretty neat.
i need a better receiver, so i couldnt run one in my car all the time, but it sure looks cool, and the ones i've heard on the air sounded good and loud. its the same "galaxy" style audio, but my only beef with that is that everyone sounds the same these days.

i also know a couple of people that have had them for a few years, and they seem to be a solid radio, no bugs or defects that i remember hearing about.

bigred, i think dave answered your post better than i could have.
LC
 
thankyou, LC.....not to come off as a ******* or be one, i own and use from time to time an ic706mkIIg, ic746pro, ic751a, yaesu ft101e, rf limited ar3500/100 w/processor, S9, S9-80, delta force, new & old omega force, 257, 6900ftb-150, gen'l grant, stonewall jackson, silver faced grant export, hr2510, lincoln, emporer ts5010 along with grant xl, lt, texas ranger 296, 696fd1, (real)cobra 148fgtl along with possibly a few others i forgot to mention as well as having owned & used 50 others. of the ones i kept, most were kept because there was SOMETHING that set them apart from other radios. not a single one is perfect where i could unload the rest-i am a licensed ham as well as hardcore, diehard CBer & i use AM & SSB equally. i have 2 mfj 6 position switchboxes set up through a 3 position box so i can have a LARGE choice of radios to go to on either CB or the ham bands. it takes a second to switch through looking for a radio with the best receive for a particular situation, or which transmitter has the best chance of getting me through the noise. i prefer the grant xl while mobile on CB, the 706 mobile on 2-20m SSB, the ar3500 is used on CB for AM & most SSB, the 101e gets 'the cobwebs' blown out of it on CB AM & SSB once in a while, the 751a does some CB SSB & the 746pro usually gets most 2-20m SSB duties. every single one has a list of pros & cons....there is NO one best radio for everything, but if i HAD to give up some of mine, i'd HAVE to keep those 6!
as for the opening question to this thread....the gen'l grant CAN serve a useful purpose. only YOU can decide if it's for YOU!!!!! listen to what everybody says about the radio you're scouting, take everyhting with the proverbial grain of salt & see what the general consensus is. if that fails, there's always E bay!!!!
 
I have a General Grant that I just replaced the driver and final, does anyone have the adjustment procedures for the driver and final Bias?


Thanks


loosecannon said:
i have used and aligned one of these.

it worked exactly the same as all of the galaxy/connex/magnum/ranger radios do; mediocre.

they are all basically the same radio inside, and as im sure there are some that will disagree with that fact, let me ask; do the differences you want to mention actually change the way the radio sounds on receive, sounds on transmit, and stays on freq.?

all these radios sound the same to me on receive; noisy, hashy, and very lo-fi.

all these radios sound the same to me on transmit (if aligned correctly); loud audio that sounds exactly the same as every other guy in town running one of these radios, which is about 80% in my town.

they all have bad bleedover issues, and noise blankers that are all but useless.

so, my opinion of this radio is the same as it is for every radio made since galaxy released the excalibur base, and the 2100; which is, "i'll use one if i absolutely have to, but not if i dont."
LC
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