Ranger RG99 and President Jackson

[AA1QD]

Are these the same radio? Ranger RG99 and Black face President Jackson

 

[fodendaf]

AFAIK no clones of the jackson were made. It's probably a clone of a president grant, like every other 10 meter export.

 

[AA1QD]

and what set apart the jackson and grant?

 

[fodendaf]

I never had a jackson but I do have an export grant. The export jacksons had fm and 5 or 6 bands , im not sure and the export grant had 3 and fm. There are a lot of posts on the net that say the jackson needs to have the rf gain turned back on ssb but apart from that there's nothing wrong with them, just a different design. The jackson had the same final as the lincoln whereas the grant were dual final.

 

[AA1QD]

so the export grant put out more power? or the jackson had a BIG single?

 

[IMD262]

The RG-99 may look like a Jackson on the outside but when you pop the hood you'll find the Ranger ept 6900 board.

AFAIK no clones of the jackson were made. It's probably a clone of a president grant, like every other 10 meter export.

IIRC there were some bootleg Jacksons floating around in the mid 80's.

I never had a jackson but I do have an export grant. The export jacksons had fm and 5 or 6 bands , im not sure and the export grant had 3 and fm. There are a lot of posts on the net that say the jackson needs to have the rf gain turned back on ssb but apart from that there's nothing wrong with them, just a different design. The jackson had the same final as the lincoln whereas the grant were dual final.

Later production runs of the Jacko came with 6 bands from the factory, a mod that many had done on their own to their 5 band Jacksons.

 

[fodendaf]

All the exports put out about 25wssb and 8watt am/fm. that's the most you should run them at to avoid damage to the board. Some have bigger finals than others but the boards are the same.

 

[AA1QD]

How can it damage the board? I can see it stressing the driver/final stage, or even the regulator, but the board? explain please

 

[Grinder74]

My Jackson had a burnt ant wire and the narrow part of the trace is exposed from getting too hot. Not sure what final it has but it has variable power added.

 

[davegrantsr]

and what set apart the jackson and grant?

better-dual conversion-receiver in the grant. & though the jackson had 1 final that you could coax upwards of 50 watts out of, the dual final grant & its 25 watts was....hi level mod vs low level in the jackson. if i remember correctly. truth be told, while the jackson had more features/channels, the grant was the radio to go with. hence the reason most other exports are based on the grant/grants roots.