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[n0zna]

i never ran

10 or 11 ht...but i guess it wouldnt be much diffrent than mobile...i have ran 50 to 54 mhz hts and worked the world with 5 wts fm...73s de n0zna/John

 

[billsjca]

NEW!!! Magnum 1012 Handheld Battery Powered 10/12 Meter Radio with SSB - magnum-1012

 

[Mudfoot]

I guess we have to buy it without the promised review from SAM.

 

[packrat]

HMMMM...

A 10 and 12 meter radio that only covers 26.965 thru 27.405???

No Charger?????

Uses penlight batteries?????

HUH!

 

[BOOTY MONSTER]

whats the purpose of a "Instant channel 9" button on a export ?

"Frequency Tolerance +/- 400 Hz Max" . << isnt that a bit much ?

 

[TonyV225]

LMAO!!!

 

[Robb]

Fair point BootyMon. If/when Sam ever sends the radio, I'll be sure to pay strict attention to it.

Funny that none of the sites selling this HT mentions the 50w docking cradle that goes with it as an accessory . . .

 

[dudmuck]

whats the purpose of a "Instant channel 9" button on a export ?

"Frequency Tolerance +/- 400 Hz Max" . << isnt that a bit much ?

Thats about +/- 15 parts per million (ppm). Its probably at the temperature extremes.

Most ham handhelds vhf/uhf are better than +/-5ppm, so it shouldnt be difficult to do that.

 

[jazzsinger]

HMMMM...

A 10 and 12 meter radio that only covers 26.965 thru 27.405???

No Charger?????

Uses penlight batteries?????

HUH!

i think you'll find it covers a fair bit more than that once modded.

 

[jazzsinger]

whats the purpose of a "Instant channel 9" button on a export ?

"Frequency Tolerance +/- 400 Hz Max" . << isnt that a bit much ?

depends on what you compare it too, the spec frequency tolerance for a cobra 148 gtl is .005 or 50 ppm which at 27.185 equates to 1359.25 hz or 1.359 khz.

by that standard the magnum 1012 ain't too bad.as dudmuck says at around 15 ppm the magnum is better spec than the cobra 148 gtl ( specs below) , but theres a lot more than just frequency tolerance to take into account.

 

[TonyV225]

Those will be interesting to hear about from actual owners reviews.

 

[WR0220]

There's an initial review of it here showing the freq mod and wattage output:

YouTube - Magnum 1012 Review

I have no interest in one, but it will be interesting to see how they perform in the field.

 

[TonyV225]

Thanks for posting!!!

 

[Mudfoot]

I don't like the thing at all

Got mine today. I wish I hadn't ordered the thing. To me, this radio is just a novelty item. Unit overloads easily on fairly strong SSB signals. RF gain adjustment helps clear it up, but then you lose the weaker stations. transmit frequency is 3 Hz off. Be nice if had open clarifier. Audio reports state SSB audio is warbly. Warbly audio confirmed on battery pack and external power sources. AM performance is unlike any other quality CB handheld. Didn't feel like checking FM since the units performance so far is depressing.

Others may like, but I sure don't. I packed it all up and tossed it on the trade pile.

 

[dd18]

1012

Better return the unit and get it fixed up or refunded.
Were you using it with an external antenna or the one it came with?
I did hear from Europe sources there was a problem with some of the early radios on SSB as the FM circuit was also active on transmit.
Thats been fixed now of course...perhaps you just got a radio that missed the tune from the factory?
Be interesting to see further reports, and Robb's and CB mags prognosis when they get radios.
BTW, Where did you buy the radio?

cheers,
Dave