In my original posting of this thread, I explored what I thought were the most practical radios that I felt would fill the need to operate as I saw best. The end choice was the OmeagaForce which I purchased and then on a later post I listed the many features of this somewhat hard-to-find unit.
After the last two weeks of having it hooked up to a brand-new IMAX 2000 and a fresh 50 ft piece of Belden 9913Flex coax, I thought I would share my opinion. Since people still have been adding to this thread, I just thought that an up-to-date was in order and the right thing to do.
When I first put the antenna and the coax up, I used a TR-696FD-1 that was purchased from, then tweaked and peaked by Sparky's CB. I hooked up with CB'ers in my area that I didn't even know were still on the radio after over 20 years past - for a whole week. Then I decided to hook up the OmeagaForce and give it a spin. Let me say this: this radio did not disappoint.
I bought the OmegaForce slightly used from eBay from a guy that advertised it as a CB radio. I sent him a PM and made an offer before the eBay policia pulled its listing. After only a little haggling, we agreed on a price and it was paid for thru PayPal. The shipping took two weeks instead of one; no fault of the seller as this transaction took place before Christmas.
It finally arrived and sat until the day I unhooked the Ranger 696. After hooking the OmegaForce up and checking the SWR, I then started a QSO and got a report that my signal was strong, but the modulation was almost nonexistent. I then opened up the back of the stock power mic and found that the internal pot was almost completely turned down. I then turned it to 85% open and then put it back together. Wow; what a difference that adjustment made! The reports came in by the droves; this radio is a bona fide talker. The stock mic is so good that an additional mic isn't really necessary. This mic also has an 'up/'down' channel function on it as well. The radio also comes equipped with a second 4-pin mic plug so that two different mics can be used alternately. A D104 would be the right piece for the second plug.
Nice!
Going to the manual for the radio, I figured how to maneuver the knobs and function buttons. I then turned on the TopGun Modulator w/o the roger beep, set the LCD to read frequencies instead of channels - and once again went back to the radio check wheeze. If I was getting good reports before, now I was breakin' needles from those within 8 miles of urban sprawl. I then turned the RF output all the way down to 4 watts dead key, and then turned the mic gain to the 1 o'clock position and read my meter bridge. Modulation was saturating and swung from 4 watts 25+ watts. The happy spot was found, and good reports from as far away as 35 miles later that night were noted. I had a QSO with one guy on 10 meters and we both checked SSB and FM functions. He had an Emperor 5010 that I helped him wire a D104 to, and both radios were operating flawlessly. Overall, I think the OmegaForce is a fantastic radio. Even the talk back and echo functions were both pristine and exceptionally clear. If you find a good used one somewhere for a fair price, I would say that you found a well-rounded radio that is powerful and feature packed. You don't really need to hack, modify, or add anything to it - it's all there and runs great.
Good Hunting...
After the last two weeks of having it hooked up to a brand-new IMAX 2000 and a fresh 50 ft piece of Belden 9913Flex coax, I thought I would share my opinion. Since people still have been adding to this thread, I just thought that an up-to-date was in order and the right thing to do.
When I first put the antenna and the coax up, I used a TR-696FD-1 that was purchased from, then tweaked and peaked by Sparky's CB. I hooked up with CB'ers in my area that I didn't even know were still on the radio after over 20 years past - for a whole week. Then I decided to hook up the OmeagaForce and give it a spin. Let me say this: this radio did not disappoint.
I bought the OmegaForce slightly used from eBay from a guy that advertised it as a CB radio. I sent him a PM and made an offer before the eBay policia pulled its listing. After only a little haggling, we agreed on a price and it was paid for thru PayPal. The shipping took two weeks instead of one; no fault of the seller as this transaction took place before Christmas.
It finally arrived and sat until the day I unhooked the Ranger 696. After hooking the OmegaForce up and checking the SWR, I then started a QSO and got a report that my signal was strong, but the modulation was almost nonexistent. I then opened up the back of the stock power mic and found that the internal pot was almost completely turned down. I then turned it to 85% open and then put it back together. Wow; what a difference that adjustment made! The reports came in by the droves; this radio is a bona fide talker. The stock mic is so good that an additional mic isn't really necessary. This mic also has an 'up/'down' channel function on it as well. The radio also comes equipped with a second 4-pin mic plug so that two different mics can be used alternately. A D104 would be the right piece for the second plug.
Nice!
Going to the manual for the radio, I figured how to maneuver the knobs and function buttons. I then turned on the TopGun Modulator w/o the roger beep, set the LCD to read frequencies instead of channels - and once again went back to the radio check wheeze. If I was getting good reports before, now I was breakin' needles from those within 8 miles of urban sprawl. I then turned the RF output all the way down to 4 watts dead key, and then turned the mic gain to the 1 o'clock position and read my meter bridge. Modulation was saturating and swung from 4 watts 25+ watts. The happy spot was found, and good reports from as far away as 35 miles later that night were noted. I had a QSO with one guy on 10 meters and we both checked SSB and FM functions. He had an Emperor 5010 that I helped him wire a D104 to, and both radios were operating flawlessly. Overall, I think the OmegaForce is a fantastic radio. Even the talk back and echo functions were both pristine and exceptionally clear. If you find a good used one somewhere for a fair price, I would say that you found a well-rounded radio that is powerful and feature packed. You don't really need to hack, modify, or add anything to it - it's all there and runs great.
Good Hunting...
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