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Modern multimode choice to suit needs

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Looking for advice and you experience knowledge guidance on which radio.
I'm looking to buy a am fm ssb radio.
Firstly it needs to cover export frequencies mostly for listening also as well as legals and cb for the use of ,Wider the better
Budget 160£ish.
Was a little sceptical about too higher power because then I would need a much bigger power supply but if that is it is .Further to this I may want to use it mobile but rarely .
Will need to be pre set up as I wouldn't be able to program it
User friendly reliable .
Been looking crt ss6900 but as its my first ssb for decades I'm out of touch alot.
Be gentle please , I would appreciate your choices for me to consider also .
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Older the better for me.

The newer radios are cheaply made but if your mind is set on one I would go for the Alinco DR-135UK.
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Older radio for me, Mk 1 Lincoln, Galaxy pluto, Superstar 3900F, President Jackson, Superstar 360FM etc.

If going new I would have one of these.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AM-FM-SSB-Alb ... Swa-dWij~N

The President Lincoln and Grant 2's are overpriced and not much good, the Anytone stuff (CRE-8900 etc) is ok but has its flaws.
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cybernet wrote:I would go for the Alinco DR-135UK.
Does that come pre-programmed with the 27/81 band on it Russ ? Just curious .

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cb4ever104 wrote:
cybernet wrote:I would go for the Alinco DR-135UK.
Does that come pre-programmed with the 27/81 band on it Russ ? Just curious .

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Mine did not but it was second hand so not sure if bought from new.
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They need to be programmed on a the computer ideally, as they cannot be programmed manually unlike the earlier AT-5555

If you change the frequency manually to make 27.881 for instance all of the channels will have the same offset, even the ones in other bands.

On the AT-5555 only the individual channel which you manually change is affected the other channels are not.
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I have looked at the alinco and read some reports it seems very good for the money .
Never straight forward is it.
I could never program one on a computer.
Very confusing some of the info too already I'm getting confused as to what they will work across without 're setting .
Does anyone know if the 6900n I can turn the power down simply.
The alinco too I'm liking mainly because of reports and recommendations.
From what's said 're offset do I take it then that in reality I could only use either uk or export but not both .
Any other suggestions that may suit .
I appreciate your input and your patience .
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Anytone at 6666AT / Superstar 9900. It's well built and very easy to use.
I'll pay whatever i think it's worth...:-)
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Just going to throw this one into the mix.

Can be expanded for full coverage and more power. Similar to the old Magnum 257 which was a great radio.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AM-FM-SSB-Alb ... Swa-dWij~N
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I think it's Radiozing who offer a choice when buying the Alinco DR135-DX. Standard or programmed to export channels plus UK 40.
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It was just that the guy said that he wouldn't be able to program it . That's why I was asking .
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This is the most confusing thing. If you can't program it yourself who does and then which radio will program for both uk export and be able to swap over simply .
I've read some pree programmed some not yet none I've seen cover both .

I keep seeing info that suggests they can be programmed both and by pressing buttons at same time changes over then.

I'm guessing that if I can't obtain one that can do both that my best option would be uk set.
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I'm selling a good as new in the box anytone 5555. Covers everything that any man could ever need :thumbup: (Shameless plug :oops:
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original45 wrote:This is the most confusing thing. If you can't program it yourself who does
If you're buying it new from a shop then I'm pretty sure they would program it for you , if you asked . Same goes for second hand units , as long as the seller has the cable . Saying that I'm pretty sure all these types of sets sold in the UK will have the 27/81 channels already pre-programmed on one of the band switches .

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original45 wrote:This is the most confusing thing. If you can't program it yourself who does and then which radio will program for both uk export and be able to swap over simply .
I've read some pree programmed some not yet none I've seen cover both .

I keep seeing info that suggests they can be programmed both and by pressing buttons at same time changes over then.

I'm guessing that if I can't obtain one that can do both that my best option would be uk set.
Depends on who you purchase it from. Take the SS6900N as an example. Knights will sell you two versions. Programmed for CB frequencies, these being UK 27/81 and the euro bands or 10m Amateur Bands which is essentially out of the box.

There are other dealers who offer similar but these sets need to be opened and the cable attached directly to the main board.
So you can have them programmed in advance. The Alinco can be programmed from a data socket on the rear chassis.

Personally, I would go for a different type such as the Albrecht AE5890eu but I do own an Alinco and a SS6900N. They work well but perhaps the Albrecht might be better for you to avoid programming. All depends on how often you wish to muck about with the programming. If it is do it once and forget, it doesn't matter.

Oh BTW, the clarifier on these sets (Alinco and Anytone/Superstar variants) use a click type clarifier that remembers the setting on every channel. if you are not careful, you can have your channels in a mess so ensure you click back to the dead center frequency :thumbup:
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