I'm sorry but I like my 2950. It may not have as pure of an output as some
other radios, but I guaratee it's better than any CB. BTW, the 2950 has 100
Hz steps and an analog clarifier. There's no reason you can't talk to
someone with a VFO. It also has CW. I paid just over $200 for mine brand
new, not $500. I guess my biggest question is if you hate CB radios so much,
what are you doing here?

Chris
"Steve" wrote in message
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| On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 00:47:23 GMT, "Data Flux" -spam wrote:
|
| If you looked at the spectral output of a 2970, you wouldn't be so
| quick to want another one.
|
| You are MUCH better off looking for a used HF ham rig for that $500,
| and you'll be far happier, than using a hacked up CB design.
|
| Isn't that what I just asked for? Another HF ham rig? The RCI-2970
| was technically sold as a ham radio. I'm trying to find another 10
| meter ham rig, with the aforementioned features, that can be modified
| easily to cover at least 26.0-29.6999 TX/RX.
|
| No, what you asked for is another out of band modifiable radio that is a
| thinly disguised CB radio marketed to CBers as an "amateur" radio. You
want
| something like Copper sells, not the kinds of radios that AES, HRO, or any
of
| the other amateur radio dealers sell. The difference in quality is a dead
give
| away too. The RCI29XX radios have managed an uncomfortable crossover, but
are
| still considered extended range CB radios by any serious radio enthusiast.
|
| As an aside, a lot of radios are labeled as "amateur" radios because
| they are sold as (wink, wink) 10 meter radios. Hams wouldn't and don't buy
these
| radios, CBers do, and modify them (hell, most retailers sell an option to
have
| the radio modified for you by them) for extended operation. Most so called
10
| meter radios are sold as AM/FM only when you'd be hard pressed to find a
ham
| today that would use AM. Where is the popular CW mode that no respectful
amateur
| radio would be without? That and these are "channeled" radios and not
equipped
| with VFO tuning. 10KHz stepping is just ludicrous when trying to use SSB.
10 KHz
| steps severely limit the usefulness of the radio when you can not talk to
| someone using a VFO. FM is such a spectrum hog, that it is only used in
the
| uppermost portion of the 10 meter band, and usually for repeater use. SSB,
| specifically USB, is the mode of choice on 10 meters. And finally, you
would be
| hard pressed to find a ham dealer that sells these radios. You find them
at
| places like Copper that sell exclusively to CBers who are entrenched in
their
| inefficient, archaic AM mode, when clearly, SSB is a far superior mode
that
| delivers the most bang for the buck, and the greatest range.
|
| Steve
|