I love Ranger! I had a few of the 2950/70 variations, and Ranger was
my favorite back before I discovered mainstream Ham gear. Hopefully,
you're working toward getting that type of equipment! :-) I still
have a soft spot for Ranger, and browse their catalog from time to
time.

Buther Boy


On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 02:18:06 GMT, "RadoMan"
wrote:


Veiw He

http://cgi.ebay.com/RANGER-Clear-Cha...cmd ZViewItem


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"Buther Boy" wrote in message
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I love Ranger! I had a few of the 2950/70 variations, and Ranger was
my favorite back before I discovered mainstream Ham gear. Hopefully,
you're working toward getting that type of equipment! :-) I still
have a soft spot for Ranger, and browse their catalog from time to
time.

Buther Boy

I have a Ranger 2950 which goes from 26 to 32MHz. Its excellent in the fact
that if theres not a lot of DX or local stations on i can scoot upto 31MHz
and evesdrop on the cordless phones )..You cant do that on a cobra or
Lincoln... well not without some severe adapting anyhows... a very
underrated rig in my opinion as they never fetch as much as Lincolns on eBay
but have a much better coverage.
Graham

On a sunny day (Sat, 1 Oct 2005 19:02:25 +0100) it happened "The Magnum"
wrote in
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"Buther Boy" wrote in message
.. .
I love Ranger! I had a few of the 2950/70 variations, and Ranger was
my favorite back before I discovered mainstream Ham gear. Hopefully,
you're working toward getting that type of equipment! :-) I still
have a soft spot for Ranger, and browse their catalog from time to
time.

Buther Boy

I have a Ranger 2950 which goes from 26 to 32MHz. Its excellent in the fact
that if theres not a lot of DX or local stations on i can scoot upto 31MHz
and evesdrop on the cordless phones )..You cant do that on a cobra or
Lincoln... well not without some severe adapting anyhows... a very
underrated rig in my opinion as they never fetch as much as Lincolns on eBay
but have a much better coverage.
Graham
I have a 2970, it has push pull output to 150W, for the rest freq range is the
same as 2950, best one I ever had, lots of DX.
Very stable too.
The 2970 has a big heatsink on the bottom side.
Have not seen people with one for sale here, all keepers :-)
I like the push buttons.

"Jan Panteltje" wrote in message
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On a sunny day (Sat, 1 Oct 2005 19:02:25 +0100) it happened "The Magnum"
wrote in
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"Buther Boy" wrote in message
.. .
I love Ranger! I had a few of the 2950/70 variations, and Ranger was
my favorite back before I discovered mainstream Ham gear. Hopefully,
you're working toward getting that type of equipment! :-) I still
have a soft spot for Ranger, and browse their catalog from time to
time.

Buther Boy

I have a Ranger 2950 which goes from 26 to 32MHz. Its excellent in the
fact
that if theres not a lot of DX or local stations on i can scoot upto
31MHz
and evesdrop on the cordless phones )..You cant do that on a cobra or
Lincoln... well not without some severe adapting anyhows... a very
underrated rig in my opinion as they never fetch as much as Lincolns on
eBay
but have a much better coverage.
Graham
I have a 2970, it has push pull output to 150W, for the rest freq range is
the
same as 2950, best one I ever had, lots of DX.
Very stable too.
The 2970 has a big heatsink on the bottom side.
Have not seen people with one for sale here, all keepers :-)
I like the push buttons.

Lol yea lots of things to push. I would like the 2970 next but would need to
sell a few other things first. Are these variable wattage and what, if they
are, do they start from? Id hate to upset the neighbours with TVI )

On a sunny day (Sat, 1 Oct 2005 21:06:27 +0100) it happened "The Magnum"
wrote in
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"Jan Panteltje" wrote in message
news:1128191239.364ee6569fd8847eafdf20a36855278d@ teranews...
On a sunny day (Sat, 1 Oct 2005 19:02:25 +0100) it happened "The Magnum"
wrote in
:


"Buther Boy" wrote in message
.. .
I love Ranger! I had a few of the 2950/70 variations, and Ranger was
my favorite back before I discovered mainstream Ham gear. Hopefully,
you're working toward getting that type of equipment! :-) I still
have a soft spot for Ranger, and browse their catalog from time to
time.

Buther Boy

I have a Ranger 2950 which goes from 26 to 32MHz. Its excellent in the
fact
that if theres not a lot of DX or local stations on i can scoot upto
31MHz
and evesdrop on the cordless phones )..You cant do that on a cobra or
Lincoln... well not without some severe adapting anyhows... a very
underrated rig in my opinion as they never fetch as much as Lincolns on
eBay
but have a much better coverage.
Graham
I have a 2970, it has push pull output to 150W, for the rest freq range is
the
same as 2950, best one I ever had, lots of DX.
Very stable too.
The 2970 has a big heatsink on the bottom side.
Have not seen people with one for sale here, all keepers :-)
I like the push buttons.

Lol yea lots of things to push. I would like the 2970 next but would need to
sell a few other things first. Are these variable wattage and what, if they
are, do they start from? Id hate to upset the neighbours with TVI )
Oh, it starts rather low, I'v measured lemme see:
just measured 3.3 A at about 13V with RF output at minimum in FM.
The set itself consumes about 400mA, so 2.9A = 13x2.9 = 37.7 W input to power
amp, so maybe about half that (15 to 18W) to antenna?
Add some SWR etc...
But maybe some more it is a nice class B symmetrical amp.
At full power in SSB it will peak 18A (says manual) but this meter only goes
to 10A, so have not checked.
Antenne wattmeter is kaput.. dunno what happend to it, dropped it or something.
18A at 13.6 = 244 W input for 150 out the effciency would be 61%.
So if it is really 61% at lower loads too you'd have 16W minimum in FM.
Seems I was close.

On a sunny day (Sat, 1 Oct 2005 21:06:27 +0100) it happened "The Magnum"
wrote in
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PS here is a good site, diagrams too:
http://www.cbtricks.com/radios/rci/rci2970/index.htm

some data on the chips is he
http://members.tripod.com/~Malze

On a sunny day (Sat, 1 Oct 2005 21:06:27 +0100) it happened "The Magnum"
wrote in
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Lol yea lots of things to push. I would like the 2970 next but would need to
sell a few other things first. Are these variable wattage and what, if they
are, do they start from? Id hate to upset the neighbours with TVI )
OK, I designed and build a new Watt meter today, thsi is the BIGGEST watt
meter you can imagine, once got this thing from a lot of stuff that was to be
thrown away.
What I actually do is a peak detection of the RF output at the antenna,
and then used the calculator and dummy load a lot...
Calibrated with comparing with an other known set, diguital meter and scope,
should be within 5% or so...
Because this meter had a different scale I wrote the new values in it
(it is so big hehe).
Here is what I have measured:
FM
RF gain Watts
minimum 2W
button pointing left 10W
button pointing up 27.5W
button pointing right 30W
maximum 35W

AM is the same, is SSB with mike gain to max and blowing in the mike
and RF gain to max: 144 or more watt (end meter scale).

So, I think with 2W minimum on FM and AM you will be fine.

"Jan Panteltje" wrote in message
news:1128538994.da8d95c0a88d0f0a09cc6e1b05a108f6@t eranews...
On a sunny day (Sat, 1 Oct 2005 21:06:27 +0100) it happened "The Magnum"
wrote in
:

Lol yea lots of things to push. I would like the 2970 next but would need
to
sell a few other things first. Are these variable wattage and what, if
they
are, do they start from? Id hate to upset the neighbours with TVI )
OK, I designed and build a new Watt meter today, thsi is the BIGGEST watt
meter you can imagine, once got this thing from a lot of stuff that was to
be
thrown away.
What I actually do is a peak detection of the RF output at the antenna,
and then used the calculator and dummy load a lot...
Calibrated with comparing with an other known set, diguital meter and
scope,
should be within 5% or so...
Because this meter had a different scale I wrote the new values in it
(it is so big hehe).
Here is what I have measured:
FM
RF gain Watts
minimum 2W
button pointing left 10W
button pointing up 27.5W
button pointing right 30W
maximum 35W

AM is the same, is SSB with mike gain to max and blowing in the mike
and RF gain to max: 144 or more watt (end meter scale).

So, I think with 2W minimum on FM and AM you will be fine.

Thanks for your detailed answer. Its nice to know people are still prepaired
to take the time to help. I might buy one of these then if i can find one
cheap enough (not too cheap as to be a duff one though) as im in no real
rush being as i already have the 2950.
Best regards,
Graham

"The Magnum" wrote in message
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"Jan Panteltje" wrote in message
news:1128538994.da8d95c0a88d0f0a09cc6e1b05a108f6@t eranews...
On a sunny day (Sat, 1 Oct 2005 21:06:27 +0100) it happened "The Magnum"
wrote in
:

Lol yea lots of things to push. I would like the 2970 next but would
need
to
sell a few other things first. Are these variable wattage and what, if
they
are, do they start from? Id hate to upset the neighbours with TVI )
OK, I designed and build a new Watt meter today, thsi is the BIGGEST
watt
meter you can imagine, once got this thing from a lot of stuff that was
to
be
thrown away.
What I actually do is a peak detection of the RF output at the antenna,
and then used the calculator and dummy load a lot...
Calibrated with comparing with an other known set, diguital meter and
scope,
should be within 5% or so...
Because this meter had a different scale I wrote the new values in it
(it is so big hehe).
Here is what I have measured:
FM
RF gain Watts
minimum 2W
button pointing left 10W
button pointing up 27.5W
button pointing right 30W
maximum 35W

AM is the same, is SSB with mike gain to max and blowing in the mike
and RF gain to max: 144 or more watt (end meter scale).

So, I think with 2W minimum on FM and AM you will be fine.

Thanks for your detailed answer. Its nice to know people are still
prepaired
to take the time to help. I might buy one of these then if i can find one
cheap enough (not too cheap as to be a duff one though) as im in no real
rush being as i already have the 2950.
Best regards,
Graham

I forgot to ask, do you think the 10-14A PSU i have will be strong enough to
power this (when on full power) or should i think about getting a 20A one?

On Sat, 01 Oct 2005 09:10:19 -0500, Buther Boy wrote:

I love Ranger! I had a few of the 2950/70 variations, and Ranger was
my favorite back before I discovered mainstream Ham gear. Hopefully,
you're working toward getting that type of equipment! :-) I still
have a soft spot for Ranger, and browse their catalog from time to
time.


Those are not the same company. Ranger AR3500 was made by a totally different
company.

Vinnie S.