Midland 79-290 with modifications
 

Does anyone know where I can purchase a Midland 79-290 CB radio with
all the mods done?

Midland 79-290 with modifications
 

On 12 Dec 2005 05:36:52 -0800, "dkennedy" wrote:

Does anyone know where I can purchase a Midland 79-290 CB radio with
all the mods done?


I friend of mine was talking on a brand new on of these, on 37 LSB. It sounded
terrible. These are notorious for bad adjacent channel rejection. Aside, from
the digital front panel, I have not heard great things about it.

Vinnie S.

Midland 79-290 with modifications
 

Well there goes that idea, I wanted a cool looking cb/ssb/weather radio
to mount in my new Jeep Commander. By the way, does a combo radio exist
with cb/ssb/weather/shortwave/frs and a mod to listen to 10 meter? I
don't have a ham radio license but I enjoy listening.

Midland 79-290 with modifications
 

On 13 Dec 2005 02:42:44 -0800, "dkennedy" wrote:

Well there goes that idea, I wanted a cool looking cb/ssb/weather radio
to mount in my new Jeep Commander. By the way, does a combo radio exist
with cb/ssb/weather/shortwave/frs and a mod to listen to 10 meter? I
don't have a ham radio license but I enjoy listening.


You might need a couple radios for all that. There are several 10 meter radios
that cover the CB band, but not vice versa.

Vinnie S.

Midland 79-290 with modifications
 

dkennedy wrote:
Well there goes that idea, I wanted a cool looking cb/ssb/weather radio
to mount in my new Jeep Commander. By the way, does a combo radio exist
with cb/ssb/weather/shortwave/frs and a mod to listen to 10 meter? I
don't have a ham radio license but I enjoy listening.


That radio is called an IC-706MKIIG.

With the mod, it covers everything, has 100 watts on HF, and will do
49MHz, MURS and FRS. I think it misses 220 though. With a tech ticket,
you could cover a lot of ground with that one.

Midland 79-290 with modifications
 

THANK YOU! Looks great and would look very good in my Jeep Commander.
Do I need a HAM license to have one if the police see it??

Midland 79-290 with modifications
 

On 14 Dec 2005 04:01:47 -0800, "dkennedy" wrote:

THANK YOU! Looks great and would look very good in my Jeep Commander.
Do I need a HAM license to have one if the police see it??

No. You need a license to transmit on ham bands. And you also need a beats of an
antenna, to cover all the bands.

Vinnie S.

Midland 79-290 with modifications
 

Vinnie S. wrote:
On 14 Dec 2005 04:01:47 -0800, "dkennedy"
wrote:

THANK YOU! Looks great and would look very good in my Jeep Commander.
Do I need a HAM license to have one if the police see it??

No. You need a license to transmit on ham bands. And you also need a
beats of an antenna, to cover all the bands.

Vinnie S.

Like this?

http://www.theplug.net/2003.03/mystery13.jpg

Midland 79-290 with modifications
 

On 14 Dec 2005 13:14:09 GMT, Steveo wrote:

Vinnie S. wrote:
On 14 Dec 2005 04:01:47 -0800, "dkennedy"
wrote:

THANK YOU! Looks great and would look very good in my Jeep Commander.
Do I need a HAM license to have one if the police see it??

No. You need a license to transmit on ham bands. And you also need a
beats of an antenna, to cover all the bands.

Vinnie S.

Like this?

http://www.theplug.net/2003.03/mystery13.jpg


LOL. No. A "beast" of an antenna !

I type like crap !

Vinnie S.

Midland 79-290 with modifications
 

Vinnie S. wrote:
On 14 Dec 2005 13:14:09 GMT, Steveo wrote:

Vinnie S. wrote:
On 14 Dec 2005 04:01:47 -0800, "dkennedy"
wrote:

THANK YOU! Looks great and would look very good in my Jeep Commander.
Do I need a HAM license to have one if the police see it??

No. You need a license to transmit on ham bands. And you also need a
beats of an antenna, to cover all the bands.

Vinnie S.

Like this?

http://www.theplug.net/2003.03/mystery13.jpg

LOL. No. A "beast" of an antenna !

I type like crap !

Vinnie S.

HaHa, I knew what you meant. :)

Midland 79-290 with modifications
 

THANK YOU! Looks great and would look very good in my Jeep Commander.
Do I need a HAM license to have one if the police see it??



illegal

Midland 79-290 with modifications
 

You guys must be kidding, there isn't one antenna to cover that many
bands? There's gotta be something out there where you can change the
impedance of an antenna with a switch or something for different bands,
isn't there one???

By the way, the radio allows you to transmit, so are you stating that
the police wont say anything unless they catch you actually talking on
the mic??

Midland 79-290 with modifications
 

"Vinnie S." wrote in message
...
On 14 Dec 2005 04:01:47 -0800, "dkennedy" wrote:

THANK YOU! Looks great and would look very good in my Jeep Commander.
Do I need a HAM license to have one if the police see it??

No. You need a license to transmit on ham bands. And you also need a beats
of an
antenna, to cover all the bands.

Vinnie S.

I thought you needed a licence if you had a transceiver but no licence if
its just a receiver. I believe that to be the case in the UK but of course
the US may be different.

Regards,
Graham
--
_._. _... ._. ._ _.. .. _ _ _

Radio is only a Hobby. Don't let it rule your life...

73's - Graham (www.open-channel.co.uk)

Midland 79-290 with modifications
 

On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 17:44:04 -0000, "The Magnum"
wrote:


"Vinnie S." wrote in message
.. .
On 14 Dec 2005 04:01:47 -0800, "dkennedy" wrote:

THANK YOU! Looks great and would look very good in my Jeep Commander.
Do I need a HAM license to have one if the police see it??

No. You need a license to transmit on ham bands. And you also need a beats
of an
antenna, to cover all the bands.

Vinnie S.

I thought you needed a licence if you had a transceiver but no licence if
its just a receiver. I believe that to be the case in the UK but of course
the US may be different.


Anybody can buy in the US. It's not a law. Maybe vendors have some license
requirements, but still not law.

Vinnie S.

Midland 79-290 with modifications
 

wrote in message
...
illegal
prove it dogie

Midland 79-290 with modifications
 

I have a Midland that has been modifyed, but don't remember the model
number.

Midland 79-290 with modifications
 

Mine isn't that nnew.

On Mon, 12 Dec 2005, Vinnie S. wrote:

On 12 Dec 2005 05:36:52 -0800, "dkennedy" wrote:

Does anyone know where I can purchase a Midland 79-290 CB radio with
all the mods done?


I friend of mine was talking on a brand new on of these, on 37 LSB. It sounded
terrible. These are notorious for bad adjacent channel rejection. Aside, from
the digital front panel, I have not heard great things about it.

Vinnie S.

Midland 79-290 with modifications
 

I have an old mobile rig that will do that. We used it in our car back in
the 70s. If I can find it and make sure it works, just e-mail me in a
couple of days, and I will give it to you for the shipping.

On Tue, 13 Dec 2005, dkennedy wrote:

Well there goes that idea, I wanted a cool looking cb/ssb/weather radio
to mount in my new Jeep Commander. By the way, does a combo radio exist
with cb/ssb/weather/shortwave/frs and a mod to listen to 10 meter? I
don't have a ham radio license but I enjoy listening.

Midland 79-290 with modifications
 

I have 1 of those icoms, and like it a lot. Don't use it that much though.
It doesn't cover 220, you are right.

On Wed, 14 Dec 2005, Scott in Baltimore wrote:

dkennedy wrote:
Well there goes that idea, I wanted a cool looking cb/ssb/weather radio
to mount in my new Jeep Commander. By the way, does a combo radio exist
with cb/ssb/weather/shortwave/frs and a mod to listen to 10 meter? I
don't have a ham radio license but I enjoy listening.


That radio is called an IC-706MKIIG.

With the mod, it covers everything, has 100 watts on HF, and will do
49MHz, MURS and FRS. I think it misses 220 though. With a tech ticket,
you could cover a lot of ground with that one.

Midland 79-290 with modifications
 

No, but you better not get caught using it on the cb band. It isn't type
excepted.

On Wed, 14 Dec 2005, dkennedy wrote:

THANK YOU! Looks great and would look very good in my Jeep Commander.
Do I need a HAM license to have one if the police see it??

Midland 79-290 with modifications
 

Dana wrote:
I have 1 of those icoms, and like it a lot. Don't use it that much
though. It doesn't cover 220, you are right.


I'll save you the time Zoomtext takes to get to the bottom...

I'd get a 706 if they had better intermod rejection. One guy that
has one has to go to the input to hear me when he gets close to me.
The BMF tower I have for a neighbor kills most radios. I've had to
sell all my Radio Shack stuff. I can't hear anything. An IC-2100
works good here. I still want 6 meters! Oh well, I'll have a killer
10 meter setup when CW goes bye-bye. Those last two tests are easy.



On Wed, 14 Dec 2005, Scott in Baltimore wrote:

dkennedy wrote:

Well there goes that idea, I wanted a cool looking cb/ssb/weather radio
to mount in my new Jeep Commander. By the way, does a combo radio exist
with cb/ssb/weather/shortwave/frs and a mod to listen to 10 meter? I
don't have a ham radio license but I enjoy listening.


That radio is called an IC-706MKIIG.

With the mod, it covers everything, has 100 watts on HF, and will do
49MHz, MURS and FRS. I think it misses 220 though. With a tech ticket,
you could cover a lot of ground with that one.