Nice rig. I hear what you’re saying about the coarse clarifier being used as a “fine tune” - The coarse clarifier has always functioned like a +5 kHz / -5 kHz switch effectively for me. The fine tune clarifier is for fine-tuning on SSB for sure. Works great with a 6-digit counter. I ran a old Superstar 3900 with that setup, the fine and coarse clarifier tracked on RX and TX, that was a solid SSB radio, and a great AM rig). Did it have the audio my Galaxy 959 had? Nope, but it still sounded great, especially with an Astatic 636L or M6B amplified mic.
You are absolutely correct about the 'other' guy being off frequency. After seeing my radio on a spectrum analyzer and frequency counter perform perfectly, I refuse to keep twisting my clarifier just to make that other guy happy. It is HIS problem, not mine! Simply spend a few minutes listening to the popular SSB channels and you can tell who has had the golden screwdriver in theirs by an untrained tech.
I am pretty sure my Old Uniden grant Xl needs a tune up. I don't know anyone around me who can do it though. I listen to other big guys and dial in off them. I don't have a frequency counter, so I have no Idea if i am on or not. So far no one has yelled at me to get on frequency. I just hope I don't sound like Mini mouse and they think I am a female on the other end.
Loved the video, i been a cb user for years driving truck. I am 65 retired truck driver and want to get into having a base or cb with a linear amp. I don't know which way to go as a new user that isn't rich, should i get a base station or 10 meter cb with a linear amplifier i guess needing some advice. I want to be able to get out cross country, you never know when the crap is going to hit the fan and we will need a good long distance rig!!
I mean, just a decent radio with a linear will get you talking the distance. The legality issues with amps keeps a lot of these shops from even talking about them. Something like this would make an awesome base station with a lot of capability but it is a pricey option. If just basic operations on the CB channels only is what your looking for, you could make a base station out of a decent cobra model, good antenna and good Mic, with a linear hooked up to it for that extra distance, you don't even need much extra for the basics as far as power goes. Have a good tech in a reputable shop tune it down for you before hooking extra power and use really good antenna wire and connections.
One day, if I ever win the lotto, I'll have one of these high power Ranger radios....I'd love either this model (or the FFC6), the RCI2970N4 or the Longhorn Superior N6. I like the footprint of RCI69FFB6(C6) and 2970N4 more than the Longhorn I think, but that is splitting hairs I don't have....cause all of them are outside of my reach, I am getting by on a little Stryker 94HPC
I want one. I like SSB a lot more than AM, maybe some day but for now I’ll just have to use my Galaxy DX99V. But I’m going to upgrade one day, I really really like this one in your video. 👍
Hey there. I purchased a X9HP and found out I couldn't dial in 28.312 Mhz. That's the frequency our ham group uses every night at 7:00. I'm guessing it's because of not having coarse tune. So, what I'm asking is, will the FFB6 dial in 28.312?
Since these are unobtainium here in Europe: Do you think it outperforms a Lincoln II+ in SSB-Modulation? Not speaking of power, thats what my KL-703 is here for. I would like to import one of those, just for the Collection.
The amount of power you get from a "peaked and tuned" radio is negligible and will make very little to no difference on the receiving end. At $800+ I'll just get an HF radio - a brand new Yaesu FT-891 is $680.
Here you are providing false information. Im sure it's not intentional, you probably just don't know any better, but I'll help you by doing a video in the future that demonstrates the difference in a stock performing radio vs one that has been tuned. Next you made a comment about an HF radio. If we're comparing Radio to radio with the exact same antenna, your HF radio would need an amplifier attached to it to compete with this radio, so add that to the expense. Otherwise a 100 watt PEP hf rig vs a 700-800 watt PEP radio? HF rigs aren't performing on AM like this radio. I own an icom 7700, $6000-$7000 radio when it was new... I would know
I'll just stick to my Chinese POS Anytone AT-5555n with no freq drift, full VFO capable, 12, 11, & 10 meter capability and all the bells and whistles that One expects from a high end radio for under $300.00. What can I say. Oh and a solid 1.5 - 75 watts right out of the box should you need to run a little extra power. 👍👌😉✌️
No radio like this will compete with a HF rig on RX filtering on AM or SSB.And yes, the HF radio will not compete audio wise on AM,however,SSB audio quality on the HF radio will be better.Those high power radios such as this ranger,that has the amp on the bottom of the case ,will change frequency as that amp heats up.Hot air rises and floats up thru the oscillator circuit.Just don't get long winded.
As soon as I see a Galaxy Ranger I think frequency drifter. They need to up their game .. Anytone is bang on frequency from the moment it is powered up..
I think I got my galaxy 959 from you you clip tune with e echo and super mode it’s still brand new in the box I would like to trade it for Texas ranger
Buy a used ham radio and get it over with. This cb should never drift with todays technology. I had 2550 and a 2510. A 2570 and not one of them ever drifted off freq. New radios are sub standard. Your paying for the box and switches with some lights.
Now I have to disagree on just need fine like to have vfo so we can slide all the all mode radios past I had lots of slide . Rci n6 does even go down 2k
If you want to talk on ssb buy a HF rig. That is just a glorified CB with more power and more frequencies. You can buy an icon 7300 pay $1,000 it'll be 10 times the radio.✌️🇺🇸
Ok I'll play along. If you want to talk on ssb and ONLY want 100 watts, don't waste $1000 on an icom, buy yourself an Anytone5555n2 for 1/3 of the price. They sound amazing and won't cost nearly as much as the Icom 🙂
for the cost of these radio's you shouldn't have to pay to have it tuned, also when cold they drift then the same when they get hot. The RX is noisey and hiss, just not worth the money.
Look... If you're broke just say you're broke and we'll understand. We don't need to hear a bunch of made up malarkey. Just say it's out of your budget, or say.... Nothing at all?
No bro not broke been on the radio since the 80's. I was just making a comment about these sweat shop radio's that are on the market these days is all. No need to be so rude, it is what it is. So you are telling me my comment isn't true ? Would you buy a new car, then be happy paying for a tune up before you drive it out of the lot?? If your happy to do that, well sorry bro ya a clown. 73's @@Rooster_Radio
@@onnie1968 Cars and radios are completely different, don't be so ignorant. And what exactly does you being on the radio since the 80s prove? I didn't ask for your resume'. I know plenty of dumb asses that have been on the radio 30-40 years. More than happy to sell you a stock radio, unconverted that does half the power if that's your thing. Maybe radio isn't for you. Maybe look into different hobbies like crochet, knitting, kite flying.
Any radio can benefit from a competent technician tuning it. Electronics made overseas or anywhere for that matter are not perfect out of the box, a good tech can clean these electronics up, it's not just about massive watts it's about clean operation.
No body would use these on SSB. The amplifier distortion is so bad you will be putting out as much power on LSB when transmitting on USB. Or vise versa.
@@Rooster_Radio take my word for it. If these were so great you would see many amateur radio operators using them on 10 meter. Since nobody licensed is using them, that tells you a lot. Make fun of ham radio guys all you want. A lot of them still enjoy CB.
@@RFTester I make fun of self proclaimed experts who take their own opinions too seriously. I also make fun of hams that have condescending attitudes towards cb'ers. These and the longhorn both get good reports on ssb. Of course your results may vary 🙂
@@ShaneKA5GSS you passed a test that 12 year old and younger children have passed. Not sure why that makes you feel so accomplished or why you'd consider it mastering a craft 🤣🤣. It's a ham license, not an engineering degree fellas.
I’ll keep my 99N4. It’s solid, talked to Australia while driving in Idaho, and I like the amp deck switch and pretty lights.
99n4 is a fine radio
Nice rig. I hear what you’re saying about the coarse clarifier being used as a “fine tune” - The coarse clarifier has always functioned like a +5 kHz / -5 kHz switch effectively for me.
The fine tune clarifier is for fine-tuning on SSB for sure. Works great with a 6-digit counter. I ran a old Superstar 3900 with that setup, the fine and coarse clarifier tracked on RX and TX, that was a solid SSB radio, and a great AM rig). Did it have the audio my Galaxy 959 had? Nope, but it still sounded great, especially with an Astatic 636L or M6B amplified mic.
I know it’s more stable and has more power but it reminds me of my old 2960FJPs.
You are absolutely correct about the 'other' guy being off frequency. After seeing my radio on a spectrum analyzer and frequency counter perform perfectly, I refuse to keep twisting my clarifier just to make that other guy happy. It is HIS problem, not mine! Simply spend a few minutes listening to the popular SSB channels and you can tell who has had the golden screwdriver in theirs by an untrained tech.
I am pretty sure my Old Uniden grant Xl needs a tune up. I don't know anyone around me who can do it though. I listen to other big guys and dial in off them. I don't have a frequency counter, so I have no Idea if i am on or not. So far no one has yelled at me to get on frequency. I just hope I don't sound like Mini mouse and they think I am a female on the other end.
Loved the video, i been a cb user for years driving truck. I am 65 retired truck driver and want to get into having a base or cb with a linear amp. I don't know which way to go as a new user that isn't rich, should i get a base station or 10 meter cb with a linear amplifier i guess needing some advice. I want to be able to get out cross country, you never know when the crap is going to hit the fan and we will need a good long distance rig!!
I mean, just a decent radio with a linear will get you talking the distance. The legality issues with amps keeps a lot of these shops from even talking about them. Something like this would make an awesome base station with a lot of capability but it is a pricey option. If just basic operations on the CB channels only is what your looking for, you could make a base station out of a decent cobra model, good antenna and good Mic, with a linear hooked up to it for that extra distance, you don't even need much extra for the basics as far as power goes. Have a good tech in a reputable shop tune it down for you before hooking extra power and use really good antenna wire and connections.
One day, if I ever win the lotto, I'll have one of these high power Ranger radios....I'd love either this model (or the FFC6), the RCI2970N4 or the Longhorn Superior N6. I like the footprint of RCI69FFB6(C6) and 2970N4 more than the Longhorn I think, but that is splitting hairs I don't have....cause all of them are outside of my reach, I am getting by on a little Stryker 94HPC
I want one. I like SSB a lot more than AM, maybe some day but for now I’ll just have to use my Galaxy DX99V. But I’m going to upgrade one day, I really really like this one in your video. 👍
Tell them to go get their radio tuned up. That was great!
Hey there. I purchased a X9HP and found out I couldn't dial in 28.312 Mhz. That's the frequency our ham group uses every night at 7:00. I'm guessing it's because of not having coarse tune. So, what I'm asking is, will the FFB6 dial in 28.312?
Since these are unobtainium here in Europe: Do you think it outperforms a Lincoln II+ in SSB-Modulation? Not speaking of power, thats what my KL-703 is here for. I would like to import one of those, just for the Collection.
The amount of power you get from a "peaked and tuned" radio is negligible and will make very little to no difference on the receiving end. At $800+ I'll just get an HF radio - a brand new Yaesu FT-891 is $680.
Here you are providing false information. Im sure it's not intentional, you probably just don't know any better, but I'll help you by doing a video in the future that demonstrates the difference in a stock performing radio vs one that has been tuned.
Next you made a comment about an HF radio. If we're comparing Radio to radio with the exact same antenna, your HF radio would need an amplifier attached to it to compete with this radio, so add that to the expense.
Otherwise a 100 watt PEP hf rig vs a 700-800 watt PEP radio? HF rigs aren't performing on AM like this radio.
I own an icom 7700, $6000-$7000 radio when it was new... I would know
I'll just stick to my Chinese POS Anytone AT-5555n with no freq drift, full VFO capable, 12, 11, & 10 meter capability and all the bells and whistles that One expects from a high end radio for under $300.00. What can I say. Oh and a solid 1.5 - 75 watts right out of the box should you need to run a little extra power. 👍👌😉✌️
That's 100% not true and depends on who does work if they swap parts 😊
Rci n6 does 799 watts .
Does that hf rig no 200 at best .
No radio like this will compete with a HF rig on RX filtering on AM or SSB.And yes, the HF radio will not compete audio wise on AM,however,SSB audio quality on the HF radio will be better.Those high power radios such as this ranger,that has the amp on the bottom of the case ,will change frequency as that amp heats up.Hot air rises and floats up thru the oscillator circuit.Just don't get long winded.
I still want one. And I want it NOW!
As soon as I see a Galaxy Ranger I think frequency drifter. They need to up their game .. Anytone is bang on frequency from the moment it is powered up..
Also no where near the amount of power.
Looks like the same radio as my Superstar 158FB4 with a bigger amp and different face plate.
can i buy 1 of these new of you and have it tuned aligned etc and sent to the uk inlcludeing unlock
How do we send our radio to you?
You don't. I'm not a repair shop
that's a nice radio
Ranger: The king of drift
Not the new radio's, they fixed that issue
@@817Teamstersoh good
*galaxy. I fixed it for you
@@Rooster_Radio i know thats right...
Cartwright.
I wonder how that heat sink will do vs n6 .
So it's like my 6900 F25 with an amp.
What’s in the amp? Mosfets? Pills?
Crappy fets
I think I got my galaxy 959 from you you clip tune with e echo and super mode it’s still brand new in the box I would like to trade it for Texas ranger
Why run it on 14.9 volts ?
@@assistantto007 why ask a stupid question
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Boa noite gostaria de adquirir um rager n6 .
Mas gostaria de saber se vc envia para o Brasil 🇧🇷
Sorry to nit pick, but you cut off amp meter, otherwise great video
It happens lol. 50 amps AM, 70ssb ish
@@Rooster_Radiothanks, I've been eyeballing those 2995 bases though,nice units
Where’s the switch to turn that amp section off?
There's not lol
I'm sure that can be added.
Oh I know it could but seems like they would’ve done it at the factory. I think I’ll stay with the 99N4s they’re hard to beat.
Buy a used ham radio and get it over with. This cb should never drift with todays technology. I had 2550 and a 2510. A 2570 and not one of them ever drifted off freq. New radios are sub standard. Your paying for the box and switches with some lights.
POWERHOUSE!
Now I have to disagree on just need fine like to have vfo so we can slide all the all mode radios past I had lots of slide .
Rci n6 does even go down 2k
Nice one!
If you want to talk on ssb buy a HF rig. That is just a glorified CB with more power and more frequencies. You can buy an icon 7300 pay $1,000 it'll be 10 times the radio.✌️🇺🇸
Ok I'll play along.
If you want to talk on ssb and ONLY want 100 watts, don't waste $1000 on an icom, buy yourself an Anytone5555n2 for 1/3 of the price. They sound amazing and won't cost nearly as much as the Icom 🙂
Lol I com only does 100w lol so under powered.
Chose my N6 before I com .
what is freebanding...???
using frequencies between the normally used ones. Some channels have larger gaps between them, some people like to tune in using that gap.
for the cost of these radio's you shouldn't have to pay to have it tuned, also when cold they drift then the same when they get hot. The RX is noisey and hiss, just not worth the money.
Look... If you're broke just say you're broke and we'll understand. We don't need to hear a bunch of made up malarkey. Just say it's out of your budget, or say.... Nothing at all?
No bro not broke been on the radio since the 80's. I was just making a comment about these sweat shop radio's that are on the market these days is all. No need to be so rude, it is what it is. So you are telling me my comment isn't true ? Would you buy a new car, then be happy paying for a tune up before you drive it out of the lot?? If your happy to do that, well sorry bro ya a clown. 73's
@@Rooster_Radio
@@onnie1968 Cars and radios are completely different, don't be so ignorant. And what exactly does you being on the radio since the 80s prove? I didn't ask for your resume'. I know plenty of dumb asses that have been on the radio 30-40 years.
More than happy to sell you a stock radio, unconverted that does half the power if that's your thing.
Maybe radio isn't for you. Maybe look into different hobbies like crochet, knitting, kite flying.
💩🤡🤡@@Rooster_Radio
Any radio can benefit from a competent technician tuning it. Electronics made overseas or anywhere for that matter are not perfect out of the box, a good tech can clean these electronics up, it's not just about massive watts it's about clean operation.
No body would use these on SSB. The amplifier distortion is so bad you will be putting out as much power on LSB when transmitting on USB. Or vise versa.
Guess we have to take what you're saying as the gospel. You are the "RF Tester" after all 😂😂
@@Rooster_Radio take my word for it.
If these were so great you would see many amateur radio operators using them on 10 meter.
Since nobody licensed is using them, that tells you a lot. Make fun of ham radio guys all you want.
A lot of them still enjoy CB.
@@RFTester I make fun of self proclaimed experts who take their own opinions too seriously. I also make fun of hams that have condescending attitudes towards cb'ers. These and the longhorn both get good reports on ssb. Of course your results may vary 🙂
@@ShaneKA5GSS you passed a test that 12 year old and younger children have passed. Not sure why that makes you feel so accomplished or why you'd consider it mastering a craft 🤣🤣. It's a ham license, not an engineering degree fellas.
You prove my case “rooster” 😂😂😂