Help on what equip to get started

[whitehall honcho]

hey ive been off the air since the 80s,at that time i had a tram d201a a 900 watt heater a laser beam, whis i had it all back,well i have got a bug to set up a base at home, whats new since the 80s as far as quality of radios, i have been leaning towards an old golden eagle or a tram because i always liked the way they sounded on the other end,or have the new radios of today made big improvements,i just want to start with a base and a ground plane and maybe a little xtra power,any suggestions, i am really not sureweather to go with an old tube o new radio, any help would be great
thanks
dave

[SmallTruckBigRadio]

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[BigBopper]

Trams are hard to beat,,have great audio, I use both new and Old school radios, my main station is a Lafayette Telstat 1140,extra freqs,,Stomping export radios,,,LOL,,,,I love tube radios,,but cost of tubes suck!! Nothing sounds warmer than a tube radio with a tube amp, there are many Trams ,Brownings
and Courier radios out there for sale
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[whitehall honcho]

thanks to both you guys for the info,i have been so close to ordering a new 2 way the last couple of days,when i think i have my mind made up to order new then i read something from someone like big bopper and that makes me think i better wait and get a old tube type,i just thought since i have been away from it for almost thirty years someone would have been able to reproduce that warm tone of the tube radio,I guess i have some more thinking todo, or i guess i could buy both, yea right.
thanks
dave

[BobOstro61]

Why not? I have both! You can't beat the sound of that Sonar FS-23! Its a great little base. I use if for local talking being it only has 23 channels. For shooting skip, I move to the RCI 2995DX.

[whitehall honcho]

thanks bobostro61,
well i had just about made my mind up to order a rci 2980wx then i swing the other way,maybe i will order it anyway and the keep looking for a nice tube and when i find it pick it up and see for myself,i just did not want to order a new radio and then not be happy with it
thanks
dave

[BigBopper]

I have talked alot of skip on old tube radios,,,due to the fact I have more hours talking on them,,,but for newer radios the RCI is the first choice!!

[SmallTruckBigRadio]

thanks to both you guys for the info,...dave

Your welcome whitehall honcho,

Great advice there BigBopper...as usual

[whitehall honcho]

well thanks everyone for the advice, I have made my mind up to order a rci2980wx, and then i will take my time and when i find a browning golden eagle or a tram in real nice shape i will pick it up, well now is all i have to do is order that radio
thanks
dave :D

[mullet]

RCI 2985, can't go wrong!

[THUMPER]

here is what i tell alot of guys to start off with get you self a cobra 29 ltd
have some one that knows really what their doing to tweek and tune it
get your self a wilson 1000 mag mount with a palomar or boomer 250 amp .

trust me you will sound good and talk good 2. and be $$$ a head

[SmallTruckBigRadio]

here is what i tell alot of guys to start off with get you self a cobra 29 ltd have some one that knows really what their doing to tweek and tune it get your self a wilson 1000 mag mount with a palomar or boomer 250 amp .

trust me you will sound good and talk good 2. and be $$$ a head

Good advice there Thumper.
That's a good combination for getting the most talk for the buck.

[whitehall honcho]

Well i have jumped in with both feet, i hope i will be able to find someone to talk to, seems quite out there, just hooked up my old browning ltd in my jeep with a 102 stainless whip,seems to be a nice sounding radio,my new rci 2980wx should be here at the end of the week,found a nice browning mark 1V so i bought that too,also ordered a antron a99 should all be here in the next day or two, i will be busy this weekend, now thinking of buying a nice mobile for my good truck,maybe the connex 4600 turbo,or something around those lines,well hope to catch you on the air later
dave

[whitehall honcho]

well now that i have my base setup, I just ordered a new rci SS-158EDX
from SPARKYS CB SHACK, what a guy, i called to order a more expensive radio and by the time we finished talking he saved me a hundred bucks, by steering me in the right direction for my needs, you dont find that to often,he says i should have it monday cant wait to try it,
dave :D :D

[BigBopper]

yea that a great radio, good AM/SSB, built in freq counter ect