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Those guys at BaofengTech have produced a handy guide to the different Baofeng Radios to held you choose the one that's right for you:

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I must say that I own most of the radios on the chart and I find them all to be very capable radios. They are certainly amazing value for money!

 

Magnum 1 - First UK Review!

Video: YouTube/M0OGY

Dave, M0OGY, gives us the first UK look at this new radio from Magnum. Basically its a Maxlog 8800, but it will be interesting to see if there have been any improvements/modifications to the radio. 

Specs sheets are shown below(Click images to enlarge):

NEVADA Get The President Grant 2 Premium In Stock!

Priced at £219.95, this could be the radio that the Grant 2 should have been first time around!

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President Jackson 2 CHROME:

Nevada Starts A Price War? - £239

So it's started, first we had Knights pricing the President Jackson 2 Chrome at £249. Now we have Nevada firing the first shot with a price of £239 (Thats when they get them in stock of course, so you may need to wait). LINK: CLICK HERE

As I have already said on the blog, I had one of these radios in my hands last week and was tempted but the price put me off. It has not gone unnoticed that some 10 days after the radios became available a search of YouTube comes up with ZERO videos of this new radio. That suggests that I am not the only one who thinks the price is too high. Normally when a new radio comes out you find videos/reviews on YouTube within hours of the radio going on sale. Yes they are in limited supply but there are now plenty of radio dealers around Europe who have them in stock. You'd think that SOMEONE would have bought one a stuck it up on YouTube!

Maybe the well publicised problems with the President Grant 2 and President Lincoln 2 are still playing on peoples minds?

Poor band conditions no doubt have also had a part to play. It is understandable that when the radio is so quiet people don't feel like spending hard earned cash on new equipment.

So I wonder, which supplier (if any) will be the first to offer this radio at a price under £200?

The answer is - Probably none of them! But I'm sure that if it were to happen, this radio would sell really well!

Yaesu FT-991 Price War? Nevada deal £989.95 - This week only!

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President Jackson 2 CHROME - In My Hands But I Didn't Buy It!!!!

So today I had a shiny President Jackson 2 Chrome in my hands. It looked lovely, well built and I was very tempted.... but after buying 2 x Grant 2's and a Lincoln 2 recently I just couldn't bring myself to part with another £250 on a CB radio.

If there had been loads of skip over the past week things may have been different, but the radio has been dead with hardly a signal heard. Is this a sign of things to come? Will sales of CB radios die off due to lack of propagation? Maybe!

So I've passed up the chance of having one of the first CHROME Jackson 2's!

Regrets? - Nope! -  I can always change my mind next week when the Americans are blasting in on 27.385 LSB!

CB Radio: Albrecht AE-6110 FM Receive

A short video showing the FM receive on The Northumberland Net (Ch 38 UK40). The audio is coming from the tiny internal speaker. 

So far so good!

Albrecht AE-6110 - The Worlds Smallest CB Radio!!!!*

So I took the plunge and bought myself the tiny little Albrecht AE-6110. It really is very small. Very Very Small!!!!

Did I mention it's really really really very small?

10 cm wide, 10 cm deep and 2.5 cm high

4 watts AM/FM - Multi EU Band Settings

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And it's really really CHEAP!

Video and further comments will be along here soon.

*The CRT ONE may be a few millimeters smaller!

Back Due To Popular Demand: Charlie Tango Xtreme AM Net

Following the great success of their last AM Net the CTX team are at it again. On Saturday 26th Sept 2015 from 18:00 hours - 21:00 hours(UK Time) they will be active on AM.

Calling on the UK AM calling channel 27.125MHz (14 Mid Band) then QSY after making contact.

The AM Net will be part of a fun filled weekend when they join the Delta Alpha group's LOTA weekend.

NEW: President Grant II Premium

Video: Youtube/SimonTheWizard

So here it is the NEW President Grant 2 - Now with added heatsink and extra output power. Plus UK40 available in EXPORT mode so no need to have a nasty little switch on the back!!!!

Video: Youtube/SimonTheWizard


So is it enough to make me want yet another one????

Probably not, unless I can can sell the two that I have already!

Albrecht AE 6110 High Power Edition

30 watts from this little radio?

With the added benefit of being able to cook your breakfast on it no doubt!!!!