topbuzzuk
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Ranger VR 9000 Voyage
Ranger VR 9000 Voyage
AM-SSB-FM-CW radio
Upper and Lower Selectable Sideband
25 watts Output Power PEP
12 watts AM/CW
Roger Beep On/Off Switch
NB/ANL On/Off Switch
5 Digits Frequency Counter
Frequency Counter On/Off Switch
+10 KHz Switch
S/SWR Meter
SWR CAL and RF PWR Switch
A through F Band Coverage Switch
Fine/Coarse Switch
Dual Echo
--- 26FB118
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17/Nov/2008, 8:37 pm
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26fb99
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Re: Ranger VR 9000 Voyage
some chimp on muppets tryin to sell one for 170notes.am i to be corrected in beliving this dude to be straight out the nut house or are these 20 quid better than a ranger 2950/2970?
brent fb99
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20/Nov/2008, 8:57 pm
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topbuzzuk
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Re: Ranger VR 9000 Voyage
i think you can get these for £150-£170ish new, i paid £80 secondhand for mine and i love it.
I get good audio reports and the sound coming in is good enough to dx whilst mobile, i use the astatic on mine but i imagine they sound pretty much like a cobra 148 etc. The only thing i have to moan about is that it drifts until warm, once warm its stable as you like and doesnt budge. It does get cold over night in my van so i expect coils shrink and stuff but once warm no drift at all. I have spoken with loads of people local and dx and think the radio works well(hooked up to my b300p)
i love this radio and wont be selling it soon
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21/Nov/2008, 7:36 pm
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yamanx1
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Re: Ranger VR 9000 Voyage
I only "looked after" one of these for a short while.
I think it really is a class set, it feels and looks like a quality radio, it has good controls and a pukka digital readout. I only TX'ed once to test her and the report was incredible! "I'm not on my Icom" I said, no matter you sound as good as if you were was the reply.
I have very limited experience of 10-11m specific radios. However, I would definately have one of these
3 out of 5
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21/Nov/2008, 9:44 pm
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26FB1978
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Re: Ranger VR 9000 Voyage
It looks remarkabley like a superstar 3900F, good budget radio but as mentioned they do drift a little till warmed up, but most 10 metre mobiles do
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6/Aug/2009, 5:14 pm
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AR104
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Re: Ranger VR 9000 Voyage
I have actually just baught one of these, havent poicked it up yet, but will let you know the verdict when ive used it for a while.
The guy had it from new, turned it on 3 or 4 times ... dident know how to use it and decided to sell it, also came with a brand new kl203 linear ( 100 watt am/fm, 200watt ssb)
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porky69
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Re: Ranger VR 9000 Voyage
nice looking radio
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30/Sep/2011, 7:32 pm
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cozzmik
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Re: Ranger VR 9000 Voyage
I use a ss3900el for 11m and they are basically the same.Once you let it warm up it sits on frequency just fine,all day in fact.
I get lots of pleasure using a cb radio to talk around the world....cheap and cheerful
looks a nice radio,hope it gives good service.
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1/Oct/2011, 4:57 am
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