Magnum s-3

[gettinpaid]

I recently upgraded from a cobra 29 Dale E edition to a magnum s-3. Only to find out that it is ilegal. I don't know much about cb.'s but I always thought that the ones that were not for me were the ones that had that other screen for other frequencies. Since the s-3 doesn't have it I thought it was ok. The guy at the cb. shop
Told me not to mess with the abcdef switch when I asked him what it was for. Does it mean I can't use it or to only stay away from these other frequencies? I mean if I use it only in channel 19 I'm good or is it still interfering where it shouldn't. Sorry, but I just read some threads on this section which I think I should've read before...........go easy now

[kc0rey]

As long as a DOT cop or US Customs agent doesn't see it and you stay on channel 19 you should be all right. As to how well it stays in band...........That depends on how your tune up was done.

[Redneck]

Originally Posted by kc0rey

As long as a DOT cop or US Customs agent doesn't see it and you stay on channel 19 you should be all right. As to how well it stays in band...........That depends on how your tune up was done.

I was under the impression these magnum radio's all come from the factory already tuned as hot as you can get one..
Or maybe that was just the S-9 that magnum has out.

[kc0rey]

Originally Posted by Redneck

I was under the impression these magnum radio's all come from the factory already tuned as hot as you can get one..
Or maybe that was just the S-9 that magnum has out.

That would not surprise me any.....I've never had the radio on the bench.....

[Redneck]

Originally Posted by kc0rey

That would not surprise me any.....I've never had the radio on the bench.....

From what I have read they come factory at about 45 watts maybe more..
A rumor has it a new one is about to be released for close to 100 watts..

These guys just asking to get them taken away...

[gettinpaid]

I don't know much about this stuff but they told me there at the shop that they convert it and it was peaked and tuned for
100 watts dead key and around 80 pep. Something like that, maybe it was the other way around.

[kc0rey]

He lied............
That is an ugly radio too....the blue lights are cool though.....They remind me of the lights in the guages in my Bronco II.

[gettinpaid]

So its not only illegal its also ugly. LOL

Well tha box says 50 watts + PEP on AM

How much do you think he lied......if according to him he peaked and tuned it.
Just want to know...I'm curious.

[kc0rey]

Originally Posted by gettinpaid

So its not only illegal its also ugly. LOL

Well tha box says 50 watts + PEP on AM

How much do you think he lied......if according to him he peaked and tuned it.
Just want to know...I'm curious.

I don't know, I havent had one of these on my bench and I see lots of claims online. Very few if any will use an anallyzer or scope. Most use a watt meter and that is relative at best. It means nothing.

Now lets put your radio up against a 5 watt radio into the same antenna to another radio 5 Miles away.
Lets say that our friend is recieving our 5 W radio at 1 s-unit or S-1. We hool up your 50W radio and our fiend only sees 2 S- units or S-2. S-units are that scale on your meter hat reads S-1 thrue 9 and then you'll see a + sin and maybe a 10db, 20db, up to a 60db.

See that extra power really means nothing.

Now, lets take a clean 5W signal vs, a dirty 50W signal. There will be very little difference on the distant reciever between the two. There is a possability that the 50W radio will be weaker.

[gettinpaid]

Well I did see a gain on distance and my antenna was checked out which was fine.

So what you are really saying is that 4 watts can come across the same distance as 50 watts?

What's the point of tweaking em up?

I should've checked in with you guys here first.