You've ALMOST Talked Me Into Taking the Export Plunge!

In a nutshell that's right about the General vs. the General Lee...The General is just the General Lee's Big brother...And you'll be hard pressed to find a louder radio than the General Lee for the same money...

That said.....A Cobra 25 or 29 with a little 2 pill Amp behind it will walk all over the General...

 

Well I've been trying to talk you out of not wasting your money, but ...

 

There shouldn't be an issue with getting it fixed right, I don't know them so I don't know if they are wood butchers or people who know what the heck they are talking about.

I would focus on the 29 first, get it straight and have a good tech just tune it to legal specs and run the amp that way. The amp should take up to 10 watts without a problem, if it does, then the tech should know how to put an attenuation pad in the amp to bring down the power to where it should be.

Spending money on more equipment seems to be a long way around the barn to solve an easy problem that is aggravated by poor techs who don't know much other than to turn a screwdriver.

 

Ugh... at the risk of the wrath of the general fans... If you are going down that road anyway... what about an RCI 2950 or something in that line. It's head and shoulders above the General Lee and before I get stoned... Yes most of the boards are made by a few manufacturers but the real test is in the quality control. RCI makles a better product.

 

Last I knew, Ranger built the General line of radios.

 

General lee is a great loud talking radio but nothing is gonna beat a 25 or 29 cobra done right with a amp behind it.Its been proved time and time again.

 

Ranger 2950 doesnt have the audio a general lee has plus it likes to pick up white noise not a good choice for a big truck been there done that.

 

Ugg... knew I would hear it from the general fans but...

Yes RCI has made radios under a few wrappers. BUT they do differ in quality. My bet is you might find an RCI in the shack of a serious ham but probably not a General. The final quality of a General is just not as good as the 2950. Audio... Most serious "radiophiles" are NOT interested in BOOMING audio. If that's your thing the RCI radios are easily adjustable.

Bottom line... The RCI and General radios are aimed at different customers. The General is aimed at the ready made, jacked up CB market. The RCI stuff certainly appeals to the same market but also works for those looking for a 10 meter radio at a lesser cost than some of the more expensive well known ham stuff (Yaesu, Icom, Kenwood, etc.).