My new Ranger RCI 69 Home Base Radio has arrived!

[@fitcher-armchair-sleuth]

I too was an 80's CB'er / DX'er and it was a lot of fun. I used a President Madison with 250 Boomer. My antenna was 2-element 11 meter quad on a home made (80ft) pipe tower. I remember talking to guys in Ireland and some of them was members of the shamrock club. Used to talk to the guy who sold the Wilson line of antennas in Europe/UK. Think his name was Ben maybe? Anyway, so many memories. Talked to many Countries. Someone sent me a really neat and detailed map of Ireland. I talked to all counties. If it hadn't have been for mobile stations, I wouldn't have likely got them all. Anyway, have fun and enjoy your radio.

[@JohnnyRebKy]

Nice radio man! I live about 20 miles from Brian Truckcbsales. Great guy. I bought a Galaxy 959 from him recently. Got to meet him and talk radio for awhile. I won't buy from anybody else but him 👍. Cheers to you sir from Kentucky USA

[@JustinRuth-km4wz]

Beautiful

[@davidthorpe1631]

Very nice SIR. Thank you

[@Arlebrandt]

It looks like a Kraco 2555 i had way back in time. Nice radio that Ranger 🙂

[@jeromesanders4715]

NICE BASE STATION RADIO VI JUST PURCHASED ONE LAST WK FROM GI JOE CB RADIO N KENTUCKY EVERYTHING WORKING VERY GOOD AN FAST DELIVERY THANKS TO GI JOE CB RADIO THEY HAVE GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE 👍👍👍

[@petercarty6379]

ya exactly . I might get one just for that reason lol looks fab and 100 w . the old jumbo was 12w I think .

[@jameselrod6448]

That is a very very nice radio

[@CircleOfWhiteLight]

Yes, indeed, it has however, been sitting in it's box for the last year, hardly used due to office relocation. For people who like nostalgia for old, big, 80's homebase CB radios, this is the one to go for. So, it's not about the price, but the presence and functionality of the radio. You never know, it might be for sale at some point!

[@elliotspencer2648]

Nice looking radio!,reminds me of the old 'ham jumbo' base rigs i used to have!. I use an old 'stalker xx' 80 chn am fm ssb base rig here!.

[@thesquirrelchroniclesakare7808]

Very nice radio. Brian is a good guy. I have been dealing with him for years here in the states and never had an issue. 73s from Worldwide425 NC U.S.A.

[@DeltaXray444]

A very beautiful looking radio, have fun with it i know i would. 26DX444 Nottingham.

[@eldestillator3860]

hello from 35 CT 249 from Austria, 73 and the 55

[@christophersmith1155]

great stock mike with this radio. its used on the ranger and the galaxy. people listening love the loudness and clarity.

[@BLACKHEAT1028]

Nothing like showing off your pretty new girl

[@CircleOfWhiteLight]

Yes, but it started having problems the following day. It's just back from the repair shop so I'll be doing an update shortly.

[@Bens359pete]

Nice. I would like to get one of these. Still using my rci 2970 as a base station

[@CircleOfWhiteLight]

I decided to go for the RCI 69 as it a nice looking radio but it has reliability issues. Keep that in mind!

[@CircleOfWhiteLight]

You can't beat the 80's look of a homebase radio but with a modern twist.

[@dboy69420dl]

@@CircleOfWhiteLight I've had mine over a year now ,no problem has occured. Very stable.mine was set up by cb shop 1995 in ky. Love mine

[@WILDDAGGERTV]

Very pretty radio

[@patjordan9490]

Looks great but how is reliability as u don't want to be shipping it back to the USA often

[@timwalsh7410]

I personally don’t understand using this thing compared to what money can buy now a-days! You have to be a real new beCB Nerd to use one of these things!🤪

[@CircleOfWhiteLight]

It's got to do with nostalgia and if your not old enough to remember using cb radios in the 80's, you won't understand.

[@KE2BHP]

Nice RCI My friend I'm Waveing 👋

[@TREEHUGGAH1]

rig is absolute beautiful. 73, kb3aum

[@CircleOfWhiteLight]

Yes it is but it has it's problems, another video coming shortly.

[@OldAgeTeddyboy]

This looks like my RCI 2980 and thats was a great radio, i bought one of these, now i wonder if someone can tell me how to change out the power supply, because the radio is coming from America and i now live in Australia and its a different Voltage, America is 110 volts while in Australia its 240 volts, i know i can get a step down converter but at some stage it will be better to change the power supply, does anyone know which power supply i would need?, and is it something i could change out myself?, hope someone can answer my questions....

[@CircleOfWhiteLight]

Hi, I actually had the tech guy do it for me before I received it. You can do it on the current supply, but make sure you know what your doing!

[@victoriacorner4400]

ok they have what they call a two way radio, they have a transceiver radio, they have a HAM radio, they have a CB radio and a police scanner what's is the difference in them all? and witch one of these Radio can Do them all? Please THANK you

[@desmondsharpe5397]

Story Alan ! Nice radio doesn’t Raymond Long in Donegal sell CB radios any more? If the skip ever opens up to Chicago keep an ear out for 691 northern Illinois I’m building a beam over here hoping to send signals Anna Livia’s way 73

[@CircleOfWhiteLight]

Yes he does but I got this via www.scorpiontechnology.ie.

[@timmyhelton1236]

What's the differrnce from this or the 69 plus? Any info please?

[@CircleOfWhiteLight]

I didn't know there was a 69 plus?

[@gc12gladiator]

Please could you tell me if it works on 220v in the UK without modifying the ac inside the radio. I just bought one too from the US out of pure nostalgia. In the 80,s I used to own an Excalibur SSB!

[@CircleOfWhiteLight]

Yes, it does but you have to make sure that it is switched over to the UK power before you switch it on. THe wiring for the plug is also not the same, so you will need to make sure you wire it correctly.

[@gc12gladiator]

@@CircleOfWhiteLight Thank you. I assume the switch is located outside of the case? As regards to the plug, can’t you use a simple US to U.K. adapter plug?

[@CircleOfWhiteLight]

@@gc12gladiator I think the switch is located on the inside of the case on the power supply. I had the engineer do it, so I didn't need to do anything. You could use a U.S. adapter and convert the power to 220, but I wanted it running on Irish mains (the same as the UK), so I wired the plug to suit.

[@benjaminmeadows1380]

Got drake is that old enough older than me but I did have a dx2527 and it was a sexy choice but I run older

[@petercarty6379]

I had the Ham International Jumbo back i think like 1980 lol

[@CircleOfWhiteLight]

Yeah, it looks great and works fine.

[@radiotruck8135]

Looks good, glad to see Fm is helping sales, and what does the band switch do, Because it's just 1 band , CB, so I am interested. My cbs are 1961 to 1980 , I started with a 1 watt h/h in 1974, and got to another hh 84 km away, So I was hooked in. Never looked back....

[@CircleOfWhiteLight]

The band switch allows you to change to different sets of frequencies from 26MHz, to 29MHz, in 40 Channel jumps.

[@radiotruck8135]

@@CircleOfWhiteLight Thankyou. Have a nice day... Andrew

[@feeatlastfeeatlast5283]

What do you mean when you say you will probably use ten meters on it as well?

[@CircleOfWhiteLight]

As a licenced operator, I can also use 10 meters.

[@Dallas-Rife-UDX-347-Tennessee]

Keep us posted on the bugs getting worked out, and what was wrong with it . I want one really bad but not if it’s going to break down for that kind of money

[@CircleOfWhiteLight]

Hi, You can watch the rest of my videos on my channel which give you a history of the issues, repairs etc. I'll be making another video shortly as it has to go back from more power tweaks.

[@leonardtasker6732]

look's fab love one i as old pirate in 70 till 90 just my station got mm to hot nd sum hams around me not to happy yol

[@chrisbennett8538]

Nice

[@GeorgeEI7KO]

Big auld box.

[@2E0LMI]

That's a gorgeous radio! How is the transmit audio? I used it's grandfather, a Jumbo 3, back in the early '90s. I worked many stations and was very happy with it, but the transmit audio was never quite what I wanted in that it was a little tinny/scratchy compared to the warmth of Uniden boarded radio audios. Whatever it sounds like, I bet you love just sitting looking at it, I know I would if it were mine :)

[@CircleOfWhiteLight]

Yes, I got this for nostalgic reasons. I also had a Jumbo and a President Madison, but the RCI 69 is the modern version with more power and more toys! Be warned! It does have reliability issues. It's currently with the local repair man having a few things sorted out and it's only two weeks old. But your right, it does look good as a radio.

[@leonardtasker6732]

how much and whir can i get one

[@CircleOfWhiteLight]

I got my from the states from truckcbsales.com.

[@mediamike693]

++++++++++++++YES+++++++IN ADELAIDE+++++++++++++++SOUTH AUSTRALIA++++++++++++++

[@mediamike693]

++++++++++++++INTERESTING+++++++FROM AN OLD CBer IN ADELAIDE+++++++SOUTH AUSTRALIA+++++++FROM THE LATE 70's ??? 1977++++++++PIONEER RADIO 626++++++++++++++

[@johntarpley6635]

While this radio compare to a tram d201a as far as modulation

[@CircleOfWhiteLight]

I would not know, sorry.

[@JoeR203]

Open it up and look for some black blobs of whatever it is he uses when he works on radios. Check out FineTuneCBShop channel and search "Trucks". You'll see a bunch of videos where he opens up radios that were worked on by Truck's CB. I'm not trying to promote FineTune. I actually think that he's also a hack. Not to mention his holier-than-thou attitude. But he may provide some insight.

[@CircleOfWhiteLight]

OK, Thanks for the info.

[@feeatlastfeeatlast5283]

Fine tune is nothing but hot air.

[@deltatangoelectronics8598]

@@feeatlastfeeatlast5283 Yes but his oscilloscope has papers. LOL!

[@feeatlastfeeatlast5283]

@@deltatangoelectronics8598 Sure, you have to have that scope calibrated with a NIST calibration sticker or else no one will hear you. and don't forget, " Mexico is going to pay for that wall!" Yeah sure, eat it up, suckers.

[@hazmathauler4536]

Fine Loon CB Shop 🤣🤣😂😂. Sherman is a douche, a narcissist and mentally unstable. I have bought 3 Stryker’s off Brian at Trucks CB and NEVER had a problem, always compliments. Also he has sent me before AND after videos on the radios AND I have opened them up and NEVER seen the black globs of crap.

[@ronedwards8239]

I would have purchased the 2995DX much better radio.

[@mr.stonerUDX714]

swr meter on ALL RCI radios and ranger radios are not reliable at all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! use your radio at your own risk plus warranty wont cover repairs