🌟New🌟 Ranger RCI 69 Base Plus First Look & Review | CB SSB AM FM Radio

[@TheRadioGarage]

If the gentlemen from Oklahoma I talked to on SSB today with this radio sees this video please say hello..👍👊

[@thsixscrews]

Hello!! Sounded good out this way bud!! Enjoy your weekend coming up. 73’s and God bless WR/RG 2009 Oklahoma 👋🏻

[@eddiej3455]

Where and how do I buy this ?

[@kishascape]

That man is a fraud! I'm the real station from Oklahoma!

[@Jesusnumber1]

Sorry boss very wrong I've owned both and the 200% modulation with 0.01 distortion on the RCI 69 base blows the icon out of the water and don't get me started on the internal 25 amp power supply that's Mosfet driven do your home work boss.

[@klv400]

I got a Rci-2980 for almost 25 years. Never a bit of trouble. 250 in Virginia.

[@AnthonyJones-vk6xq]

Sweet radio, would love one of these just for 10m/12m and some CB as there is some activity here in France ! Just found your channel so have liked and subscribed. Have a great new year.

[@Joe_HamRadioGuy]

Good lookin radio, I've always liked the analog meters on them radios 👍👍

[@GazzaJollyRoger8152]

It's a beauty, it would look really good on my bench!

[@gregguerrero9441]

RCI 69 Base Plus, that’s a beautiful radio, just what I’d like to have, gonna put it on list for Santa. Great job Radio Garage.

[@larrykeesee1442]

Really nice radio.. Retired Larry in Indianapolis..

[@miguelsalami]

Ranger radios are the Cadillac of CBs beautiful rig there.

[@bradleyhumphrey4505]

It's a beautiful machine. Definitely performs quite nicely in its field of play !!

[@heinerrambold8889]

I was surprised to see an industrial switching power supply inside the radio. Thanks for the video!

[@creekrunner2078]

Ive always loved the saturn style base radios looks like a winner

[@TheRadioGarage]

Yes seems like a good choice for a base

[@kishascape]

I always wondered what they called this style of rack mount CB. As I had seen 2 different makes already previously. Including One that did 600 watts standalone.

[@benjaminmeadows1380]

​@@kishascapefrom outer space had dx2527 just small radio in big case for better get kenwood this radio only weight about 28 pounds got old ts520 s 38 pounds and build like brick house but hard to mars mod

[@rodlink6258]

Very nice. Certainly a nice upgrade from my 69

[@Bulldog-gk7ip]

Yep I would definitely love to own one of those

[@CheckitMedia]

Nice looking radio! i always am working with the older galaxy models, i think for over 15 years.

[@378Orlando]

I’m saving up for this radio right now . The last base station I had was the Texas Ranger 696FSSB. It’s time for an upgrade.

[@ukamateurradiostation6833]

It looks like a Ham international jumbo. I had one in the 80s. Nice bit of kit sir 👍👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@foxman362]

It like 1989-1997 new look for old school rangers and Saturn galaxy look pretty nice it should have less problems.

[@TheRadioGarage]

Hey Foxman thanks for stopping by

[@foxman362]

@@TheRadioGarage Macov5000 Just came today kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHumc5WurpKAfK8

[@slowpoke1562]

nice radio and I love the receive on the ranger.👍

[@OldAgeTeddyboy]

I bought a 69 Base several months back, bought it from ebay, after i bought it they did some tuning and other bits, by the time i finally received it couldn't wait to get it out the box and fire it up, before i did that i needed to take off the cover and switch the power supply to 240, im in Australia, went out for a radio check and people were saying its off frequency, so i used the fine tune, it was very touchy, you only have to blow on it and you were off again, clarifier is unlocked, its very hard to get it on frequency and for it to stay there, i paid $1400 for the radio, postage is a killer, not used it since, i did get back in touch with the company i bought it from,( wont mention any names ), they said it can be sent back and they would look at it, i decided against that as it could be months before i see it again, going to get a Tech here to look at it when the rush dies down, just wondering if any others outside America gets this as well. Now the plus side of owning a RCI, they are really built well, and having a switchable power supply is good, with it had another digit on the frequency counter, apart from that it would survive a nuclear attack, i have had several RCI`s and do like them, some people dont like them but i do, good video, there is not much difference between the standard 69 to the plus, that i could see..

[@Hobo-Henry]

Yeah and in the end it’s still a ranger mobile unit in a pretty box, better off just buy a HF radio like a yaesu ft-891 that will sound 100% better then any converted 10 meter radio and won’t ever drift, has many more features. Cover every band, parametric eq, sound processor ect. ect.

[@OldAgeTeddyboy]

​@@Hobo-Henry The 69 hasn't drift since i had it, big is always better, i have mobile radios, nothing like having a big imposing large base station sitting there when people come round, and the power side, im happy with, the Yaesu would still need money spent on it to get the mars mod done..

[@Hobo-Henry]

Yaesu FTDX-10 cost nothing to mars mod only a screwdriver to jump two pins and reset. I fact it can be reset to factory specs again with a simple reset, You won’t ever match the sound quality of a HF radio with any 11 meter cb

[@stonefacedgrasshopper2200]

I would have to clear a lot of cherished equipment on my bench to give this a home. 🤔 See what you are doing to us radio fanatics out here, Matt? Oh man, don't; stop; keep it coming!!! 😃 😑🦗

[@TheRadioGarage]

Oh I will definitely keep the content coming!! 👍👊👋

[@Maria-EstherEsparza]

Man, I wish they’d make 6-meter and/or 2-meter radio multi-mode radios in that design and style. Nice full-size manual controls, real meters, simple function, no crummy LCD displays (I’m sick of LCD displays). Very elegant “old school” function and interface. Good looking piece of equipment. I am sorely tempted to get one just to use on the 10m amateur radio band (yes, I’m a licensed Advanced-Class American Ham ).

[@AB1Vampire]

SMPS & a mobile board in a big case. Nicest thing is the features have controls instead of being buried deep inside a menu .

[@buckaroobonsi555]

I agree menu driven radio's especialy for common controls are stupid and frustrating in a mobile application but they make perfect sense in a base radio. The problem is that everything is micro controller controlled today. They use cheap encoders and even cheaper switches. If they gave you a switch for every function you would either have a radio face that is cluttered with switches like a 1990's Mercedes Benz that looked like a 1970's Jumbo Jet cocpit with all the tiny switches or your give up feature. To get more features and control with a limited face you would need to have a true PC or Phone interface that was real time and fast with a rather sophisticated chip set and program. That would lower the profit margin for distributors and retailers or drive up cost. The real problem with menu driven radios is not having a menu but how cheaply and poorly it is excuted. The radio's are not even as powerful as a smart phone from 15 years ago so trying to navigate them is garbage it is like trying to eat a meal with Hokey Gloves on it is always clumsy. The displays they give us are dumpster fire cheap garbage. For the price of these radio's we should be able to use a USB cable and operate them with an app on our phone of PC just as easily as we use or phone or PC.

[@RL-521]

Looks nice, when does it come out and what differentiates it from the RCI 2995?

[@nhbowtie]

I have the RCI-2980 wx I need to get it hooked up again...

[@PhoenixRising251]

Nice demo sir. I'm really glad the SM radio companieshave cleaned up the recieve section. For the longest time it seemed as if SM radios had the worst white noise that I refuse to tolerate! Just a personal experience; the best and quietest recievers I've ever had were a Cobra 2000 and a DAK X. Unfortunately those are nearly fossils of this hobby but their receiving abilities were extraordinary.

[@buckaroobonsi555]

Well the DAK X was a terrible radio it looked good but it's guts inside where terrible. It was a Korean knockoff of a Cybernet Chasis but was so cheaply made the Korean company that made the PCB did not even put their name ont he board or mark it well. It is true that the Cybernet design was a good solid design but it was a cybernet knockoff not a real cybernet. The PCB itself was poorly made which is where the issues arrise not the actual design or the parts used in it the board was prone to delamination, cracking, moisture damage, cold solder joint issues. You could have gotten a cybernet chasis radio and a 2 tube amp and been much further ahead for less money. The Cobra 2000 was a good radio once they worked out the bugs in the freq. counter section a few updates but again you could have had purchased a Cobra 148GTL or Uniden Grant XL for about $149, added a cheap linear power supply for $30 from radio shack and put a car speaker in a cigar box and saved a fortune and just lied to people on air about talking to them on a CObra 2000. As to the white noise that is has nothing to do with surface mount technology and everything to do with bad designs and cheap parts. I can show fantastic sounding radio's on transmit and recieve with all technology from tube radio's to through hole to SMD. Same thing applies to car audio or hime audio I can show you garbage componets to fantastic at every price point and in every era and type of gear. Most of the noise is atmospheric and antenna based. A lot of noise is due to how cleanand effecient modern intergrated circuits are. They lack the damping factor and losses that you find in older gear. Older gear was designed to take advantage of this and circuits and componets biased to naturaly dapen what we did not want so the output stage was designed to take advantage of this. A lot of IC's today do not have the artifacts of true analog discrete componets of yesterday they lack the sensitivity but give you lower cost by having almost all of the essential radio bits on one or 2 IC's. They also pass what they detect almost 100% as detected there is less natural notching. So you end up with something that is cheap, flexible, has lots of features but is harsh and cold. The lack of capacitors lowers cost and increases reliabilty but it takes away the ability to tune the circuit even a lower number of resistors ends up taking away tunability. To get the sound you are after you would need to implament some high end sound shaping, notching, filtering, audio processing that all the missing capacitors and resistors used to do in circuit. The customer "CB'er's" does not demand this so it is not implemented. They want lots of bandwidth, loud audio and cheap watts and that is exactly what we get. If people like you stoped buying radio's that are not what they want the market would listen. Until people stop buying nothing will change!

[@larrychampion8848]

Damm Nice radio. Hopefully, I'll be out just in time for Christmas

[@CharlesHarpolek4vud]

Look up a local ham radio selling shop and consider a ham transceiver that also has 11 meters and SSB, sideband AM and FM--- may not be small for car radio installation.

[@DAVIDGREGORYKERR]

As there are some frequencies available on that Transceiver that are Amateur Only Bands so an ARRL licences i.e Foundation,General and Technician would be required to operate on the bands that are not part of the CB band.

[@jimmycake7143]

might have to let you order one for me an do the adjustments. Still got to get that X-9 done also. nice Vid, thanks

[@christophersmith1155]

that RANGER/GALAXY stock mike sounds great !

[@jeremynottingham6277]

for that price, I'll hold onto my Kenwood TS450s..... I do like the large case, would like to drop a old uniden board in one....

[@TheRadioGarage]

Fair enough..2 totally different radios really

[@jeremynottingham6277]

@@TheRadioGarage yeah they are indeed. Nice to see a decent RX on a RCI radio though, took them long enough. I'm over here messing with this FTDX10 and still learn'n.

[@Lkeyhacle1465]

I bought a mobile cobra 29ltd to make for a base station man I wished I’d of know about that radio you got now it’s freaking awesome man 👍

[@Jukeboxkcnsd]

Wow, that is nice receive from a, you know. X port 10 m Bay station. Wow, I want one and I'm a ham operator I have $1000 Hf rigs that do not bring NCB radio that good, this is jukebox 502 waven from Southern Illinois, kC9NSD, and I'm back quiet..

[@MM0IMC]

2:07 Clicks on the audio. It seems to be caused by a faulty power lead to the oscilloscope, as the image on the screen disappears every time there's a click. I guess there's an intermittent power connection problem?🤔

[@petercarty8139]

wow this reminds me of my Ham International Jumbo many years back in mid 80s lol

[@jasonfrye6473]

Wondering if it'll be a drifter on ssb ? I get mixed reviews on RCI radios like half the operators that owned them in the past will say they're not as stable on ssb as competitors?.. Glad to see they updated the board a little

[@mostlypostie1]

They look cool and are fun radios, but if anyone tells you they are stable on SSB, they are either lying, or they have no idea what stable actually means. 73

[@TheRadioGarage]

I talked a fair bit with it on ssb today and yes I did have to touch the clarifier from time to time. To me it's not a big deal but for some that refuse to use a clarifier it may be. Also I'm working on a mod to make these more stable. Have done it on a few other radios with good success.

[@jasonfrye6473]

@@TheRadioGarage great to hear a possible modification to make a little more stable if one doesn't necessarily like the occasional frequency drift, overall any updates to base stations are a plus in my book. Thanks for reviewing

[@mostlypostie1]

@@TheRadioGarage adding a TCXO? Or a crystal heater?

[@TheRadioGarage]

@@mostlypostie1 yes..you might of heard me talk about the mod in the past.

[@AEZAEZEL-187]

That RCI 69 looks just like the 2995DX!!! In the Netherlands the RCI 2995DX rig costs about 1149euro!

[@eddiej3455]

Someone please telll me where ro buy this!

[@Radionut]

Holy crap $650 plus. Can’t afford it unfortunately not on the retirees income I have!! I will continue using my DX 2517 with a little bit of kicker. Thanks for the great video very informative

[@michealenochs8470]

Hey Matt is there anyway you could install a 10K switch where the phone Jack is on the front? Thanks

[@justinrayguitars6024]

Just when I was thinking about pulling the trigger on a Browning Golden eagle.😢

[@EricTechstuffs]

I just said I will not buy another radio. Take my money !

[@michellemichaels3258]

What a beautiful beast! ❤

[@madmax2069]

Now that's what I'm talking about, now there needs to be a CB/11m base station with AM/FM/SSB

[@TomMarsteller]

Impressive, very nice!👍

[@ON5ALE-Alessio]

It exists already since mid 90s in a case of the 80s excalibour. The only thing that they changed from the galaxy saturn from mid 90's is swapping the linear power supply with a cheap switching device

[@pa3hgt]

I am very curious about the FM TXaudio quality . The first RCI-69 has a dull audio and maybe it's improved.

[@DAVIDGREGORYKERR]

Maybe now is the time that all Multimode CB transceivers are designed around PowerSDR firmware and electronics that has been unlocked to enable operation on the 11Mtr Band, so that all processing is done using lines of C++ code on DSP Processor and not discrete components and would a Zero IF system and if possible split into two parts i.e the control head and the RF hardware unit that mounts on the Antenna pole and connects the antenna via short cable, the control head and the RF hardware unit would be connected together via a heavy duty LAN cable and powered via POE.

[@TheRadioGarage]

I'm good with analog

[@dogman807]

Dats going to tough to put on the Dashboard 😂

[@TheRadioGarage]

Zip ties and duct tape 😂

[@douglassheffield6300]

Probably would just buy the 99N1 if I was going mobile, Nice radio

[@SamuelBarrPhotography]

Would like to hear and see it after it's had TRG Tune. :-)

[@TheRadioGarage]

Oh for sure

[@melvinchamberlin823]

I want to see all the extra stuff if you're able to get with all accessories if

[@johnnybartlett-ke9wg]

It's a nice radio,I use to fix cb,s in Houston and I miss the galaxy 98,s ect, I still use one of my magnun delta force radios to listen to here in green river wy,not much in wy ,cb,s here are like dinosaurs like your bench set up, see ya, im Dr. Who

[@MEGASILVEREAGLE]

COOL, & you have a nice bench or work area

[@Benritchie-l6n]

How much do this cost new ??

[@dobermanguy9437]

Nice radio but I would just get a ham rig instead of that

[@SamuelBarrPhotography]

Hi Matt! If you get to share a post TRG tune and align video, can we also see this radios's performance on FM?

[@TheRadioGarage]

Ok yes sir

[@paulwright7551]

REC is record, not "receive" It's an output the allows you to record transmissions and receptions should you desire to.

[@TheRadioGarage]

Yes you are correct, I mispoke with that

[@miller4th502nd]

damn that thing looks like a modified 80s CB-Station like I had. A Stabo XF-2100 Professional.

[@LeeKirkman88]

Could i ask a question? Do you know if the LP-100A swr power meter advertised on Ali Express the Genuine ones?. Or are they Chinese copies?. Im a bit clueless as i am in the UK.

[@gliv2]

Nice radio, would be a nice touch if they could put clear white LEDs in the meters.

[@TheRadioGarage]

Yes I agree. I've been in touch with them about that.

[@ELVISRN1]

Agreed,mine get done today.better look.

[@wc4r]

No +10 KHz switch? SSB needs a SIX-digit readout. Such simple things are overlooked and the selling price makes one consider a ham radio. Good board, however. Is the built-in P/S beefed enough for a tuned up TX (current headroom)?

[@robinmiller986]

Can this radio work look like side band and CB radio both

[@mindblast3901]

Nice Jazzed Ham international Jumbo

[@johnnyphillips9735]

Nice radio matt hillbilly in the bam waving 👋

[@mikeyf103]

Not sure why you didn't check power on FM ?

[@TheRadioGarage]

Same as AM

[@philthehmk8752]

Exactly! And FM audio for UK use!

[@levonsmallwood6078]

What about 27 megahertz out of the box

[@michealenochs8470]

Nice radio but for me I would like a 10K switch but you can fix that on the back of the radio I’m sure it misses some channels along the way but it is an awesome base station are you planning to offer theses on your website? Great job Matt. Thanks

[@SamuelBarrPhotography]

If you don't mind your NB being on all of the time, you could repurpose that switch on the front and use it for your 10K jump.

[@christophersmith1155]

which radio would be better for SSB use this 69 base or the 2995dxhp ? i see this has a fine and coarse. i think the 2995 doesnt

[@flash001USA]

Does it have a switch for the B channels like 27.195, 27.145 etc and if so does it display on the frequency counter?

[@TheRadioGarage]

It doesn't come with a 10k switch to go between channels but one can be added.

[@flash001USA]

@@TheRadioGarage Thanks for answering that question. For the price of the radio along with the improvements one may have thought that feature would have already been added to the radio. I also meant to ask you if the radio has a 5 Khz option or if that's done with the coarse function of the slider?

[@nxesr]

Read some negative comments about this radio not being stable in SSB unless someone can correct me?? Dam this radio looks so beautiful. Can someone please help me I'm looking to purchase this Radio but I'm in the UK.

[@Dalekennth1969]

Hello why don’t you ship the radios to Australia

[@cpufrost]

Haha definitely has come a long way from the 1986 Excalibur which looks shockingly similar on the outside. Is that a Mean-well switching power supply?

[@bobolsen8994]

nice looking radio, would luv to have one :)

[@joeclark9042]

So here's the question on that RC I-69 base plus can it be updated more power out of it and where can I buy one at can you please let me know

[@mickjones1941]

looks like ham international jumbo from years ago

[@kenmcfarlane226]

Hi.Would these be ok on 240vac?

[@5940-c7w]

Awesome!!!

[@libertycabbagemusic]

How did @theradiogarage convert this radio so quickly? I'm guessing that it is a "10 Meter" radio that was converted to CB use as that is usually the case for 10 Meter Radios with Channel indicators.

[@JS-kd7jf]

Band switch dude,, band switch

[@2E0EVP-MARTIN]

Just looks a bit like the old Ham International Jumbo we had in the UK

[@habbycs5896]

It´s a near perfect copy, the casing and controls

[@ELVISRN1]

My echo is not working,is the adjustment all the way off or loose connection,was moded by shop bought .gotta fix.cool radio.meter lites need to be brighter.

[@ELVISRN1]

Connection came off 2 wire clip

[@cyrilmonteith8154]

How much is the ranger RCI 69 plus and can I get this in Northern Ireland UK. From the music maker 73s

[@ПупсикНоскофф]

Nice radio!

[@WilliamCurry-bh3dk]

i had a 6 digital frequency Turbo but we need someone that fixes we have 0

[@MrSeeuu]

Just asking.... while wearing headphones, what do you hear when you key the mic? I’ve owned most of the black radios over the years, and my experience has been (while wearing headphones and keying up) it makes a ridiculously loud thud that is painful to the ear. I was hoping they finally solved this annoyance. I’ve chatted with the engineers of RCI/Galaxy more than a couple of times about this issue to no avail.

[@Lymansradio]

Yeah , it will be another future boat anchor soon.

[@cheech1765]

can you use that radio for CB?

[@iz0fys]

Audio distortion on SSB receiving like Lincoln II plus ??????? Where is this radio for sell? I am in Italy and I would be interested, thanks

[@TheRadioGarage]

Haven't experienced any

[@frankrobinson4453]

Very nice radio, good sound

[@ELVISRN1]

Frequency counter going hay wire after 1 Minute.why?

[@buckaroobonsi555]

For that price point it should use two real rf mosfet finals like the Mitsubishi Rd100hhf1 and a linear power supply. My problem with it is that we are not getting what we are paying for. It is like paying Ferrari prices for a old Ford!

[@timmyhelton1236]

What is the difference from this or a regular 69 base? Anyone know. I'm about to spend 400 on a new 69 is it worth it?

[@elliotspencer2648]

Much prefer the old "ham international jumbo" radio which this one got its looks from. I had 2 jumbo's in the past, sold both and regretted it but got a "stalker xx 20" 80 channel base rig in A1 condition. Never selling that baby!!.

[@charlesnichols7682]

Can this radio be bot anywhere. I can't find it any where. :-(

[@jordanhowell3870]

How are you picking up so much

[@EdwardVanNatta]

I am looking for about your product place lace me a message . When I post this , I am looking for more information no this . For information on this how much do one of this run. these run and what are ham radios do you have out there

[@basilvogel2405]

Where can i buy this i am from switzerland

[@Marcospu1mas]

sao muito bonito os radios da ranger, infelizmente nao tem no brasil

[@rintamorelik5062]

Where can I bought one from

[@mr.stonerUDX714]

ok radio I prefer the newer version of the 2995 DX best bang for your 1 k budget

[@SamuelBarrPhotography]

$1K for that radio?

[@numbersix7193]

Does not look to be available anywhere, not even on the MFG’s website.