Lincoln 2 or grant 2 which is the better performer?

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Re: Lincoln 2 or grant 2 which is the better performer?

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Have had my Grant II now a couple of hours and without being able to compare it with the Lincoln II yet i can say the RX and recieve is simular to the Jackson II, both radios are very crisp and clear on RX.
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I have answered my own question with both radio's now side by side, with out question the grant 2 is the winner!
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Re: Lincoln 2 or grant 2 which is the better performer?

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Confused!

Grant 2 is a CB radio and Lincoln 2 is a 10m amateur radio.

How are you comparing the two radios on their respective frequency bands?
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rocket wrote:Confused!

Grant 2 is a CB radio and Lincoln 2 is a 10m amateur radio.

How are you comparing the two radios on their respective frequency bands?

Put the 2 side by side on USB and you can hear the difference! both radios can be opened up to get the same frequency.
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rocket wrote:Confused!

Grant 2 is a CB radio and Lincoln 2 is a 10m amateur radio.

How are you comparing the two radios on their respective frequency bands?
In that case a CB radio is better than an Amateur Radio.

Simples.

Echo on the Amateur radio and the CB looks professional.

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Re: Lincoln 2 or grant 2 which is the better performer?

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Vapor wrote:
rocket wrote:Confused!

Grant 2 is a CB radio and Lincoln 2 is a 10m amateur radio.

How are you comparing the two radios on their respective frequency bands?

Put the 2 side by side on USB and you can hear the difference! both radios can be opened up to get the same frequency.
Apart from the fact that warranty is now clearly out the window, has comparison of both radios been performed on both CB and ham bands?
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rocket wrote:
Vapor wrote:
rocket wrote:Confused!

Grant 2 is a CB radio and Lincoln 2 is a 10m amateur radio.

How are you comparing the two radios on their respective frequency bands?

Put the 2 side by side on USB and you can hear the difference! both radios can be opened up to get the same frequency.
Apart from the fact that warranty is now clearly out the window, has comparison of both radios been performed on both CB and ham bands?
of course they have by many people, i wanted the lincoln 2 for 10 meter SSB but it sounds awfull and clipped on SSB. when working medium strength stations its not so bad, weak stations are fine, but when you get a lift on and the band is really open it will suffer with bad clipping of the audio.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFfQPYIXl1k

L2 is an Amateurish radio as seen here.
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Kaos wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFfQPYIXl1k

L2 is an Amateurish radio as seen here.


that says it all really!
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Re: Lincoln 2 or grant 2 which is the better performer?

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Lincoln 2 Vs Grant 2 - SSB Receive!

http://youtu.be/172OtkixXP0
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The Lincoln sounds ok-ish, but the Grant sounds really good.
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The grant 2 is so much better! a very nice comparison!
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Uniden always did make great SSB radios. ;)
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Re: Lincoln 2 or grant 2 which is the better performer?

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As always I say: Lincoln 2 is NOT a real President. It's a cheap expensive Anyclone!
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Re: Lincoln 2 or grant 2 which is the better performer?

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what about trying with the hicut off on both and see what that sounds like any better or worse?
as for warranty whats that to do with it? wont make it sound better or worse. some are selling both opened up with stickers so will still have the warranty

Most people want a good radio irrelevant if amateur or cb. If i wanted an amateur radio to use on 10m it certainly wouldn't be a lincoln I or II.

So far i have enjoyed all the videos and is great to see them as well as get an insight in to each persons technique i think everyone for doing so.
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