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    I just had to take this radio out of the box and test it a bit. Hooked it up on my test bench and it keyed normally and checked the functions. AM/FM worked and showed pretty good modulation. the power levels on dead key was two watts, 5 watts and 10 Watts. Had good swing on AM up to 18 watts on the high power level. Echo works just fine. Got several radio checks and the reports were all good. Looks like a winner, just a crying shame that there is no SSB.
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    I think if the force 1 had SSB would have really been a popular radio, minus the picture viewing function.
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    I could not figure out the picture viewing thing at all. Screen is too small and not very good resolution either. The last thing I would want to do would be to watch still photos on a small screen. The screen on back of my camera is larger and brighter than that one. Can you imagine driving down the road and listening to an Ipod?
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    I'm willing to bet 85-90% of the members here sync there IPods to their radios in the car. I know I do... 8700 songs of commercial free listening, and no CDs to screw with. However, a completely useless funcution on a cb radio. I guess when they designed the radio they were hoping the cars of the fucture did have radios or speakers?? Lol! Silly designers! Here in the "future" we an App called Pandora!
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    Quote Originally Posted by 222DBFL View Post
    Have you peeked under the hood yet? Is it a single or dual final radio? I agree, ssb would have made that radio a winner IMO, but hey for free how can you complain lol. Anyway cool looking radio.
    Haven't popped the top yet. Still just checking it out. I won't put this into service. It's too rare. I'm going to put it back in the box and put it in my cage.
    Last edited by Tallman; 02-04-2014 at 09:46 PM.
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    Yeah if there are only 12 in the US. I would do the same.

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    At that price ! Anyone would love one, it would be a toy I would buy if it had ssb, very nice looking radio...
    A good mate once said " he who dies with the most toys wins" no offence meant at all .. 351.. Tassie

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    I am also a Amateur Radio Operator and in most of the bands SSB, CW, and Data are used more often than AM or FM.
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    I am an ssb talker myself. If it doesn't have ssb, it's not for me lol. But that radio is an exception for sure.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 222DBFL View Post
    Looks like a decent am /fm export.
    Actually the radio was imported from France to the US. The Importing company got sued for copyright infringement. Even though they did not build the radio they got busted. That's why there are only 12 of these in the US. The 12 were sold before the law suit was filed. I just happened to be at the right place at the right time to catch this one before it was discarded. It was headed for the electronic recycling company. They just grind them up and process the gold out of them.
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