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Call Sign : 26-CT-4481 Posts : 12 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2022-04-16 QTH or Location : North Yorkshire Equipment Used : President McKinley
Subject: Uniden PRO505XL Tue Apr 26, 2022 6:45 pm
Hi, Would anyone know if the Uniden PRO505XL is legal in the UK? Cheers. Trev
Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220...MW7TTA Posts : 2515 Times Thanked : 69 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7300,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 150
Thanks Alan, It's just that I've noticed that it's FCC approved with no CE mark.
Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220...MW7TTA Posts : 2515 Times Thanked : 69 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7300,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 150
Never seen one before either, but found manual online and it says AM 26.965 to 27.405 MHz, so yes mid block. Not sure how many use AM on there now over here, but good for checking out the superbowl.
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Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220...MW7TTA Posts : 2515 Times Thanked : 69 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7300,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 150
Subject: Re: Uniden PRO505XL Wed Apr 27, 2022 7:25 am
Good spot Neil. Didn't think they just made AM only sets but you live and learn.
Trev What was it you where looking for in a radio.
TKL New Member
Call Sign : 26-CT-4481 Posts : 12 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2022-04-16 QTH or Location : North Yorkshire Equipment Used : President McKinley
Subject: Re: Uniden PRO505XL Wed Apr 27, 2022 9:04 am
Thank you Alan and SangueG for your replies, very much appreciated. Hi Alan, Just a newbie looking for something to get started. Would like something that's going to be mobile or home-based, and generally to tune into most legal frequencies (UK legal). I have been looking at the President McKinley, that seems to be a very popular radio. It's a bit more money than the Uniden but looking at what the McKinley offers it's more future proof in respect to my progression. That's what I'm thinking but do you think it's a bit too advanced for a beginner?
Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220...MW7TTA Posts : 2515 Times Thanked : 69 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7300,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 150
Subject: Re: Uniden PRO505XL Wed Apr 27, 2022 10:28 am
Seen many going for the McKinley sounds to be a good choice for a basic radio. But do you want to get contacts over the water ???. If you do then you might want a radio with ssb capability just a thought.
TKL New Member
Call Sign : 26-CT-4481 Posts : 12 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2022-04-16 QTH or Location : North Yorkshire Equipment Used : President McKinley
Subject: Re: Uniden PRO505XL Wed Apr 27, 2022 11:23 am
Cheers Alan, Getting over the pond would be awesome, would have to ask the wife if she needs a new washing line pole (big enough antenna to do this). Think I've read somewhere that the new (2019 EU model) McKinley is SSB but I may not have got this right. Is the SSB on AM or FM or both? Sorry for the newbie questions.
Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220...MW7TTA Posts : 2515 Times Thanked : 69 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7300,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 150
Subject: Re: Uniden PRO505XL Wed Apr 27, 2022 11:44 am
LOL you could be right on that one being usb never looked at the specs. But as said do see it talked about and recommended a lot. Will hav to look it up.
43CT016 Major contributor
Call Sign : 43-CT-016 Posts : 357 Times Thanked : 22 Join date : 2019-11-17 QTH or Location : Perth Equipment Used : iCom IC-7610/IC-9700/IC-705 Age : 55
Subject: Re: Uniden PRO505XL Thu Apr 28, 2022 7:25 am
TKL wrote:
Is the SSB on AM or FM or both? Sorry for the newbie questions.
SSB is neither!
It is half of an AM signal, with suppressed carrier. The USB or LSB dictates which half of the signal is kept.
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TKL New Member
Call Sign : 26-CT-4481 Posts : 12 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2022-04-16 QTH or Location : North Yorkshire Equipment Used : President McKinley
Subject: Re: Uniden PRO505XL Thu Apr 28, 2022 8:38 am
43CT016 wrote:
TKL wrote:
Is the SSB on AM or FM or both? Sorry for the newbie questions.
SSB is neither!
It is half of an AM signal, with suppressed carrier. The USB or LSB dictates which half of the signal is kept.
Thank you 43CT016 , hopefully going to get a radio soon and as Alan mentioned SSB capability would be an advantage.
Today at 6:08 am by SangueG
Subject: Uniden PRO505XL 
, hopefully going to get a radio soon and as Alan mentioned SSB capability would be an advantage.