{"id":11855,"date":"2014-12-24T08:58:02","date_gmt":"2014-12-24T12:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=11855"},"modified":"2014-12-24T08:58:02","modified_gmt":"2014-12-24T12:58:02","slug":"daves-review-of-the-countycomm-gp5ssb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/daves-review-of-the-countycomm-gp5ssb\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave&#8217;s review of the CountyComm GP5\/SSB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/GP5SSB-Front.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11782\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/GP5SSB-Front.jpg\" alt=\"GP5SSB-Front\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/GP5SSB-Front.jpg 640w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/GP5SSB-Front-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>Dave Zantow (N9EWO) has just posted his review:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>CountyComm GP5\/SSB Pocket Portable (with SSB) Review Now Posted<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now posted up on my web page. It\u2019s mid way down. Note : I also totally updated my Tecsun PL-360 review as well (the first top review on this same page).<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/webpages.charter.net\/n9ewo2\/pl360.html\" href=\"http:\/\/webpages.charter.net\/n9ewo2\/pl360.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/webpages.charter.net\/n9ewo2\/pl360.html<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Dave&#8217;s reviews are always top-notch, so you should read this one if considering the GP5\/SSB. If you haven&#8217;t already, you can\u00a0<a title=\"A review of the CountyComm GP5\/SSB portable radio: a great preparedness radio\" href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/a-review-of-the-countycomm-gp5ssb-portable-radio-a-great-emergency-portable\/\">click here to read our recent review of the CountyComm GP5\/SSB<\/a>\u00a0as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dave Zantow (N9EWO) has just posted his review: CountyComm GP5\/SSB Pocket Portable (with SSB) Review Now Posted Now posted up on my web page. It\u2019s mid way down. Note : I also totally updated my Tecsun PL-360 review as well (the first top review on this same page). http:\/\/webpages.charter.net\/n9ewo2\/pl360.html Dave&#8217;s reviews are always top-notch, so [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,129,43],"tags":[3376,3470,2584,3490],"class_list":["post-11855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-reviews","category-shortwave-radio","tag-countycomm","tag-countycomm-gp5ssb","tag-dave-zantow-n9ewo","tag-gp5ssb"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-35d","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11892,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/allans-video-review-of-the-countycomm-gp5ssb\/","url_meta":{"origin":11855,"position":0},"title":"Allan&#8217;s video review of the CountyComm GP5\/SSB","author":"Thomas","date":"December 31, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"SWLing Post contributor, Dave Zantow (N9EWO), writes: Allan's (W2AEW) excellent \"You Tube\" Video has just been posted here on the CountyComm GP-5\/SSB: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JuEPJ3qGu_g Many thanks for sharing this video, Dave! Readers: I suggest you check out the library of informative videos Allan (W2AEW) has created over the years and even\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"GP5SSB-MW-Antenna-1","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/GP5SSB-MW-Antenna-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/GP5SSB-MW-Antenna-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/GP5SSB-MW-Antenna-1.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11662,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/countycomm-gp5ssb-delayed-at-port\/","url_meta":{"origin":11855,"position":1},"title":"CountyComm GP5\/SSB delayed at port","author":"Thomas","date":"December 11, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to Dave Zantow who points out the following message on Universal Radio's product page for the CountyComm GP5\/SSB: \"These radios arrived to the San Diego, CA dock in late November. Due to a dock worker labor issue, they have been stuck there. An exact release date is unknown.\"\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Products&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Products","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/new-products\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"GP5SSB-5","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/GP5SSB-5.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/GP5SSB-5.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/GP5SSB-5.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11422,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/countycomm-gp5ssb-videos-and-photos\/","url_meta":{"origin":11855,"position":2},"title":"CountyComm GP5\/SSB: videos and photos","author":"Thomas","date":"November 16, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to Nick at CountyComm who recently sent me a short video he made of a prototype GP5\/SSB in action: Nick also shared a few close-ups of the GP5\/SSB: Additionally, many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Mike McShan, for sharing this video overview of the CountyComm GP5\/SSB that Universal\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Products&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Products","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/new-products\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"GP5SSB-5","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/GP5SSB-5.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/GP5SSB-5.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/GP5SSB-5.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":29656,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/radio-deal-countycomm-gp5-ssb-20-off\/","url_meta":{"origin":11855,"position":3},"title":"Radio Deal: CountyComm GP5-SSB 20% off","author":"Thomas","date":"December 13, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor,\u00a0Paul McDonough, who notes that CountyComm has posted a 48 hour sale on the GP5-SSB (click here to read our review). The price is $71.99 US. 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The price is currently $71.99 US plus shipping. Click here to view the deal at CountyComm.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Deals&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Deals","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/deals\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/GP5-SSB-Gen-3-Sale.jpeg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/GP5-SSB-Gen-3-Sale.jpeg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/GP5-SSB-Gen-3-Sale.jpeg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":31233,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/radio-deal-countycomm-gp5-ssb-gen-3-sale\/","url_meta":{"origin":11855,"position":5},"title":"Radio Deal: CountyComm GP5-SSB (Gen 3)","author":"Thomas","date":"March 18, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Paul McDonough, who notes that CountyComm is once again offering $20 off the price of their GP5-SSB this weekend: Click here to view the sale at CountyComm. 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