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Recent content by Wayfarer

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    New Kenwood HF Transceiver?

    I would love if that rumor was true. I'm already loaded down with radios, but already told myself I'd buy the next Kenwood HF radio. I have a 590SG (and a bunch of other radios) and love it, but Kenwood really needs to come out with a new radio to compete with the 7300/DX10/FT710, as you said...
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    President Lincoln II+ V3 AM Choppy Squelch Issue

    The engineering menu is easy to use to adjust the frequency. I got my Lincoln right on the money using a 1 kHz test tone sent through the mic circuit and monitoring the signal on a Flex radio with TCXO calibrated with WWV. The Lincoln is very stable on frequency never off by more than 50Hz...
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    President Lincoln II+ V3 AM Choppy Squelch Issue

    The solution for the AM/FM squelch settings is to send it in to President to be recalibrated. Mine came back a little better than stock, but the squelch is still touchy. Just the way these radios are designed I guess. It's more complicated than simply changing the numerical settings and...
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    ts-480 discontinued?

    Where did you buy it? Are you in Europe? I don't see it listed anywhere for sale on any US site. I'd love to buy a new TS-480!
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    RM Italy KL 503 HD power spike question

    There is no spike whatsoever from the Lincoln barefoot or when paired with my other amps. The only time there is this spike is when the Lincoln is paired with the KL 503. It does it whether it's in the mobile or in the shack. SWR is 1.1 into an MFJ dummy load, and everything is properly...
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    RM Italy KL 503 HD power spike question

    Then there might not be anything I can do, the amp I guess is doing what it's supposed to do, and it may just be incompatible with my Lincoln II+ ... which is bone stock, by the way, including the mic. I have a Palomar 250 that works perfectly fine with the Lincoln II+, so I may just have to go...
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    RM Italy KL 503 HD power spike question

    I just got a new KL 503 HD for use with my Lincoln II+. Seems to be working great. However, it is exhibiting some odd behavior. When I let off the key, it jumps up to full power for about a half a second before dropping back to zero. The spike goes up along with the step that the amp is set...
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    Rm Italy KL-503 watts vs amps

    I just placed an order for a KL 503 high drive. I'm going to be running this with a stock Lincoln II+ putting out about 35W PEP SSB. I'm hoping to be able to simply flip the switch on the amp and feed it with 35W to get a clean 250-ishW out and not have to worry about overdriving or having to...
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    Blew my 503

    RM specs say the max pass through is 50W. http://www.88radio.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=85 I'd love to get one of these if they ever come back in stock. They'd be a great match to your typical 40W export.
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    President Lincoln II+ V3 AM Choppy Squelch Issue

    Ha, indeed. "...strongly advise against messing around..." Got the AM squelch back to factory but it wasn't easy. SSB is improved with the adjustments. Still a great radio no doubt.
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    President Lincoln II+ V3 AM Choppy Squelch Issue

    Quick update after further experimenting. The above method *only* works for USB/LSB squelch (engineering menu #10). It does not seem to work the same way for FM/AM squelch (engineering menu #11). Menu #11 does affect the AM squelch, but it does not respond in the same way to an injected...
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    Galaxy DX-86v or Galaxy 979F for base?

    The 86v is a great radio. All performance with no extra bs. Built like a tank too. Did anyone figure out where to solder the wires internally to hook up the FC347 counter?
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    President Lincoln II+ V3 AM Choppy Squelch Issue

    Fixed! Or at least the tight squelch problem anyway. I spent all day yesterday in the engineering menu fiddling with the squelch settings. Menu items #10 and 11. 10 "SqUL" seems to be for the USB/LSB squelch and 11 "SqFA" for the FM/AM squelch. in each of those menus, when you rotate the...
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    President Lincoln II+ V3 AM Choppy Squelch Issue

    Thanks for the feedback. My radio is brand new, pure stock, no "golden screwdriver" applied. I played around with the radio for a few more hours today, and the squelch is nearly useless. I guess it kinda works. It's too tight even on the "01" setting, as I noted in my earlier post, and it's...
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    President Lincoln II+ V3 AM Choppy Squelch Issue

    Just bought a Lincoln II+ and found this thread doing a google search. I have the *same* issue. I'll go one further and add that my squelch on the lowest setting, "01," is still too high. It takes an S7 signal to break it. I wonder why the squelch adjustment range is 01-36 when 01 is still...