I did the AT-6666 thing..

CB590 · Jul 12, 2019

Ordered today on AMZN. Was 5% off. Saved $13.**. Was $261 shipped.

Sending to a friend to check and tune on scope for me. Then he'll ship up here. Stated he gets 45w AM and about 50w SSB cleanly. Which is what I want.

Plan to use as a base and hoping the few extra watts over my barefoot 10-12w Ranger 296 helps on the DX side some. I get out with the Ranger but as you know some days are rough in DX land.

Birthday on 14th so this is my gift to myself.

Pondering the KPO NM-532 power mic from over the pond for it. Few reports says it sounds good. And the videos of it make it sound like the AT6666 has more audio depth.. cost is $40 or so USD with shipping..

Will do a mini review I guess.

Supposed to be latest model.

S&W357 · Jul 12, 2019

You're going to like that AT-6666. Maybe next time I talk to you on DX you'll be on that Anytone.

TheRealPorkchop · Jul 12, 2019

Yeah you’ll like that radio once you get used to the menus. I sold the only one I had in stock, I’m gonna mail myself to the guys house, steal it and mail us back home.

Happy Birthday to you on the 14th, I’ll be forgot by then.

But I gotta say, Lane Meyers DX’d with 1 watt, why can’t the rest of us?

Sorry, I had to do that.

S&W357 · Jul 12, 2019

Uh Oh

I'm taking good care of it Chop.

see?

TheRealPorkchop · Jul 12, 2019

S&W357 said:
Uh Oh I'm taking good care of it Chop.

see?

undertaker · Jul 12, 2019

The mic that comes with it works perfectly...Just sayin..

TheRealPorkchop · Jul 12, 2019

But it’s so tiny, like it was designed by and for manlettes. I mean, Pixies have tiny hands but I’ve never heard of Tinker Bell using a sideband radio.

I guess for a base set up it would be ok.

KneeBiter · Jul 12, 2019

Perfect size for Chris the bagel guy.

kaos513 · Jul 12, 2019

CB590 · Jul 12, 2019

Well I was thinking 5555. But then mic adapter minus the hot pin, 3 fets doing 40-45 AM and only about 25-30 SSB..

vs the 6666 with 1 driving 3 fets, simple 6-4 Uniden mic adapter (which I own).. and the 50/50 AM/SSB makes this an easy decision in my opinion.

I run 95 percent SSB and some funky AM like 26.915/845/825 and then SSB on 27.485-555

Small form factor if I did want to have an SSB rig also has appeal. I have an un-used NMO on the pickup roof as well that was for my 2m.

RT431 · Jul 13, 2019

I've been kicking around the idea of ordering the AT-6666 from a US seller. Just haven't pulled the trigger yet. Always wanted to try one. It's either the 6666 or another 2950DX.

TheRealPorkchop · Jul 13, 2019

I’d go 6666

RT431 · Jul 13, 2019

TheRealPorkchop said:
I’d go 6666

I'm leaning towards the at 6666, it is cheaper than the 2950, and it comes ready to go out of the box. Just not sure about the menus. It's something I'd have to get use to.

undertaker · Jul 13, 2019

They are not easy for old people like me!!

TheRealPorkchop · Jul 13, 2019

I think the menus aren’t that big of an issue, once you get it all set up anyway. Sure you’ll want to make a change here and there but you’ll soon figure that out and it’ll be second nature.

My opinion is the 6666 has a better receiver to it and it definitely has more power. Plus those devil quads is pretty cool too. Repeating numbers, especially even numbers, is always a good thing.

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