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Conditions yesterday were bad again. No dx to speak of so wasnt able to test the optima on ssb. The day i got it i had it on the bench connected to a dummy load and did some tx and rx tests to check alignment and audio using me ft2000mp and the alignment was very good. The audio on rx was...

Got mine yesterday. Going to put it in the big truck this morning and see how it does. The specs were close out of the box. I turned up the AM modulation and wired up a SRA198 mic and the audio sounds great on SSB and AM but as everyone says the audio is a little soft on AM. Not too bad but its...

I read a post that sais something about the warranty stickers missing on the ebay ones and needing to open it up to mod it so the warranty would be void right away. Any comments on this? Is the guy on ebay cool or a scammer. I hate buying on ebay. The place is full of crooks.

I've been calling them "Cell Phone Shack" for a few years now. Go into one and ask for something as simple as a PL259 and the guy looks at you with a blank stare. I just help myself if I need anything and if they got it. Now if you ask a cellphone question, they know that stuff. Sorry to see...

I'm thinking of ordering one of these radios direct from NZ. Emailed Mike and he gave me the low down on what/how to go about it. Total shipped to me is $338.00 USD. He mentioned Customs Fees. Anyone who has ordered one of these had to pay extra fees to Customs? Any comments on why I...

What about the display. I drive truck and spend 3 to 4 hours in the dark. Will the display be too bright in the cab? Dimmer? And what about selectivity? Does it have a very good channel rejection on AM as i spend half the day on AM and the other half on SSB. I was very disapointed about the...

Wow, did i open up a can of worms here? Just to be clear on the numbers, the 20 watts im talking about is pep. Im seeing around 4.5 to 5.5 avg. Depending on the radio. So what kind of avg power are others seeing? I guess i could take a look at the mosfet mod just to see what it does. Can...

I hear people saying they have a single final radio like cobra or uniden or galaxy and are getting 35 to 40 watts out of them. How is this possible? When i tune up these radios and open up the modulation i see around a 20 watt swing. Is the issue a happy power meter they are using? Or am i not...

I did this when I went from Tech to Gen and they didn't change my call. I thought they would have but didn't. A ended up doing the vanity call afterwards and then went to Extra my vanity call still works. Although I'd really like to drop the "I" in my call but someone already has that call...

Yep, Good going. Now get that General. Its a whole defferent beast when you are opened up to all the new freq's. Tech is fun but Gen. Is grand! Dont worry about 40/80m right away. With Gen you can still have a lot of fun at the higher band and go a lot more places. A fan Dipole you make that...

Just be sure to get that diode replaced. I cant tell you how many radios I've seen where people cut the leg on the protection diode and forget about it then they come to me and say they let the magic smoke out. I find a trace on the board burned in half along with a couple other parts toasted...

I use a jap or china model called Aoyue Int 937. I think I got it at Radio Shack. Works great for me and I've been using it for about 5 years. I also recently bought a Hakco 808 desoldering gun. The best damn desoldering gun I've ever owned. Wont use anything else ever again. Love it. The...

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Congrads! Its great to get your General! Now you can really have some fun on the bands. Its a whole new world from jest Tech. PSK31 is addicting with the low power and all. Doing take much to get some godd DX that way. Now try out RTTY. That digital mode is my favorite now. And then give...

Thanks Rob. I had checked D12 and it was good. This morning I put a jumper wire from VR5 direct to the meter and it came alive. So started going backwards in the ciurut and found a broken wire. Got that fixed. Then started with the SWR meter as it wouldn't read like it should. Acted like it...

The 655 is a loud audio radio but no SSB. The 94HP is a lso a loud audio radio and has SSB. Not too much thinking needed for me. I like the galaxys myself. I've got a 94hp and a 98vhp. I've had the 955 and didn't like the channel rejection or how noisy it was. Plus manufacture help is next to...

Having some medical issues so I find myself at home and not working so I dug into a cobra 29 (side mic) that someone had modded badly. Trying to get it back to factory as far as the switches and controls. I've now gotten the switch rewired that allows you to take an swr reading and see tx/rx on...

2 weeks to get mine. Now go after the General ticket. Tech dont get you much on HF. And with the way the bands have neen lately you need more options of frequency to work. Congrads on your ticket and if you have any questions about rigs to buy just let us know how much your willing to spend...

If you can be in the same parking lot and not hear others talking id say you have one or two issues. First is antenna system. Have swr checked. Could be antenna, mounting, grounding, coax, etc. Next is i had a guy bring me one of those digital 29's a couple weeks ago for a tune up. Said the rx...

According to my "extra" license I can work at 14.150 phone but keep it above 14.160 just to stay in the right area. I try to follow the rules as much as I can but for a W1AW operator that just isn't right! Is no one checking on these guys? shameful.