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I don't do a.m. just ssb so for me the caps work really well.. my voltage stays very stable during s conversation .. i am also feeding the amp via the cap with a dual battery setup in my diesel pickup using a heavy full 8 gauge wire not exceeding 10 feet also plagerized from the car stereo boys...
I am running a 980 into a palomar hd 250 fet with 4 watts dead key with no issues and good reports on am and very good on ssb ..ssb swinging to 14 or so.. did up the modulation among other things .. go till ya blow !!! xxx
you could always run a big assed capacitor between the battery and your amp like the car audio guys do .. I am using a 2.0 farad cap rated @ 12-16 volts in front of my texas star and it seems to work well ... also will filter some noise out ..good luck .. xxx
mr. roccobones you might also consider a anytone at-6666 ... I have one in my 2016 Nissan titan that works very well as it is compact and fits in tight spaces... it also is a very reliable, very stable radio that sounds sood on am or ssb ...I get great on the air reports and it works well with...
I have both a 2950 and a 2970 ... both radios function flawlessly ..they are totally stable on ssb with absolutely no drift.. on air reports are very good with the stock mics ... both have had the frequency expansion ... i run the 2950 thru a 650 superstar with no issues but the rf power is...
I got mine to swing to 12 watts on side ssb and have a 4 watt dead key on a.m.. use a quality power mic and it works very well with either a texas star 350 hdv or any of several palomars .. I am not proud but wanted to see if the gutlass wonder was good for anything besides a weather...
I AM BEGINNING TO THINK BUYING ONE AND SENDING IN BACK IN FOR SERVICE IS STANDARD PRACTICE BASED ON WHAT I HAVE EXPERIANCED 1ST HAND AND READING FORUMS ... WHEN THEY WORK THET WORK VERY WELL BUT LOSING XMIT POWER IS A COMMON COMPLAINT ... THE OWNERS MANUAL GIVES GOOD INSTRUCTIONS FOR RETURN TO...
CHECK OUT Dusty's Radios .. www.dustysradios.com. service, sales,mods, etc....mail in services are gladly accepted ... turn around about 5 days... excellent service @ very reasonable prices ... phone 920-946-0964... XXX
WHATS EVEN WORSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT ABUSE CH 9 ... I MONITIRED IT AT ONE TIME AS I AM IN A RURAL ENVIRONMENT AND NOW AND THEN PEOPLE USED IT AS INTENDED FOR EMERGENT PURPOSES ... I HAD TO SET THE SQUELCH SO HIGH THAT IT BECAME A EXERCISE IN FUTILITY FOR THE SAME REASONS AS DESCRIBED ON CH 19 ..XXX
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