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i think its habit to some because thats what they have heard over the years . or like myself lazy typer.
and some people just dont know the proper terms cause of radio slang .
I wouldnt let it bother you . they mean no harm im sure .
No sir there is a guy in nw Indiana at the flying j on exit 240 . Named Howard .
That has been tuning radios for 30 years .
I have had him tune 11 of my radios and they all wrk great .
If he tunes your radio he gives lifetime warranty on all his work . He will even fix them for free if they...
I have 2 of these radio's they have consecutive serial numbers and the same birth date .
Both radio's are mint condition and come with original president mics .
1 unit is professionally tuned
1 unit is completely virgin / never used never opened or tuned
These are quality radio's made...
awe hell he is just trying to make a good first impression .
lets try not to lynch a guy on how he builds an antenna , hell it might of worked for him.
to the op its better to introduce your self on the forum before putting up knowledge .
and FOR SURE double check your post for errors...
there is the magnum 257, yeticom optima
alinco sr8t -160-10 meter radio
but i love my n2 i rarely have to call twice to get a dx contact (running half power)
i rarely have to call more than once on ssb! this thing gets out . sounds good with stock mic and is so clean it even makes a power mic shine without the distortion. but mine was prof. tuned . also i only run it at half power .
I would also recommend you get the power dialed back if you...
Hello brother the Kenwood Tm v71a and tm 710D are awesome rigs
I like dual banders because (please look up ) these features
the two radios
PROS:
cross band repeat( this is amazing ) can be used with HT's as a repeater !!!
even use a regular walkie to hit your local repeater or plain...
I always gotta remember to make sure it's NOT IN SEMI AUTO with the interface .(i ran mine for a month the wrong way ) mine only tunes in the actual ham bands . My mfj 993b does not auto tune in warc or freebands
With my sr8t i have to manually tune if im in the warc bands .
My memory b is...
The astatic mics work great on my radios . Maybe its your tuning is off . not all mics are for everyone . To answer your question :; people talk about astatic mics because they like them . Mine sounds like a dream on the rci 2950dx and the 2970n2 i have . hope this helps you 73's
great radio comes with the e chip so dont pay for the opening of 11 meter . and once properly tuned hears well .
sounds great with a original rk 56 and d104m6 but the stock mic is awesome .
if people say you sound crappy when your up close in proximity like in the same parking lot . back off...
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