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Battery consumption may be a big issue for these radios. I have an FT1D, and barely get 8 hours of monitoring time (with the GPS turned off), using the supplied 1800mAh battery. I ordered a 2000 mAh battery and rapid charger from Batteries America, because I definitely needed the spare battery...

A local club in Pottstown Pennsylvania just put a Fusion repeater online, currently operating in mixed mode (AMS- automatic mode switching). As of late July 2015, it is a temporary install to do testing/shake down, and will come offline to do final tweaking before permanent installation. I have...

I bought a couple radios from Bell's in the past year (President Lincoln II and Magnum 357). No problems with Bell's at all, and good customer service. I didn't have any modifications done to my radios, so they shipped pretty quick. I can't comment on tune ups or mods, but Bell's has a lot of...

I have a Larsen coil marker "Special". It is for a wideband scanner antenna they make...it is not made for transmitting. It is a triband monitor antenna, covering VHF-UHF-800 megs. I own one of these for RX purposes. However, the coil is a shorter one, about 1" or so in height. I have also...

This looks interesting... Part 90 & Part 95 compliant Firmware upgradable from Anytone Tech in South Dakota Dual receive X-band repeat Selling for around $140 on Amazon You'll have to read the 100+ page manual to see all the rest. https://anytonetech.com/TERMN-8R Frequency range: [TX] 136...

The Optima is pretty similar to the 2950 in performance and features, but has a better and quieter receive than the 2950. The narrow filter feature on the Optima may be of use to some. I don't use it, but I don't work crowded bands. The Optima has an open clarifier, which is needed since it...

I got my Optima off eBay back in October 2014, from the seller Cold Front Sales, which has a location listed as Toledo Ohio. The radio did come from Niles MI, according to the tracking info. I would wonder if the Niles MI distributor is fullfilling orders for Cold Front Sales, or if they are one...

I have used an Imax 2K for the past decade on 10, 11, 12, 15 and 17 m. I do use a tuner on 12, 17 and the upper portion of 10m, but the antenna is never over 2:1 anywhere between 18.000 and 29.700. My Imax is mounted on an old RS 40' telescopic mast, with the feed point being 36' above the...

Ron ! So happy to hear from you. Still have fond memories of the early days of the forum with all you guys, and recall our QSOs on the Delano repeater from years back. Send me a PM sometime and we'll catch up. Paul

I run a 575 on my Lincoln II. The wiring for an Astatic 575 to the Lincoln II is the same as it would be for the Magnum 257 or Delta Force. White-1 Black-2 Red-3 N/C-4 Shield & Blue-5 N/C-6 As it's been pointed out many times, be careful with these radios because pin 6 carries voltage and...

I have a Yeticom Optima Mk3 that I got off eBay from coldfront sales in Ohio for $270 shipped. 12m through 10m out of the box. The stock mic sounds good, and I tried several Icom mics and most sounded good, but my Astatic 575 sounds the best. Good receive...quieter than the Magnum 257 radio. SSB...

I own a President Grant II and can offer some insight into the radio. The receive is kinda noisy...more than the Optima, Lincoln II, and other 10m rigs I have. I have to run the hi-cut filter all the time just to quiet the radio down. Also, you can only tune in 5 kHz steps, so if you want to...

I was a cop. I have no skin in this particular game, since I don't know all the facts, and haven't followed this story too closely, since, as others have pointed out, it is sensationalized for monetary gain of the media and interested parties. And personally, I really don't care how it turns...

Lincoln II versus Yeticom Optima? I think it depends on your operating preferences, but like my previous post stated, the Optima receive is the nicest (in my opinion) out of the current line up of 10 meter mobile radios. Yes, neither of these radios are "big talkers" on AM, if that is important...

I've been running a Lincoln II v.3 for about 6 months and find it to be a good 10m radio. I have an HR-2510 and I find the Lincoln II to be comparable in terms of functionality and receive. It has good frequency stability, and the stock microphone provides very good transmit audio (very similar...

So the Leixen works correctly? Can there be a difference between the Leixen and Jetstream radios? My Jetstream will not scan both VHF and UHF frequencies in memory...only those frequencies that match the band that is entered into the VFO. So, if I entered VHF frequencies in all even numbered...

Thanks to BJ Radionut for reaching out to R&L and getting a definitive answer. It is odd that it doesn't allow scanning of all bands in memory at the same time. From what I have read, the radios are not firmware upgradable (I have seen that referenced on the Miklor site, I do not know that for a...

Yes, the manual states it will scan all frequencies in memory, but my radio will not do that. It will only scan the memory channels that are on the same band as the VFO. If I punch a 220 freq into VFO, and have no 220 freqs stored in memory channels, it will not scan. I saw one or two references...

I have one of the JT270M rigs (aka Leixen 898). Not a bad radio, but as with all these Chinese rigs, there are issues. Mine works ok, with one exception...it will not scan VHF and UHF frequencies at the same time, that are stored in memory channels. It will either scan all VHF frequencies, or...

Hey Tony. I sent an email to you. Thanks for letting me know about the radio. Talk soon. Paul