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I have a Superstar 3900 (EPT360015C board) here that tracks fine on both TX and RX, but when the clarifier is set to 12 o' clock & in the detent, I'm 100Hz high on frequency when transmitting. Can someone advise what needs altering to move the TX frequency 100Hz down while in the detent?

What do you guys reckon are best for DX, and does higher mean better or is it irrelevant? Also, is it woruth trying a standard 1/2 wave Dipole?

When DXing on 27.555, I'm finding that some people only 20 to 30 miles away are hearing continental stations but I'm often not hearing a thing. They can be hearing them at S9, yet they're in the noise for me, nothing at all, or maybe S3. Is this normal? I'm using a Sirio 2008 and doing as good...

When keying off, even though the preamp' isn't activated on my KL505, The preamp indicator LED will momentarily light up. I think it also does this when initially keying, too. Has anybody else got a RM KL505 that exhibits this?

I've just bought a new TS-590SG, however, I have a few concerns & wonder if it's faulty. When in FM mode, I've found that the RF gain knob fails to do anything at all in terms of attenuating the signal. It completely cuts the signal totally, though, only when fully CCW. The RF gain functions...

With Yaesu, I'm led to believe the 1st number denotes the final year of manufacture, and the 2nd letter denotes the month of manufacture. This is all well & good for a rig that's only been in production for under a decade, but as the FT-857D has been in production since circa 2002 (I think)...

I was led to believe that these were discontinued circa 2019, however, this one I have bought has a serial number of C1510032 - suggesting it was made in April 2021. Anyone know if Kenwood have now started a re-run of these, or if they're just letting them go in drips n drabs?

I'm thinking of getting one of these as they're nicely priced & there's not much else in its category. For anyone that's owned one for a while, what are these like in terms of reliability? Are there any regular problems to look out for? Also, I've read in a few places that there was an...

I've only recently bought a 7300, & I'm curious as to whether or not the ALC (blue bar) should be lit up when transmitting in FM mode. As far as I'm aware, ALC is only used in SSB mode - but on mine, the blue bar lights up when keying in FM mode. Is this normal behaviour, please? Also, when...

My Icom 7300 clicks when turning the VFO past certain frequencies, and the click sounds like a relay. When passing in RX 1.600 it clicks, also clicks when passing these frequencies; 7.300, 14.350, and 21.450. Can anybody please shed any light on why this is happening?

I placed an order on Friday and my order is still showing as processing.. Looking at the address & contact details on the website, it would seem they're based in Hong Kong, however, my payment was made to something like "American Media" or similar. Anyone ordered from here, does it normally...

With the stock Electret Mic', I'm lucky to get around 1.5W average power on SSB. With a decent amplified Mic' set at full, I'm still only seeing around 2W, maybe less. Only a whistle next to the mic' can see this rig do 12W peak, and it's nowhere near attainable with speech, even loud speech or...

I've dug out my Maas DX-5000 which is the same as the Anytone AT5555, KPO DX5000, and others. Without an amplifier, the audio sounds fine, but when I connect my B550P or KL505 the audio on SSB goes to shit. I'm not overdriving the amps. These are both Class AB amplifiers & sound absolutely...

I just purchased a CRT 9900, and although all functions work, the SWR warning issue (Tsr) is problematic. On low power (FM/AM) even with Antenna completely disconnected, there is no warning and no auto' rig cutoff at anything between 1.5W to 20W. When RF power is 20W or more, though, the high...

I've got a RM KL203P here for the Car, & thd audio reproduction on SSB is pretty good. I'm thinking about getting the KL503 for the Car, so can any users tell me if they sound OK on SSB please?

I'm not too pleased with the stock tiny microphone supplied with these. Can anyone who uses or has had one of these rigs please suggest an alternative mic' that sounds decent & drives the rig nicely? Many thanks.

I've recently got myself a 1KW Zetagi DL61 dummy load for testing various amplifiers, etc'. My Zetagi DL61 dummy load shows 48 ohms when checked cold/unused with an ohmeter, but when it heats up after use, checking it again with an ohmeter, the resistance can go as low as ~35 ohms. Is this...