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Thank you I just went and looked at it and it is quite a bit different and caught my attention. I think maybe I will purchase one. Is the audio mid range or is it real tinny
If it's setup right, the audio is pretty good. The radio passes a pretty good audio range, but you can change that with settings and different mics. I'm using a T-UG8 D-104 and I'm getting awesome reports and I've heard it on gates. Sounds great. I do want a little lower end or bass though, but it is by no means tinny sounding. I'll move into the rest of the settings soon and see if there are any more adjustments for audio. If you get one of these, you do need to make adjustments to get good audio. Wasn't hard to do. I'll get my final adjustments to you but you can start with the sheet I posted a page back.
What does this 5555 radio do that the other 5555 radio did not do. I’m not talking about the 5555N. i’m just talking about the quad five with version six chassis.
Don't know yet. I just got back into this a few months ago. The Quad 5 is the only radio I have right now. Hopefully money gets right and I can start purchasing again. I liked this one because it's not as heavily menu driven as the others are. You have more knob control. Main factor for me.
I just now seen it and thank you for remembering me on this subject and now I'm thinking of buying another at5555+ although I did get a really good trade for the last one and kinda sorta missed it.
In your picture is the npc mod where the diode stands up off the board ?I've also came up with a NPC mod for this rig as well. I will post a pic if I can figure out how.
This was just a preliminary test photo to show location of the mod. The final mod on my radio used, I think, a 560 ohm resistor in series with the diode to limit the amount of negative peak compression. A one K ohm variable could be incorporated and be adjusted for proper wave form for a given carrier for optimal performance over a wide range. If only a diode is used the negative peaks will not make it to zero and badly distorts and flattens the negative wave form.
This isn't a huge swinging mod but it does wake up the radio and give a cleaner sound if the radio is adjusted properly in the service menus.
Hope this helps, these are great sounding rigs when set up properly!
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There are videos done by qualified techs that squash the BS about the Max Mod. Basically, it's just another piece to help shysters make money doing work your rig doesn't need. Look at You Tube and you'll find them.