Should have one here today or tomorrow and I'll do some experiments with it.
I had one here that looks identical but opened it and found a dynamic element so it's a different mic I guess. Hopefully the one coming is a condenser mic.
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Anytone at-5555n II (version 2)
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I had one here that looks identical but opened it and found a dynamic element so it's a different mic I guess. Hopefully the one coming is a condenser mic.
I took a brand new 104m6 and replaced the innards with a new old stock board. The nos board has the good switch and a few components are different from the current one. Sounds great, works great and behaves well with the q5n2. I guess it's only slightly modified.
Unfortunately unless I speak directly into the mic the vox will not engage so not much use with the standard mic. May as well just key the darn thing.
I have one of these radios (the Q5N2) ordered, and will get it sometime next week. I have a quickie question for those familiar with this rig.
I've owned all the inital 10/11 radios since the 80's, including the HR2510, RCI-2950. the Emperor 5010, Magnum 257, etc... I am familiar with optimizing them for proper swing and obtaining consistent modulation on hi power, verses low power, yada... yada... yada...
I haven't spent the time required to peruse through this 25 page thread, so I was just wondering if someone could save me some time and tell me, are power adjustments and modulation levels simply adjusted in the service menu on this radio, rather than internally, via VR adjustments?
And by the way, when I say "modulation levels", I'm talking about what the AMC and ALC controls, as opposed to simple "mic gain" which I assume can be found in the standard (not service) menu.
I saw a photo of the insides, but it wasn't a great shot, and I couldn't tell for certain. It looks like everything is microscopic SMT and that there are no VR's or cans to make the adjustments.
So... In a nutshell, can ALL alignment adjustments be made within the service menu? And if so, yea, I know all about NOT messing with anything that I am not thoroughly familiar with, and also to copy all the current settings before ever doing anything.
Thanks, and 73's to all...
DALLAS
I've owned all the inital 10/11 radios since the 80's, including the HR2510, RCI-2950. the Emperor 5010, Magnum 257, etc... I am familiar with optimizing them for proper swing and obtaining consistent modulation on hi power, verses low power, yada... yada... yada...
I haven't spent the time required to peruse through this 25 page thread, so I was just wondering if someone could save me some time and tell me, are power adjustments and modulation levels simply adjusted in the service menu on this radio, rather than internally, via VR adjustments?
And by the way, when I say "modulation levels", I'm talking about what the AMC and ALC controls, as opposed to simple "mic gain" which I assume can be found in the standard (not service) menu.
I saw a photo of the insides, but it wasn't a great shot, and I couldn't tell for certain. It looks like everything is microscopic SMT and that there are no VR's or cans to make the adjustments.
So... In a nutshell, can ALL alignment adjustments be made within the service menu? And if so, yea, I know all about NOT messing with anything that I am not thoroughly familiar with, and also to copy all the current settings before ever doing anything.
Thanks, and 73's to all...
DALLAS
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These radios work very well right out of the box. Can they use a little tweaking? Probably. If I may suggest, go to Scotts Radios YouTube page and watch some of his videos on this radio. He does address some of the shortcomings of the factory tune, especially on the SSB side. If you have all the proper equipment these tweaks look like they would be they would be easy(I'm no tech)! Going back over this thread would also be beneficial as a few techs have posted with their findings and opinions. I have found the radio to be one of the better export radios to come out in quite some time. YMMV!
JD
Hey, thanks for the response. Yeah, I've read a lot of good things about this radio since the new version came out. Truth is, I have an IC-7610, but with the way things are looking, I want to ensure that I have a good back up communications transceiver. That way, if anything happens to my Icom (like an EMP or general failure of some kind), I'll still have a plan B radio.
The central reason for my post, was just to find out if all adjustments are made via the service menu, unlike most of the previous 10/11/12 meter transceiver incarnations.
And yes, one of the reasons I wanted the radio is because they are said to be good right out of the box. The only real improvement I'd be likely to want, is to ensure 100% modulation. Based on what I saw on Youtube after my last post, it looks like they do need to be adjusted a bit, to accomplish that.
I'm not interested in "more power", per se, etc... 60W is enough for my purposes. But I might want to turn down the AM dead key a bit, and see if I can balance out the high power modulation with the low power modulation, since it appears this radio makes provisions to adjust both. I'd like it to modulate equally whether turned up, or down.
I'm mostly just interested in making it shine on SSB, since I rarely use AM/FM, although it'd be nice to optimize those as well. Probably going to get a mic adapter so that I can run a good microphone on it. I'll make sure to change the EL/DYN setting if necessary.
Looking forward to receiving the radio next week. Will come back and visit the thread again.
DALLAS
I couldn't explain this any better than you did. I run 5555 NII v1 in the house with NB when gardeners are showing up with blowers, hahah works awesome. I made video just for fun.
When they're gone, NB is off so I don't get that bleeding from other stations. I have CRT SS9900 in the car and issue is the same with NB aldo radio is different. Those 2 radios with correct alignment and beeing stock working grate for me. For the price can't bet it. Grate forum guys. My complaint for the radio is luggy RB after releasing key and that crazy beep sound option, so loud. I was trying to figure out if there is a way to lower that key beep volume to like 25% in the engineering menu but I couldn't find anything related to it, haha. I bet it can only be done in the firmware of the radio. Also I was looking for v2 firmware update for my 5555 N II v1 radio so I can get those extra 2 bands K&L but I didn't see any release from Anytone. 73's for now. Have fun with skip.
Not the expert so don't crucify me guys, but this is how you have to look at this radio. Its built like a cellphone or computer board with SMD technology. Computer motherboard has a BIOS to run the board, and this radio has its firmware. Not knowing what each option does in the ING menu can make this radio run like crap. To change anything, you have to have scope and other tools to see actual values that you can adjust to your needs. You can mess with power output on SSB, AM etc and you can see value changing on basic watt meter but modulation will drop so then to adjust modulation at low power output to your needs you have to have scopes and other tools to adjust it properly. Very simple example is when I worked with cars in 80's I could get screwdriver and adjust fuel mixture in carburetor and smell fumes to see if I run rich or lean hahah, Now to make any changes to fuel mixture in current production cars with all the computers in it 70-104 in one car, I have to have a laptop with software that costs $4k so I can see what the computer is doing when I change input in it so I don't blow the engine apart hahaha. Same with this radios, you changing input in ING menu, but you have to have a tool to see the output in wave form, etc. And that's where good cb tech comes in handy. I hope this is not going to make anybody mad. In Any other explanation will be more then welcome, just trying to help others with what I know. If I made some statement that makes no sense, please correct it. I almost forgot to add that if you buy any radio like that from Amazon or eBay, make sure that has not been opened before, people are messing with those radios and then when not working correctly, returning them and then another guy who bought it has headache and bad experience with the radio. especially this new radios with ING menus. 73's
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Shadetree Mechanic
Delaware Base Station 808
Thank you sir, I actually received mine yesterday and it looks just like the one you pictured. I'll report once modified and set up to go on the quad 6 but that'll be a different thread. Much appreciated.
I have a scope, spectrum analyzer, and and a signal generator.
The main gist of my initial post, was just to find out if this radio had service menu alignment exclusively, or if there were any internal alignment components, like VR's, Loops, etc...
I'm sure that even with the SMT board and components there are still test points, for some alignment procedures. I would never even do ANY alignment procedures on a transceiver, unless I had the specs in front of me.
So, just to avoid confusion, my only interest was finding out if this radio is strictly service menu adjusted, or if there were any old school component adjustments. I have since gotten my desired information, but appreciate your comments nonetheless.
73's...
You have all the correct gear. And it is 100% adjusted in the service menu. There are no internal adjustment points (other than the wire and jumper for band / export selection). There are test points, you probably won't need them - mine works so well out of the box on all modes that it just didn't need anything adjusted at all! Mine is mostly used on SSB.
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