Finished #101 in just a little over 6 hours including the 100W amp. The
only test equipment needed was a VOM to check a couple of continuities. The
only tools were a small phillips screwdriver, a 1/2 inch wrench for the encoder
knobs and a small diagonal cutter to trim the leads on a few parts. The
required allen wrenches came with the kit.
Been playing all afternoon to figure out how to work it. Definite learning
curve! The update of the firmware was very easy compared to my Orion which
seems to take forever and requires multiple attempts. A cheapo, no-name USB
to serial converter cable worked just fine.
One nit - on operating split there doesn't seem to be a way to get the audio
from one VFO in one ear and the other VFO in the other. It is like the Icom
system where you have to switch back and forth between the two VFOs only
hearing one at a time, then select SPLIT to transmit on the second VFO. Am I
correct that dual audio is only available with the second receiver option?
I recall hearing at Dayton that we would have to peak the bandpass filters
but I saw nothing in the manual about doing that. I assume that step has been
removed by tweaking at the factory.
Back to 14.058
Craig "Buck"
k4ia
Fredericksburg, Virginia USA
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