You can now help support WorldwideDX when you shop on Amazon at no additional cost to you! Simply follow this Shop on Amazon link first and a portion of any purchase is sent to WorldwideDX to help with site costs.
The Feb 2025 Radioddity Giveaway Results are In! Click Here to see who won!

Reply to thread

Message

There are actually a few export radios that can track both TX/RX, and have basically a true RIT. The microprocessors tend to keep these radios on frequency better than the old radios. I am not a tech, so don't flame me. But I do know that some of the new export radios aren't that bad and there are a couple that actually kick butt! The Optima MK3, no longer in production, is one awesome SSB radio. Not the best on AM, but it was geared more toward SSB use IMO, and it shows when you are on SSB. Tuning into freq is not that hard if you have decent hearing and know what people sound like normally. There are so many HF radios being used these days even on 11m SSB that it's not too hard to find someone on freq and tune to them. Or have a monitor radio.
Radios like the strkyer 955hp actually do show the last 2 digits and allow for fine tuning of the clarifier I beleive. Someone that owns one of them will know.
I do understand the hesitation to get an expensive export radio, maybe think along the lines of a kenwood 480HX. 200w SSB and they do pretty darn good on AM as well. And you won't have any drift issues with it. But we are talking exports and CB's here, so idk if this is something you may or may not have thought about. At any rate, good day and enjoy those old radios! A lot of them work very well and I actually have a couple myself that I have kept over the years.
Anyways, again, have a good day.

<blockquote data-quote="222DBFL" data-source="post: 553166" data-attributes="member: 36544">There are actually a few export radios that can track both TX/RX, and have basically a true RIT.&nbsp; The microprocessors tend to keep these radios on frequency better than the old radios.&nbsp; I am not a tech, so don&#039;t flame me.&nbsp; But I do know that some of the new export radios aren&#039;t that bad and there are a couple that actually kick butt!&nbsp; The Optima MK3, no longer in production, is one awesome SSB radio.&nbsp; Not the best on AM, but it was geared more toward SSB use IMO, and it shows when you are on SSB.&nbsp; Tuning into freq is not that hard if you have decent hearing and know what people sound like normally.&nbsp; There are so many HF radios being used these days even on 11m SSB that it&#039;s not too hard to find someone on freq and tune to them. Or have a monitor radio.&nbsp; Radios like the strkyer 955hp actually do show the last 2 digits and allow for fine tuning of the clarifier I beleive.&nbsp; Someone that owns one of them will know.&nbsp; I do understand the hesitation to get an expensive export radio, maybe think along the lines of a kenwood 480HX.&nbsp; 200w SSB and they do pretty darn good on AM as well.&nbsp; And you won&#039;t have any drift issues with it.&nbsp;&nbsp; But we are talking exports and CB&#039;s here, so idk if this is something you may or may not have thought about.&nbsp; At any rate, good day and enjoy those old radios!&nbsp; A lot of them work very well and I actually have a couple myself that I have kept over the years.&nbsp; Anyways, again, have a good day.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="222DBFL, post: 553166, member: 36544"] There are actually a few export radios that can track both TX/RX, and have basically a true RIT. The microprocessors tend to keep these radios on frequency better than the old radios. I am not a tech, so don't flame me. But I do know that some of the new export radios aren't that bad and there are a couple that actually kick butt! The Optima MK3, no longer in production, is one awesome SSB radio. Not the best on AM, but it was geared more toward SSB use IMO, and it shows when you are on SSB. Tuning into freq is not that hard if you have decent hearing and know what people sound like normally. There are so many HF radios being used these days even on 11m SSB that it's not too hard to find someone on freq and tune to them. Or have a monitor radio. Radios like the strkyer 955hp actually do show the last 2 digits and allow for fine tuning of the clarifier I beleive. Someone that owns one of them will know. I do understand the hesitation to get an expensive export radio, maybe think along the lines of a kenwood 480HX. 200w SSB and they do pretty darn good on AM as well. And you won't have any drift issues with it. But we are talking exports and CB's here, so idk if this is something you may or may not have thought about. At any rate, good day and enjoy those old radios! A lot of them work very well and I actually have a couple myself that I have kept over the years. Anyways, again, have a good day. [/QUOTE]

Top Bottom