Anytone AT6666 Pro Mod

[FlyBoy50]

Just watch a video about a guy changing a jumper inside the Q6Pro to open up it's 15 meter capability and just makes me wonder. So he gained the 15 meter band but what did he lose by not leaving the jumper where it was ?

My evil mind at work ! LOL

 

[Johnny Mullet]

You gain all and lose nothing. Same with the Anytone Ares II radio. Move the jumper to expand it.

 

[FlyBoy50]

You gain all and lose nothing. Same with the Anytone Ares II radio. Move the jumper to expand it.

Thanks for the reply and your probably right. But it just doesn't make sense to me anyway. Why wouldn't the factory do it right from the start for marketing reasons ?

 

[Eldorado828]

Thanks for the reply and your probably right. But it just doesn't make sense to me anyway. Why wouldn't the factory do it right from the start for marketing reasons ?

I was already thinking "who in the world is flyboy50?) oh, whiteastro.... it's going to take a while to stick!

If you go to the at-6666 pro thread, all the answers are there.
The 15 meter is just an extra because they could.

 

[Shadetree Mechanic]

The 15 meter band is a "gift", so I wonder if there are some quirks or bugs in it that weren't fixed before release?

 

[BC Coyote]

Why wouldn't the factory do it right from the start for marketing reasons ?

This is usually done due to the rules in the various countries in which it is sold.

In the US, Canada, and western Europe it is only legal to sell with 10 meters enabled and nothing else. In most of the rest of the world it can legally be sold with 10, 11, & 12 enabled. As Shadetree mentioned, 15 is considered bonus coverage.

 

[FlyBoy50]

I was already thinking "who in the world is flyboy50?) oh, whiteastro.... it's going to take a while to stick!

LOL Got Cha

 

[FlyBoy50]

The 15 meter band is a "gift", so I wonder if there are some quirks or bugs in it that weren't fixed before release?

Well I'm sure you guys would figure it out. I still haven't had time to exploit mine yet because of unfinished work around here & Old Man Winter with Mother Nature playing their games with Me ! LOL

 

[FlyBoy50]

I was already thinking "who in the world is flyboy50?) oh, whiteastro.... it's going to take a while to stick!

All kidding aside, that is why I announced I was changing my user name because people are sometime leery of new people and that is understandable. I've been that way myself. Like Who are You ? Some Johnny come Lately ! LOL

 

[Pez]

The 15 meter band is a "gift", so I wonder if there are some quirks or bugs in it that weren't fixed before release?

There are no 'quirks or bugs'. 15m was added because it was technically possible, without compromising any of the radio's 10m/12m performance.

The only downside to this, is that the 15m band RX sensitivity and the TX output power is reduced, because it is getting towards the limits of what the hardware is capable of.

NO specifications are quoted, and NO performance guarantees are made for anything other than the 10m band. It is a 10m radio. Everything else is bonus

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