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I agree with the 'dirty' amps comment. The desire for better qso's and DX has been muddied by many with the blind pursuit for squashing power. The loss or lack of etiquette/ decorum by some CBers just compounds the splatter/ RFI problem. Since several export radios are sold for the 10/12 meter bands, I wonder if those with high output would be built with cleaner amps than the class C linears sold to fuel the power craze? I saw a RCI 2950 that was converted and tuned to 11 meters, but without peaking factory power. It sounds very clean and has no bleed-over. The radio is not grounded to a tipical ground rod, but it's connected to a piece of coaxial braid that just lays flat on the floor, and the mic gain set at the 12 o'clock. Are there some export radio brands more prone to RFI after conversion than others? How do you find a reliable tech to perform a good tunning & alignment? Thanks

<blockquote data-quote="Wire Dawg" data-source="post: 383167" data-attributes="member: 26626"><p>I agree with the &#039;dirty&#039; amps comment. The desire for better qso&#039;s and DX has been muddied by many with the blind pursuit for squashing power. The loss or lack of etiquette/ decorum by some CBers just compounds the splatter/ RFI problem. Since several export radios are sold for the 10/12 meter bands, I wonder if those with high output would be built with cleaner amps than the class C linears sold to fuel the power craze? I saw a RCI 2950 that was converted and tuned to 11 meters, but without peaking factory power. It sounds very clean and has no bleed-over. The radio is not grounded to a tipical ground rod, but it&#039;s connected to a piece of coaxial braid that just lays flat on the floor, and the mic gain set at the 12 o&#039;clock. Are there some export radio brands more prone to RFI after conversion than others? How do you find a reliable tech to perform a good tunning &amp; alignment? Thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Wire Dawg, post: 383167, member: 26626"] I agree with the 'dirty' amps comment. The desire for better qso's and DX has been muddied by many with the blind pursuit for squashing power. The loss or lack of etiquette/ decorum by some CBers just compounds the splatter/ RFI problem. Since several export radios are sold for the 10/12 meter bands, I wonder if those with high output would be built with cleaner amps than the class C linears sold to fuel the power craze? I saw a RCI 2950 that was converted and tuned to 11 meters, but without peaking factory power. It sounds very clean and has no bleed-over. The radio is not grounded to a tipical ground rod, but it's connected to a piece of coaxial braid that just lays flat on the floor, and the mic gain set at the 12 o'clock. Are there some export radio brands more prone to RFI after conversion than others? How do you find a reliable tech to perform a good tunning & alignment? Thanks [/QUOTE]

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