Converting the RCI 99N2. This week...

[nomadradio]

RCI 99N2. Here's a new radio with a seemingly-random secret handshake to make it work on 11 meters. The shiny spots with the alignment tool pointing at them were bridged with solder, each front to rear. A dab of the soldering iron separates them, as seen in the pic.

Haven't looked around to see if anyone else has posted this. If experience is any guide, the next batch of them will probably have some screwy added detail needed to do this.

73

 

[Eldorado828]

Yes sir, I did a picture tour and conversion on rcix9 which is the same method. I thought it might be the same on this one but you've confirmed it with this thread. The simple blob removal.

Curious but how was the alignment on that one after conversion?

The x9 was way off frequency and probably everything else. Still have to send it to Chris Holland so he can straighten it out.

 

[nomadradio]

This radio was fairly close on frequency. I did notice it said made in Malaysia, not Vietnam. Might be a connection.

73

 

[Wire Weasel]

Next, Maybe you can devise a Coarse Clarifier mod for this chassis !!

 

[eccarter1253]

I just got mine. THE RANGER RCI99n. THE FIRST 250W RADIO I 'VE EVEFR OWNED, AND I'M TELLING YOU THE 955 HP HAS BEEN MY RADIO OF CHOICE. NOW I AM ENJOYING MY NEW RANGER A WHOLE LOT MORE.

KR5ECC

 

[undertaker]

Easy with the all caps......

 

[TM86]

Easy with the all caps......

He's just an excitable boy.

 

[undertaker]

Well that did not take long…