New SSB export radio coming soon - RCI X9

[magnuman]

The mic socket on the G90 is icom compatible so lots of options.
Its got a solid 20w out, an inbuilt antenna tuner, split front panel, a panadapter that works and easily converted for "MARS" operation.

 

[86lidewell]

x9 will be in Thursday...

 

[86lidewell]

The mic socket on the G90 is icom compatible so lots of options.
Its got a solid 20w out, an inbuilt antenna tuner, split front panel, a panadapter that works and easily converted for "MARS" operation.

my g90 swings backward RMS on am

 

[undertaker]

x9 will be in Thursday...

let me know how you like it. Mine should be here sometime maybe this week..

 

[Echo 111]

hmmm. a five digit counter, no course on the fine tune. no vfo....great am rig......I cant see a lot of fun on sideband, am I missing something ?

 

[Shadetree Mechanic]

let me know how you like it. Mine should be here sometime maybe this week..

If you take it out of the box, let us know how you like it.

 

[NightThumper]

Despite it’s short comings people like it a lot. Walcott is sold out again. That was at least 7 units they sold today

 

[Shadetree Mechanic]

Despite it’s short comings people like it a lot. Walcott is sold out again. That was at least 7 units they sold today

That's good that they are selling well. That means that the price should come down on used 955s then. Might pick up another one for the truck.

 

[undertaker]

If you take it out of the box, let us know how you like it.

Will do sir!!!

 

[Big Kahuna]

Will do sir!!!

Just don't let anyone "tune" it! I watch these videos on YouTube and even though those guys are well known shops the before and after numbers on the meters scare me. I'm wondering how many of those radios won't be on the air years from now.

 

[MarkIV]

Sell sheets are silent about what's in the "120 Watt" power stage. Four IRF520/RT1 smoke grenades?

A SWR-sensing shutdown, or "turndown" would be real news. Another firestarter isn't.

73

I just worked on one yesterday. New out of the box, plugged it in and it blew a 30 amp fuse. Turns it the wiring harness was wired incorrectly! 12 gage wire is separated in 3 sections for + & - . Someone at the factory put red tubing on the negative and black on the positive 12 gauge wire at the Molex connector. So some genius wired it in reverse into the Molex connector. Poof. Have to post a picture. FYI it borrows the same 4 mosfet board from the 2995DX CF.

 

[Shockwave]

I just worked on one yesterday. New out of the box, plugged it in and it blew a 30 amp fuse. Turns it the wiring harness was wired incorrectly! 12 gage wire is separated in 3 sections for + & - . Someone at the factory put red tubing on the negative and black on the positive 12 gauge wire at the Molex connector. So some genius wired it in reverse into the Molex connector. Poof. Have to post a picture. FYI it borrows the same 4 mosfet board from the 2995DX CF.

So it burned up a few minuets before it normally would...

 

[nomadradio]

So it burned up a few minuets before it normally would...

Gotta wonder. Has anyone compiled a "KBK" rating for this radio yet?

As in "Keys Between Kabooms". Brand new, we have found them with the gate bias turned way too high from the factory. How many times can you key a new radio on average before this causes trouble? Makes me wish for a tiny counter inside the radio that bumps up one every time you key the mike.

Even a radio that gets the amplifier bias set to a safe level will be unhappy with any SWR at all. And if you want to drive an amplifier with it, this will count, too.

73

 

[Big Kahuna]

I just worked on one yesterday. New out of the box, plugged it in and it blew a 30 amp fuse. Turns it the wiring harness was wired incorrectly! 12 gage wire is separated in 3 sections for + & - . Someone at the factory put red tubing on the negative and black on the positive 12 gauge wire at the Molex connector. So some genius wired it in reverse into the Molex connector. Poof. Have to post a picture. FYI it borrows the same 4 mosfet board from the 2995DX CF.

That story + one I saw in the Lescom video with the crushed wire from the amp section makes you wonder.

 

[Shockwave]

If the manufacturer will replace a $25 RF output transistor with a 25 cent power supply part, you know any quality control went right out the window long before that poor choice was made. You also know that bias mistake is nearly impossible to make unless no care at all was used to set the control. Probably set by "eye" with respect to the pot, rather than ma. meter.