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NE0P
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Rating: 0/5
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Apr 30, 2002 22:16
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complete piece of junk
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Bought one of these used to take to KH6 with me in December 2000. It was so bad got rid of it before the trip. The receiver would only hear the loudest signals on 40 meters, and combined with no filtering, those signals would get clobbered. Couple that with the direct conversion receiver, so you would hear signals on both sides of the zero beat. Was unable to work anywith with it, it was so bad. A complete waste of your own solder, since it was a kit. Hope others have better experiences than I did.
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KB9VZS
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Rating: 3/5
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Dec 1, 2000 16:00
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Not the easiest to use but I like mine
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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This was the first of HK's qrp multi-band rigs and
sold for @$75.00 when new. It covers 40, 20, and 15 meters-has a direct conversion reciever which is very suseptible to shortwave interference and I
wouldn't want to live down the street from an AM
broadcast station. The Vfo is very stable though once warmed up. Hum and microphonics are also problems with this rig but for the intrepid there
are modifications for most of these problems.
The transmitted signal is very nice according to the reports I've recieved and presently due to some bad luck in the shack this is my main station
rig. I will say that one definitely dreams of a
superhet during crouded band conditions and any sort of contest operation would be extraorinarily frustrating, but this rig wasn't designed for these uses.
If I had alot more money available I would be using a much nicer multi-band rig or three or more single band qrp rigs. As this is not presently the
case I would be loathe to give up the three band
coverage and fun I have had to be stuck on one band. Ultimately for around 75 bucks used (or less) it is a tough deal to beat if qrp is your cup of tea. Otherwise find a used HW-100 or 101.
In casual operation I have worked central (asian) Russia, Columbia, and Aruba as well as California
and Conneticut from central Indiana. Even with its faults I have had a blast with this rig.
Thanks,
Kent
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