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KA3NXN
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Rating: 0/5
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Oct 3, 2011 07:29
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Finally bought the farm
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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After keeping it on life support since I bought it new, it finally died. The final went out. When I keyed the radio it would trip the power supply like I had put a dead short across the terminals. Even on low power setting it would trip the supply. I can see why adi went out of business. This last one had the display issue, horrible transmit audio. way too low. even after it was turned up as far as it would go, I still had to use an amplified CB mic so I could get acceptable audio. And finally the issue with the output finals. It's now dead and buried! Good ridden!
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KA8GKT
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Rating: 4/5
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Mar 11, 2010 15:34
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I REPAIR AR-247
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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PRETTY GOOD RADIO FOR IT'S CHEAPINESS !
LOOKS LIKE AN OLD KENWOOD DESIGN INSIDE.
SO FAR GENERALLY I'VE FOUND IN REPAIRING THESE
WHEN RE-ASSEMBLING THE DISPLAY,
SQUEEZE THE METAL CAN HOLDING THE DISPLAY DOWN PRETTY GOOD WHILE TWISTING THE TABS BACK INTO PLACE. THAT SEEMS ELIMINATE THE DISPLAY PROBLEMS I'VE SEEN ON THESE PAGES.
PRETTY GOOD RADIO.
NOT TOO BAD TO REPAIR.
LITTLE TIME CONSUMING, BUT NOT A BAD RADIO.
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KD8BIW
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Rating: 3/5
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Oct 19, 2009 22:22
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Not to bad...
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I've had this rig now for 3 years, got it used. Had to send it back to Pryme for no audio from speaker. Audio amp was bad, no replacement available. This only affected the internal speaker, not the external jack on back. Using it in mobile so have an external speaker on it, works good. Pryme tuned it up while they had it, a nice touch. It is working great now! Have an intermittent problem with display, I just turn it off/on again and it is good for awhile. All-in-all, not to bad.
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N6HBJ
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Rating: 4/5
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Jun 19, 2009 13:41
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Display Going wacko - still a good radio
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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It's been 3 years since my last review. I've had this radio for 6 years now and it seems it's developing the same intermittant display issues that others have complained about.
Overall I've been happy with this radio. If you can find one super cheap I say buy it. I'm not sure how much longer mine will last but so far 6 years of solid service (up until now) without issue other than replacing the microphone (cord problem) is a success to me.
Looking at Jetsream's new 220 rig to replace this when it goes...
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AB4D
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Rating: 2/5
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Dec 5, 2007 18:36
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Not too good, easy to see why ADI left the amateur market
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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A friend gave me one of these transceivers a while ago because it had the well known intermittent problem with the display and he did not want to bother with it. I was going to repair the rig, but it appears that Pryme/ADI no longer makes any transceivers for the amateur market, thus lack of support. Some have commented that this radio and it's brothern the ADI-147 are identical to FM monobanders made by Kenwood, in this case the TM221a. However, although it appears that the chassis are identical, the control boards behind the display do not appear to be identical. Because of the noted problems with this line of transcievers and now that ADI/PRYME appears to have left the amateur business, I would not recommend purchasing any of these rigs.
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N8WWM
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Rating: 2/5
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Nov 7, 2006 13:04
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TX Audio noise problems-HELP!!!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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ON TX can hear a scratching and crackling noise from internal speaker. This happened immediately after purchase. (used at a hamfest, silly me!)Other people say the noise is audible on transmitted signal. I have tried everything I know of...touching up solder joints, checking into a dummy load to see if something was wrong with antenna, replace speaker, using external speaker, all kinds of things besides these. Talked to ADI and they tried to sell me a 30 dollar service manual that they admitted was inadequate to fully troubleshoot the rig. They also said that this was the first they ever heard of such a problem happening. Anybody else had this happen and discovered a fix? ADI is useless as far as getting help is concerned. Don't buy this rig unless it is in kit form...that way you can be sure it is assembled right!
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KA3NXN
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Rating: 1/5
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Sep 5, 2006 07:17
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Ongoing problems
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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This is my 2nd one that has had display issues. The diaplay goes completely whacko and the only way to get it back is to reset the unit several times. This unit is only 6 months old. Also the microphone quit working. Lucky for me I had a friend who had a Kenwood hand mic that is a direct replacement for the ADI unit. I also had another friend who had one that is only 3 month old that suffered from the "no power out" problem. Stay Away. When will one of the big 3 step up and start making a 220 rig again? ADI & Alinco are junk at best.
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N6TZ
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Rating: 5/5
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May 20, 2006 21:32
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Many Years of Great Service
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I guess I have had mine for 6 or more years now. I will rate it a full 5 as it is still working away with no breakdowns and I am happy.
Once or twice I have had the read-out scramble on me. I thumped it and turned it off and on and it was fine for another year or more.
I guess I could take it apart and do the "tighten and reseat" procedure to cure the problem, but it has not been enough of a problem.
I use it as a base unit on simplex mostly, but also for repeaters, with a copper pipe J pole at 25 feet. The receive sensitivity is very good, and yes, the S-meter is a bit generous, but what do S-meters mean anyway - - ho-hum - - "your 599 good buddy"!!
- - - For a signal report, just tell them what percent of quieting they are.....does anyone remember this valuable report anymore?
So I recommend the rig, easy to program and use.
Hal, N6TZ
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W1SWR
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Rating: 2/5
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Mar 31, 2006 07:32
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Not smart
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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My new AR-247 lost it's output power.
Sent it back to factory for repair.
It was 3 months old. They send me another radio with
scratches on case and face. It was an older radio that they had fixed. I kind of like to keep my equipment clean and no marks or scratches just in case of resale. Not happy with them and for the most part as the saying goes ( you get what you pay for )
73
Steve
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