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Reviews For: W2IHY 8 Band Audio Equalizer / Noise Gate

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Review Summary For : W2IHY 8 Band Audio Equalizer / Noise Gate
Reviews: 203MSRP: 249.99 assembled or 204.99 kit
Description:
8 band equalizer and noise gate
Product is in production
More Info: http://www.w2ihy.com
# last 180 days Avg. Rating last 180 days Total reviews Avg. overall rating
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KD5VHF Rating: 2011-04-18
Made by MFJ???? Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I have to wonder if the same people who assemble Mighty Fine Junk items also assemble the W2IHY 8 Band EQ. I've owned mine for a few years now and have had to replace both toggle switches,replaced the slide switch on the rear and re-soldered countless connections. This is basically a "set it and forget it" piece of equipment so it's not like it's falling apart due to wear!
When it holds together long enough to work it works GREAT!
Maybe the newer units are being assembled by more competent people now?
Even with having to repair it many times, I still like it and will give it a thumbs up for how it improves the TX audio and gives the option of using one mic on two transmitters.
N4LA Rating: 2011-04-18
Excellent products and Customer Service Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I've used a 8 band EQ and EQ plus together for a few years now with several different rigs and mics and they are excellent ... I don't like digging into a menu to change audio settings ... The W2IHY products allow me to change on the fly. I'm not a audio guy ... I'm a DXer and Contester and I love audio flexibility in a pile-up ... this product makes change lightning fast !!
As for customer service ... No one ... I mean No ONE ... responds to questions and orders as fast as Julius ... this guy must live beside his computer!! ... I've ordered several times from Julius, and I'm still astonished at his customer service. I've ordered hundreds of items over the years from various dealers ... and W2IHY sits at the very top of my customer service top 10. Great products and great service ... what more do you want ? ... Highly Recommended !!
WA4WHL Rating: 2011-03-12
Quite Impressive Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Have only been using 8-band EQ for about a week but so far have had an excellent experience with both the hardware and help with setup from W2IHY.

Allows expanded ability to adjust the audio that makes it to my rig's input.

Julius has been a big help in setting the unit up. To the point of responding to help requests both by e-mail and phone. To me, the support is what makes the difference when new equipment is added to the shack which requires more than just plug & play. The support helps push the rating from 4.5 to 5.0. All the best,
K8WLK Rating: 2011-02-20
Excellent Product ! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I have operated my W2IHY eight band audio equalizer and noise gate in conjunction with my EQ plus by W2IHY for two months. I am using a Heil PR 781 and an ICOM 756 Pro III. After setup and optimization the package provides substantial increase in talk power. You sound loud and clear and can easily customize the profile for DX work. You will get continual positive comments about your audio.

Customer service is second to none. Everyone operating a business should follow this lead. Questions are handled expeditiously and Julius even helped optimize the settings by listing on HF.

My recommendation is simple. Money well spent, just go out and buy one now you will not be disappointed.
IK0VVG Rating: 2010-11-21
VERY EFFECTIVE Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I got the 8 Band Equalizer some weeks ago and I have been using it with my Icom Ic-7700 and Heil microphone HM-10 Dual (Hc-4 and Hc-5 cartridge).
The signal reports I have received so far are very good, with excellent and deep modulation.
The Noise Gating is also effective but requires an accurate tuning.
My settings for the equalization are:
- 50 Hz +2dB
- 100 Hz +3dB
- 200 Hz +5dB
- 400 Hz +12dB
- 800 Hz +16dB
- 1600 Hz +16dB
- 2400 Hz +14dB
- 3200 Hz +9dB

Inside the Ic-7700 I have:
- TX Bandwidth 200Hz-2800Hz
- Compressor OFF
- Bass -2dB
- Treble +5dB
OH1JO Rating: 2010-09-23
Works like a dream! Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Have been using W2IHY for abt 4 years now.. My first rig was Yaesu FT-1000 Mk 5 Field.. still have it (It is a keeper!) with Heil HC4.. nice audio reports all the time.. Got FT-2000D abt a year and half ago, with my Heil PR781 got compliments on my audio and using Yaesu FTDX-5000 with PR-781/Heil Pro Set Elite headset..audio reports have been even better.. Without 8 band eq.. using the internal Yaesu eq, audio is lacking something.. but with 8 band eq.. it is spot on.. Go and get your audio better.. with W2IHY 8 band eq.. de OH1JO/OH1k
WA3HVR Rating: 2010-08-15
Superb Audio Made Easy Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I've owned the 8 bander for several years and added the EQ plus more recently and find that the pair enables me to have really top shelf audio with little effort. I use it with 2 different rigs ( both with wide audio response capability) and, aside from wishing that the output selection be from the front panel, I find nothing to complain about. No rf issues and a real pleasure to own. You get what you pay for and the W2IHY gear is worth every dime!
ZL1CDP Rating: 2010-07-05
Excellent piece of kit... now I need the EQPlus Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
Wired up to my FT-2000 and Neumann mic, I gotta say that this 8 band EQ + Noise Gate, really tops the audio off nicely! - Just need to invest in the EQPlus now and I will be happy.

Regards,
Chris, ZL1CDP
www.ft-2000.com
KI4VJI Rating: 2010-04-11
great equipment and great service Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I just purchased the 8 band eq from a ham,the only cable he had was wired for a kenwood and i needed to wire it for a Icom 738,so i sent Julius a email explaining my problem within 5 min. he responded back and continued to email me back even on Sat. until i got everything up and running,the eq made a big diff. in the sound and clarity of my radio,now i just need the eq plus to top it off.
VR2XMQ Rating: 2010-04-07
Big Wow factor now. Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I have a 8 band EQ connected to the EQplus and ever since hooking it up to the FT-2000 I have received nothing but glowing reports over the air from other stations.

The usual response has been "Wow, really nice audio and big signal" and hear such responses almost on a daily basis.

However both units are touchy with RF and magnetic fields, so where you place them in your shack is extremely critical! It takes also allot of adjusting and trial to get the end result, but with a little time to effort it is worthwhile. You also need to know how to set up the audio with the transceiver and listen to the on-air quality as well.

You need to also clamp torroids onto all the input and output cables as well as the power supply cables to ensure no stray RF gets in.

Thank you Julius for two excellent products.

VR2XMQ