AMATEUR MOBILE RADIO 10M 12M 10WRMS SCAN

by RANGER COMMUNICATIONS

Product Details

• Item Weight: 6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001JSY6UW
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 31, 2008

Product Description

Split RX/TX Multiband Radio

Customer Reviews

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not So Fast. This is a decent choice for 10 meters, November 20, 2011

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MikkNj (Boonton, Nj) - See all my reviews

This review is from: AMATEUR MOBILE RADIO 10M 12M 10WRMS SCAN (Electronics)

I have owned this radio for about 5 years. It's not a bad radio and it's legal to use if you have a license on 10 and 12 meters. Here is the real story. There are no currently available single band 10 meter transceivers on the US market from the "Big Three": Yaesu, Icom, or Kenwood. The ONLY other option is a 10 meter FM only rig from Alinco - which is a good radio but for $200+ for about 4 FM repeater channels it's hardly worth it. So here we are in another solar cycle maximum with wonderful 10 meter propagation and no current 10M all mode single band transceivers! Now getting back to the 2950DX. The current model RCI 2950dx was developed for Amateurs and is very difficult to modify for 11 meter use. It offers SSB, AM, FM, and CW. The output power is roughly 30 watts SSB and 10 Watts FM. For the right price this radio can be found for roughly $150 bucks used. If your a new licensed ham operator this is a reasonable entry point into 10 meter mobile. All other choices - are multi-band rigs costing at least $400 bucks.

My experience with the 2950Dx

Here's the good:
Good receive audio, and effective transmitter output power -- for most contacts.
Decent display with good back-lighting for mobile use.
Effective noise blanker circuitry.
Good FM reception - a lot of fun.
Decent physical size for a mobile rig - though I prefer smaller.

Here's the not so good:
Difficult to program the memories for repeater (FM) use - but once set they work fine.
Difficult to change modes while driving. I found the need to set either FM or SSB prior to starting my trip and keep it there. It's not really the mode, it's dialing down and up the band to get to where I want to be.

In my opinion this is a good starter mobile rig for the right price. Also, if one has questions about the transmitter purity, ask an Elmer to hook it up to a spectrum analyzer. I think the reports of poor transmitter performance are greatly exaggerated. Keep in mind, that export "CB" style radios are the scourge of seasoned Hams, but need to be reviewed on their own merit, and especially when few competing alternatives are available. Happy Hamming!

Mike

5.0 out of 5 stars Great little radio, January 20, 2012

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This review is from: AMATEUR MOBILE RADIO 10M 12M 10WRMS SCAN (Electronics)

I have had one of these for about 9 months now. I am a Ham and use it as such. I get good signal reports and normaly If I can hear someone I can talk to them. I just use a home made dipole antenna. I have well over 250 QSOs and I have confrimed contacts in 38 countries. I did not have high hopes for the 12 meter band in this radio but I was pleased to find that It works as well as the 10 meter band does. This radio is not on the same level as a contest rig from one of the big 3 amature radio makers but it is a good choice for the money and good choice for new or casual Hams.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect!, November 23, 2011

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Jeremy A Mitchell - See all my reviews

This review is from: AMATEUR MOBILE RADIO 10M 12M 10WRMS SCAN (Electronics)

this radio has never let me down. with its big screen display to its easy modifications I have alot of fun with friends talking around town or going on the occasional foxhunt! I would reccomend this radio to any of my friends if they were asking about finding a good quality radio!