#Rfx 75 amp install#
#Rfx 75 amp plus#

When I saved a couple of bucks, I gave it back and bought a new Kenwood TS 590 - which runs circles around the Ranger 2950. It was on the morning of field days last year and I was using the Solorcon 20' off the ground I had made a contact to someone in Spain - that was in a mobile, at the edge of the water, to Pennsylvania - that wasn't a bad score. When I had a legal 2950 - I had to do some work to it to make it work properly. The 2950 has a clarifier, the problem is - when it is modified for use on 11 meters, the alignment goes wack and the RX and TX has a disparity of about 3 Kc's - at least the ones that I saw or used. But, again, ditch the ideal of the RFX-75.

#Rfx 75 amp install#

(plus taking care to properly install the antenna, whichever one you use)Ī lot of power into a poor antenna will not result in a better signal on the other end. So, a better antenna is one of the best things you can do in a mobile environment. The Little Tarheel II has a 32' whip on it and an 18' mast. Everyone has said my 100a HP setup is louder than what I have in the 18 wheeler. Truck yard, get in my pickup and tune in the same qso, and the signal strength is much stronger. I can be listening to an on-going qso in the big rig with the Little Tarheel II and then when in the Even the difference between the Little Tarheel II I use in my 18 wheeler and the setup in my pickup is I went from hamsticks and evenīefore that, a 102' whip and auto tuner, and the difference between my current setup (Tarheel 100a HP) is very And if you can, improve your mobile antenna as well too. Is a much better radio and has features that you can use to improve your transmit audio and really sound good.Īgain, instead of adding the RFX-75 to the 2950, save a bit of money up and get another HF rig like the 706.

But, as another poster mentioned, the 706 The difference you saw with the 706 as opposed to the 2950, probably has as much to do with installation and propagation at the time you were using the 706 compared to now. Especially if the other station is a DX station! That is just part of running mobile.Īnd to me part of the fun. Other times, I have started out driving and having a good qso and within a couple of miles or so, had the other station go completely away, only to hear them again, a few miles down the road. His signal and mine fluctuated some, but, not that much. (around 8 pm CST) I made a contact with a station in Australia and carried on a conversation for a good 20 minutes while driving home. Conditions were really great, even though it was late in the evening. Last Fall about this time, I was heading home from work and had the radio on 10 meters tuning around. Band conditions also play a big part on how strong your signal is to the other station too. If I make a contact with aĭX station for instance, a lot of times, I'll pull over in a safe place, and hopefully one where the signal strength seems I run a ICOM 706 MKIIG in my pickup and a Tarheel 100a HP and see the exact same thing while in motion. Ground under your vehicle changes and that effects reception on your end and what the station you are in qso with hears. The problem with the radio seeming to not work as good while in motion as stationary, is because the antenna is in motion. (just not a good investment)Ĭlick to expand.The trees you are driving around won't really effect your signal at HF frequencies. And you will have access to more than one or two bands.Īs we both know the 2950's intended audience is CB'er's and freebanders. Even a usedĪlinco DX-70T ( I recently sold a nice one for $300 at a local hamfest) is a MUCH better radio than theĢ950 will ever be. But,Īt some point in time, you should seriously consider replacing the 2950 with a good HF rig. Getting a PROPER alignment for the radio will help the most.

#Rfx 75 amp plus#

(they sell them here locally in some CB shops for $40 plus installation)īetter to use what you have as it is. It (the RFX-75) is an intended add-on for CB radios. That you will receive a lot of complaints over. But, with the RFX-75 will cause all kinds of interference to others, (both in band and out) The 2950's are not too terribly badįor what they are. Output that will make any difference to anyone on the receiving end.

The RFX-75 will create many more problems than it will solve.