On 2/22/07, Ken Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Our group is in need of replacing the receiver on our 220 box and I > wanted to solicit some opinions from the group.
> What are you using and are you happy with it? Would you buy any > particular one again? Why or why not. Currently running a Kendecomm. Hate it. Pots are squirrelly (low quality) for any possible adjustment, the thing is impossible to work on in the rack - have to pull it out, remove a billion screws, and put it back in -- it won't stay on frequency... and it's installed in a temperature-controlled climate, and the meters on the front have had something weirdly wrong with them for years... trying to decipher them into useful information -- ain't happenin'. I will be happy to pitch it off the side of something very very tall as soon as... We're replacing it with a Mastr II conversion -- that supposedly I'm doing -- well, I got the first one done and it's receiver is very deaf... (starts to hear signal at 2uV -- no, not .2uV... 2!! grrrr)... So I'm struggling through trying to figure out what went wrong... It has been taking up all of my spare time for about 5 days straight now, and my wife is learning to enjoy the sound of 1000 Hz test tone floating up from the basement... At least she knows where I am! (GRIN) If you're a masochist... or if you're a "hard learner" like myself but want to learn... try the mods yourself. If you enjoy your nice normal sane life, buy from Kevin and Scott. :-) :-) :-) For the amount of work involved and loss of hair and sanity, it's well worth the price they're asking. Oh almost forgot... Pitch the Spectrum off the side of something tall too, when you get the chance. (You said you wanted real opinions!!! GRIN...) I should have shot time-lapse video of me doing this Mastr II conversion... it could have become a popular comedy short on YouTube titled, "Never Let the Data Geek Have a Screwdriver". But there is something insanely satisfying about taking a propane torch to a radio for the first time ever in your life... you can add in the evil mad scientist laugh for added effect, too... but at 1AM in the driveway, no one heard it. Nate WY0X
