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G0FTD > ALINCO 31.07.09 22:01l 97 Lines 3263 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Quick review of Alinco DJ-G7E
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Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:29:24 +0000
From: g0ftd@gb7pzt.#24.gbr.eu (Andy)
To: alinco@ww
Subject: Quick review of Alinco DJ-G7E
OK, Mr FTD has declared today as being "Be kind to packet, the elderly and
Infirm day" today. As a special treat for you all I've decided to
send a useful bulletin ;-)
I've now had my rig for a week.
First impressions:
Well made and nice feel. It's a bit bigger than the Yaesu VX7R.
It has a nice clear display with a green backlight, like many Icom rigs
have.
My rig was ordered from the main UK importer. The rig out of the box
works in the following bands:
Rx/Tx in the main band
136-170, 400-470 and 1240-1300
Rx only in the sub band
0.522 -1300
I do not not know if it had been modified or not I never requested it
and I have not checked.
All channel step are available, including the oddball 6.25Khz.
AM/FM/NFM/WFM modes are available.
Both of the above ARE selectable across all freqs if you fiddle with it
enough. If you don't fiddle enough, you could be forgiven for thinking
that on Japanese tv audio can be tuned on UHF etc.
The SUB band appears to be only a reciever. It is very sensitive,but
appears to lack any bandpass filtering. So expect pager QRM from 153Mhz.
The MAIN band is fixed trx operation for 136-170, 400-470 and 1240-1300
with bandpass filters.
The rig has a fully open and documented x-band repeater. Just remember
that it will uses the SUB rx, so if you're crossband repeating via 2m
then implement CTCSS or DCS otherwise you'll be relaying occasional QRM
from pagers.
Selecting NFM appears to lessen the deviation, AND the rx has a different
tonal quality. I suspsect that the rx is not really narrow filtered, but
a simple low pass audio filter gets put in line.
Ex-cb'ers will be pleased to know that the rig includes a selectable
"roger beep".
Working repeaters doesn't seem to be properly documented. The keys
are not marked with appropruate labels. It was only whilst messing about
that I found them.
I did a test to determine how accurate the 23cm's tx was. I used a
frequency counter that I calibrate it's reference oscillator with
a Rugby locked frequency source.
I keyed the rig on 1245.000 and the counter read 1245.000000 - abolutely
spot on to six digits!
I have used the rig as a HF broadcast rx with suitable wires or loops.
It works well, and is the same as my VX7R.
The Alinco boasts a ferrite rod antenna for AM/MW reception. Take it
from me, the ferrite rod doesn't win any prizes. The score is 2/10.
And also the best thing about the supplied belt strap is that it fit's
into any dustbin or trash can and does not contain materials that
require special disposal methods ;-)
Yeah, it's really useless and it's best to fit your own button mount
instead.
Apart from the drop in charger, you can use the external DC input to
charge the battery. Alinco supply a wall wart PSU It's switched mode
and creates enough nuclear QRM to destroy 70cms reception.
It's a very expensive rig. But where else can you get rigs that includes
23cms ?
For me, it cannot replace my VX7R, but it comes close.
Will someone pleae work me on 23cms ;-) ?
73 - Andy, G0FTD @ GB7PZT
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