Recent RS-978 HF Transceiver QRP - Ham Radio
$ 184.8
Description
Recent RS-978 HF Transceiver QRP - Ham Radio. This is an HF ham radio transceiver. Of course, you can listen to shortwave and CB stations as well, but it only transmits on the ham bands. This the model that has the internal battery (which is in good shape). I am selling my Recent RS-978 Transceiver. It works like it should, but it doesn't get used that often. This is an HF ham radio transceiver. Of course, you can listen to shortwave and CB stations as well, but it only transmits on the ham bands. You must be licensed amateur radio operator to transmit, but no license is required to buy it and listen. This the model that has the internal battery (which is in good shape). It is a lower power (QRP-ish) radio that transmits from 0.5 watts to 8 watts. I have made many contacts via SSB and CW. It is a low power transceiver, so don't expect amazing reports on SSB. I did make one European SSB contact on full power once. These Recent radios are quirky, so I will add some additional information here. CW - Due to the design of the hardware, there is an ever so slight delay from when you press the key and when you hear the side tone. No big deal with a paddle, but with a straight key, I sometimes have put a little more emphasis on the first character of a sentence when sending. I have a couple of videos of me operating this radio, so you can see what I am talking about. Over the past four years of ownership, It has frozen twice (for some reason). I simply popped the battery off and popped it back in. But it has been chugging along over the past year - problem free. Firmware version - D2.12.2 I would not recommend this radio as your first HF transceiver, since it has a very complicated menu system. This was designed to give the operator a TON of parameters that are adjustable. Most of the settings, I haven't a clue as to what they do. I have not tried to do digital modes on this. So I have no info on that. There are a few scratches and scrapes on the chassis. The screen is in good shape. The touchscreen does work for some features. In the photos, you can see where I put epoxy on the ac plug. It was originally and adapter that you could slide off the plug to make the connection for European outlets. It kept sliding off, so I just glued the USA plug on permanently. In another photo, you can see the flex shielding is wearing thin where the cord enters the power converter. The black and red leads are fine, but I though it was worth mentioning. It is a really cool radio. The waterfall is really cool and you are able to zoom in and out on it. The filtering is very useful and gets quite narrow for CW. The digital noise reduction is as good or better than on my Yaesu FT-891. The audio for the small speaker is very surprising. I will in include a USB-C cable that allows you to connect straight to a 12 volt battery. Instructions not included. PS - I am having trouble dropping a link to video. Search: Mystery Ham on YTube and you should be able to find a couple of videos of me using this radio.
