Rick wrote:

I have a chacne to purchase one of these receivers and was wondering if
anyone here know anyting about them.
Anyone ever use one?
I did a search on he internet, but haven't found much info.

Thanks
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73's
Rick

"When in doubt, mumble."

The best place to find thoughtful discussion on this radio is probably in the archives of Premium RX.

A good friend has one. He's got it in his rack, but he's more likely to use a WJ 8716 for AM, a Harris Rf-550 for ssb or isb, or a Mackay 3031a for rtty.

The cubic was designed for remote operation, so working them with the keypad and tuning knob is awkward. Changing just about anything but the frequency with the keypad requires you to start by hitting "cancel" first.

The membrane keyboards are prone to "bounce". Original replacements are no longer available.

Performance is pretty good, but not as good as his Harris and WJ HF radios. Audio quality is fair - kind of harsh on the ears.

The neat thing is it's two receivers in one 3u rack.

One of the members on premium RX has been talking about publishing some easy mods to improve various aspects of the radio, but he hasn't gotten around to it yet.

Several have turned up on ebay in recent months, and one of the sellers seems to have cornered the market on 3030's with fault lights lit and displays filled with 8's.