JohnTIZ I have a ticket opened for defective transmit. Getting the runaround. I have been licenced for 31 years and they tried to tell me warbly C.W. tone is \"normal\". They also told me to \"charge it and try again\" (which is one of the things I did do in case weak battery was contributing). Getting frustrated.

JohnTIZ UPDATE: Tried to make an actual contact for the first time today and discovered my audio is horrible/unreadable. I didn\'t believe it so I backmonitored myself on another radio to confirm. So this is another Bangood purchase that seemed like a good deal at first but turned out to be defective. By the time I added the ATU I could have saved up a bit more and got a Xiegu. Will see how much of a hassle/expense it is to return...

JohnTIZ Not entirely your fault. The sizes stated for these carry cases is deceptive. They are rarely clear that it is for outside dimensions until someone asks in the questions.

JohnTIZ Deffwould avoid use of a telescopic whip for that reason. Would only use to connect a feedline. And even then, careful when snugging up the SMA connector. One snapped right off the pcboard (on a NanoVNA).