Alinco_DX-10_review_QST_2015

Product ReviewMark J.Wilson,K1RO,k1ro@arrl.orgAlinco DX-10 10 Meter TransceiverAn inexpensive single-band transceiver for mobile,portable,or home station use.Reviewed by Bob Allison,WBIGCMing 28.000 MHz and CHANNELARRL Senior Test Engineer60 equaling 28.295 MHz.Awblgcm@arrl.orgseparate CLARIFIER knobA couple of solar cycles ago,my wifeadjusts the fine tuning of theKathy,KAIRWY,and Ieach hadfrequency of each channela 10 meter mobile transceiver+10 kHz in steps of 10 Hz,in our car.With a base loaded.100 Hz,1 kHz,or 10 kHz.Thismagnetic mount antenna,tuning arrangement isour 25 W PEP radios could00002890998much different than con-reach our home station uptinuous tuning accom-to 30 miles away.Whenplished with a singlethe band opened,Kathyknob,as found on virtuallyalways attracted DX withall other conventional amateurher melodious voice andtransceivers.managed to talk to more thanA Closer Look60 countries from her Oldsmobile stationFront panel pushbutton functions are:FUNCwagon.I was grateful to have 10 meters(function),RB/BP (roger beep/beep),NB/aboard my rickety Mercury Comet.and operates on USB,LSB,CW,AM,andANL/LOCK (noise blanker/lock),DW/LCDMany newly licensed Technicians haveFM.RF power output is 25 W for SSB andOFF (dual watch;select another frequencytold me they were attracted to the lure12 W for CW,AM,and FM.There is noto be monitored and the receiver switchesof DX and local communications onsubaudible tone function or split transmit/between the two/display off),SCAN/SC LIST10 meters,but were afraid to invest in anreceive feature for FM repeater operation.(scan/scan list),+10 kHz/HI-CUT (bumps theexpensive multiband HF transceiver.I'veThe radio has power supply polarity andreceiver up 10 kHz/high cut audio filter to re-also overheard a few amateurs express theirSWR protection.Current consumption isduce hiss),COL/TOT (display color/time-outdesire for a simple 10 meter mobile radiotimer),EMG/S/RF (switch to user-selected6.5 A maximum,requiring a modest dcthat comes with a warranty.Alinco's DX-10supply.Included accessories are the Alincoemergency channel/meter function).Fromcan meet the needs of both groups.EMS-70 hand microphone,microphoneleft to right,the knob controls are memorybanks A -F.mode,VOL/SQ (volume/But it's...clip,mobile mounting bracket,and mount-Yes,I know the DX-10 looks like a CBing hardware.squelch),ECHO/TONE,RF GAIN/RF PWR.CLARIFIER.and CHANNELtransceiver.It has some of the features youThe DX-10 uses an unusual frequency tun-would find on a CB radio,such as an echoing arrangement.The radio has six memoryIn addition to the front panel controls,thechamber and roger beep (that are best leftbanks that are preprogrammed at the fac-DX-10 has a menu for 16 parameters suchturned off),public address feature,and two-as microphone gain and sidetone level.Entertory,with each bank covering a span ofdigit CHANNEL display.In other parts of the300 kHz using 60 memory channels.Thethe menu setup by pressing and holdingworld,identical-looking tra