CQ WORLDWIDE 6M/2M CONTEST TODAY
Should be plenty of activity during this...6m band has been showing some good openings last few days Have some RADIOFUN! All the Best Gary
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View ArticleHIGH SWR PROTECTION?
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View ArticleFine Tune CB
https://www.facebook.com/finetune.c...E2ZDdhOGQ3YThhZWZiMmY4M2FhZjJlOGU0MjRiMjU2In0 Anyone ever used this guy? I think I will buy my next radio from him. His Facebook videos are really good to watch....
View ArticleFavorite band for long distance with stock ham radio?
So, pardon my ignorance, but I'm new, and learning. I have my ham general license, and an ICOM 718 stock radio, with a antron 199 10m antenna which I also use for 11m, and a homemade wire antenna for...
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I shouldn't, Icom Mic Pre-amp
Came across this Icom microphone, the 600 ohm impedance element is no longer around. My question is, do you recognize what model Icom this came from? I'm going to look up the model, I really am curious...
View ArticleMax 100 frequency counter
Hello guys I need some help trying to get this unit to work its a Max-100 frequency counter only thing I see when its powered up is the dot on the lcd front panel comes only I do not see any numbers...
View ArticleCan my user name be changed after the fact?
I was wondering if my user name can be changed the whole 469 thing is a little juvenile to say least. If it cannot be changed then I want to create a new account I suppose, maybe I just think too hard...
View ArticleAnyones know exactly what this amp is all about ???
https://www.ebay.com/itm/252335744975 I was playing around on eBay and seen this... Any info would be great also seen a few DIY amps what can y'all tell me about these?
View ArticleSWR'ing a K40
I am a novice so please don't tear me a new one if this is a daft question... I have a President Grant II running straight out to a K40 antenna. This rig is mounted in a 1976 Mini Clubman Estate and I...
View Articlebest ball mount for 102" whip?
Hi all, I am soon to be in the market for a new ball mount for a full size CB whip, or whatever the hell else i decide to screw on there, and am looking for some advice from those who have been down...
View ArticleKNOCKOFF MEGGAWATT
I've read that meggawat is a sponcer of this great site. I'm ready to purchase a power supply and have read that the knockoffs are bad (not bad meaning good but bad meaning bad). I've searched the web...
View ArticleHustler Trumpet 27-T Colinear Base Station Antenna
Anybody ever own or know anything about this .64 wavelength omni base station antenna? I think it's similar to the Hustler "Super Swamper" antenna.
View ArticleCobra 29 LTD PLL Not Locking for RX?
Hi everybody I'm back playing with the 29 LTD Classic. This radio has been my "test subject" for experiments since the beginning, one day I dropped a live component (a loose but wired potentiometer for...
View ArticleTexas star dx 350 hdv 8 guage power wire help
I got a new texas star dx 350 hdv and it worked well for a couple months now. I decided I was going to upgrade the power wires to 8 guage and the antenna and transmit coax Jack's to 14 guage. Well I...
View ArticleCERTAIN HF$ NEVER HEARD ON 11METERS
I've heard so many hf's on 11 meters but never heard the Ten Tec or Alnico. Is there a particular reason for this?
View ArticleSHOULD I BE MORE CONCERNED THAN I AM?
I don't want to say it doesn't bother me because it does but should i truly be concerned? This picture was taken while transmitting on 27.445 LSB. I know the high swr is being caused by the fact the...
View ArticleFront end overload?
So a little background... I recently (finally) completed my tower project. On my mast at about 58 ft I have a 13b2 horizontally configured for ssb work. I feed this with a Kenwood ts2000 (100w) and no...
View Article5 PIN DIN CONNECTOR/USB CONNECTOR
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View Article10x Oscilloscope Probe Question
Hello everybody I have a Tektronix 2336YA oscilloscope (with an input resistance/capacitance of 1 MOhm & 20pF). I am going to purchase my first probe soon, I have been looking at the Tek tpp0101...
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