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Recent content by c316buckeye

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    curious coax cable (answered)

    many thanks, for your time and information. no wonder he had swr problems. i wasn't going to hook it up to try without knowing what it was.
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    curious coax cable (answered)

    8mm or 9mm outer diameter
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    what radios have the best ears ?

    just picked up an optima mk2, enjoying some of the features. waiting for a steady station locally at a good distance to be able to judge the filters in comparison to the 6900v7 and 959. with shottky diodes, the 949/959 was my favorite for a listening experience.
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    curious coax cable (answered)

    a friend picked up some coax, pre-assembled, from facebook. right out of the gate, that sounded scary. it is white, stiffer than lmr400, has 259's installed, and labeled as following.. Commscope 0216 9700851 10awg 125cmp(etl) c(etl) hns# 1010809 rev c eo22181. i dug around on the web and...
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    11 meter is very quiet?

    heard you clear as a bell, 5x7 top of Ohio, good sounding radio. my 10w didn't get through, but figured we'd let you know you made the trip
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    11 meter is very quiet?

    i found ssb about a year ago after 20 years of driving and using only AM. it has been interesting to see how the conditions move around depending on the season. haven't heard europe for a couple weeks, but there's been a whole mess of those E clouds and short range skip has been happy. it has...
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    Reclaim LSB 16

    we'll be standing by and giving it a try. in 6 months, i haven't heard anybody there. due to language, i usually camp out on 555usb and stay well below 28. thanks for coordinating the effort
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    11 meter is very quiet?

    i read with past solar events, it's taken a couple weeks for everything to settle back down. we keep wondering why folks were so excited for solar max. when every time we get any noteworthy solar activity, conditions are mostly wasted north of 40°lat. people in 3 division have been happy
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    11 meter is very quiet?

    will have to look into E skip. i haven't been at this ssb business for very long, but studied heliophysics a bit. does the sun flipping it's magnetic poles mid cycle make all the conditions migrate to the southern hemisphere? using the MUF map, we are lucky to hear jamaica in the morning here in...
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    Mobile swr went from 2.0 to 1.0 with ice on car

    1.5 now, good to go. thanks again for all the help. you folks take care out there, be safe, and God bless. 316 in Ohio
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    Mobile swr went from 2.0 to 1.0 with ice on car

    1 sawblade on each side of the body would double the rigidity, i would think. surface preparation is key. mark me down as guilty, for reading for marketing literature than technical.
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    Mobile swr went from 2.0 to 1.0 with ice on car

    thank you for your time spend compiling all of those resources on that website. amazing how one can get by successfully for over 20 years with the same simple stuff, having no problems. things get complicated when we desire more. 6 months ago, i had no idea what single sideband was. i been...
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    Mobile swr went from 2.0 to 1.0 with ice on car

    yahoo! that would look neat with a 36" sawmill blade on the roof, a few washers, and some clearcoat to prevent rust. the car is all black, so i will write Blackcat360 on it somewhere with your permission. 3 bolts and washers would hold that to the roof real good. I'm for function and low swr...
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    Mobile swr went from 2.0 to 1.0 with ice on car

    thankfully, no cluster blinking at this time. when the trimag and coax was all tight, i put 4oz of liquid electric tape around the roof hole and all 3 magnets so it was all sealed. verified with product manufacturer of the tape that no metals were ingredients. swr didn't change when liquid tape...