Recent content by hobbieville

Quien sabe, Ratt. At this point I'm still in the planning stages and my tentative turnaround point is NoCal. It was Central Oregon until my nephew passed on earlier in the year. However, I have a nice little AM/SSB 10/11/12M rig, bands are opening up and I have a new A99 I may take along to...

LOL.... You had to be leased or J.W. Peoples ("Bottle Top") to run one; the only one in the company fleet. I ("John Doe") and John Portwood ("Loco Indian") ran it when J.W. drew down time. I also ran Jerry Kinder's ("Bulldog") KW and another lease driver's (forget his handle but his wife's was...

After a heart attack and two strokes last year there were gaps, whole years of memory lost. Fortunately, I'm physically okay and my brain is "rewiring" itself to restore lost info. Sometimes, it just takes an external "spark" like this to fill in gaps. Indian River Transport was the best...

Thanks, Slow- I began my specific-purpose search with three vehicles in mind: 2005-2008 Dodge Magnum, Chrysler PT Cruiser panel and Chevrolet HHR panel. After 8 months of looking at and inquiring about vehicles, the economically/reasonably priced vehicles were junk and anything decent was...

Appreciate it. Only base loads I've cared anything about. Don't foresee any more need as I can't envision rental cars in my future

Thanks. Right now I'm struggling with which ones to dispose of.

Thanks. I have a backup W1000, both pre-Chinese. I haven't bought a new antenna since 1998 except for the Shark, W1000 and an A99 that's still sealed in the box. May ground mount the A99 at high altitudes during my travels. Still have to pick up a ball mount for left sail panel and puck for the...

Very interesting. Will be heading out on my nationwide farewell tour end of the month and prepping my mobile. Antenna collection dating back to mid-1970s. L/R below: Original 8' Francis Wheeler Dealer ProComm 102 w/adjustable base & HD Spring Rat Shack 102 6' FireStik Wilson W1000 (have 2...

Good info - thanks and kudos. President Electronics was a stand-alone start-up company from late 1976 until acquisition by Uniden sometime between late1978 and early 1980. Unfortunately, it's difficult to pinpoint exactly when that acquisition took place or accurately nail down when President...