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For those of you who think the radio hobby is all but dead, here are a few recent stories from the local paper. Balloon Lift Pint-sized Communicators I know some will say that it is not like it was "in the day", but it seems to me that the hobby became a fad and is now back to being...

Happy Father's Day. I Know there are a few of you out there, live it up! A couple of quotes: If the relationship of father to son could really be reduced to biology, the whole earth would blaze with the glory of fathers and sons. - James Baldwin My father hated radio and he could not...

Who else likes browsing the NOAA website and all it's related links? I can spend a lot of time looking at satellite and storm pictures and even learning some stuff too. Some of their cool links are: SEC's Radio User's Page NOAA Photo Library National Geophysical Data Center Operational...

Thought I would say happy Easter to all. It is a pretty busy day. Church from 8:30 to 1:00 then to dinner at 1:30. After that, catch a nap before going in to work at 9:00. I hope ya'll have a bit more time to relax and reflect. Anyway, God bless ya.

Just picked this scanner (BC 248 CLT) up for $25 and am wondering if there are any mods, or mabey a manual. I also got a Radio Shack SW-100 and a Realistic DX-160 for $15 each. The SW-100 doesn't seem to work right, it picks up some of the stronger FM stations in town even when the SW or CB...

I have been looking at a powerline filter to try and get rid of some noise that I can't locate and get rid of at the source. I found some MTI power line filters at thomas distributing that look pretty good, but I have a question before buying. There are a couple different versions with different...

A friend of mine will soon be ready to get set up for some cb use. He has a full size van (A-Team style) with a huge homemade brush/push bar and all sorts of compartments built into the floor (its pretty neat for a van). Anyway, I told him I would post on here and get opinions on what works and...

Toll Free, I'm glad you brought up alternative engines and diesel. I have a great idea for a two stroke diesel, I just don't have a donor car to put the idea into practice. It would use a Mercedes or VW diesel and would not be inefficient because diesels squirt the fuel in after they compress...

To my understanding, if a stock cb is used, an added PA speaker should be 8ohm and handle at least 4W. If the radio has been modified for more power, does that affect the power to the PA jack? Would an 8ohm 6W paging horn hooked up to a modded cb risk blowing the horn? Can I toot my own horn?

I'm hoping some of you can help me cut throught the misinformation that is out there. The way I'll do this is I'll tell you what I've gathered and then let ya'll correct where its wrong. Remember- don't jump down my throat if something I type is wrong, I'm here asking so as to get it right...

First, I apologise for my ignorance, but I won't learn without asking, so: I want to do some bonding my car and am wondering where to get some grounding straps. Around here it seems auto parts stores only have round wire, no flat braid. Also some advice would be appreciated. For example...

I tried to add a pin in the map to represent me, but it didn't take. Is the number allowed limited to 99? That is all I can think of, mabey the programmer limited the number to two digits. More likely is that I'm screwing something up, so has anyone else had this problem?

Does anyone know of any mods for this radio? Or mabey what radio it is a clone of?

This make me out to be stupid, but is there a way to make a topic's posts printer friendly? Right now, if I want to print something, I copy it then paste it to word then I have to change the font color etc. Is there an easier way?

I have a wilson 5000 mag-mount and I want to know if I can change it to a permanent mount for the center of my trunk. I notice that a roof mount kit is sold, but didn't know if it was compatible to convert a mag-mount, or only for new installation of someone's old roof mount antenna. Can I use...

I built a modulation light by soldering a #47 bulb to a pl259. The problem is that the light is bright when keyed and brighter when modulating. I guess that is really not a problem, but I think it would be easier to tell the difference in modulation if it weren't so bright with the carrier...

I'm wanting to jump up to a 102" whip, but want to figure out a plan for mounting it on my crown vic first. The roof would make it a little too high, but the center of the trunk seems like a good second choice. With the antenna height and another 3' for the trunk height, 11.5' will clear...

I posted this on different forum, but am hoping to get more help here. I read the mods at http://www.dtbradio.com/tips but I guess i need things dumbed down for me, because I don't know the lingo and am not very technical. Is this the best mod? It says to do the same as the cobra 29 with the...