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  1. Thirsty

    Trade Yaesu FT 101 crystals?

    Anyone have a Yaesu ft 101 34.020 (10 a) crystal they would like to trade for the 33.52 crystal (27.5- 28.0)??
  2. Thirsty

    While waiting for my call to show up in the FCC database....

    I am also waiting for 2-75ft lengths of LMR 400, rotator,and a mast bearing support to show up at the door, hopefully be here Tuesday as the weather is supposed to still be unseasonably warm then. So far I have a Kenwood tmv71a, Diamond X50 vertical, Arrow VHF yagi and a UHF yagi, 75 ft of...
  3. Thirsty

    installing antennas at night.

    Does anyone else wait till night to install their base antennas? I live in a fairly nice neighborhood(no HOA) but the homeowners here are a proud people who always keep their yards and homes looking immaculate, and I do as well out of respect for them etc. It seems my antennas draw some negative...
  4. Thirsty

    Is it a bad sign....?

    Is it a bad sign when the cable company's white van has been sitting in my elderly neighbor lady's driveway all day? :ohmy:
  5. Thirsty

    I have a question about the NEC's ground bonding code.

    I have been doing much reading about grounding antennas etc. Now I understand multiple grounds need to be bonded together including the ground entering the house. Now my question is , my 8 ft ground rod connected to the antenna mast which is connected to the coax via antenna, which is...
  6. Thirsty

    My antenna doesnt like wet snow.

    The ole swr's are climbing, up to 1.8 now. Wet snow all day in Western Wisconsin. Here is what it looks like outside today.:unsure:
  7. Thirsty

    My friends make fun of me.....

    :sad: My friends come over and laugh at me because i have a radio in my garage. I have enjoyed CB for many years, a guilty pleasure I guess.
  8. Thirsty

    Been listening to 27.555 last couple of days.

    I have been hanging out in my garage for last couple of days listening to 27.555 for back ground noise. This frequency is crazy. Conditions must be good.