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Well most computers,monitors etc. Worst I had was several doorbell xformers. Most of you have probably heard one of them. Usually start buzzzz an hour or so after sunup and stop an hour or so before sunset. Really bad trash. These things can blow you out from a mile away with full scale noise...

worked navy and industrial maintenance for over 20 years. I am an amateur radio op and have always monitored many of our local freqs. I used to listen to the ala pwr co radios as they systematically worked to troubleshoot power outages. I found this very interesting as they proceeded to fix the...

I don't see why it makes a difference how old a thread is if somebody is interested enough to read it. Otherwise the threads should be automatically deleted after say 30 days

You may already have this but here is the national ambulance freq 155.340 they use this when traveling from county 2 county and state 2 state:thumbup:

Looking for any local freqs check with your local ham radio club. They work with police, fire and emergency management so should have the freqs you are looking for. If they have a club site on the internet these freqs may be listed in the files section.

Bees navigate using their noze:D not their eyes

I have an ft 840 and have never had a problem with heat. The internal fan has never come on. I always run SSB so if you are running FM OR AM there will be more heat. You didn[t say if your fan comes on or not. If not I'd check for another problem causing the over heating. Great radio by the...

Yes you can. I contacted several antenna makers and they all said go for it. Even new, several coats of white will help keep the UV from burning the original coating off. They (Cushcraft and others) said spar varnish would not last as long so I used Krylon. Nothing like metalic (silver etc) and...

Well could smell like bacon frying while tuning up the rig. mmmmm just add an omlet with it. :D I have one of the cantenna loads but never got the oil haven't needed it should go over to alabama power and ask for a gallon of their xformer oil. These folks are pretty good to help you out if...

I don't like electrical tape if the connector is exposed to weather.sun etc. It will eventually come loose or come off. Use coax seal, Scotch also has similar produce but name excapes me now. This stuff is kinda like tar/bubble gum combined. If put on and molded all around and it seals to...

Hey dude welcome to MFJ and the J can mean junkkkkk. I have two of these tuners and used one for 8 or ten years then it went bonkers. MFJ has terrible quality control and I have found cold solder joints on several pieces of their stuff over the years. That's what was wrong my tuner and after I...

I have several RAT SHACK scanners and never had a problem. I have a pro 2032 in my ham shack that hasn't been turned off for maybe 6 years just turn the volume down or up. It's on a big gel cell battery. I also have a handheld pro 82. Both are great. The 2032 I think is 2000 channels and the 82...

Glass mount NOT!!! do not waste your money, also do not buy the "scanner mag mount" from radio shack. I have one and makes a good paper weight. :thumbdown: You can get a cheeep mag mount from MFJ for 2mtr/440 and it will do a good job for you mobile or at home. I use one in house for my...