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I remember buying a turd magnum sx-350 power cabinet that was lame, so im building my own. My 148f has an aluminum plate looking covers so i do care to drill holes in these mount the 667 right to the radio mount the meter on top of that. So fellow worldwidedx.com members this is the HIPPIECOM...
Was dxing today cali, washington, canada ,rhode island, without turning my amp on just 18 to 20 watts clear as a bell a wilson 1000 mobile antenna is about as good as it gets.
was doing some ssb on 475 my 148f works so well on ssb im going back out in a few WOULD LOVE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH A FELLOW MEMBER JUST HOLLER FOR THE OLD GROSS MIC IN OKLA THEN ILL KNOW ITS A MEMBER CH 37 LSB WE CAN QSY ANYWHERE BUT LETS START 37 LSB IF I MAKE A MEMBER CONTACT I CAN CHECK THAT...
Ive never made contact with a member here i hope to do so today 73s to all hope to talk to ya 101 operator Bob ne Oklahoma weakie squeaky mobile lol and a gross mic we must not forget.
I made contact today on am 28 (im a sidebander out of character) he claimed to be on an antique johnson radio i must admit i was a bit skeptical, it sure sounded high end
Im not done with building the bumper yet but im thinking big steel whip in the center of the front winch bumper and just let her bang lol it may keep tree limbs off my windshield better (just replaced yet again) with the antenna like that wouldnt that be directional like the signal would go to...
Here is my mobile setup bugs out works like a champ cobra 148f gtl ts dx 667v wilson 1000 antenna (love the wilson 1000 tunes perfect flat best mobile antenna ive had) i made sure i had 14.4 volts at the amp via 6 ga wire works awesome
Ok as i get the bugs out converting this amp im liking it better and better NOTE; dont leave any leads open on the variable pot like the old ones, makes a dead spot and makes the pot work like shit like the old ones. I love the way you can control the power now not just deadkey like the old ones...
Talked to another guy dxing he was on an mk3 very stable good sounding unit for only 50 watts i must say im impressed thats 2 different ones ive talked to now (both in california) and they sounded superb im very impressed
took out the oscillator board like directed radio wont key the amp rec amp will work all the buttons light up but it wont key or the light in the meter wont work
Got the 667 converted i am going to upgrade the power feed right off, anyone can offer some insight would be appreciated https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=667v+upgrade1
My new amp will be here tomorrow and i was informed it was not converted by him OMG how big a deal is this? I will keep it like it is rather than send it back to that dude, surely i can pull thiss off with proper guidance
i have an old radio shack meter thats been reworked and calibrated its small for a mobile is why i like it, but if i remember it took another small attachment to read ssb power? what was it and where to find?
The wilson 1000 mag mount antenna is one awesome antenna, tunes flat stays tuned wide enough for english, been running a Philippines cobra 148f gtl (highly modded) and a 2 2879 pill amp , drove a total of 800 miles on ssb talking all over the world. Ant is up high im the middle of the truck...
ill be putting a dx 667v in my truck, what ga. of wire should i run from the battery to the cab its a 4x4 toyota not a semi? second should i use a capacitor at the battery like the bumping stereo kids do?
talked all over gods creation during my drive, got to talk to a guy in California while driving in kansas he was using an optima mk3 i WILL be getting one of those awesome sounding and rock stable, perfect audio. We talked a good 45 min till i turned east bound i never lost him but alot of other...
Ill be driving ill be on lsb of 37, 38, 475 or slide to half channels 101 operator Bob portable ne oklahoma give me a holler and merry christmas everyone
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