Recent content by 9C1Driver

That klv250 is very much a low low drive amp, that's probably why it keeps getting smoked. I'd put the RM3's back in and then have the owner run it with a 1.5 watt dead key and 10-12 peak. On SSB run 10-12 PEP. I would also put a fan on it and it should last a long time that way.

Probably be very similar to this amp on the video. It would be considered a low drive amp. Yours will be a 2 pill, hard to say what finals will be in there. You might have to pop the cover and look. mrf454, mrf455, srf3749, and if they have been replaced maybe sd1446. A pic of the inside would...

That works for a quick temp start. Something like an Antron 99, ten feet of mast pipe, and 30 feet of coax can get you going even better. I ran an IMAX 2000 on 20 feet of mast pipe on the side of a pole barn for 15 years with zero problems.

You might consider buying a newer radio to use every day and then buy some really old stuff to tinker with. The one you have pictured looks like 1970's vintage. I guess it might be fun but you will be constantly fixing/cleaning/replacing parts in radio's like that. If you can even find the parts...

The add says $300 shipped right at the bottom.

Yea that no code requirement was a game changer.

https://klondikemikescapkits.com/ He is also a forum member.

A local used the ham test online place and he liked it. I used and am using the below linked books to study. For me it was all about repetition, looking at the questions in the book over and over and then taking a practice test or two every week. You can create a user name and then log in to get...

It's a 25 dollar radio, nothing to solder or mod in those. Watch some youtube videos and have fun with it. If it breaks or you drop it buy another one. At some point you can look into a Yaesu or Icom HT radio. Much better quality and performance.

I think that radio has a hidden service menu with lots of settings, be careful if you decide to try this. You might look into the NPC mod for this radio, it should be the same for the Stryker 955. Not really sure what your trying to do there but clipping a limiter won't do anything positive for you.

https://www.rigpix.com/poweramps/rmitaly_klv1000p.htm There is a user manual attached to this as well under related documents.

Not really, it would tune great for one band or the other but not both. I was going to just settle for low SWR on 11m and then for 10m just run the tuner. The center section swap is working better then expected.

Good to know thanks.

I don’t believe so because the Antron is 18 feet long. Supposedly the change with the IMAX antennas was so they could ship them cheaper since they are 24 feet long.

So three of those pics loaded twice sorry. You can see in order how much shorter each section is when they are lined up together. So I just got done swapping out the center section only and did not use the ground plane kit. I tilted the tower down real quick and plugged in a 5 foot section of...