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At only 19" for a quarter wave, a cut down 102" whip will be a little thick and heavy. 1/8" welding rod or 1/8" brass tubing would work good.

KingCobra_CDX882 , are your Icom radios PC programmable?

I may look at the Yaesu. I haven't seen any indication that the Icoms are programable. I have the Kenwood TMD 700 and it was so nice to type all the memory channels and such into the computer and then flash it over to the radio. Granted on a HF rig it might not be as big of a deal to put in...

I am looking to purchase a HF mobile rig. I was wondering if the Icoms, either the 7000 or 706, is computer programmable? I know that the Kenwood 480 is programmable with free software form Kenwood. I think I like the Icom 7000, but I have heard bad things about the transmit audio, and the...

You can get good wire from your local welding supply shop. It is finely stranded, flexible, and resonably priced. Thats where I bought the 1/0 I put in the 'Burb. They usually have a few different sizes, 4 guage would be great for your setup. You can use the copper ring terminals from them...

Thanks for the replies. TonyV225, I'm sure it isn't the jumpers, it can happen in the middle of a key and without the vehicle moving. DTB Radio, I have a Bulldog meter that is pretty accurate. I will look into the AM regulator issue. It could be faulty components. I wish I could make it...

Most of the activity I have witnessed has been from 26.735 to 26.955 AM on the low side, with 26.835 sounding like the "Super Bowl" sometimes, and 26.915 very busy when the band opens. On the side of things, 27.415 to about 27.595 or so using USB. 27.555USB being the unofficial DX calling...

I have an older 2950, about 10-12 years old. It has an intermittent problem on transmit. I set the RF power knob so that i get about 1 1/2 to 2 watts dead key on AM. I use this to go into my 1 pill driver and then to my 4 pill box. Once in a while the dead key jumps up to 20 watts. I then...