Recent content by FlyBoy50

The solar site said conditions were only fair today but I did manage a Florida contact today running my Q6 Pro barefoot but cranked all the way up. They raved about the quality of my sound and they sounded good also running the same radio. But the experiment is young and time to re-arrange the...

LOL They look like the Geek Squad !

Yes no trouble yet but with all old radios it is only a matter of time. That's why I have some new stuff also because a good radio repair shop isn't just around the corner. Good luck with your project.

It's been a interesting Ride for Sure ! LOL

I was advised by more than one old time radio person that the way the Star Duster radiates the signal it is probably my best choice for getting out of this valley and it seems to work. The problem is I'm now fooling around with these new 10 meter more powerful radios so maybe I need to cut the...

I re-hooked my GE Super Base back up to my Star duster today and it was sounding superb again.When I first got it I hooked it to my KL-300P and Saskatchewan was telling me I was Blowing their doors in and that made me feel good from PA.

Now that is a good thought ! I hear and feel those Old Gears starting to turn again and smoke is coming out of my ears. You created a Monster ! LOL

I've thought of that approach but not in this stinking Valley. As long as I'm here The Star Duster will have to do But a Maco Shooting Star 8 Element is in my Dreams with a Tower !

I set the AM dead key at 1-1.5 but never set the AMC down but with all my fooling around maybe the dead key got turned up and didn't realize it. I wouldn't mess around inside these amps with no training. I'll try my KL-300P instead of the 503 and see what happen. I figure those RM Italy amps are...

I hope this is posted OK because I'm using it on 11 meter. I've been having some trouble lately talking DX and I'm beginning to suspect my KL-503 amp because it trips the SWR warning message on my Q6 Pro when the amp is turned on. If the amp is off I have a 1.1-1. In another thread someone...

I just love how they break a wiring diagram or schematic into a couple pages so you can't print it out in landscape. Maybe the rest of you are OK with it and deal with it OK but it is my idiosyncrasy. LOL

Sorry I can't help you with a manual but the reason I bought mine is I like the 2 antenna hook-ups in the back. so you could use a vertical or a beam antenna. But I have since got the impression they are a bear to repair and expand. And all the good repair techs are far off so it means dealing...

If I get some time I'll get a picture of my cobble job which was a little tiny apartment office desk which I took a sheet of plywood and made a drop on expanded table top and expanded that with a back top shelf. And it's constantly evolving. LOL

That's why I bought them because I remembered hearing the Washingtons were good SSBers when I was getting back into radio again. But I learned a valuable lesson ( Stay away from eBay and Craiglist ) LOL

It's been too long ago since I read a thread on how to identify a 1st from 2nd gen radio by looking at the back of the radio but the 2nd gen I think has the quite the beep in the menu. I'm long past wanting to mod the 980 but I will say the 980 was the first SSB radio I started makeing SSB...