Recent content by fourstringburn

Not a lot of info to resolve your problem but I will give some suggestions. If you only see 1 call in the waterfall then you maybe in Fox/Hound mode and that 1 station is the Fox station calling. In this mode, you and everyone else are calling on opposite cycles of the Fox station so you won't...

True with large antennas and I mentioned in my post that if a large metal antenna is being considered, look at stake mounts or other options. I wouldn't put anything like that on the roof and that's why I only recommended NMO mounts for fiberglass whips which can absorb much of the shock and...

The best way is to not be afraid and drill a hole and use a clean installation looking NMO mount with CB stud adapter. These are fine for fiberglass whips or loaded coil antennas like the Wilson 2000. If you sell the truck, there are NMO caps so not to leave an exposed hole. If you are using...

Friend of mine sent me that same ad yesterday, I knew right away it was a fake especially being April 1st. Back when hobby and other magazines were popular, some editiors would post fake ads or fake stories in their April editions. This is nothing new and all in the spirit of April fools so...

Most cases it's too much radio drive with that one amp. Back off the RF power on the radio with the amp that back swings and see if that doesn't fix it.

One thing I forgot to mention about the above advice I posted is that isn't really a fix for an impedance input mismatch but rather a way to mask the problem so your radio sees a better SWR.

Yes, clean the connectors for a better electrical connection but I doubt that's causing the problem. I'm not an expert on these amps but it has been well known that many amplifiers built for CB use do not have tuned 50 ohm inputs which can make the SWR read much higher than a 52 ohm 1.1 match...

I recall "the Professor" developed that salt water battery charging technology to recharge the batteries for their shortwave radio. Funny that he couldn't develop a glue out of tree sap to repair their boat to get off the island.

I did once watch a YouTube video on coax jumper lengths for amplifiers. Normally I would call BS on this too but the video made a reasonable valid point on jumper lengths while running the typical C.B. class C amps. According to the video host, nearly all of those type of amplifiers DO NOT have...

Screwdrivers are better mainly because the remote tuning and also one antenna can easily run multiple bands. Whether a screwdriver, Hamstick, or Hustler RM 40, on 40m you are lucky to get more than +/- 20 kHz before the SWR get's too high. With loaded antennas, this means you have to tune it...

HRD just did a major overhaul and have been adding updates weekly since. I thought I would check DM780 to see if there any issues an mine is working just fine on PSK-31. Are you receiving a S-5 or better signal on your radio? Are both your TX and RX input/output sources selected to the correct...

Another option is just fill the inside of the mic case with foam or other dampening material. If the mic case has a lot of dead space the electret mics sensitivity picks up on that hollowness. This is a common mod on the Icom IC-7000 eletret hand mics and it really does improves tonal qualities...

For those who didn't know, Herman Munster was a Ham radio operator (actor portrayal). However, he has an honorary call sign on QRZ.

I don't know about the J version of that Kenwood but yes it would be a waste to use a pair of 2879 's in it. My guess is it doesn't, it's probably using the same driver transistor as the other versions to drive the two 2879's but the J version is just using the driver for the main power out...

Interesting, but wiring a typical 8 wire plug has a pin on the inside and this won't work.