Recent content by GlocknSpiel

Sorry to hear about that transformer failure (unobtanium these days). And yes, that armor is UNIQUE! It's way overbuilt and heavy like a battleship. I saw a 'repurposed' case online in an email "notice" from Bbi just last night, where [apparently], the builder installed what appeared to be an...

Is there anyone who would like to pick up where i left off on this amp? 100% FREE, but at 81Lbs and "some assembly required", I really don't think it's a candidate for shipping anywhere --- Even with the new 811's included. I live in SW Florida, so if anyone wants a overweight, half-finished...

Hi, Steven. The input tuning is automatic as opposed to the standard manual bandswitching arrangement. And it's provided by a cheap, over-the-counter automatic tuner called an ATU-100, designed by N7DDC and is "open source". These can be purchased pre-assembled, or in kit form. It was a little...

Ivan, The soft Start is a ready-made module available on Ebay (here). EDIT: I just checked, and that SS module I linked to here is DIFFERENT than the one I'm using (purchased in 2024 and, albeit, from the same dealer). When I just went back to check for it's part number, this one popped up. No...

Favorite CB was the good old President Washington with the uPD858 PLL. Lots of rigs had that chip back then, but the Washington "treated it right" and had a sensitive, yet discriminating front end.(y) My favorite ham rig for the the home is the Kenwood TS850SAT. I still have my OG 850...

Same month, every sixth year --- WoW! Do those stints come with a 5 year warranty, er what? Glad you're still with us, Hawkeye!

The Cb was actually hooked up to it instead of the antenna, and now that Midnight Special and NZ8N explained what it was, it all makes sense. It sure worked, but I couldn't seem to make any contacts with the toy that was in the RV. It probably would turn into a tiki torch in less than 5 seconds...

No need to apologize for your opinion (IMHO) ;) And I've seen things done inside radios that should be considered crimes, so your BASIS for forming those opinion are understandable anyhow. BTW; The only paper I ever had was the GROL ticket I got in the NAVY back in the early 70's. The rest of...

It makes sense, but here's a monkey wrench; The old Radioshack mini CB it was hooked up to actually worked! I can't say, it worked WELL, but I did have ears and good SWR across the 40 (under 1.5). Naturally, the toy CB was removed along with the rest, to make way for a REAL radio. Either the...

This was mounted on the RV I just bought. Of course, I removed it for a PROPER antenna. But i've never seen one of these things before and curiosity is killing me. It appears to be some sort of induction coil that the coax from the radio is connected to --- INSTEAD of the 4FT Firestick itself...

A very old, retired tech here with some "observations".... First, don't knock retirement until you've tried it. ;) Any bench guy worth his salt will always TRY to inform their customers. Yet, in the end, you perform the work they WANT to have done in spite of that advice. I've had to refuse...

WoW! That ship has already sailed.. I just checked out the link and the price has already escalated to $260!! This is gonna be the downside to tariff revenue instead of income taxes, i guess. The 'gubment' is still going to get their 'cut' --- one way or the other.

CBTricks has a lot of archived antenna stuff

I'm amazed at the Radioddity QT60's RX, but the TX setup (IE;"menu") was the standard 'new rig rabbit-hole' --- almost reminded me of a Yaesu FT857D. That one was a real buggerbear to learn. J.J, I'm betting your TX audio range would improve greatly by a mic element swap. It's an electret...

wellalrightythen :unsure: