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Recent content by GlocknSpiel

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    Rarest cb / export you’ve owned

    Thanks, and yes, they were great rigs back in the heyday! Well this one does look nice, and werks great --- but the clock mech (which would be out-of-frame) is totally missing. I took it out to repair it, and then it mysteriously 'disappeared'. The 13-898B was my first "real plug-in" base...
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    Rarest cb / export you’ve owned

    "Handic 2305".... A real WTF rig if I ever saw one! ;
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    DON'T use a switching power supply on a powered RX antenna!

    Seems that switchers are always a crap shoot with noise. Some will work fine where you use them, but some others may just go into crowbar somewhere else. The only thing you can do is try them and see if they'll work for you or not --- Or just keep the old Astron beast in line.
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    Oh Man My Head Hurts From AM

    That all depends upon the "campground" one drives into. Some are a hoot, while others are where itinerant tweakers go for their meth. ;) As Codeman put it, I like the rag-chews on 40M and 80M too. I miss joining-in, but have been unable to since Hurricane Ian finished what Hurricane Irma started...
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    Oh Man My Head Hurts From AM

    I did try it. That's why I'm knocking it. Definitely not my favorite mode.
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    Oh Man My Head Hurts From AM

    That's exactly how I feel about FM. I never understood the attraction. Oh sure --- Once you've got the squelch set, it's quiet. But I can't receive anybody except the guy in the lane next to me. And I'm not singling-out 11M here. 2peater simplex 'draws vacuum' also.
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    New SB220 meters. Finally.

    Yes, that's the same software ("meter"). I printed-out some labeling for an old Swan MKII basket case amp using MS Paint and that 'waterslide' decal paper on my laser printer, and it works fantastic for that! Only two issues with the method: It needs to be clear-coated to keep the ink from...
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    New SB220 meters. Finally.

    I found a possible printable solution to meter scales using an app called "METER" available from tonnesoftware.com. Measure the original scale, design the scale using the "wizard" feature, then print out the meter nomenclature onto Koala's "Waterslide Decal Paper", and there ya are. The...
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    New SB220 meters. Finally.

    Very cool! Work the kinks out and mass-produce these meters as a set on Feepay, and you'll sell gajilions! I know this is an old thread, but what can I say? I did a search for "Grid+Plate+sb220" on 'duckduckgo', and this old thread popped up first. They look great too!
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    What do i really need to align a CB radio?

    DVM capable of reading 200Ma DC current (or cheap DVM and a stand-alone Ma meter), Frequency counter, signal generator, RF watt meter.
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    Technically, not CB related...and may even get me thrown out of here!!!!!

    I take it, you haven't been on 40M on a Friday night lately? JK for the most part, and I realize the depravity isn't as prevalent on 40M as it is on CH19, but it still has it's "moments" ;) I think the chicken bands still serve a purpose today. And the more people that have a CB rig they can...
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    FCC CB license

    I operated under my father's callsign (KKP0907) until I was old enough to get my own (KAFG9830). The FCC was "on the job" until the CB craze of the 70's, when they became overwhelmed and dropped the license requirement altogether. They seemed to stop policing the band about that time also, only...
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    What makes the BIRD 43 the "go-to" Wattmeter ???

    I would love to see one of "the big three" develop a good GC meter by using a bandswitch instead of slugs, or freq-specific couplers (have the slugs/couplers built-in and selected from the band switch).
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    FT-900 Negative Swing on AM ??

    That used to be very true, and across the board with manufacturers -- but not in TX, because most pre-70's era ham transceivers were designed to be AM only in the first place. Even then, the radios that were capable of operating in SBB suffered on the receive sensitivity end of things anyhow...
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    What makes the BIRD 43 the "go-to" Wattmeter ???

    Dittoes what Capt Kilowatt stated. Byrd meters have been around for eons and are kind of hard to beat for accuracy due to the slug system they use. Coaxial Dynamics' meters are just as accurate, and Telepost makes some good maters too. But it all boils down to reputation. I've sold all my Byrd...