Recent content by guitar_199

Right below TR26...under the audio chip in this drawing.

You have done fine!!!!! Thanks for the trouble you have gone to. I didn't get to look it up today... but I will. I am sure that it will be in the transmit chapter.... whenever he covers the power amplification!!! I may go dig into that right now!!

Yeah, I'll go look this up and see what I can get out of it. I STILL find things that I have missed... or glossed over ... in this book from time to time!!!!!! I hope Lou is doing okay... and still selling this!!!!!!! Thanks again! Bob

Okay! Now THAT makes sense. I can visualize this in my head. So the way I am resolving this for MY sanity..... the BE junction effectively "shaves off" the positive peaks of the incoming RF. On the Negative peaks ... the BE junction is reverse biased so it is, in effect, open..... leaving all...

I can not COUNT the times I have been told.... "the only stupid question is the one you don't ask"!!! I am here to test that theory. I am trying to strengthen my knowledge in the particular area mentioned in the subject line. It is one of those things that, at one point, I THINK I understand...

I followed the link to the FCC requirements and looked at the FAQ. One notable question missing is... what if the radio was marketed before FCC IDs were attached but it IS FCC Type Accepted? The guy held up an old Cobra 23 channel and it fits that category.

I just saw this on a YouTube video this morning..... so who knows if it is true????? That guy was apparently involved in CB repair and said that HE just heard that the FCC has placed requirements on EBAY that THEY require submission of the FCC ID for any radios put up for sale. The guy went on...

This is REALLY some "outside the box" thinking!!! I like it!!!!!

I have an EFHW cut for 40m on the house. I guess I was dumb in mounting it under the eave.... just behind the facia board.... it works... but not well. But it is good to know 40m does leave us some options!!!!

Here is my submission for what I am using to drive tones in when I am working on a radio. The top image was something a nephew gave me about 3 years ago as a birthday present. It is not a particularly spectacular unit... but it was given to me and I very much appreciate this token from him...

Well good! I don't have to renew my ticket until 2032... so that will be at rock bottom!!!!! I definitely have to get my radio set back up and get the 40m EFHW back going!!!!! (sorry for ham topic talk on here!!!!)

As you hit ham too..... I have wondered....... Does 20M still work during the solar bottoms??? Or does it go away too??

I appreciate those responses!!!! Thanks!

To those with lots of experience who have stayed "active" through all the years......... When the solar cycles hit "rock bottom"........ does 11m do anything at all??? Ever???? Or is it "flat dead"!!!!!!!!!! I was just sitting here thinking about antenna topics and one of them is NVIS (near...

Thank you for that!!!!!!!!! I will give that area a good "eyeball" with my magnifying hood.....and maybe my phone camera (shoot the shot as closely as I can focus and then "pinch spread" it out...). Thanks again! Bob