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Recent content by hotrod

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    Any channel plan for FM?

    I use 1 watt or less on fm.to keep everything at or near room temp.seems to be ok
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    Rg316 or Rg400 1' jumpers

    Rg400 is decent coax . I've used as much as18 feet on my quad mag mount. For jumpers should be fine .check the wattage rating on the coax . And never use 1 foot jumpers way too short ..I recommend 6 foot or 9 foot.i 've seen high defect going back to the radio with shorter than 6 foot jumpers
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    Im back!

    Its been a while since I been on here. But I have returned
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    What year and why did you get into the Radio Hobby?

    After having my older friends had one of course I wanted one. I got my chance in1993. Stated with a cobra 19 ultra and cheap antennspa.my first base station came in 1996 I had a 40ch. C ourrier. And a99.thru.the years many different setups
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    Sirio 2016 Installed

    Good choice..I have one since 2009 at 2_different locations .there decent for the money
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    maco 5/9 vs IMAX 2000 "POLL"

    Having owned the Imax and switching to a sirio 2016 . I'll take the aluminum any day over the fiberglass ..mainly cause the receive seems quiter .I never owned the maco but I would think results would be similar.also those fiberglass do have great swrs ,but so do dummyloads
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    Ranger RCI 2950 DX

    You be far better to buy a rm kl203 amp
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    Ranger RCI 2950 DX

    I've ran mine both ways
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    Ranger RCI 2950 DX

    I too have a 2950DX like yours . They work very good .superior cb is a great choice to send it to..But if hook it up and use it .see how it does
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    Alinco DX-10

    I have a alinco DX 10 and yes the ssb receive !eaves a lot to be desired. And now the display is out
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    Is 1.1:1 the perfect tune?

    If ya already have a swr of 1.1 trying to improve that is a waste.in fact anything below a 1.5 is acceptable.I always try to keep my reactance or X as low as possible ,even if it slightly raises swr.next I try to get my impedance or R as close to 50 ohms as possible. All this before I worry...
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    Base Where to buy Sirio 2016

    I bought my sirio 2016 from copper in 2009 .still using it
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    Did my palamar die

    Black face no name on it ..But it's a palamar.it's a 2 pill
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    colossal 10 k

    The colossal 10k is built way better than the sirio . And most likelybetter then spt500 and maco..it should perform just as good as the sirio ...not sure about better.
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    Did my palamar die

    1990s palamar. Mobile. Solid state.auto ssb