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I am so sorry to hear that Doc passed. I will always remember many times talking to him on the phone. And be ever grateful for the 2 President Lincoln radios that he rebuilt for me a few years ago. R.I.P. Doc!
Try this,
You will not be able to run the board in the radio after you do the mod
Put a 10 amp fuse in the AD-203 and in the hot feeding the radio
Cut one side of R2. Put a jumper across R3 & R4
DK 2 1/2 to 3 Watts in to it
You should see 40 DK and a swing to about 130 watts.
I have a New never used Magnum S-45HP. It was powered up. Then turned off and put back in the box. I never returned to work (Driver). So it was never used.
I've run a Comet CA-2X4SRB for a few years. And they are truly great antennas. They handle the weather and whacking tree limbs. But the best thing about them is they do perform very well. And I also run a Jetstream JTM-7505 it works very well. And only cost $35 at R&L Electronics It's the same...
I've run Wilson 1000 & 5000 Mag mounts antennas for about 17 years. And nobody could prove that they weren't the best Mags around. Then about 2 years ago I begun to read many reviews about the Sirio 5000 PL. I did purchase one and find that I see a increase of 5-20 miles while parked swapping...
Here we go again! But this time we have Both Party's wanting to pass HR-1301. This allow everyone to put up antennas no matter where you live! So we all need to contact our Representatives even if you don't have a problem do it for other radio operators.
I would like for every member here to...
I ran a 4.5 foot SS antenna on my 1975 Freightliner for a few years (1980's). It worker very well giving me better performance than the K-40 and Firesticks that I replaced. The old ones were very good. I can't say how well the new ones work.
As for Paul's (Tech 833) report all that I can say is...
Make a 4-5 element 2 meter beam. It should get into a distant repeater or 2. Then you can make some kind of contact.
Or something like this
http://arrowantennas.com/inst/146-4.pdf
The Comet CA-2x4SR antenna is one of the best antennas around. Just get the one with the UHF mount and not the NMO. You will love it. I also find the Jetstream JT-7505B works very well at a cost of $35. I own both. But Comet is the best.
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