Recent content by Mr_Gnome

liljoe, I'd say go with a Francis 5ft. Tune it to one truck and "it should be ok" on most trucks. I didn't slip seat, but the Francis was what I ran anyway. I've tried Wilsons 2000/Sliverloads, Firesticks, Mr Coliy, and a Predator 10k and went back to the Francis. Tx'ed a little better on...

Any ideas? On the CW jack, that was only he remembered that he did it, but it probably kept working after. Thanks, Mr Gnome

Someone has a RCI 6900 FHP or F25...I think it's the FHP. I haven't heard it, but he says he's lost his carrier, but will talk like he's on SSB. He also said he's been told it doesn't sound good. He said the RF power adjustment doesn't change a thing. He did say he seems to recall it happened...

I played with the MFJ hooking up the Francis to the main and a wire to the noise antenna all in my garage. I put the wire right up to a floresent light where I could get more RFI. I was able to tune it out. I guess that's called the null? I also had my son hold it down from the light a little...

- 'Doc, What did you mean by that? A unit that would cost a lot more? Or to be putting up another antenna like the Spectrum 1600 I run on another tower, etc. just to RX the RFI? I may not have to worry about it much longer. I've been on workers comp with elbow surgeries, and if not that...

QRN, Call a broadcast radio station...I already thought of that years ago and called the one in town here. I guess they didn't care like yours did because they said there was nothing they could do. Talk about that, I haven't tried to listen to AM broadcast here for years because the noise...

Jay in the Mojave, Yeah, the antenna on the MFJ picks up the RFI at 1 s-unit. Then the Francis hooked up on a jumper was less than that. On the TX/RX antenna up to 5 - 7 s-units. These are the numbers I got with the NB/ANL turned off the radio. With the NB/ANL on there was nothing on either...

- 'Doc, But I has to asks about the axe!!! LOL Probably would be more don't ask here with the pole just on the other side of the fence in my neighbor's yard. :) That's the one problem trying it here. To get to it I would have to go into their yard and over all of their plant life. On my side...

The MFJ came today and I played with it every way I could. The internal telscoping antenna RX'ed 1 s-unit. Not enough for it to work. I tried hooking up a Francis in the same room and it RX'ed a little less. I'd say for it to work, I would have to hook up another antenna right next to the RFI...

Jay in the Mojave, I have the DSP Clear Speech speaker that I got a few years ago that was used for a weak for $100. I didn't like the speaker, so I made a Plexiglas box, put the board in there and velcroed it to my radio. Why? Because I was using it on my run and it was just too much to...

AudioShockwav, No, I don't have a ham lic., but I've been taking the 12 tests at, I think its, qrz.com and have passed them all. I also have the info on where to take the tests and will probably do it in the near future. I was talking to some hams last night and they agree that just giving...

AudioShockwav, I also have that switchable/adjustable talkback on it and tried setting the echo off that at first. But for me just using the talkback I couldn't get the true sound that another radio would pick up located in a different area in the house with someone else talking on it. Also a...

Hamin' X, No, I'm not an ARRL member. On qrz.com I've been taking all of the 12 practice tests for technician class. To my surprise, I've passed each one of them. Some by just one question, but. :) Other than I've thought about getting the lic. anyway, I kinda figured if I had it, I'd...

Master Chief, So I guess from what you had to say about it, it should work? I HOPE so, that transformer is workin my station hard today at a good 7 s-units. I looked at the site, but I'll try reading it when I have more time. Looks like I won't understand 99.9% of it. :) The MFJ...

I have a lot of noise coming from a transformer. It's so bad at times I will get up to a 9 s-unit buzz. There is no way to even listen to an AM broadcast station. And yes, I've called out PG&E three times...but there is always no problem. I've even taken a portable AM/FM radio, walked up to...