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I've never heard of 121. I normally use a code scan, not sure if your radio has that feature. I have been known to manually roll through the codes and bump the key until I hear my transmit break squelch. Here's a link for you to check out that may help...

they still sell these things.... CB Antenna Glow Light - $10.00

Glad to hear that some are still out there that haven't been molested. I've been looking for one for a few years with no luck :(

Ask your local cable company for a part number. This is the silver coax that's run from pole to pole for cable tv. normally they will let you have all the "scrap" or tail ends that you want, some will even give you reels of it. Comes in two flavors, 3/8" and 5/8", at least around here. The last...

here's an idea for ya..... You know the 75ohm cable tv trunk line that you can always find in abundance. Use 2 runs of that from your shack to the back lot. Cut each the same length and bond the outer jackets together. Add a ground rod or three along the length, bonded to the outer jacket. Use...

well first your lengths are way too long and some people swear that by using insulated wire will affect it so you need to make it even shorter than you think. 20 meters should be in the range of 16' 4" to 16' 9" per side 10 meters should be in the range of 7' 11" to 8' 4" per side your 10...

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Warren, you're making me homesick with those pics :cool: Nothing like hugging up to some nice warm rigid just below the combiner/splitter at 1200' on a cold morning :w00t:

hehehe... at one time in the 90s the KS4UN 147.2 machine used 1 5/8" air core with a dehydrator (freebie pull out & scrap from a cell site change out) but the owner, Jack, didn't like the sound of the dehydrator when it ran. It turned out for the best, when we removed the air core we also added...

You have two types of air dielectric hardline... rigid which resembles conduit. a small pipe supported by nylon bushings "bullets" inside a large pipe. flexible which more resembles coax or heliax, as mentioned above in the quote from nr6ca.org and pictured below. flexible is normally...

if you want all aluminum construction and don't have a good supply nearby in the US, there's always DX engineering they even have a full 65' kit I like doing that too. I also will use PVC 90s or 45s at the base of two of the B&M crappie poles to make Vs, inverted Vs, delta loops etc...

I wonder if they will have the river in the flea market area again like they did in '11.

Jörg Sprave: Witch Hunter (2/3) "The Witch Beheader Bazooka" - YouTube :D

NONE 11m dipoles are way to simple and easy to make yourself. you should have enough junk laying around to make your own and if you don't then it shouldn't cost you over $10 to build all you really need is just a long piece of coax with a pl259 on one end to connect to your radio. cut roughly...