Recent content by Raccoon

I appreciate all of the input that you guys have been giving me . I'm still using a 2 meter Halo for now . But I'm looking into replacing that in the spring with something like a Gizmotchy G241 2 meter beam . That should help me with my 2 meter SSB activity .

I do have a horizontal 2 meter Halo antenna that I'm using for 2 meter SSB. I also have a 100 watt 2 meter amp that works for both FM & SSB, and the amp has a working preamp on it for pulling in the weaker signals. Like I said, I've been hanging out on 2 meter SSB for a little while now . I'm...

Hi Everyone, I've been hanging out on 2 meter sideband for awhile now, and I've been trying to get more activity going in my area. I've got a few people around me that join me on 2 meter sideband. But other than that, I haven't been able to find any other activity on 2 meter...

I haven't been hearing much of anything on the HF bands ... and I was just wondering if it's on my end , or if the band conditions are just really low right now. Is anyone else experiencing poor band conditions on the HF bands lately ?

Thanks BJ, CW-MAN is actually in my Saved Sellers list on ebay. But I didn't know he'd make custom cords . I'll have to send him a message. Thanks a lot, I appreciate it.

I typed in "FT-757 CAT cable" on ebay as well, and I got the same thing . A bunch of FTDI USB serial port cords. Which I already have ... it came with the 757 when I bought it . But the software that came with it is junk, it doesn't want to work . So instead, I bought the FIF-232c to hook it to...

Hi everyone, I recently bought a Yaesu FIF-232c CAT system interface to go with my Yaesu FT-757GXII so I can link it up with my computer. Everything came with it, but the transceiver-interface cable that came with it isn't matching up. The plug jack on the box is for a male 6 pin din styled plug...

I've been using a Wilson 1000 for about 5 or 6 years now. It's a good antenna, and it works fine. But it's a trunk mount antenna , and I recently got a new minivan. Trunk mount antennas don't go well with minivan's ... lol. I like the Wilson mobile antennas ... but I'm trying to find a shorter...

2990 Update : My replacement switch for the AF Gain arrived from Barkett arrived, and I replaced it . The audio still cuts out occasionally , but if I turn it up and back down real quick it usually fixes it. I might need to spray it out with some cleaner, I'm not sure. The transmit is still...

Nomad, do you happen to know which parts control the transmit audio in the 2990 ? At least a place where I can start poking around to see if I can fix it's transmit problem. When you first key it up it sounds fine. But when you're talking if you use words with letters like "K/C", "T", or "S" in...

I ordered one from Barkett that says it's the right replacement part for the 2990 Volume Switch . It says : "Potentiometer 50KA / RF Power DX22/2517 RCI-2990 Replacement" ... did I order the wrong part ?? It looked like the right part.

The AF Gain has been acting up in my 2990, it's been losing contact and cutting out. So today I took it apart and closely examined the AF Gain/Squelch/Clarifier board ... no cold solder joints. So I sprayed out each potentiometer multiple times with contact cleaner. Then put it all back together...

Sorry about the mix up tramd

Originally it was my grandmother's radio , and she bought it new. But since she had someone put the extra channels in it for her (which I wouldn't have done to it), I'm not sure enough about it to say no to your question .... lol. But I wondered about myself, so I'll be checking it. Thanks

So my next question is, why does my Cobra 2000 still sound like the audio is overdriven on it ? It's an old issue, but I thought that it was capacitor related. So I did a complete recap on the radio, and now everything is running nicely ... except for the fact that after all of that ... the...