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Recent content by RC4

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    Recommendations on an inexpensive 10/11/12 meter base antenna

    Old school imax or 827.
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    TELL US ABOUT YOUR SETUP

    Stryker 955 D104 mb6 modded for bass and a Stryker A10 mag mount on a 18 Silverado z71
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    GM noise

    Does anyone out here have any experience with using Ham or CB in GM Trucks? My 955 gets about 3 s units when the my 18 Silverado Z71 is running but when I turn it off open the door and close it the noise goes away after about 45 seconds. If I hit the break or flash my brights while the truck is...
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    SWRs increase as RF power turned down

    Kinda funny i have a Lincoln 2+ I bought from bells and it does the same thing. Rf power down swr goes up Rf power up swr goes down.
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    11 meter is very quiet?

    So You need a 4x4 section for your swr to be good?
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    Antennas: Magnet vs Hard Mount

    So does a fender hood mount count the same as a hard mount? Is it better than a mag center roof mount?
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    stryker repair

    My 955 is noisy as well but so is my Lincoin 2+ I was able to cut the noise in half by going from a fender hood mount to a Stryker A10 mag mount. Much quieter but I still get tons of noise when I’m driving around town. 5 to 6db worth! My grant xl has hardly any noise to speak of no matter where...
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    Ground mounting an IMAX 2000

    When I was younger I used a super big stick and had it in a 120 foot tree and I was on a hill about 500 feet here in Oregon. I could talk skip like no other! Now I know it always depends on conditions but I had nothing but good luck with that setup.
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    Stryker 955 power meter?

    I’ve noticed the same thing on my Stryker sometimes when I dead key. The power meter does fluctuate for a little bit then it calms down. But then again I never think any radios in my truck are working properly lol!
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    President McKinley receive issue

    Swr is around 1.4 so I don’t think that is the issue. I dunno , I’ve had nothing but problems ever since I put a radio in my truck! It’s just been a joke with one thing after the other. Sometimes people say I sound amazing other times I can get out to save my life. It’s been very odd to say the...
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    President McKinley receive issue

    It’s in my truck so voltage is around 13.6
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    President McKinley receive issue

    Mine changes the channel when i key the mic lol!!!