Recent content by Shadetree Mechanic

I'm in, let's line em up! I love this place, I check in several times a day and never log out...

I just ordered one from Amazon too, $190 + $10 shipping. They are selling it as a cb, so hopefully the conversion is a jumper .

We have a big snow storm headed to the mid Atlantic this weekend. Predictions for our area 12 to 18+ inches then finishing with rain (ice). Next week won't be above freezing, so it will be a mess. I happen to have jury duty next week too, lucky me...

Farenheight or Celsius?

The stock element is great for DX as it has great mid and high range. You can buy generic elements, but will be the exact opposite with lots of low range, and needs an equalizer to keep from sounding muddy. The best compromise is to use the element from a telephone handset. I had a lot of fun a...

I find it interesting, although I don't know anything at all about it. It's great watching you noodle through it, but I'm just the peanut gallery, don't mind me. ;)

I wrote it down once. The next day, it wasn't what I was expecting...

The OP might be better off making a phone ap for the patrons to download.

That is a cool radio, what mic are you running with it?

Just made contact with California and Hawaii. How did I get Hawaii with my Sirio 4 element pointed at the Northwest Corner? I don't know, probably my excellent operating skills...:ROFLMAO:

Hearing lots of stations in there today, haven't had much of a chance to grab the microphone though. I am running my 858 Madison in memory of JJ Unit 399.

Hi, can someone tell me where I can change the bias voltage? Welcome! I am sure that someone here can help.

If you push the channel up and down buttons together on the mic, it will show the frequency.

My mother in-law recently passed at the age of 94 as she had developed congestive heart failure. She went to the hospital for a week and came home on Hospice with an oxygen tank. Two weeks later she was having great difficulty and we called the Hospice nurse to come out, she confirmed that it...

RIP