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Recent content by SKINNYDIPPER

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    PC68XL

    MY POST SORRY to disaggree w/ you FN.. The discription stipulates that this is the place to ask questions.. Secondly you could have steered me to to what you felt was the proper place to post this subject some weeks ago..NEVER MIND .. It is a dead issue on this forum as far as I am...
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    PC68XL

    LACK OF INFO Well guys and girls--Have been disappointed in the lack of answers to my posted question above..The history of the radio is as follows.. The radio was damaged because the original owner crossed the power wires.. I made a trade with him with the idea that it would be a good...
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    LOCAL NATIVE HERE IN ALAMOSA

    HEY THERE FE-- IF YOU EVER GET BACK DOWN TO THIS END OF THE VALLEY-- STOP AT THE LOCAL RADIO SHACK..I WAS WORKING FULL TIME BUT DECIDED SINCE I AM RETIRED -I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MORE TIME OFF SO NOW WORK ONLY MONDAYS & TUES AND FILL IN WHEN NEEDED.. RAMON TAFT LOOK IN THE VALLEY PHONE BOOK..
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    PC68XL

    WHAT POTS ARE USED FOR TUNE AND PEAK ON THIS MODEL??
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    GAP "TITAN" ANTENNA MOD???

    Anyone ever hear of the above antenna being modded to include the 27MHZ BAND????? :?: :shock:
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    AMATUER CHAT?

    AMATEUR RADIO CALL SIGN CHAT SAW THE TITLE A FEW WEEKS AGO AND GOT ALL WORKED UP ABOUT JOINING THE GROUP.. HAVEN'T SOLVED THE PROCEDURE TO JOIN -BUT I HAVEN'T FOUND THE CHAT ROOM SINCE EITHER.. SKINNYDIPPER AB0CA
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    A BUM EXPERIENCE!!!!

    Radio Transport Notice the time span(s).. It took 5 days for the radio to reach the west coast service center (VIA FED X) and be serviced and sent back.. It took DHL 11 DAYS TO RETURN IT.. BTW--IT WASN'T FREE..
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    A BUM EXPERIENCE!!!!

    I do this post to caution others from my experince..It probably will not be news to some.. MAY 18- I shipped a radio to the company that services COBRA radios on the west coast. Shipped MAY 18th-Fed X.. Radio received MAY 23.. May 25 was notified that repair was complete and the radio was...
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    Faraday cage

    ALAMOSA,CO???? Located at the intersection of 285 and 160 in the south west section of COLORADO about 75 miles north of the NM border.. When I retired in '96 we lived in CREEDE, CO. at just a bit below 9000 ft and just east side of the CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.. Loved it there.. Lots of...
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    Faraday cage

    TITAN Hey BEETLE-- ALREADY HAVE IT ASSEMBLED.. SON coming from CALIF tomorrow and will help push it up after I get it mounted on the tilt base.. Still haven't figured out how to put a 1.25" diam pipe thru a 1 inch PVC- SPLIT OR NOT... HAVE SEEN A COUPLE OF FOX IN THE BACK YARD... Going to...
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    Faraday cage

    OLD TIME BUDDY BEETLE -- I AM HAPPY TO SEE YOU HERE ON THE FORUM... GLAD YOU BROUGHT YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR ALSO.. THE SAME FOR DTB ALSO..
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    GAP antennas

    MY GAP HAD A GAP A FEW YEARS AGO.. MADE CONTACT W/ THE SAME PARTY 2 TIMES IN JAPAN.. LOANED IT OUT AND IT GOT DAMAGED.. NOW PUTTING UP A TITAN.. WILL TAKE A COUPLE OF WEEKS BEFORE I GET ON THE AIR... AT 77 -THE WIFE MADE ME PROMISE TO STOP PUTTING UP TOWERS SO I WILL STICK W/ THE GROUND...
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    COBRA 200 PLEASE DELETE!!!!

    FOLLOW UP :lol: Didn" mean to follow up but thought some might enjoy " THE REST OF THE STORY"" i gave the lady the print out fpr the COBRA 200.. She was so excited she decided that SHE will move the xsistor as specs called for.. Bought her own solder iron and solder and went to it...
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    COBRA 200 PLEASE DELETE!!!!

    COBRA 200 MOD THANKS FRIEND .. YOU WERE "RIGHT ON".. HAVE IT PRINTED FOR THE LADY..
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    COBRA 200 PLEASE DELETE!!!!

    :? For A LADY THAT TODAY CALLED ME AT THE SHACK... WHAT ARE THE STEPS TO CHANGE THE 200 TO THE 11 METER BAND FOR HIS OVER THE ROAD EMPLOYMENT...IS THIS INFO PRINTED OUT ANYWHERE I CAN COPY IT??? SKINNYDIPPER