Recent content by Texaspete359_2

I rarely talk on sideband. Mostly I’m talking to a bunch of locals and sometimes when skip comes in. But I do have a sideband rig. Just gotta get her back to life. But I like both of the 497 and 955. Hell I may just buy both lol

I appreciate the feedback. I been looking at the 955 also

So I have been looking new for another radio to add to the list. I been coming across the Stryker 497. I did a little research or as much as I can and it seems a lot of people seem to enjoy these radios. I’d like to hear from owners who have these radios or people who have worked on them and get...

I’m going to start to put a radio in my spray truck which I use to spray crops and pasture with all kinds of fertilizers and I need to make sure I put the right coax on there that will hold up to corrosive chemicals and pesticides. My question is what coax would be better suited to hold up...

Ok. I’m not going to run any box with it or anything I wanna just restore it and use it the way it’s supposed To be used. I have an old royse 1-602A mobile that’s been restored and I Usenet it often talking local. I’m just trying to get a collection going. Thank u for the info.

Would it Be better to do away with the channel selector and just run it on 23 channels? I won’t have many channels but also I do mostly am but I would like to talk sideband. But if the channel selector is junk then I don’t really need it. I just really started getting into the old school radios...

How hard is it to find one of those finals? And if they can’t be found what would u recommend for a final?

Ok I appreciate it. Do you know what final these radios used? I haven’t had a chance to open it up and check it out.

A good friend of mine gave me this 138. I’ve always wanted one but never could find one. I’d like some input on how the channel selector works because I’ve never used one. Radio does not turn on as it’s been sitting for years. It was built in Japan with serial number 50709688. I’m guessing early...