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Recent content by The Jerk

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    Acceptable SWR for 2-pill?

    What is an acceptable SWR for a 2-pill, a TS350HDV with two 2879s? I'm right about 2:1 right now (radio only), and if I install the amp I need to know if I need to mess the the antenna (a 102). I would prefer to not mess with the antenna if not necessary.
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    HP40W curiosity...

    So I have an HP40W I bought new and it has spent its entire life in my Silverado 2500hd. It was setup by DTB radio back in the day, so I know it was setup correctly. But it has been almost ten years since it was touched...even checked. Now here is something I noticed over the past weekend...
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    SWR to TX Loss Table?

    Thanks, it was just a curiosity mainly. I have a 102 mounted directly to the base, with a 2:1 SWR and a barefoot Uniden 76. I couldn't remember where the SWR became a problem, seems 2:1 won't be a problem.
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    SWR to TX Loss Table?

    There was a table on here a long time ago showing the TX loss as SWR got further away from 1:1. Does anyone have that handy?
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    Antennas

    I have/had a Sirio to replace a Wilson 5000, the Sirio would fill with water and cause the SWR to change. I had the Sirio on less than a week, went back to the Wilson 5000. When it worked, the Sirio did seem to out edge the Wilson, but sadly only when dry.
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    Newbie question

    Talkback installed in the radio or some external speakers can give you talkback.
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    Tapatalk

    Since I only used Tapatalk to access this site (only here right now via laptop to see what happened), and now I see its no longer supported; I doubt I will be back all that often. I am only able to access through a phone normally, Tapatalk just made it so much easier than getting on the internet.
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    Finally bought a Sirio 5000 to try...

    The seals are all in place and in good condition. Its just like it came in the box...its not like I took it apart or modified it.
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    Finally bought a Sirio 5000 to try...

    Final verdict... This couple month old Sirio is full of water, screws in bottom of the mount are rusted, connector was full of water and shorting out. So tell me again how much better this is than a Wilson?? Installed my old Wilson, not the one that was failing but an old standby; and...
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    Finally bought a Sirio 5000 to try...

    Well, that didn't last long... Went out today and SWR of 3.9:1 on this new Sirio, nothing in the system has changed. I checked all the connections, everything is as it should be. I can only assume the antenna has failed mechanically as its hit a lot of low hanging branches lately (although...
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    2nd battery

    And every auto manufacturer does this...a piece of convoluted tubing offers no additional protection. Show me one car that has a fused main power wire. Don't use my setup, your car will burn up. I'll delete my pictures so that no one else is offended. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G730A using...
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    2nd battery

    I think the main differences in opinion on adding the second battery is whether to simply parallel the batteries together like the diesels (what I did) or whether to install a battery isolator to keep control over the second battery when the ignition is off. If your using the second battery as...
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    2nd battery

    The 2500s come with a standard 160A alternator, not sure what the 1500s come with? Don't know what happened to my pictures...
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    2nd battery

    I'm running them parallel for a winch, have had them installed for over a year without a problem. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G730A using Tapatalk
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    fatboy failure

    The 1x2 Fatboy I had took less than 1/4 of a watt to get full output from the 2879s, and that was with my variable was turned all the way down. I think I was swinging less than 2 watts into it, and getting wild watts out of it. 5 watts would smoke it short order...