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The Greater Houston HamFest will reconvene in March, 2022. See link for details. http://houstonhamfest.org/

If you're just looking to listen, a wide band scanner should do what you want. A scanner isn't focused on just one band or frequency, but should cover from LF to UHF, maybe into SHF. I am not as well versed in the world of scanners as others, but this site and other sites have some well...

In Russia, dummies load you!

You got lucky with that one. Anything I put in a cart in that price range gets tax in the $30s. Take it and run. And hope you're not on the hook for the difference. :p

Remember, Texas allows other state taxing jurisdictions up to 2%. And the base Texas rate is 6.25%. https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/sales/#:~:text=Texas imposes a 6.25 percent,as well as taxable services. Based on the Constitution and several supreme court precedents, the tax rate is...

Can we get an electric zapper for every time someone types "should of" [sic]? :p

The audio signals are AC, not DC. The diodes will be a check valve in one direction, meaning they'll stop the positive voltage "swing" but not the negative, with relation to the cathode. In effect, he's made a crude half-wave rectifier. It will sound pretty bad. Also, connecting grounds from...

Sorry to necrothread this, but thought I'd toss this out there. This won't work the way you think, and if you're still active and curious, I'd be happy explain.

Are you saying there is no ground wire? If not, it's trying to ground from the board through the chassis and through the small mounting screws. Not the designed operating procedure. :P Were the previous installs run this way? If not, I would suspect that. Run an actual ground wire to a...

A schedule has been posted now. http://houstonhamfest.org/

My parents still live out "in the sticks" - no DSL, cable, etc. The terrain is only suited to mobile homes, so you're not far off. :p I guess that's why my dad has the latency problem he does. That's fine. But my dad got satellite service, and likely used PPV, without a land line at all...

I would contest this, at least nowadays. Personal experience - my dad uses satellite for internet, but doesn't have a working land line. When he got satellite TV setup, there wasn't a land line for that, either. That was early 2000s.

What about internet service dishes? :p

Checked out your thread. Nice stuff; bummer I'm not in the market for CB. Good luck!

The Astrodome has been condemned for years and has been stuck in a state of limbo until a bunch of red tape is cleared (which may never be...). Looking forward to the Hamfest! Planning to attend as a VE - should have a good turnout.