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Recent content by WA2SI

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    COBRA 148F GTL $600???

    I bought my Cobra 148F GTL DX+ in 1998 from Left Coast Radio. ($350±) Added a Channel Guard IF filter and a SP-1a speech processor. Just recently had it fully recapped and aligned, works like a champ. It's absolutely pristine and I doubt that I'll ever get rid of it. Nowadays, it stays parked on...
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    11 meter Extended Double Zepp

    I've used my 30m doublet on 11m as its dimensions are slightly longer than an 11m EDZ. I ran the open-wire feeder all the way to a 1:1 current balun mounted by the window and let the tuner handle the rest. Worked like gangbusters! Have fun with it. Bert
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    Chinese made knock offs of Wilson

    Same here, bought a white one... Says 'Made in USA.' I too suspect old stock, which is fine by me. Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2
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    Is this a "Clean" amplifier?

    Gotcha! :-) Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2
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    Is this a "Clean" amplifier?

    I don't think type acceptance is required for amateur radio transceivers. It is for 11-meter/CB though. 73, Bert Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2
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    The old FCC issued cb call signs

    KEC-1553 Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2
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    Royce electronics

    Had a Royce 639 and absolutely loved it. It was my first SSB rig and was combined with the old handheld D-104 and a Wilson V5/8. Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2
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    antenna project pdl-II made into a quagi please help antenna qurus!

    Gotcha, I now understand. Tnx. Sent from my ADR6400L using Tapatalk 2
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    antenna project pdl-II made into a quagi please help antenna qurus!

    Hey guys, Just curious... Why take a PDL II, which is a polar diversity loop, i.e. a true quad, and turn it into a quagi, which is just crossed Yagis with a quad reflector? Isn't that a step back? A full quad will generally outperform a Yagi of the same size. Vy 73 de Bert WA2SI Sent from my...
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    Post your citizen band mobile setup

    Stock unmodified Uniden Grant XL with a Turner JM+2/U mic and a Wilson 1000 antenna. Sent from my ADR6400L using Tapatalk 2
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    Any FCC busts for DXing?

    The wheels grind slowly but exceedingly fine. The LEO in me understands that this is indeed an FCC rule & reg, however, the taxpayer in me is more than just a little concerned that a portion of my tax $'s went to pay for someone to type this letter up. Me thinks there may be a tad more to the...
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    Fraud or ???

    Consumer fraud = Refund + s&h Sent from my ADR6400L using Tapatalk 2
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    Cobra 2000 vs. Uniden Washington

    IIRC, the Cobra 2000, 148GTL, Uniden/President Madison, & Grant XL all shared the same board. The Cobra 142, 146GTL, Uniden/President Washington, & AR-144 shared the same board. Sent from my ADR6400L using Tapatalk 2
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    Your first CB? what year started? any other radio interest?

    My very first CB transceiver was a 2 ch. 100mW G.E. walkie-talkie that I used to talk to my best friend/next door neighbor, circa 1976. I removed the fixed telescopic antenna and soldered a length of RF-58A/U in its place with the far end terminating at a 1/2L dipole up abt 25 ft. in a tree...
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    Do you QRP?

    I earned my WAS QRP CW. It was challenging but most of the credit must go to the ops with the great ears who copied my 4.5W sig. I used an Elecraft K1 for the majority of the QSO's and a mix of my K2, Ten-Tec Argo V, and Palstar PC-500 for the final few. Sent from my ADR6400L using Tapatalk 2