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Recent content by WWFRANK

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    Francis 8' Wheeler Dealer Antenna

    500 watts for decades now
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    Voodoo Audio

    Why the need for the Bodacious Audio Good Buddy? 10-4 on that. :)
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    hy-gain ten pounder

    Want to sell it? Have you sold it?
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    help 123 chicago built 2x6 pic of inside

    Actually, 123's amps are quite clean as checked via Spectrum Analyzer with a normal radio as a driver. Why the sarcasm?
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    imax vs i10k

    Tried them all.. RF likes the path of least resistance. Find the antenna with the least resistance, put it up, and TALK. Coils, wires, widgets, etc..all lead to resistance. Straight and tall is best. Enjoy. WWFrank
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    the latest merlin commercial .

    IMAX2000 High Take-off angle? I worked New Zealand recently on 10M....S8-S9 signal. 100 watts Not bad for a "high take-off angle." Lol Cut the BS. MERLIN antennas work very well, too. Terry is 10-8. Enjoy your hobby and relax. WWFrank
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    colossal 10k vs 55 merlin

    EITHER WILL WORK JUST FINE Both the MERLIN and the COLOSSAL will work well for you. I hear the 10K is good as well, but don't know about the power handling etc. I have a ZERO-FIVE 10-40 GP...very H/D. 55's customers talk a lot of DX!!! Dude is 10-8. Enjoy.
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    Dave MAde Rod Of God Antenna *PICS*

    No matter the skeptics... I was there, in Daytona Beach at the Racetrack Shootout - 1995, when 925 out of the Watergate cut BIG BIG Radios slap off. He was running one alternator, a 3cx3000A7, and the 2 element Dave 1/2 wave system. He beat operators running multiple 3cx10000A7s, and 5...
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    Imax 2000 question.

    I worked New Zealand with 100 watts on 10M with my IMAX 2000. Super Flat SWR Curve...widebanded. It don't get no better....
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    Help me pick a radio

    It is hard to miss with a FLEX 1500 or 3000. 3000 is 100w. Good luck
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    Passed General class test

    Congrats. 40m is a fun band. 17 is nice as well. Yaesu FT950s are cheap these days. Icom 718s are even better to start out with.....$400-500. $599 new at HRO Good luck. KD4VJP
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    766 the big boss in CALI

    You seem to mistake 10-8ness with Watts.. All of us must study and practice for decades to be like 766. 766 is on Paltalk. CHeck out Ethnic, Super Bowl 6. Good luck. WWFrank