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Recent content by Yankee

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    FT-101ZD Mk0 Crystals

    OK, I called ICM today, talked to Sarah, ordered my two crystals. You can order 1 or dozens. Mine are $25 each, brand new, and $7 to ship. Takes about 3 weeks. :LOL:
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    The Wideband Inverted V Maco Pole

    Thanks for looking Waverider. The day after I took those pics, I bought a 3 section push up pole, goes to 24 feet. It's a painters pole. So of course, my standoff is a modified paint roller handle without the roller on it. Give me a couple days and I will post those pics. I still use a pulley to...
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    FT-101ZD Mk0 Crystals

    Yes, ICM is OK City, but wouldn't you know it, they close at 2:30 PM on Friday. LOL I called like 5 minutes too late. :) I'll call Monday And to make matters worse, my new board is here from J. A. Pan and the mail weasel brought it, couldn't find me for a signature and took it back. The Dork.
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    FT-101ZD Mk0 Crystals

    Never mind... Sorry we no longer make crystals you can try ICM Monique Whan www.calebscrusade.org (jan crystals)
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    FT-101ZD Mk0 Crystals

    You remember the cost? :)
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    FT-101ZD Mk0 Crystals

    Decoder, are they HC49 with thin wire legs? Not pins like 101E crystals? That would be awesome. I did buy the correct frequency crystals on E-bay, but they had very thick pins that I had to drill holes for, made a mess and lifted traces. Got a replacement board in the mail now, but don't want to...
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    The Wideband Inverted V Maco Pole

    I Love my wire dipole. For my location and conditions, a dipole is my best option. Always did good for me. But for the last year, I've been looking for more. The wire dipole seems to be a static sucker. If there is any static in the air, the wire will vacuum it right out and down into my radio...
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    FT-101ZD Mk0 Crystals

    I have an early ZD Mk0 model and am looking for 11m crystals for it. I believe they use Type: HC49 crystals. They look very similar to the HC25 crystal, but with thin wire legs instead of pins. And I need the 41.4875(27.0-27.5) and 41.9875Mhz(27.5-28.0). Anyone know where to get any?
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    Yaesu 101ZD, Slow RX Recovery After TX

    I meant other rigs like my Yaesu 757 GXII. My Yaesu 101EE did it a few time also, but in that case, it WAS the relay and replacing them fixed it. ;)
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    Yaesu 101ZD, Slow RX Recovery After TX

    Thanks Captain Kilowatt, that seems to have been what it was. I had never noticed any change at all with that switch, putting it down to an old, sleepy rig. Some of this stuff takes months to come back if it ever does, after time on the shelf. Plus, it's new to me and my 101EE has no equivalent. :D
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    Yaesu 101ZD, Slow RX Recovery After TX

    My 101ZD is doing this sometimes, and I have noticed other rigs would do it also. Good loud Receive coming, Key up to reply and it seems like it takes 4 or 5 seconds for the Receive to slowly fade back into hearing range. Anyone know the for sure cause of this?
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    38LSB

    It seems to slowly get better. For the past 2 months, I would have 3 days of nothing, then maybe get 1 contact a day, then 2 or 3 more days of nothing. Now I get a few contacts most days, but still nothing regular or dependable. Been averaging 10 to 12 contacts a day for the last week and a day...
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    Old Amp, But Is It HomeMade?

    Don't be shy about buying another 101E. They were the best model, and came with the processor installed. I held off at least a year cause of all the stories about tube cost and being hard to find. You can still get them though and I would not put it past someone to start making them again, or a...
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    Old Amp, But Is It HomeMade?

    Wow, a 2 year old thread. So much has changed since then I hardly know where to begin. The Crusader went dead. I had new pills put in it, used it a few days and it just never did perform. It is sitting on the floor in a corner, covered by other stuff. I have 4 other amps, all sitting on...
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    Fire Bird PM - 500 TS SWR/Watts/Mod Meter

    If you got one, try it. If you don't have one, you probably never will now, they are old, out of date and rare.