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71 miles with that rig is impressive. Wish he had told us what antenna he was running. J.J. 399

Good Video. The guy stayed on point and didn't ramble. He was actually easy to listen to, unlike most U-Tubers. - J.J. 399

The GE 3-5825B is an excellent radio. Sensitive receive, 2:1 speech compression ( easily modded to 4: 1), stable, two antenna hookups, and good (not great) power out. Strong audio w/o a power mike. Gotta be careful with the double boards but thats all. Just ask Brother Dxer. - J.J. 399

Not much happening 7/1 25 - 8:30 AM. Maybe better later ?? J.J. 399

Dx on 37LSB was deep South and Southeast corner only. Good QSOs. Everyone was saying that the only station they could hear was me. I must be making the trip which explains why so many stations were coming back to me. I could hear a guy in Pensacola talking to a station in West Palm Beach. Less...

Gibby - After a couple of years with this antenna, here's my review: DURABILITY - 10 out of 10. It's been through 2 rainy WINDY winters and still standing 100%. We had a windstorm that tore the roof off of my shack but the antenna was unfazed. PERFORMANCE: 7 out of 10. Overall gain is...

Hit the airwaves at about 2:30 PM. Nothing happening. As usual a little after 3 things started to pick up and I had a long Qso with Brad in N. florida. His 7300 was loud and clear. He said I was the only station in his receive. After tying up 37LSB for a good 45 minutes, we backed off and let...

Same thing down here. got on-the-air at about 1:30 37LSB. Nothing doing until about 3:30 or so started hearing some stations deep in the mud. At about 4Pm I could hear stations clearly. Called CQ-Dx and had some nice QSOs with stations in Arkansas, Texas, Louisanna, and Mississippi. At around...

No such thing as a shorted carbon resistor. Wirewound yes. J.J.399

When I talked to my contacts yesterday, I asked them how many stations had they talked to. Every one said that their receive was dead until I called CQ. Weird conditions everywhere. Gonna head down to the shack now ( 1:15 pm). listen for me on .375 LSB

Excellent!! Well written review. Thank you Dave. J.J. 399

Rixdafix - If you can't find 300 ohm, use a 500 ohm instead. Easier to find than 200. Also don't need to change R219 with a 500. J.J. 399

I got my station back on the air today. My TX600 amp gave out a few days ago after 40 years of faithful service. One of the impossible-to-find RF120 transistors bit the dust. Sent the amp to the builder and he said he will remove the driver, use it to repair the amp, making it a straight 4-pill...

This is all the info I could find. Address at bottom. I hope this helps. J.J. 399 Ampere Communication Instruments—operating under the Ampere and Mirage brand names—is known for producing solid-state linear amplifiers aimed primarily at the amateur (ham) radio market. Let’s break down what...

I checked the three archive sites that I'm aware of, and no luck. I don't miss the content as much as the chats with other members that I knew. - J.J. 399

I have been a user of THE VIRTUAL ENGINEER - Broadcast Engineer Message board for years. Excellent threads on all things pertaining to Broadcast Engineering from extremely knowlegeable engineers. I went to access the board today and received a message that it had been shut down. The host posted...

I've been off my feet and off the air for the past 4 days after getting my knee injections. Doc said to take it easy on the knees for 4-5 days. I'm going stir-crazy sitting on my ass all day. Tomorrow I'll crawl down to the shack and hit it around 10am. I hope that I have some luck. 73. Knees...

Nope!! MeanWell supplies are Chinese and are like the Mega-Watt but without the hash filters. Mega-watt supplies are more expensive, but you get what you pay for. J.J. 399

I have seven MEGA-WATT S700-12 50 amp supplies. Six power my 600 watt linear, and one powers my Anytone 6666PRO transceiver. Absolutely bullet-proof and totally quiet. Five years with no problems. MEAN-WELL ???? J.J. 399

Before you buy a Meanwell, I suggest you read this thread: https://www.worldwidedx.com/threads/megawatt-vs-chinese-imitation-30-amp-switching-power-supply-comparison.182976/ J.J. 399