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  1. sp5it

    Quality dynamic replacement mic

    I usually replace dynamic with electret. Resistor/cap inside radio and problem solved. Mike
  2. sp5it

    321 dallas passed away?

    Maybe someone live nearby? https://www.qrz.com/db/KI5AYC
  3. sp5it

    Amazon? eBay? Temu? AliExpress?... which one are you using the most?

    Aliexpress. Amazon, ebay too expensive for the same gear. Mike
  4. sp5it

    HR2600 faded display

    I would check +5V leg 6 and 33 of IC502
  5. sp5it

    HR2600 faded display

    All elements equally faded?
  6. sp5it

    Charging Lifepo4 battery.

    How you gonna control CC/CV stages? Better get proper charger. Mike
  7. sp5it

    Galaxy DX-2547 Parts

    It is a tuned coil. You have to open it, count turns, then rewind with the same wire size.
  8. sp5it

    Galaxy DX-2547 Parts

    From another radio. I would try to rewind it if not massacred too much. Mike
  9. sp5it

    New DXCC for me yesterday....

    Congratulations. Always a thrill when working new one. Mike
  10. sp5it

    Replacing RM Italy KL-203P blown transistors with IRF 520's?

    530's are better, but if you have 520 just replace.
  11. sp5it

    Diamond shaped antenna identification

    Is someone really buying that? Mike
  12. sp5it

    2 meter mobile antenna recommendations

    48cm of wire for a start? Mike
  13. sp5it

    11-Meter Renaissance??

    Want CB renaissance? Kill internet and cell phones. Voila. 11m would be as busy as before. Mike
  14. sp5it

    11-Meter Renaissance??

    Traffic seem to be bigger, because of good propagation. But CB is dying. Slowly and boringly. In Poland I can listen road channel for days, almost all the time quiet. No cars with antennas, nor on homes. Mike
  15. sp5it

    Interesting Antenna Height Question...

    Ground distance influence on quad is totally different than for a Yagi.
  16. sp5it

    "New" President Washington consensus?

    Chickenbander in price range of ham rig? I pass
  17. sp5it

    Interesting Antenna Height Question...

    Conductive objects, especially big ones affect antenna, usually bad way. Vertical, horizontal. Skew antenna pattern, affect gain, resonance freq and so on. 2 λ is considered as safe distance. M
  18. sp5it

    Interesting Antenna Height Question...

    As high over metal roof as you can. 2 wavelength best. Non conductive is a different story. Mike