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    Different noise based on different if frequencies

    Is it just me or does it seem that different radios using a different intermediate frequency are more susceptible to electrical noise That hurt my head
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    Diamond shaped antenna identification

    It can’t work worth a damn. Just can’t. It was worth looking into but there’s no way
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    Diamond shaped antenna identification

    After I hit send I saw it. Appreciate it
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    Diamond shaped antenna identification

    Yeah what is that thing called
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    Diamond shaped antenna identification

    Looks kinda like this
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    Diamond shaped antenna identification

    That’s the one
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    Diamond shaped antenna identification

    I saw a hf antenna and can’t remember the name. It’s kind of a vertical diamond shaped loop that has a coil in the center of the diamond. The diamond looked like it was built out of a 3” wide thin metal.
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    Icom 718 issues after static hit

    Funny thing is, it only hit the tx the rx is fine. Just wierd. Thanks for the replies.
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    Hamgeek hg605w simplex repeater

    Update. It’s not a simplex repeater. It is a duplex. Don’t know how well it’ll work yet but we’ll see when it cools down a bit. I did get some info for the manufacturer and it had the settings on their site. It never seemed to repeat and I figured it was broken china crap. On a gamble I pulled...
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    Hamgeek hg605w simplex repeater

    I ordered one of these and wouldn’t you know it, no book no link. No setup instructions. Anyone have the instructions?
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    Poc radios 4g cell tower radio

    I’m not even sure where to post this story. I’ve bitten off and ordered a poc radio. It’s a $35 4g radio like rapid radio. Uses Zello. I didn’t pay attention and I had to turn around and order a SIM card. I’ve used it in WiFi. I now have the sim installed and I’ve ran it on that in my normal...
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    UHF home brew repeater success stories?

    Yeah I’d have to use a duplexer. I can’t see a way around that for any good
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    UHF home brew repeater success stories?

    I want to build an uhf repeater for a job site . On the cheap of course. I’ve seen the stacked baofunks using mic/speaker cords and side by side mobiles. Anyone had any good luck experiences setting anything up?
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    Astrovan noise improved finally

    After a few years of astrovan and s10 ignition noise I’ve located a few things that helped. Cb hf and vhf all just spring from ignition noise. Here’s what I’ve found. 89s10 a constant whooshing to a solid white noise as speed picks up in the rx while driving. It’s the cable less Speedo module...
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    Dx400 bilateral attenuator

    Amazon. What Chinese stuff don’t they have. I’m gonna look at that at work today instead of working.
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    Dx400 bilateral attenuator

    I was thinking of making it moron proof. For those times when I forget. But yeah I can crank it down
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    Dx400 bilateral attenuator

    Anyone have a way to add an attenuator to the dx400 to make it a high drive? Yeasu runs under 100 and so does the qt80.
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    Starduster short radials?

    Look at the go-2745 by serio. And compare specs. No doohdah on that element. I dunno
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    Starduster short radials?

    Looking at a starduster, about half way up there are a couple of why they call short radials. Are they using that like a cap hat? What I always understood was the idea for proper function of a cap hat was on top of the antenna. Or better yet, what’s that mess do
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    An antenna is just an antenna

    You’re killing me. Hahahaha