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The new fan I installed in my 200 HDC is a lot quieter than the one that came in it. I also replaced the 8 gauge wire with longer 6 gauge so I did not have to do any splicing etc. It was a great excuse to replace my quite dead 40 year old soldering gun with another basic model. I am using a...

I ended up trying this exact Bencher YA-1 low pass filter on the same amp setup as I had with the RM Italy 27/586 low pass filter and I had the exact same problem i.e. when I un-keyed the mic the S-meter was pegged. One try was enough for me. Experiment over!

I am happy to report that the replacement PSU arrived and works as expected. It is now set at a steady 14.5 volts as recommended by the amp builder. The radio is now running off a Megawatt S-400-12 PSU at about 14 volts. A temporary calm has returned to the shack. ;)

Agreed, but lifting 80 or more 40 to 50 pound bags of cement multiple times is not something my twice surgically repaired spine and spinal cord really wants to do. I am still considering hiring a few local lads to do the cement lifting part for me and using a rented mixer. Sometimes I have been...

I currently have a Maco V58 mounted on a heavy duty 32 foot mast. It works well where it is. I also have a new Maco M104C beam still in the box that I will be putting up in the next month or two. My plan A is to install a 40 foot tower, mount the M104C horizontally and the V58 above it with the...

My CarlBuilt 200HDC amp with 2879 hg C transistors in it, SSB bias and SSB delay has this sticker on the back of it. How do you decipher this direction? Not sure where the commas should go. Is it saying I should set the radio's deadkey to an output level that will generate a max dead key of...

I was told this morning that my broken Lincoln II+ has been repaired and my friend footed the bill. I hope it works as well as before the big ape got his hands on it. Should know in a few days. Here's the tech's notes: PROBLEMS: No transmit power output. ANALYSIS: Trace problem to no...

The folks at PowerMax are sending me a replacement PSU. I must admit I am a bit bummed that I won't be having at it and replacing the pot myself. I know I could still do it, but I have a lot of old motherboards, etc lying around I can use to practice my fine-motor butchering skills.

I was not able to get the spray cleaner last night. Not going to poke the tired bear on that one! Along with the voltage going pear-shaped when the adjusting screw is touched at all, I noticed that the green light on the back also flickers at the same time. Some may recognize the name "Red...

The radio specs on the Anytone site state the operating voltage range for this radio is 13.8 volts +- 20 percent ( about 11 volts to 16.5 volts). How many volts are you running your Q5N2?

The Ferr Rite mix 43 ferrites arrived yesterday but when I tried to install them I found the ID was only 7mm instead of the 13mm ones I had ordered. Back they go and hopefully the correct ones will be sent this time.

Definitely, my wife is picking some up for me on her way home from work today.

After listing all the extra steps and mounting bracket/guy wire stuff I need to get if I buy the Rohn 25G tower, I'm now leaning toward getting the Universal Tower 15-40. I'd still need to get the B-22 footings and pour a bit more concrete, but I think I'd end up with a stronger tower for the...

For the moment I am not going to do anything until I can verify the warranty coverage status.

Yes, I am already using a small, plastic Philips screwdriver.

More fun in the shack. I am working on connecting the CarlBuilt amp to the PM4-120 PSU. The recommendation from CarlBuilt is to run the amp at 14.5 volts so that is what I am attempting to do. I have the toggle set to fixed output, have a voltmeter connected to the PSU terminals and am using a...

I am replacing the Maco V58 on a 30 foot pole with a 40 foot tower with manual winch, Maco M104C mounted horizontally and the V58 above it without the groundplane radials. The antenna arrived yesterday. Now all that is left is: Snow to melt and ground to firm up. Get Digger's Hotline person to...

Now you have me thinking about installing a fan speed switch, at least three speeds. Is there a formula that will help tell what wattage resistors you'd need to have a fan that normally runs at 14 volts to have a high setting that runs at 14 volts, a medium setting at 10 volts and a low setting...

My buddy is going to take care of the repair costs. I wonder if I can get the RF probe added to the bill as part of the repair service.

Thanks. I just looked again at both sides of the board and found it in two additional places and gently poking it with a toothpick showed it to lack any sort of gooiness at all.