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Good stuff, but also high cost like the NTE.. Probably worth it if you use solder wick occasionally because it seems to have a longer 'shelf life' than cheaper brands. Maybe it's the flux they use?

Glad to be of help. ;) Each method of de soldering has it's place for sure. That said, the solder-sucker pen comes out mostly for 'boat anchor' repairs. around here. Tube sockets require that thing, where a SMT IC might require just hot air and flux. IMHO, Solder wick is indispensable for just...

All that desoldering braid is, is simply that.... Braid impregnated with solder flux, but yes, the quality of the braid and the flux used to make it are what matters. The tighter the braid, the better it works. I tend to burn-through Techsspray "Prowick" #4 more than any of the others in the...

What everyone else said. The only 'bummer' i see about re-tubing that amp, is the same bummer I see with all the other amps with 811's, or 572's mounted horizontally; The modern chinesium tube plates all seem to be made as thin as aluminum foil these days. Those plates melt much quicker and...

My Comet, after a t-storm microburst in 2011. A pine tree limb broke off a nearby tree and caught one of the guy sets on the way down. They were awesome little beams. But we're in the same camp...... I can't have anything nice either; One of three such "endings" of Imax2000's I've lost...

I quit bench work commercially around 2012, but rarely had any issues with that kind of 'repeat customer'. Whenever I did though, I knew it in short order. The tamper tape we used (my father's shop used the same stickers too) sure helped. Outside of that, I had my special markings on the inside...

I thought they sold-out and quit... MFJ-style. Obviously not.

It was hopping today on 10&11M! And according to Tamitha Skov's latest report, today was a G4! We might get slammed with the same thing tomorrow.

My 'bug-out bag' consists of four 25G totes full of a lot of radio stuff. But hey, I'm go by the name "comms" in my group.

DX Engineering. A great outfit, but they like their own components more than I do. You should see their catalog... Now there's some 'sticker shock'!

I caught the tail-end of the game. It sure feels bass-ackwards to have Florida win ANYTHING on ice --- But we'll take it. I guess.

We don't see much hockey down here in the swamp. But then, the ice on the arenas don't seem to hold up long enough for a zamboni to smooth-out, so the whole thing turns into an icee mudpuddle covered with a 1" deep, sweat-flavored slurpee.... Kinda gross. I do wish I could watch because I do...

Unfortunately, I'm on the other side of the state and way south of you (Lehigh Acres). Since you're nearer to the Kissimmee/Daytona area, try calling 805-680-9808. I don't know this person, but do know he buys/sells tubes, tube checkers, tube amps -- Anything tube-related. I'm guessing he can...

Where are you located?

I have quite a lot of desk mics around here, but only use three base mics. And none of those are desk mics. I use a Hiel "Traveler" headset and a Hiel Goldline in a boom in the radio room. I use an old Radioshack boom mike, or stock hand-mics in the mancave. I've found most desk mics to be...

There isn't a better one that I can find either, including "Consumer Reports", pertaining to radio stuff. But it would be nice if there was.

I like to check what actual owners have to say about radio-related stuff before pulling the trigger on it. So If you know of a better online review website with a better review of radio equipment/services, I'd sure like a link to it.

EHAM.NET is a 'dynosaur-era' website, yet very good amateur gathering place. It's running an ancient software platform, but it's "REVIEWS" forum is second to none, on just about ANY ham-related item or service. It's database has entries from THREE decades ago! As such, It's kind of "clunky" by...

QRZ... Figures. That forum is so messed up lately! Ever since that one moderator took over like he did, it's been almost unusable for free people. I'd be surprised if the thread you reference isn't deleted by this time tomorrow (ole "UU-Hitler" does that ALL the time, ya know). I deleted my...

Yeah, I miss mine. It was stolen by a mutant from LaBelle, FL several years ago. I've thought about getting another, but don't really want a mobile 11M only rig at the moment. I used the one I had in the shop and it was on all the time. I let the scum borrow it. It's the last loner I EVER...