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Depending on the voltage of his original cap he can still get a can cap. Just get a higher uf and voltage rating. Or as I said above you can use 3 individual caps.
Like this. But you need to tell me what voltage it is. https://www.amplifiedparts.com/products/capacitor-ce-mfg-200v-100100100-f-electrolytic
You want the same or higher voltage rating.
Back in the 80s I was in my car talking on the radio AM and while I was talking a buddy with a huge ceramic tube amp in his Suburban pulled up beside me which I didn't realize until I smelled the magic smoke coming from my radio. I looked over to a man with the laughter of a child. I was not...
See, This is where we disagree. If someone came to me and the reason was the right reason. No thought. Hands are dirty and its on. But putting myself in a legal situation because of a cb radio is nonsense. Not to mention you cannot leave your house without being on camera in today's world.
And then what? Pull down the antenna like it's the 70s? Break his windows? Beat the piss out of him? Slander him on the net? None of the legal bull from any of it is worth a shitfuc% on the cb radio. That's why there are numerous channels and a power button.
If you can't put up a base antenna get a mag mount and put it on an air-conditioning unit or something like that. Also a small cheap 12v 3-7 amp regulated power supply. If you are local I can donate
Thank you . I truly appreciate the help. I was always taught as a kid not to be afraid to ask questions and ask for help. Just asking the question on this forum saved me a long headache. You pointed me to something to try and I ran with it.
You called it once again. Went through the alignment. Found only one peaking at the top. I did as you suggested with a variable cap on bottom and she's working like a charm. Thank you
Uniden 8917 Washington. Been in a basement for 20 years or so. Hooked it up no smoke. Only puts out about a half watt on AM and SSB. I can hear myself on my monitor radio and sounds good. On receiver side with antenna I hear no signal. If I use my other radio and put coax close I hear myself...
No, circumstances changed and antenna had to come down. Better is very subjective. In the 80s I had it up on a telephone pole and it couldn't be touched. There is bigger. But better? All depends on what you are after.
For the longest time I had an original Astroplane in a pine tree. I actually brought it up with the hoop off and assembled the hoop around the tree. So the antenna was actually in the tree and not above. Had a mast coming down lagged into the tree with Stainless. Worked great with perfect swr...
I have used this mic on all different radios with adapters I made. The 2 best sounding on tx audio were a trc457 and a Yaesu ft101e. No matter what radio you use it on there is a slight hum noise on tx and the closer you are to someone the more they hear it. It's the nature of the beast. People...
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