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  1. TonyV225

    Yaesu 857D

    I have 9 or 10 HF Rigs but love my Ft-897D and FT-857D models the only other 2 I really use are my FT-450 and FT-990 although my Kenwood TS-50 and matching AT-50 tuner is an outstanding setup I dont use it much anymore and often think about selling that bulletproof setup. I dont know if Ide ever...
  2. TonyV225

    I have came to realize I will not beable to use these Hamfest tickets

    If someone can use these there are 2 of them and I will send them out for $11.00 this would have been cool but it looks like I wont beable to go which sucks as I heard it was pretty cool and the Flea Market usually had great stuff. Anyways theres time to get these to you if your serious and...
  3. TonyV225

    Yaesu FT-840 HF Rig, ADI AR-146 2 Meter Rig, RCI-2970 1O Meter Radio

    Yaesu FT-840 Later model has FM board AM filter these extras are getting pricey . I have also put a new memory backup battery in the radio 2 nights ago so its goos for several years now. This is a great radio and easy to use. Comes with stock Microphone I have owners manual and service manual I...
  4. TonyV225

    RM Italy vs Texas Star

    I have had and still own several amplifiers and I love my Texas Stars, Only thing Ive had to replace since the mid 1990s is lightbulbs in the pushbuttons. I have a DX 500 here that has wore out pushbottons but I got it that waay a few years ago and never bought the new buttonassembly because the...
  5. TonyV225

    hy-gain ten pounder

    LMA:lol:!!!
  6. TonyV225

    Problems with Icom IC-718

    Send it here this is whre I send anything I cant or dont feel like messing with they do great work and are pretty quick about it they also back their work up. Jim W0MJY is a great guy and has always been honest and upfront with me. Burghardt Radio Repair Inc
  7. TonyV225

    SARK100 or MFJ-259B

    Im actually thinking about trying them both but however I will purchase this MFJ but really am curious about these Stark100 I am putting together a Gizmotchy 6 Element for 10 - 11 meters and want to use an analyzer this time and see how much easier it actually makes the setup. Its obvious it is...
  8. TonyV225

    GROUNDING AN A99

    Deeper depths have dirt with moisture resulting in a better ground but heres a trick to remember, Your looking at a longer rod because obviously the more ground space covered the better the ground. So you will like this, You do not hyave to pound that rod straight down it can be angled ;)...
  9. TonyV225

    HELP...I can't find this connector!

    Im with C.K. on this, You are better off doing away with that old Cinch connector there pretty much obsolete and there nothing wrong with an updat to modernize and simplify things for future reference its would be a simple cut and matchup with going with modern Molex style plugs one end at a...
  10. TonyV225

    Need a source for .33 100Volt Nonpolarized Capacitors

    Iam in need of and on the hunt for some .33MFD 100Volt Nonpolarized Capacitors they were a bugger to find 15 years ago and Im sure are a bigger pain to obtain now. I had gotten several of these Capacitors and some other items from Tech America 15 or 16 years ago but they soon after sent a letter...
  11. TonyV225

    SARK100 or MFJ-259B

    I know these have been talked about but has anyone on the forum tried one yet?? I am wondering how much difference there is between the MFJ-259B and this Stark100 otherthan the MFJ-259B will do VHF aswell. I have a friend that does commercial towers and he has a few MFJ-259B and offered to sell...
  12. TonyV225

    Anytone 6666

    Does anyone know what USA cost will be on these radios? Ide like to try one.
  13. TonyV225

    Base amps.

    Theres nothing wrong with Ameritron Amplifiers I have 3 2 tube amplifiers and 1 solid state 50 volt mosfet amplifier. If you run them respectfully they are great amplifiers but get carried away and pound the pi$$ out of them bu trying to get every last watt and your gonna have problems just...
  14. TonyV225

    Interesting Ebay item

    Good Lord!! I should start posting some of my amplifiers on Ebay!!!
  15. TonyV225

    I need an antenna tuner

    I nam running the matching bolt on LDG AT-897 on my FT-897 and am running the Yaesu FC-20 Automatic Tuner with my FT-857D both work great but the FC-20 is quieter and has 2 antenna hookups Antenna A and B that tuner will also work with the 897 if you can find one.
  16. TonyV225

    This is why using punctuation is nice.

    WTF?!!! LMAO!! Im still laughing and it seemed as if an Auctioneer wrote that!!! G:laugh::lol:D L:blink:RD!!!!
  17. TonyV225

    still looking for a picture of a Expo Expander N Kit picture

    Yupp your difinitely right!! It slid farther "down" than it did up if I remember correctly ;)
  18. TonyV225

    replacing channel LED display in Uniden 640E

    Its a neat little radio and I dont really meass with CB radios but I like this like the Uniden PC-122 I had basically the same radio same circuit board ETC. Im gonna put the Expo Expander N Kit I have in the radio but the LED for channel is horrible just like the TRC-465 and PC-122 radios all...
  19. TonyV225

    still looking for a picture of a Expo Expander N Kit picture

    Thank you so much!! I was looking at it tonight and thats exactly where I thought it went because that is what made the most sense!! It is part of the clarifier that the board has on board and I thought that it made more sense being ithe middle of where the to resistors are tied together on the...
  20. TonyV225

    still looking for a picture of a Expo Expander N Kit picture

    I have an Expo Expander N Kit channel expantion Kit board and the green wire fell came off the board its a wire that wors with the clarifier and Im not sure where it goes so a picture would be a great help and it would be super if someone could help me out here ;) Thanks........Tony