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    Great DX This PM 5/14

    10M is jumping here in PA mostly in the islands and south florida
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    Dumb Amp Question.....?

    in answer to your other question ,some HAM amplifiers are solid-state (pills) ESPECIALLY once you start looking at VHF/UHF amplifiers although there is one or 2 companies that make 160-10 HF amplifiers solid state as well however MOST "actual" HF amplifiers (i say "actual" just to differentiate...
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    TEN-TEC

    oh great...this is all i needed LOL i've been wanting to build the model 1254 SW receiver for awhile now scott
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    Mic for Kenwood TS-520

    the open line is running a "cobra" antenna as seen here http://www.nonstopsystems.com/radio/frank_radio_cobra.pdf the other one you see when you look at the other pics of my shack is just a shortwave antenna for the little grundig...... i also have a G5RVjr, a maco5/8 11M vertical,a 11M double...
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    my shack

    yes its your old one roger.... i put a 2970 in the big truck so you old TR has been hanging out in the shack here..... i dont have a mic wired for it right now but i've been using it to monitor 38LSB it has been awhile....we've been hanging on 28.350 for local ragchew lately scott
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    my shack

    new pics of the shack 11M stuff on the top and ham gear on the bottom left to right on the bottom hallicrafters S-40B SW receiver kenwood TS-940 HF rig with a hiel classic microphone/kenwood TS-271A for VHF kenwood TS-520 with a D-104 and the 10DA head///grundig S350DL SW receiver...
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    Mic for Kenwood TS-520

    here ya go with the EQ circuit cap values as given should give you * 100Hz * 300Hz * 1kHz * 3kHz * 10kHz as the 5 frequency bands...... probably 30 bucks in parts depending on where you find the chip i was going to use a rat shack project box (one of the...
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    Mic for Kenwood TS-520

    if it aint broke don't fix it lol i used both powered and non on mine and they both seem to work fine although as you noticed that 520 has PLENTY of gain all by itself,,,, long as your not overdriving it should work fine for you i was going to build a condenser desk mic along with a 5...
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    Mic for Kenwood TS-520

    nope they're on the 10M positions of the switch....... looks to be a serious pain to go back...that's why i havent done it yet.... way it looks to me is that you have to pull apart the bandswitch and unsolder the board that the xtals are on too much work for me scott
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    Mic for Kenwood TS-520

    another vote for a NON-amplified D-104 ..........thats what i run on BOTH of mine after going thru about 20 mics for them i run a 10DA sideband head on mine for "ragchew" tone or the original crystal head if i'm working DX or have alot of QRM to deal with one of mine is box stock but...
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    Welcome back 11m DX!

    there is quite a few of us locals up here that collect antique 11M gear and like to run 16LSB...will have to keep and ear out for you guys there.... my recieve was packed in the uper channels and WELL above "CB" with skip 10M was jumping as well (although not as crowded) and i was able to...
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    Any hf rigs do 11m frequency from new?

    TS-520 does NOT do AM at all...........just CW and SSB i've got one sitting here..... i also have a TS-940 that i've been told sounds VERY well on 11M AM scott
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    Can it snow and thunderstorm all at the same time?

    yup ive seen it happen as well....in wyoming if i remember correctly....looked pretty cool as i was rolling down the road lewis black <the comedian> has a pretty good bit about it
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    D&A rdx-75 20 meter transmitter

    check the D&A RAIDER schem.......... its probably a straight 4 NOT one driving 3 scott
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    Funny things heard on CB

    this is W3O....oh shit dont want to say that over here scott
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    Which radio would you buy if...

    thats a good looking rig.... make sure you pop back in and let us know how it works for you........ im looking for much the same thing you were but wont be spending any money untill the end of jan thanx scott
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    Which radio would you buy if...

    i really like the looks of the GI JOE'S - RANGER SUPERSTAR RADIOS - SS3900 SS158Dx - SS39 ss158 but ive heard theyre not much better than the galaxy 99s etc for SSB like you rob i plan to use whatever i get on 10M as well so sideband quality iss very important to me the 2510/2600 is a great...
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    Which radio would you buy if...

    thats a tall order and much like what im looking for myself...... i keep coming back to looking at the RCI 2950s scott
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    ANYONE ON THE FORUM EVER HAD ONE OF THESE?

    ive never owned one but they are sposed to be VERY top-shelf radios.....right up there with the stoners scott