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  1. Heavy Metal

    CB dipoles

    Two 108" or 102" mobile whip antennas, either do horizontally or in a V does quite well.
  2. Heavy Metal

    Best base antenna coax

    http://audiosystemsgroup.com/Coax-Stubs.pdf
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    Best base antenna coax

    Actually run lmr400 and main is rg8x... Back in 70's use to run radio shack top of line RG8/U never had swr probs was just wondering. Now I use 9' jumpers think maybe too long should have done 3' but that's here or there now... Thought of cutting in half and making 4.5' jumpers but unsure if...
  4. Heavy Metal

    kenwood 120

    (y) Good response, BUT it is what it is.
  5. Heavy Metal

    kenwood 120

    Click and follow instructions. http://www.radioaficion.com/HamNews/mods/mods-kenwood/12467-ts-120s-mod-11m-conversion.html Now you know.
  6. Heavy Metal

    Best base antenna coax

    Ok, I thought mixing was not good, also some say that you only need enough to hook one piece of another aka radio to amp to tuner to meter to antenna? Some say 3' some 6' some 9' in increments of 3'? What's real vs myth. If you do the math theirs no general solution each band is its own...
  7. Heavy Metal

    Best base antenna coax

    I thought your not suppose to mix and match cables, jumpers and all suppose to be same?
  8. Heavy Metal

    Best base antenna coax

    I use it as jumpers but main lines are LOL!!! 9913/f7 and rh8x lol
  9. Heavy Metal

    Best base antenna coax

    Let's say this or ask, if someone has it get rid of ignore watch it carefully?
  10. Heavy Metal

    Best base antenna coax

    So basically inside or out your screwed. Wow that's not good at all.
  11. Heavy Metal

    Best base antenna coax

    When I bury be is able to be burried or not I use flexable conduit. Over kill but it's also used to truck it out of place and to were its going to for connection inside and out. Makes it neater in appearance and what you cannot see cannot bother no one either or when hiding in trees and all lol.
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    Best base antenna coax

    Hmmm is that using it outside only it inside as well?
  13. Heavy Metal

    CB dipoles

    You forgot aluminum siding and gutters
  14. Heavy Metal

    CB dipoles

    10 awg 4 9' pieces 2 by 2 East to West North to South Or N/E to S/W N/W to N/E Trim as needed RG-8x Good to go I had The 10awg laying around from and electrics job. Was left over crap 9-10 feet of it so came out @9'2" and trimmed to desired swr on freq I wanted it. Actually was...
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    Repair Imax 2000? Or build something?

    Me I'd do as I stated 10ga solid copper wire and maybe use a vacuum capacitor @10-100pf give or take its suppose to have a capacitance of @34pf or 44pf and do a motorized version.
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    Repair Imax 2000? Or build something?

    One or two things as stated above by Atlasta or replace it with another fiberglass tube, or thick wall pvc. If I was I would redo it all and fit it with a solid piece of 10ga copper wire for fun. And all 3 sections.
  17. Heavy Metal

    Efficiency of amps

    Wow even 300 watts PEP that's still considerable power driving those 2 3-500z
  18. Heavy Metal

    Efficiency of amps

    Ok understood, I was wondering seeing Ameritron advertises @65% efficiency but some are saying heathkit SB-220 and SB-221 are more efficient with right mods and can produce @2kw or more depending on drive and drive can be run up to 200 watts. That's kinda insane or am I wrong?
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    Efficiency of amps

    So AB is about the best you can achieve at this point.
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    Efficiency of amps

    But class C also is most distorted too.