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  1. Heavy Metal

    Electrical Question

    Eye sea
  2. Heavy Metal

    Electrical Question

    Before laying this to rest, in most amps can set the taps to whatever voltage. My meter outside says 240 volts, I take it that's MAX voltage, in the Ameritron manual says highest line-v so should set it to 240v or to 250v just incase I ever move and it has 250v?
  3. Heavy Metal

    Electrical Question

    Meant as going from old one to a new one cannot transfer a lot over and has to be relearned on it. Had phone and computer pretty set till both went down. So upgraded to a lot better phone and computer now lol.
  4. Heavy Metal

    Electrical Question

    I do and it sp I do and spell checker sucks lol, especially breaking in a new phone or computer and have to redo and relearn everything you do or say. Grr
  5. Heavy Metal

    Electrical Question

    Grandmother was born in Novia Scotia. That's all. Dunno specifics or details were exactly.
  6. Heavy Metal

    Electrical Question

    Just cannot exceed that 15 amps so need 15 more radios to exceed it lol, but i went brain dead on that one about the amp having the fuses to protect it just 30, 50, 60 amp breaker is way over kill but as said 1amp radio on a 15 amp service. Side note, Capt K what part of Novia Scotia? Was...
  7. Heavy Metal

    Electrical Question

    This as back in the late 70's most of that lock out tag out ect did not exist and if did was not practiced, nor a lot is prw tired at home were I did it at.
  8. Heavy Metal

    Electrical Question

    Years ago got zapped threw me through the room when I tried stupidity, and stuck a screw driver in a live amp and making an adjustment on a coil, wrong answer too when you slip and screw driver hits a energized component. Yipe
  9. Heavy Metal

    Electrical Question

    I was thinking that or making one to handle 50amp and put connectors on it that I need or will prob only use
  10. Heavy Metal

    Electrical Question

    Was thinking just to make an extension cord setup rather than do it way should reason is going to demo the place next year and put in a totally new place and set up everything like it should be.
  11. Heavy Metal

    Gain Master vs Antron99 proof at last !

    Way the neighbor down the road said and I forget we're the cut off was so ill use AM radio, ground wave is what I would hear and WBZ in Boston could hear in Florida and just after morning fog came in and was gone in morning even the longer distance listening on 12/11/10 m would be good and...
  12. Heavy Metal

    Electrical Question

    If breaker outlet inside is 60amp or 30 amp when specs talk 15 or 20 amp breaker, would this be ok or downsize it or the fuses will be enough in amp period?
  13. Heavy Metal

    Gain Master vs Antron99 proof at last !

    why not just power up a klystron 2kw get some waveguide hook up to that unused dish and bounce off the troposphere, see how that range does hmmm maybe and I mean maybe 750 miles hmmm might squeeze 1000 miles out.
  14. Heavy Metal

    Electrical Question

    Prob is cannot make alterations to place ect, so thought do like that and put it into non metallic conduit so it can be unplugged and semi portable but be safe in this way. This way it has a separate lower fusing of 20amps vs the average the dryer has for amplifiers safe operation.
  15. Heavy Metal

    Electrical Question

    I want to make a short extension cord connection from my dryer to plug in and have a female connection like in wall, but with a short foot or two cable extension like wire cord used for connecting the dryer directly into the wall and another wire come out with a different connector to it running...
  16. Heavy Metal

    What makes difference in some amps?

    So 2 would make a great 2K run all day amp hmmm and handle 55:1 to 125:1 plus VSWR hmmm
  17. Heavy Metal

    EZNEC Models of Your Favorite CB Antennas

    I grounded my iMax at one of the 4 places on the plate mount and boy was it crappy VSWR's even when I put it to a fence rail directly same thing VSWR's were crappy but when I isolated it wow good bandwidth, and it was not with it I have two with an extra mid section to boot. Same thing with...
  18. Heavy Metal

    EZNEC Models of Your Favorite CB Antennas

    Yes it is to isolate it as I did here like this, but maybe do metal and do this again I was looking for lightest solution for mouthing it and still isolating it as well, even thought putting another metal pole into the top 1.25" section then putting an 1.25" fiberglass tube over it rather than...
  19. Heavy Metal

    What makes difference in some amps?

    I think they ALL 1306 is pretty neat though not a fan of solid state since bleed like a mother, and not yet up their in power to a tub amp. Now I'll get a lot of flack on this but what the heck, it is not a bad sliding amp 160-6m 1200 watts and does 1.5Mhz to 54mhz continuos and no tune does...