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  1. davegrantsr

    when to skip/DX

    intense e skip episodes i've seen run non-stop for several DAYS on 11m at least a few times over the last 37 or 38 years. 5am to 2am e skip on 11m i've seen countless times. f layer....can't say so much. usually within an hour or 2 from sunrise dx from the east (europe), transitioning to...
  2. davegrantsr

    Just picked up a Texas Star V mod plus, have a few questions

    class C, for AM only. leave the knob so output is wide open. it's supposed to be to adjust the drive to the bigger amp that follows it. adjust the radio til the mod v does what you need for the bigger amp. adjusting the knob downward MIGHT cause it to eventually burn out. problem...
  3. davegrantsr

    75 Amp 12 volt RV power supply

    they're advertising it 'for use with....2 way linear amplifiers...' really? would you trust anything they say? sorry, just a thought. no experience with them, but a few years ago somebody was advertising 75amp samlex switching power supplies for use with 'ham, cb, linears, etc', and...
  4. davegrantsr

    Anyone want to try some 2m SSB tonight?

    nada...nada friggen peep. however probably within the next 8 weeks or so the possibilities should begin to increase. hmmmm....gotta get something directional back up for 6m, now THAT will get you some contacts.
  5. davegrantsr

    Anyone want to try some 2m SSB tonight?

    Woulda loved to try but 1st, fn30 to the midwest on 2m ssb in march? Not with my hundred watts on stacked square loops. Plus its 230am & i've been here at work since 1pm saturday afternoon :(
  6. davegrantsr

    10,12,15,and 17 Open

    in fn30, could hear 2 big island stations later this afternoon, kh6qr & kh6ga. in the mud though. even during their repeated cq calls/heard nothing, i couldn't get in there. on the other hand, i was putting 30 over 9's into the rio de janeiro area of brazil, 100 watts from my 746 pro into a...
  7. davegrantsr

    yaesu ft101e

    *****my personal, 2nd owner FT101e with 11m, 26.5, 27 & 27.5 xtals installed, have the 2 10m xtals that are out, AM filter, processor. i purchased this radio in 1976 from a ham for $750...i think. i used it on 11m regularly til about 10 years ago. in mid 90's, i shipped it to LC at maycom in MI...
  8. davegrantsr

    davemade m400

    ******davemade (joe/nc) m400 1-2290 x 4-2879 with remote switch. approx 7 years old, case in decent condition, no dents. run ONLY with grant xl (not being offered), less then 20 watts AM pep, and less then 3 watts carrier. basically never been abused, interior as received from joe. palstar...
  9. davegrantsr

    CQ WPX contest

    kn2.....39 active, includes 1 sk, only 5 have more then 1000 look ups, most are far far fewer. so i may be able to generate a pileup or 2 also :)
  10. davegrantsr

    We now have over 100 members!

    I think you guys all misinterpreted his post. I'd interpret it for you, but what exactly is a '1oo'? Can't be the same as a '100', can it?
  11. davegrantsr

    2013 Buyers Guide - Input and Survey

    My comment would be....i THINK i like the optima but never owned one, i mostly like my blue faced 1st gen mosfet 257, my predator 10k is perfect for ME, an am/fm only radio is useless, i'd probably never own an un-modifiable cb, most modern mics suck cuz they do what they're supposed to-effect...
  12. davegrantsr

    2013 Buyers Guide - Input and Survey

    I took your survey, & as you qualified it above, i think there really are no good choices anymore. So we're finally winding down the rehashed-rehash of rehash. & thats only cuz transistors are becoming scarce. For 20 years we bought 30 year old technology. Because of that, the new...
  13. davegrantsr

    Opinion on Copper.com's "expand, align and tune"

    whatever. sorry it took me so long to remember why i don't bother with cb anymore. back to 40 :)
  14. davegrantsr

    Opinion on Copper.com's "expand, align and tune"

    that was my reply to the original 2 year old post. remember the brady bunch....caveat emptor. they DON'T MODIFY, they do expand, & if we tell whoever asks, average schmo or not, YOU AINT GETTING THE ALIGN, it's up to them to pay $30 if they don't wanna take out the screws themselves.
  15. davegrantsr

    Opinion on Copper.com's "expand, align and tune"

    ABSOLUTELY!!!! my point 100%!!!! so that means to me that YOU are fully capable of performing that task & you have some tolerance for risk....risk that YOU screw something up. there is ABSOLUTELY nothing wrong with that. & there is also ABSOLUTELY nothing wrong with somebody else choosing to...
  16. davegrantsr

    Opinion on Copper.com's "expand, align and tune"

    in all fairness, i haven't bought a RADIO from copper since they got their 1st shipment of blue mosfet 257's. i think i bought 7 or 8 of them in a 3 month period. 1 problem, & that was 2 years after HARD mobile use. i bought & personally used 2 omega's & re-sold several more, 2 EARLY...
  17. davegrantsr

    AR-3500 HELP!!!

    it's junk. i'll give you a hundred bucks for it :) the battery is dead, that's why it resets to 26.0 i'm not home so i can't check, but look for the 3500 manual with the factory updates & make sure they are all corrected. they fix the delay when you unkey the mic in ssb, they correct the...
  18. davegrantsr

    Opinion on Copper.com's "expand, align and tune"

    i've read & re-read this post a couple dozen times. i'm still trying to figure out which part of MY post you are 'oh really-ing' about. they DON'T 'peak & mod' radios, they claim to 'tune & expand'. they DO expand but i doubt they tune. that's what i said. their prices are about as low as...
  19. davegrantsr

    will be on 28420usb from 1700z

    while i was listening sunday, on my maco v5/8, a friend was listening on his 4 element cubex. he couldn't hear 'em either. guess they were just overshooting fn30 a bit.
  20. davegrantsr

    will be on 28420usb from 1700z

    nothing. not a thing. heard none of it. not even todd....he's e skip here. only interesting thing i heard on 10m was a 'jw' call on 28.492. he never came loud enough over the noise to get his whole call correct-jw2df???? he was making contacts 1 after the other for a good hour. i heard...