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Excellent resource and support structure, even from a retired employee. TS is best

I have a vintage white 102" fiberglass whip, same length or very close to a 102" stainless steel tapered whip that I have. Both are my highest performing antennas, bar none! so the 102" fiberglass whip does come in 102" version. It tunes practically the same as my stainless steel one. I use...

There are so many variables when it comes to complex impedance matching multiple components from driver to amp to coax to antennas, that all the basic SWR meter is good for is initial setup to identify if your install is safe to use for a certain amount of time. You know your system and when...

Wars have been won Wars have been won using half duplex VHF FM gear with but a few knobs on the radio. Fancy features on a "AMATEUR" rig doesn't make an AMATEUR hobbyist any more special, funny how some AMATEURS use smoke and mirrors language to sound more intelligent. :confused1:

In answer to your question *I prefer both as I understand them to be, because I know what each does, and appreciate them for what they are. I have no need for CW, but it seems nice enough to have in case I want to practice my keying. I can see that you prefer a lot of "features" that qualify...

You can't simply measure a fuses resistance to current using an ohm meter. This resistance measured by ohm meter does not tell you what the fuse does to limit higher current, ie what the radio demands. You would have to measure the load carrying capability of the fuse in terms of current and...

Comments about glorified CBs Comments about glorified CBs are interesting. Galaxy's are made for a specific market with specific features. Putting something down because it can't work beyond its design specification is rediculous. It's like complaining that a Lamborghini doesn't have a...

The design specification for the 8 mosfet exciter is 65 watts max deadkey on AM and swing max 200 watts. Why someone thinks they are smarter than the electrical engineers who designed the amp section is beyond any reasonable thought. Also there is a maximum duty cycle for using max power...

leave it be. To get more bass response I would tighten the radio audio limiter(limit more) and then incrase gain on the D104, that way the peak highs get limited while the bass(weaker response) gets compressed towards the limiter level. This will prevent overmodulation while increasing the...

The Ranger has high performance PLL/VCO, high sensitivity receiver, and higher tolerance electronics via the latest surface mount technology (SMT). Bottom line, the RCI will give you more consistent performance. RCI has also has exceptional modulation like the Galaxy on AM if adjusted properly...

Overdriven I'd like to hear if you have been successful running that 98 at full tilt swinging 300 every day. It was designed to do 200 safely, with 65W dead key on AM. Either your driver circuit or your finals or both are going to die early. Otherwise a great radio, but tune it badly and it...

too many defects, that seems to be the norm with many equipments these days. I've had to rework a wilson 5000 connector that came brand new shorted. My K30 went short in the rain and i had to put coax sealant at the whip ferrule to solve it. Along the lines of this thread, I heard someone...

CR577 construction I have this mic along with an xtreme 2018. The 577 sounds somewhat like the Turner JM+2/U although not as characteristic of a ceramic element mic like the Turner. The best ceramic mic is the Turner IMO because of its super large well made ceramic element. The Turner...