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    mfj 259 right at the mobile antenna

    qrn, does that have extra butter and salt? mmmmm
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    mfj 259 right at the mobile antenna

    now i need the popcorn
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    mfj 259 right at the mobile antenna

    Marconi. it just proves my point that any length coax isn't a fine tuned install. antenna only to the mfj. 50 ohms. shortest length needed to the antenna didn't get 50 ohms on the mfj. 14.5 ft did. even though it might only be 9-10 ohms off I wanted it to be as perfect as can be. and i...
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    mfj 259 right at the mobile antenna

    W5 i dont need popcorn with your post. your right whats going on is the groundplane the antenna is seeing. which is why location is so important. or height. when i took the reading i was inside the van with the doors closed. main reason of the post was not another 5 page debate on what a...
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    mfj 259 right at the mobile antenna

    Well you guys asked for it a while back and i just now redid my coax. Took down the antenna and cleaned all the grounds just for safty sake. any how i have stated befor that I trim my coax to read 50 ohms on the channel i center to. And we have been through the whole thing of coax doesnt...
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    static ball necessary ?

    C W Morse. that was a perfect explanation of what it is. sad thing is one of how ever many posters knew it.
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    wilson 1000 power handling?

    no problem with the coax you have. and no the wilson 1000 can not handle the full 3500 watts with the coax its made with, rg58 has power limitations.
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    10k gamma

    are you refering to the interccepter 10k? more info on what antenna you have is needed. doesnt sound like you have predetor 10k mobile antenna either
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    Motor maul

    lib thats right. But when you have 3 8d batts per bank( 6 total) this isnt an issue for the first few keys. Im talking first 2 keys dont hold 20 on fully topped batteries. i have one last thing to do to my maul to see if it helps. Ill post back
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    Motor maul

    my 400 maul had been modified, transistors added and it still dont hold a solid 20 v. i dont care im not keying down in comps. and i get out just as well at 17 volts.
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    Bull-Dog Meters.

    JUNK!!!!!!!!!
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    Looking for a Free Standing Tower

    texastowers.com look at the universal towers. free standing aluminum
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    Magnum S9 W.T.F?

    I have a s9 and a s6. With the recieve aligned its awsome. the s6 is louder then the s9 as expected. Mine are not only loud, but crystal clear. I use a road king mic. Limiter intact and all. I dont use the top gun. it will over modulate a stock or lightly tuned radio. forget a well tunned one...
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    S-9 Needs some help

    butcher I agree 100%
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    gizmotchy vs. maco

    i so enjoy on how most on this forum go by something they read in a book and quote it as their own info, get to crying when someone doesnt agree on their oppinion, resort to name calling, and try to give anyone advice with no real world, or hands on use or testing. Marven used a good source...
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    gizmotchy vs. maco

    agreed beetle. a friend in town has a giz and i am not impressed
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    211, 995, psycho?

    whats even better if that is his truck, he didnt build it. he bought a turn key vehical.
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    211, 995, psycho?

    10 to 1 my 16 will cut his lips off, with my one antenna off the vehical
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    What is the loudest export radio?

    i recently retuned a general lee from radio active. it had a diode that im still attempting to figure out the benifit, remover tr32 AND scratch the trace. also volted the finals. I unvolted, fixed the trace. tuned it our way. I only need to put a new tr32 in. I ran out. But this guy is getting...
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    Antenna and thin sheet metal

    your antenna flops like it does due to placement and being in the mass airstream. reguardless of mount it will most likly flop around due to the wind load