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  1. Phil501

    Heathkit Cantenna Model HN-31 Question???

    How much are the MFJ's going for??????? Just curious
  2. Phil501

    Heathkit Cantenna Model HN-31 Question???

    Hey there FreeCell.......Very interesting post you gave me......Very informative for sure.......A big thanks to ya bud...I have some buddy's that work for the local power company in Reno.......I'll try to get in touch with them. For now, I'll try the Vegie oil......Thanks again Freecell, and the...
  3. Phil501

    Heathkit Cantenna Model HN-31 Question???

    Good deal guys.......Thanks for the tip....When I fill it, how much do I put.......almost all the way........Thanks again. :D
  4. Phil501

    Heathkit Cantenna Model HN-31 Question???

    Hey gang, I just scored a "Cantenna".........I've never used one. I've played around with dry dummy loads, but always burn them up. hehe......for it's age, it's in good shape....Inside is good and clean, outside is a little tatered....Hard to read writing on it.....What kind of oil do I use, and...
  5. Phil501

    Has anybody tried these MagMounts......

    Hey there Devil Dog. :twisted: ...haha........Couldn't resist huh....good to hear from ya bud.......And yes thestonerguy, it will probably do for him......I'm not going to hook up the 667HDV yet....hehe.... I was thinking of getting him the small wilson 500, but for the price, this Cobra...
  6. Phil501

    Has anybody tried these MagMounts......

    Ahh come on Eddie, Not me......hehe.....I've always ran Wilson's and I'm looking for a decent mobile antenna for my pops.......I'm going to set him up witha Cobra 148gtl, with a small 100w mobile amp........Can't beat the price on these guys, but just was wondering if any forum members have ran...
  7. Phil501

    Has anybody tried these MagMounts......

    Hey gang.......Just was cruzing Ebay and stumbled across these Cobra magmounts.......Price is not bad, but you usually get what you pay for.......Just wondering if anybody has used one.......73's all...
  8. Phil501

    Bin Ladens Liquors

    Nice one Stu, especially the slurpee drinking in the middle of blasting him........LOL............
  9. Phil501

    So what ch does all the members talk on?

    I'm usually on 38LSB, but when It starts to get insane, I go up to 27.475Mhz LSB.........I've been hearing some stations coming out from your way in the afternoon........Hope to hook up with you some time.....73's
  10. Phil501

    CDX501

    Hey Cheech, thanks.....I drug up from work early on Friday, kicked on radio around noon for the drive home.......Man o man, what a beehive on 38LSB........Conditions were off the hook......There was some big radio's coming in on my RX. I was running the Cobra 148gtl that Justin tuned up......Of...
  11. Phil501

    You see some crazy stuff going on ebay

    What do you guys think of this gizmo........... :roll: http://cgi.ebay.com/ANTENNA-RIGHTS-AND-ANTENNA-Proto-types_W0QQitemZ5826609883QQcategoryZ4672QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
  12. Phil501

    small beam

    I'm thinking of running the 3 element yagi or the Maco 103C this spring.........I'm curious what the boom length is on either one......and what the spread is on the reflector.....That little superHawk has only a 5 foot boom........and 13'7" from top to bottom on the backdoor......Very small for...
  13. Phil501

    small beam

    Hey there Stealman..There's quite a few small beams on the market......I ran a SuperHawk by Signal Engineering........Properply tuned and installed.........It's a kick @ss little beam......check this link out on them. http://www.signalengineering.com/ Towards lower end of page, there's a link...
  14. Phil501

    Sonwatcher

    Hey there Marconi, glad to see you stopping in.........It's sure been a long time my friend.......Hope to get a QSO with ya soon.......Conditions are starting to pick up from mine to yours.........73's bud :wink:
  15. Phil501

    CDX501

    Hey Jeff, Glad to make a QSO with ya while it lasted........Didn't realize it was you untill after we signed off. :P The 2510 was sounding good man.........Hope to do it again........73's
  16. Phil501

    Radio Cosmetics

    Hey guys, thanks for the insight...riq165, Boy it sure came out nice. Nice job man.......I'll probably open a can of worms if I tried blue channel display myself.....LOL..........73's
  17. Phil501

    Radio Cosmetics

    Hey Gang, Randy turned me on to this link a while back.....Was just curious about the blue channel display.....Has anybody done this. Was wondering what has to be done to install this?? I have a Cobra 148 gtl that I want to get blue led with the channel selector....Also, question about the blue...
  18. Phil501

    Midland 79-290 opinions..........

    Hey guys, Not worried to much about wattage peak being I am going to run a small amp, as long as it's clean and loud.. I wired up D-104m6b hand mic to it.....I happend to talk to a mobile unit passing through my neck of the woods on 38LSB this morning...I ran a few radio checks with him while he...
  19. Phil501

    Midland 79-290 opinions..........

    Well Gang, Finally got radio in the mail today.....Good timing, being we finally had some conditons this afternoon......I like the size of radio...Nice and compact.....Perfect for mounting in my little puddle jumper (Toyota Tocoma) First thing I checked out was the ver. it is a 1.1......It's...
  20. Phil501

    Midland 79-290 opinions..........

    Hey there Maximus....thanks for info.......I'm still waiting for radio. Should be coming in this week.......73's