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I let it run for about an hour with no load and the fan off, then shut it down and let it drain. The big transformer was stone cold. Not sure what it would take to make it warm, but with what I have on it at this point is not ever going to do it. I bought it cause on a limited income, you buy...

I didn't replace the fan, although it is a standard computer fan size. It was hardwired to some board inside, so I just cut the positive wire and put an on/off switch in line and mounted it on the front. I got pics and also took some of the innards and the rear heatsink for anyone interests.

Well, that's good, then, 50% is about what I usually run and that's cause I don't drive anymore. But give them time, eventually even the meter and powersupply will be outlawed.

Yeah, it's pretty much dead here. Time to go to bed for me, but I'll be listening tomorrow as it's a holiday here.

I'm still hearing skip on 28am, but nothing on ssb.

I am trying 28am. I hear a few others, all South of me. I am shooting a good 90w. By the way, you won't need any help setting up the dipole. Unroll the legs, hook up the antenna coax to the SO-239 and hange one end up, then the other and stretch it tight. Doesn't matter which way it sets...

Sorry if I asked that before. The 2000 is a great DX radio and should get out good. And I wish I could run that antenna, but no antennas allowed here. I am lucky to get away with the dipole. Have you tried one yet? They are really cheap if you want to try one, and I talked all over the US, the...

I can also hear 001 Montego Bay, but I am obviously not getting back to him. I have talked to him before though, on my Uniden 980ssb barefoot and had a great conversation. So power doesn't mean that much if you got the conditions. Say again what radio do you use?

I have been trying your call many times in the last 20 minutes, both upper and lower and get nothing from North of me. I am pushing about 100w too. I guess this validates that a horizontal antenna will have trouble talking to a vertical. :) Are you hearing those Jamaica stations?

Conditions died earlier for me, but they came back about an hour ago. I will be trying your call. Want to try 38 upper side band for a few times like Doctor suggested? By the way, what radio do you use? Is the clarifier unlocked?

That's a great idea. For some reason, switching around the channels is something I haven't done much of. For that matter, why isn't the upper side band used more? Is there a logical reason why not? By the way Doctor, I did try your numbers somewhere around 11:00 this morning, but nothing in...

Wow, this is just proof that the CB hobby has more than it's share of really weird people. No, this guy carried on one end of a conversation with Ottawa Valley 309. Someone I could not hear even a faint echo of on the other end. He kept saying he had some big 1700w amp connected and he was...

Cycle 24 Antenna Products They have 6' and 12' lengths of 3/8" to 2". Maybe contact them, they will even build your antenna for you. Might be cheaper.

Really? Then maybe he is just a puffed up stuffed shirt and is faking it, cause I called you, using "Ottawa Valley 309, Ontario Canada", then as soon as I was done, he called the same name and number and acted like he was having the usual contact with you. He actually had his end of the...

Amazing. Just amazing.

Well, I'll be listening for you again, but I use a horizontal dipole and it will be rare that we can connect I think. I heard that big mouth DC Lite over in Kansas talking to you today, but he could not hear me, and I could not hear you, just that he called your numbers within seconds after I...

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Well, that's weird. I have use Dropbox quite a bit, but this time it did act very weird. It took a couple tries to get the download to start and then it just opened the pdf and I had to save it. I can upload the pdf to my site and post the link. Give me about 10 minutes.

LOL, it's hard keeping a log when the contacts are coming fast and only last 30 seconds before the conditions change. It's kind of fun though and you talk to a lot of people. I know how the dry spells are, it will go for 3 or 4 days with nothing, then run hot and heavy for a couple days and...

Yes, definately you. I just looked at my log, I have you down at sometime between 22:55 and 23:05 CDT on Saturday May 11. Ottawa Valley 309. :) It was a good week for Canada, which I almost never hear from. Had a lot of contacts from Canada that week. I was using 058 Wisconsin and still...