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    Looking for a good external speaker

    A coworker of mine (not the 30 amp fuse guy) has 2 older versions of that and they're branded Texas Ranger. He let me borrow his spare one night this week and I put it against the windshield. The audio was fantastic, I only wish it were a bit smaller. Space constrictions are what have limited me...
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    Looking for a good external speaker

    That's a nice one but I didn't want one that required a power source. Just trying to keep it simple.
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    Step away from the fuse holder

    He said the truck had a new alternator installed and the meter(on the dash) was reading 16 volts. I told him to have the shop check it out but don't know if he ever did.
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    What are ya'lls prefessions??

    Freight Relocation Specialist or what some might call, a Truck Driver.
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    SWR fluctuates

    I was comparing the 2 antennas using the same radio, same vehicle and parked in the same spot. I was using the built in meter on my Stryker 655 which I figured was good enough, at least for comparison purposes.
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    Looking for a good external speaker

    Thanks for the suggestions. I neglected to mention this is for a mobile. The Kenwood and Uniden look as if they would work nicely in the location of my current speaker.
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    Step away from the fuse holder

    There were definitely tears, but I think they were from all the smoke in the cab. Unfortunately, this was a Phillipines version from 1994 which I've heard is of better quality than the newer ones.
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    SWR fluctuates

    I have been running a 4.5 Francis with SWR readings of 1.2, 1.2, and 1.3 0n ch's 1, 20, and 40 respectively. Since I don't have the sense to leave well enough alone, I decided to try my Wilson 2000 on the same mount. When keying on ch 20, the SWR will reach around 2.1 and immediately drop to...
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    Looking for a good external speaker

    I have a both a Cobra and a Boomer brand external speakers and while they serve the purpose, the audio doesn't see to be much better than the stock speaker. Any suggestions?
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    Step away from the fuse holder

    A co-worker of mine was having trouble with fuses in his power cord repeatedly blowing so to remedy the problem, he increased the value of the fuse, 15 fold. On a positive note, the 30 amp fuse is alive and well.
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    Stryker Customer Service

    Thanks for the additional replies. It's good to know there are other options beyond contacting Stryker directly.
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    Stryker Customer Service

    That's the first I've heard of them. Thanks for posting the link.
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    Stryker Customer Service

    That's good to know....I think.:) I didn't get the fella's name but whoever I spoke to on the first call seemed very knowledgeable of the tech side of things. I don't need to contact them again since any questions regarding the initial setup have been answered, my concern now is the...
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    Stryker Customer Service

    I was wondering if anyone else has had trouble communicating with Stryker customer service. I've needed to speak with them on 2 occasions in the past month and while the first time went well, the second time took multiple attempts . A coworker of mine as well as another member on here have had...
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    Question about connecting a Stryker 655 to a PC

    Finally got around to trying out the program and everything works fine. I was surprised to see the factory default for high swr protection was 10:1. I set mine at 2.5. The first time I contacted them it went well. The phone was answered on the second ring and the rep was able to answer a few...
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    Question about connecting a Stryker 655 to a PC

    Thanks for the reply. Stryker got back to me today and they have since added links and instructions to download the drivers. It appears they are still building their website as I noticed, in addition to the driver info, a few more features that weren't there last week. I actually had my...
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    Question about connecting a Stryker 655 to a PC

    I bought a new 655 a few weeks back and have made a few attempts to make some adjustments using my home computer but with no luck. I have the proper USB from Stryker but I get an error message stating that I don't have the necessary drivers installed. Stryker rarely answers their phone and I...