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Been looking at some connectors sort of like these... Or these...

So, I was thinking about getting a breedlove mount for my Lil Tarheel antenna on my Jeep WK2. One of the ball mounts. I had an idea for them, with regards to the control wire. Why not design a water proof power connector that can integrate with the mount? Something with a weather cap that...

Seems that the radios went from half duplex to full duplex during that flick. :D

And the K0XTT callsign was a good one. ;)

The big difference with the Ham gear on Last Man Standing, is that they actually had a fully functional station on set, antennas and everything. Most of you should recognize these two...

My search fu must be weak, couldn't find the seller on fleabay.

If it has the capability, there will be a button on it for it. Usually looks like the "reload" button in a browser, a circular arrow. One of mine has that, the other says "refresh".

That's the best way to do it, a proper smart charger. If it can do a condition cycle, it's still good to do that with NiMH cells, too.

Well, if you know the cells are 2800mah, then you should charge them at a rate that equals their capacity. So, 100mA for 28 hours, or 200mA for 14 hours, etc. That's a rough figure, but should suffice. Obviously the faster you charge them, the faster they wear out.

Batteries America will rebuild pretty much any battery pack. I'm considering sending them the two Radio Shack ones, and the radio to test. I know they can get more than 1400mAh cells in there.

Oh, I don't care if they're the older or newer type... Working is better than broken, even if it's not exact.

I really wish they made a 10AA box for the radio. One of my Radio Shack HT's has a 10AA NiMH pack, soldered and glued, but it's getting weak, and the 2nd one I have needs new cells. Kind of a pain to pull them apart and rebuild them, but it's doable.

The charging circuit in the battery box is just a couple resistors and a diode. It's not a "smart" charger, which is why you can't leave it plugged in forever. I have two mutli-channel chargers, one that does 16AA/AAA, and a Maha charger that does 8. They will also do a condition cycle, where...

I think I might have found some telescopic antennas that will work with some handheld radios: https://www.ebay.com/itm/275141874220?mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&customid=link&campid=5336136228&toolid=20001&mkevt=1 Looks like they should fit the 2-watt Realistic models, maybe with a...

I bought a few of those battery boxes, they fit the Cobra HH45 and HH46 radios perfectly. Though, my HH46 is a dark green color, so it wouldn't match. They seem to be better quality than the Cobra 8AA boxes, too. I don't get the BATT low on high power with the Midland box on it. (Same NiMH...

Has anyone found a service manual for this handheld? It's the newer version of the TRC-216 (40 channel, center loaded antenna, 5 pin mic jack, LCD, etc.). Nice radio, but it's developed a squeal when transmitting. I've taken it apart, removed the antenna, and hooked it up to a dummy load...

I think the only locals I hear are maybe a few local truckers. I think Wegmans drivers use 23, though it's been a while. Used to be channel 31 and 14 around here, I still have some recordings from the 90's. I live about 1/4 mile from I90, so I usually keep an HT on 19 in my computer room to...

A few repeaters during Hamvention time around Dayton turn into a mess.

There was possibly alcohol and/or pot involved. He's 10 years older than me, so we didn't run in the same circles back then. :D

The hidden pin is a lot tougher to find. ;)