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Worked ZS1AFS, Tom, this morning while mobile (18 wheeler)!! At first, I thought he was a ZL ! I kept wondering what kind of propagation was occurring that would make that contact in the morning local time!! (8 am) In the past, I have worked New Zealand in the late evenings here in Central...

Heard lots of DX today while mobile. (18 wheeler) Worked a few. And had a LONG chat with a guy in New York. Almost half an hour! All while I'm driving. The guy was a new Tech and he was having a blast. (as was I) Glad to see things picking up on 10 meters again. I work the lower bands mobile...

Those that I have seen are. Most difference I could see were cosmetic. trucker

The S Meter is supposed to rise as you lower the RF Gain. That is common to all rigs. If you have been messing with the adjustment pot for it, I suggest you download the Service Manual for it and set it up right. Doing a Google Search you should be able to find the manuals for all of the Kenwood...

I have two FT-890AT's. They seem to hold their value pretty good for used rigs. They usually sell from $400-$450. I plan to sell one of mine and $400 plus shipping is about the lowest I would go. They are tough radios and are very stable. While not really mobile rigs, they can be used mobile...

Clean looking 990! Hope you got a good deal on it. I'm looking forward to the next Belton Hamfest (Texas) in October. I'm looking for a Yaesu FT-1000MP MKV. Of course, the price might be out of my spending limit. And also want a Collins 75A-4 as well. Won't have the cash for both, but, maybe...

If the main board has been removed from the chassis then there's a chance that one of the screws mounting it inside the chassis is missing. OR, as you have already stated, a bad solder joint near the edge of the board and flexing it (moving the sides) is making the contact again. Re solder the...

There's morons in every crowd. Not all hams are like that. eBay does have rules against selling certain types of radios(modded). Of course, with someone like the one you encountered, they get hammered until they pull the ad. Best thing to do in the future is to not mention any mods to the...

If you have a Home Depot near you, you can find two different crimping tools at reasonable prices there. I got the one for $19 and a couple of packages of RJ-11 and RH-45 connectors and a couple of other goodies for a bit less than $40 total. My Kenwood TS-480SAT has a 6-pin RJ11 connector on it...

The internal Keyer sidetone latency is one of the most talked about problems with the 1500. It is supposed to be improved in the latest version of PowerSDR. But, most say just as you do that if you keep your speed down, it is tolerable, but, not enjoyable. trucker

Nope it isn't. That is why, when someone tells you it's still in warranty, (in the case of a Flex Radio anyway) it's better to just ignore that part. And that is also the reason, I went ahead and bought new, instead of used. Around $550 seems to be the going price for used 1500's. And right...

Yep, leave well enough alone or rethink your antenna and installation. Given the frequency coverage between channel 1 and 23 (26.965 to 27.255) and then add 24 to 40 (27.235 to 27.405) I doubt that at those frequencies, and range ( 440Khz total bandwidth for all 40 CB channels) that the antenna...

Not a bad price on the Flex 1500. Bought mine new a few months ago. $639 shipped. Surprisingly good radio. I run mine with a Core i5 processor, 32Gigs ram and Win7 64bit. (my main computer) Receive wise, it is on-par with my recently acquired TenTec Jupiter. Even at 5watts the radio does pretty...

Internal Auto Tuners are nice. But, few will handle much of a miss-match. Most internal tuners with the exception of the TenTec Jupiter, will only handle a 3:1 SWR with little problems. Some will do more. Better to use an external tuner (I have both auto and manual tuners, but, prefer a manual...

Seller wanted $850 for it. We haggled for a while and he took $775. He seemed happy about it and I certainly was. I've seen them go for a bit less than that, but, usually they sell for $800-$900. And a lot of those don't have the built-in Auto Tuner. Mine does, along with the latest updates...

Maybe I should have added, it should cover a wide part of the HF spectrum ALL AT ONCE!! In other words, it'll probably be broad as a barn. (a splatter box as someone else stated) trucker

:lol::lol::lol::lol: AR AR AR HUMOR!!!!

It is a computerized quilting machine among other things. Top of the line and all that. She has actually sold some quilts made with it. So, if she's happy, I'm happy. (and I don't worry about her saying anything about my "toys" :laugh: trucker

My last purchase at HAMCOM in Plano, TX (hamfest for those that don't know) was a very gently used TenTec Jupiter. I have always heard that the TenTec rigs were good. But, I didn't know they were THIS good! First time I hooked it up, I thought I had the antenna tuner switched to the dummy load...

Don't worry!! We'll all hear it when it is fired up! Should cover a WIDE section of the HF spectrum!!! hahaha trucker