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    Antenna Height

    Ok so it'll give me better results for local talking. but for dx it'll be the same no matter what height its at for my setup. Im running 11m so was just wondering if it would make a difference or not. Thanks Ed for the heads up on this...
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    Antenna Height

    Howdy folks, been thinking about going up higher with my Pdl 2. Right now to the very top of the antenna, I'm at 36 feet from the ground. Was thinking about going another 15 feet higher. will going higher be better as far as skip goes or will it be pretty much just better for local talking...
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    cobra 2000 gtl ?

    I have a 2000 gtl also,,, i just went and unplugged my mic and both lights stayed on, most common problem with them lights not being on is burnt out bulbs, when i got mine the receive light was out as well as the am light replaced all with led bulbs and it works fine, if some one else knows of...
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    29 ltd classic help

    Ok I'm trying to rewire the 9/19 switch to work right in this ltd classic. I've looked at a few schematics with no luck of were the wires go on the board and the selector board. Does anyone have a good picture of where the wires go and what the points are numbered In a 2000 china made ltd...
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    Uniden Grant XL problem

    Ok LC, got another question for ya, what are the voltage readings suppose to be on all the xtals in the radio? i had put the yahoo groups channel mod in some time ago before i put the radio worked fine, but now since i pulled the radio back out it never read right on the channels, like...
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    Uniden Grant XL problem

    ha ha funny guy, i guess i had that coming tho, and yes you are right you did mention it, as far as tuning, ill get back into it tomorrow and do as you instructed, and i will use vr10 to set the dk down, the only reason i detuned it was for the fact the am reg that i am using isnt the...
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    Uniden Grant XL problem

    well after letting the radio sit for aa long time and not having am, i got back into it the other day and found a couple of things wrong, 1. the protection diode was bad, couldnt see that it was bad until i pulled it out and clipped it over, looking at the side facing the board i saw a nice...
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    Gmrs antenna

    Just an idea that came to thought the other day, would it be possible to make something like a 3 el yagi or dipole antanna for a Gmrs radio, if so how big or how small would it be?
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    looking for a price

    thanks guys, its a friends radio and he was just wonder what it would bring for price, so now we know, thanks again,,,,mark
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    looking for a price

    How much would a midland 76-858, its in good conditiond, just wonder what a good asking price would be for it. thanks Mark
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    Too Quiet

    Ok i guess i spoke to soon about it being quite up here, heard jamaica, hawaii, and pretty much all over Cali today, cali was the loudest on pretty much every channel, heard 4040 out there loud and proud up here, finally good to see the conditions rolling out that way, most of the time its the...
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    Too Quiet

    made contact with FL just a bit ago, all i could hear was FL on 38LSB, thats usally where i have it parked at, they said i sounded good running barefoot, so now atleast i know the pdl 2 is making the trip, i go by 778 on 38lsb, hopefully it picks up more later on, would be nice to make some good...
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    Too Quiet

    Its just been too quiet up here in northern minnesota, got a pdl 2 up in the air now, there has been no skip for some time now, hope the conditions get a little bit better, what are some good listening channels for upper and lower cb channels, the cobra 2000 gtl im running now, some one had...
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    Caps list for Cobra 2000

    P.M. sent Gent
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    Price check???

    How do i tell if its a sirio copy or if its the real deal??,,,mark
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    Price check???

    what is the going rate for an Astroplane? its around 3 years old, it was bought from Copper before they quit making them, no bent tubes, everything is there, minus coax and mast, i have one im planning on selling, and dont know what to ask for it, i wont want to list higher then what they go...
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    PDL II install

    Well tomorrows the big day, I went and picked up a free PDL II from a gentlemen that had no need for it any more, so tomorrow i plan on putting it up and seeing how it works out for me, only gonna run vertical on it for the time being until i can get another coax and a switch box, but even with...
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    Uniden Grant XL problem

    yea LC, i had to giggle about that one also, im not sure anymore whats going on with it, all i know is i replaced r131 and flipped over to lsb and low and behold no mod, i dont know aht to think about it anymore, all i did to get lsb back was clip r131, oh well the search continues i guess...
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    Uniden Grant XL problem

    well , I came across another slight problem, i replaced r131 with another risistor and i keyed up and it still went to 10 watts, that was am, so i flipped over to ssb dand to talk to a buddy and i had no modulation on ssb,, so yea ive got a problem,lol all i did to get ssb modulation back was...