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Thanks Ken. I just got through shooting some string through the trees so I can pull the wire when ready. I talked with Pat and he is going to come over with his climbing gear and install the pulley at the top of the phone pole for me. :D In return, I'll go over to his place and help him string...

YES. You can also bet there will be a gazillion pi$$ed off Hams who will be watching like a hawk for the least little violation even if they have to "fudge" a little as to where you really were or if there RX is off a few KC's. I would stay way away from the limits to be safe :wink: IF the...

That would be great. I'ts been quite some time since I've talked with anyone from the forum.

It dosen't make anyone smarter. Just test that the operator knows how to run a station safely. Dosen't even make sure they do run it safely. If you are talking about element 1 then I agree with you 100% There are plenty smart people on the 11 meter band and no one gives them any credit. Who...

Thanks Doc. Yes the pole is only about 35ft but I guess it will be a little better than it laying on the ground. Make it easier to Mow the grass also :lol: I will be using a short run(40-50ft) of 600 ohm open wire into a Ameritron ATR-30 tuner for all bands. The ice storm last week knocked out...

CONGRATULATIONS !

8 watt Kraco 23ch radio with a Turner +3 hand mic, 102" steel whip on a bumper mount(Back when cars had real bumpers). The base was the same radio, a rat shack power supply and another 102" steel whip nailed to the peak of the roof. SWR's?...What's that? :lol: Believe it or not it worked...

Thinking of hanging a 160m dipole but to string it straight I would need to use a phone pole to support the south end. Never mind the permission to use the pole...that is covered :wink: I think I could filter any RF in the phone line to mine or the neighbors house if needed(there is just the...

1 example... A friend of mine is one of the original designers of the gell cell battery(A real dummie...NOT) He told me he has been interested for a long time but "Didn't want to mess with that beep beep crap". I'm sure he is not the only one like that. As far as why should anyone get involved...

Over the 30+ years of being stuck to a scanner(Former tow truck driver), I've found that the rubber ducks work 85% of the time. For the vehicles that the duck wouldn't work in, I found a simple piece of wire laid across the dash at the base of the windshield then stuck into the scanner where the...

What about a dual bander? I'd like one for 1.9mhz and 3.9mhz :D

I haven't built one but here is a pretty nice write up.. http://www.rason.org/Projects/collant/collant.htm Let us know how it works for you.

SDR Looks like the "Way of the future". http://www.flex-radio.com/ Even though they state "Since we began using SVN, we have committed nearly 800 updates to the source code. That is more than 2 updates per day on average. This definitely paints a picture of rapid improvement and new...

Re: Gizmotchy/ maco You are RIGHT, You go with your opinions,findings and feelings. THAT is what counts the MOST! Just curious...In your "30 years, studying and testing", what modeling software do you use and what results did you get when you entered the info on your Gizmotchy? I've been...

All you guys forgot to read the fine print or forgot to mention that those gain figures can only happen if the antenna is coated with the special top secret recipe of blended snake oils that have been aged to perfection and then purified through special filtering. This special blend allows the...

Yes but you are forced into paying for TV weather you want it or not. TV SUCKS in my opinion. I've maybe turned mine on 6 or 7 times in the last 10 years. Ain't nothin on worth watching for free much less paying some cable company $30-$40 a month for.

Never said CW was dieing, Just Element one. :D Heck even I started to think CW was neat after I learned it and started sending it through my Bencher. Most likely not a mode I would do most of the time but would be fun every now and then. I haven't given up on it but I have given up on studying...

No lie. No need to. Time and patience? Re-read my post. Not everyone is like you and able to copy. I won't "cop out" and claim a hearing problem although thats possible I guess. I just claim that there is either a bad connection between my ears and my brain or my brain just ain't right. Like I...

Yes I think the test should be more "In depth" than they are. As far as classes,a local club that is worth anything at all should be doing this already. The small club here has some type of class or demo etc about every other month usually at the monthly meetings. As far as the code keeping...

Hey Hamer, Was this you out for a Sunday drive? http://video.tinypic.com/player.php?v=2vdi54g