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I remember reading somewhere about changing the agc circuit on a Galaxy 99 to make it better for side band. Has anyone done this and what can be done for the 99 for sideband operation? My friend allready wants to sell his.

general test I thought you had to pass code before you take the general test?

echo A little echo is ok too much sucks. If you set it right it just fattens up the vocal a bit. It doesnt make you sound louder or get you out further. Most serious operators leave it off. I do, but that's just so i have maximum intelligbility in DX. Local i'll use a hint of echo, sometimes...

radio deals Those prices suck on the Icom 7000. Especially since i am still trying to raise the money for an Icom 706mk3 that has been discontinued. I would have thought that Icom would replace the 706 with something similar in price.

16 pil How much for that 16 pill if youre not going to use it and what kind is it?

16 pill install In the beginning i tried to run everything on the stock alternator of my ford f250. When i keyed my truck would die. So i added another alternator and about 6 batteries for the 16 pill and ran the driver off the truck alternator and put a battery in front of it. It worked for...

nightrider Hey what's up Nightrider. I have more pics on my website. I'm still getting everything updated.

16 pill Yes i run my 16 pill mobile. I used to think i was a big dog till i found out that there are hundreds of guys running 16 pills.

ch 6 ch 6 is for EVERYONE. And so is 28.

how much power I know that if i'm running my 16 pill i can be heard.sometimes i switch the 16 pill off to see if they notice and if they don't then i switch off the driver. On ch 6 you need power just to have a stronger signal than the other guy. If power doesn't make that much of a diffrence...

Pics I will be posting pics of my setup in the pics section real soon.

Has anyone heard 161 from N.M.? I'm on ch 6 and 28 all the time.

Needle Bender I talked with someone the other night who called themselves needleBender. I'm from N.M. On 38 lsb. I call myself "161 from N.M." That was the last contact i made for the night.

Maco 5/8 I live in NM and we get very strong wind gusts here. My Maco 5/8 has held up very well for four years. I have run 1000 watts all day long and never had a problem. I have even run my 16 pill into it just to see what happened. It rocked and nothing bad happened. Of course i don't do that...

Mag Mount I run my Joker 16 pill into a Predator 10k and i have it mounted on a Tri-magnet mount and it works great for me. I put it on top of my pickup towards the rear of the cab. Try to leave ground plane area in front of the antenna. Some people have problems. If you do try running a ground...