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I got mine just before they made the Max Optimizer version, so I extended the tip with a 12" piece of stainless soldered to the conductor. It's been great for 2+ years now. Does anyone know what the true SSB power handling is for this antenna? Looking at doing a big station upgrade this...

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RIP Bob..... A true original.

That's awesome! Keep going and get your general, so you can get on HF.

I'm running a dps-1200sb as my station power supply and it has no noise from 160meters up to 70cm. Bought a pile of these on ebay for $19ea. 15 minutes of work and its at 14.7volts.

My biggest issue with 16lsb is all the AM stations that are competing for the same frequency making anything more than a quick signal report extremely difficult. 40 USB tends to be much quieter. Another alternative I have mentioned is 27.195USB or LSB, normally there is very little traffic...

It's really simple to avoid this: make sure the 2nd & 3rd harmonics at at least 40db down or more. If the neighbors bitch about you being in their electronics, fix it.

Most vehicles charge @ 13.8 - 14.8 volts and this will drop as temperature increases. Many newer vehicles have battery management that drops the charge voltage to 12.9 when the computer thinks the battery is charged. To hold the voltage as high as possible use large gauge power cables and...

Another option for a quieter frequency is 27.195 USB, most export radios can get there in VFO mode. I'll run pretty much anywhere while mobile, but while on the base I keep it within the CB and Amateur bands.

It is really dead here right now, short skip conditions have been opening up almost every evening though. Ill try again in a couple of hours.

Propagation is weird sometimes. I don't have much more headroom to turn this station up to even try getting through to you.

In a QSO with 399 right now

Finally off work. Calling occasionally on 27.405 USB. I have it all turned on today, we'll see if the IMAX 2000 will burn up.

Good idea on going to USB, not many on 27mhz run there. I can try to get on the radio occasionally throughout the weekend. Post some times and I'll make a point to be out with it turned all the way up. WDX134

Dead key shouldn't have anything to do with SSB. Are you showing any output on SSB which the mic keyed and not talking? SSB watts should be zero unless modulating.

You are likely ok. Most radios and amplifiers will tolerate very high SWR briefly if they aren't driven within an inch of their life already.

Bump... Wish I could help, my 6666's have 100"s of hours of use and this has never happened. Could it be something with the controls causing this? Maybe pressing the mode button is flexing the board?

There are a lot of licensed operators on 27.385... The phonetics and lingo carry over. Just don't call CQ on AM . I made that mistake once....

I'll second the 7300. I run this radio for a base and the noise blanker makes power line noise disappear. My mobile is an Anytone 6666, which after a full alignment has a receiver close to the 7300 as long as there aren't any impulse noises or carriers. Also I run the receive audio through a...

Welcome! An 800 amp panel ought to be more than enough...