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I must respectfully disagree. I had a Dosy that I purchased brand new and the peak readings on it were way off compared to my Palstar PM200AM and TelePost LP100a meters. It (the Dosy) was very generous. A peak reading (produced by a signal generator) on the Dosy read 75 watts compared to 48...

I thought the Flame Thrower was a hamburger available at the local Dairy Queen? :confused1: :wink: Agreed. If his antenna system is as screwed up as it sounds it would definitely impact the number on the watt meter.

What 10m radio are you using? Did you remember to switch the radio to 10m when checking SWR? :unsure: It's a long shot, but a friend of mine had high SWR after making a dipole for 10m. He scratched his head for days and couldn't figure out why. I went over to help him out, and the first thing I...

I was laughing so hard when I read the description I almost spit coffee all over my monitor. You have to remember though, those are tube watts which are much better than pill watts. :lol: With the user name 'dr_crookshanks' I think I would run the opposite direction as fast as I could. It sounds...

A lot of people have fixed the red/yellow ring of death on their Xbox/PS3 by using a heat gun to reflow the solder. IF I were to attempt this mod on my 2820 that would be the method I would use to remove/replace the resistor.

As far as antennas go I have limited room, so I put up a Cushcraft R6000 vertical. It has a small footprint and covers 6, 10, 12, 15, 17 & 20 meters. I found mine NIB along with 100' of new Cable Xperts cable of FeePay for less than half of the cost of the antenna alone. :thumbup1:

I think he means that the readings are between 1.5:1 and 1.75:1 and is simply forgetting the '1'. Readings in that range are acceptable. As far as the spike goes, I have read on a couple different forums about others having this same problem with the 29 LX series radios. Some have speculated...

Is 'ENC' visable on your display? If not, press the [TONE(REV)] button until it is. This should enable you to hear all audio traffic on the repeater.

I have never tried using the MC60a on an Omegaforce, so I don't know how it would sound. I have used one on a few different Galaxy radios though and always got stellar audio reports. I've never had a problem with RFI. I agree that making a seperate 8 pin to 4 pin cable is a good idea rather than...

I use mine exclusively for rx only, so I can't comment on tx capability. I've had it for about 15 years and I've never lost a radial, but I did use loctite and the jam nuts during assembly. The lower radials are hollow, so I can see where if it was subject to high winds it might snap one off...

Maybe Allen's alter-ego will take over, then they can install an IC-PW1 next to that IC-9100 for 'more power'! :thumbup:

I just went to the FCC web site and used the online application. It wasn't that difficult, but that was before they revised their site so I don't know if it is any more difficult now. Another option would be to prepare your list of calls, then apply for a vanity call when you take your exam to...

You can modify a 575 with channel up/down buttons, but you need to replace the original cord so you have the required wires. I used an 8 wire cord and a couple of momentary micro buttons I picked up at the local Rat Shack. Basically you need to run 3 extra wires - one each for the up/down...

Kenwood MC60a

You can d/l the manual for the FT301 here: Yaesu FT-301 Instruction Manual It has a diagram in it for mic wiring. HOWEVER - The FT301 requires a low impedance audio input and the D104/10DA heads are high impedance. An audio transformer will be required otherwise your audio quality will...

Congrats! :thumbup1: As others have said, go after the General now. It isn't that much more difficult to obtain than the Tech was. :wink:

Is that what you're seeing at the radio's power plug? I've always found a slight decrease in voltage when measured at the radio (compared to readings at the alternator/battery) due to the draw of other components in the vehicle. The mobile installs I've helped with have been between 14.2 and...

On page ii of the manual it says to never apply more than 16v dc to the radio, but I really don't see any advantage to using more than 13.8v from a power supply. You might see 14.2 or so in a vehicle but I wouldn't apply any more than that to it.

Sending it back to Sparky would have probably just added more $$$ to the overall price of the radio. It's my understanding (after talking to a few people that got bad radios from Sparky) that he has been passing the buck on repairs for a few months now. He'll just tell you to send it to the...

'I think they must be on some kind of drugs there. Maybe uh, maybe some marijuana or uh, they're gettin' drunk on their lunch breaks' It sounds to me like Copper is recycling laid off Chrysler workers...