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No Chris, you can't build this exact same antenna for 1/4 of what he is charging. What he is charging you for is the technology used to build this antenna. I don't know if you are a member of The ARRL or not, but if you are, go back in the archives and read about the Gunella Current Balun...

I'm not really sure if you are asking for advice or just telling us what you are going to do - since you already went out and did it. Forget the CB radio stuff - buy quality equipment. Stay away from the MFJ - Mighty Fine Junk, equipment, they will only give you problems in the long run. Stay...

If you can't solder on a new connector, there is something wrong with you - sorry. 4 wires - heck my first car stereo had more than 4 wires.. That was 40 years ago...

I recently had a discussion with a guy that wanted to use Search & Rescue as a way to entice more people to want to become a licensed amateur. The people that does Search & Rescue already has their own frequencies, and they don't have to physically do anything to get them. When you approach...

I have 1 - D104 with the lever you push down on to talk, and 1 D104 that was bought new for a Viking Ranger - 2 pin - solder connector. The two pin unit was only ever used a couple of times. The bill of sale said 1962. It still has a part of the original bag that came with the microphone when...

Think about it from a RF standpoint. To cross band 2 meters FM - about a 40 inch antenna to 10 meters about a 8'6 inch antenna, you would need two separate antennas and a combiner. You would have to use a simplex FM frequency, and you would either need a control operator at the control point...

Just heard KQ3C - Washington State K2D - 13 colonies - special event station - Conn. All from the same general beam heading - east. The rejection from the reflector on my 5 element beam antenna should be so severe that I shouldn't have heard the Washington State station 2180 Mi away, and yet...

The President of the club was so dumb, last year when I told him that the SWR on the 20 meter antenna was 3:1, his reply was that this year it checked out OK. When I dropped the dipole I happened to notice that there was no insulators on the ends of the dipole. Just pieces of clothes line rope...

Let's see, this was my second event in 3 weeks. The last one was the VHF contest. Both trips were at least 65 miles one way. The VHF trip, I lost a wheel bearing in the truck. The three beam antenna array fell down when I released the wrong paracord, thinking I was just dropping my 6 meter...

No Obed, I didn't know that you have been a ham for 55 years. I apologize for my attitude. Only having 9 hours of sleep in the past 3 days has made me more than a little cranky. My sugar spiked this morning and I was more than just a little turned off by all the slackers I met this year at the...

CK - how can it be Field Day if it is held in your backyard? I think the point most people forgets is FIELD. For me, it was days of preparation, followed by 1 day of loading everything up in the truck, driving 60 miles, getting out of the truck, setting up the morning of Field Days, helping out...

Did you read the rules for Field Days? Did you look at all the ways you can get bonus points? Do you realize that just making contacts doesn't really do anything to promote amateur radio - to the rest of the world? I think that what Field Days is supposed to be is a way to promote amteur radio...

My advice would be for you to find yourself an Elmer. Elmer - a knowledgeable ham that can guide you in your journey into amateur radio. Having no experience, you will encounter a lot of hard knocks along the way, since what you intend to do, isn't easy. The easiest part is getting the amateur...