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Hey Hotrod, I have used the antron A99 and I really never liked it very much. It always seemed to build up static electricity and was noisey. I have used a Ringo years ago and it was a much better antenna than the antron. I went from the Ringo to a superscanner and that was a very good antenna...

If you haven't gotten the crystal yet you might try getting it from Cobra. I used to buy parts from them when I couldn't find them at my local electronics parts store. They were always very fair on prices but it has been a lot of years since I have dealt with them so I don't know if they still...

I think I read on CBTRICKS about a problem with the voltage regulator chip causing something like you are describing. You might be able to get the technical manual from that site also if you don't already have it, they usually have some expected voltage readings at various points that might help...

Do you mean you switched the radio to lsb or usb and keyed the mic and did not see any reading on the meter. If that is what you are saying that is normal. On SSB you do not put out power until you modulate the radio. You have to be making a sound into the mic to get power out of the radio.

Thanks for the link and congrats on your new ticket. I think I have been to that site before. Have been working in the electronics field all my life after studying it in High School, Colledge, and in the US Navy. I just never really wanted to do the code thing and then they came out with the no...

I think I saw on here someone said you can now take the exam online. Can someone post that link for me please. I didn't think to do a search.

I have one of the old 148gtl radios and I wouldn't sell it for anything. I was heading east on I-40 out in New Mexico and lightning struck about 50 yards off the highway and killed the voltage regulator in the radio. I called up cobra and got the new chip for about 10 bucks and put it in and...

I would get a beam antenna if you want to work the long range stuff that is down in the background noise right now. I had a set up much like yours once and put up a 3 element beam and it was like night and day. The beam is the way to go for reaching out and touching someone.

This is what I used to use for dx and local and it was fantastik.

Thanks for the welcome, I guess I missed that one in my hunt for an inexpensive beam. Will have to check that one out for sure. Thanks for the info. This is my first time on this forum, will have to look around for sure seems like lots of good info on here.

What happened to the price of antennas I have been out of the radio hobby field for a lot of years. There were lots of reasons for being not on the air, sure missed the fun of contacting those long distance ground wave contacts as well as the skip contacts when the conditions are right...