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    just some useful info on different shops

    I did too, he was right down the hiway from me, nice guy too.
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    just some useful info on different shops

    Link does not work for me anyway. But I did google them and found the site, I have seen it before.
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    What Is Your Handle # & Location

    Triple one (111) Boomer central Cal shaky ground
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    Who is building 5 pill 2879's?

    4040 is every on going in the cb world. 24/7/365..just saying
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    Best CB Shop dribble I've heard yet...

    I'm guessing, out of context, and he had his tongue in his check. Or could it really be!
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    4 Pill into 4 Pill

    He had the door open too so his swr was probably high adding to his readings, along with some reflect. Looked like the dk was really high too. Splatter splatter... WOW...
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    SWR/Watt/Mod

    I paid $20 for my Radio Shack meter many years ago. Good enough for my needs and surprisingly the pep is fairly close, enough for gov't work!! It runs around 10% of bird bench test on my equipment into dummy load. Otherwise the Autek would be the ticket. Garage full of other power meters all...
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    mfj 259b x= /R=

    I used to have r50 x0 but now I can only see r58 X0, so I guess I am good to go but I do wonder about the ohms increase. I did change coax and have tried several others to no avail. Same brand and also another made up from a different vendor. I use the ring terminal to attach to my predator...
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    Stryker 440 driving a 4 pill hi-drive amp(x400hd)

    I run the 440 into a straight 4 pill with 2879's. Hardly creates any heat with 150 DK. Seeing 500 peak on a radio Shack meter. Amp did 620 with same radio on the bench into a Bird peak meter on channel to,very little harmonics. -45 db I also run the same radio into a straight 2 pill with...
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    Top Loaded Antenna

    6 ft. silver tune the best, for running power. But are stiff. There is another antenna that is thinner and more flexible but the name eludes me now. been to long out of the rig. It comes in I thin 4 1/2 and 5 1/2 ft lengths. They are black and not wound on the outside like the silver loads...
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    Which mobile radios have the best ears?

    My Cobra 148GTL Philippines model was the best I ever had. Really a solid radio and modifiable too. Got into the exports after it and all have not been as good in the signal rejection dept. My Stryker 440 isn't to bad but has lots of white noise with the incoming signal, the Cobra was clean.
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    What are the current flavor of dual final radios?

    I understand that you can expect to lose 10% with every inline hookup. Does radio have a swr warning light?
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    RCI 2980 DEAD!! HELP!!

    Voltage regulator? Common part prone to failure.
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    mfj 259b

    I have found the MFJ 259b to be very sensitive picking up reflect. Antenna location on a mobile is paramount for all around excellence. I have a 22" bottom shaft on a open coil antenna. I got my best readings by moving the coil up from 12". Also location of said antenna on vehicle plaus a...
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    messenger amplifier m4v

    I owned a original M4V with the 455's. It had 4 or 5 trim pots, this appears to have only 2?
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    President announces new 10 meter export, PRESIDENT OBAMA

    Already disappointing like most other President's.
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    xforce hd200

    I was getting 400 bird 43P watts out of a XForce HD with a Galaxy 45MP, on a dummy load. I think that is a 45-50 watt radio.
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    xforce hd200

    Maybe you need a better antenna system. Not much to go on here.
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    looking for the right 4 pill maybe 6 pill

    Really a 4 pill is about all is need in a mobile cost effective wise. Even a 150 would be sufficient. An 8 pill is starting to get costly to run and for what gain on the receive end! Just bragging rights really.
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    Sufficent drive for amp

    This I was unaware of too, yet another piece of the puzzle. Thanks!