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I have two such animals in my shack. Along with a TS-440S which is similarly quiet. Paying CLOSE attention to logic-board shielding and lead dress within the set goes a long way to eliminate the birdies. The fact that some samples are quiet and some are noisy tends to indicate that the...

I thought "Don Quixote" was a fictional work ...

I see those receivers come up for sale from time to time. Funny thing is that they come in bunches - have found as many as three up for sale at once. The "modded" one I have is an eBay rescue - was sold as DOA/incomplete, blown up...etc. Had to repair almost every board in the thing but for...

+1. The '520 will make a very nice setup for the OP - had one in the early 80's and worked a lot of people with that rig. As far as the '820 stuff goes: At this time, my main station lineup consists of two TS820S/R820 combos, plus a third - modded - R820, this set up for Ute and SWBC...

R-5000. If you're really serious about tropical-band (6 MHz and down) SWLing and can do without memories or FM, find a Drake R7. Or locate an R8B if those are "must-haves".

Yaesu's VX6, VX7 and similar rigs will receive 27 MHz...but with the factory-supplied 'duck', you pretty much have to be right under someone's antenna to hear them.

VCO trimmer caps are shot. Easy fix, but practically every one of the HF radios Icom produced in this time frame seems susceptible to the problem.

I've been using a Telex 752 with my -901DM; same basic setup as the -101ZD. Get good reports with it. Ditto the Shure 444/450 - these will work well.

The ARRL's 'summary' doesn't show any (at least, dating back to late 2003), but I'm pretty certain there are a few on the FCC's EB site itself - one mentioning 27.145 and the other 27.195. One of these cites was issued to a licensed ham. There were a number of hams who got popped for...

Here's another neat keyer - dual 'bug' iambic: Not cheap - ~ $1200 ... :shock:

It's a somewhat risky proposition to operate there. Since the frequencies are currently (and actively) used by RC toys and various commercial telemetry devices, the frequencies are closely watched for intruders. That doesn't stop people from operating on them, as many of the FCC Enforcement...

I have the service manual (w/ block diagrams) on my bookshelf. When I get a chance I'll grab a quick peek and see ...

No, but 95% do. Because people who understand electrical engineering principles thought it a GOOD THING to include in their products. If the manufacturers could get away without adding such circuitry, they would. Bottom line, profits and all that. The only way to know for sure is to use...

I'm one of those "most people". I would far rather hear a clean, correctly adjusted, low-level-modulated ham rig on AM than any of the atrocious sounding, overmodulated echo/splatterbox CBs which seem to pollute the airwaves as of late. Modulate a carrier more than 100% and you're bound...

I own or have owned many of the rigs being discussed here and have operated all of them. Hands down, the 148/2000 are the best CB rigs of the bunch. The old 'President' SSB CBs - of late 70's/early 80's manufacture - used the same board as the 148 and are also a good choice. The RCI-...

In my immediate vicinity the only channels used are 6 ( the 'Bowl, of course...), 13 (towards the Canton area), 17 (greater Akron area) and 19. Occasionally, a group will wander off one of the busy channels and use 14, but that's it. Not an SSBer in sight on the regular 40 although there are two...

The FCC needs to talk to their peers over in ATF. When that organization makes a bust and files charges, you ARE NOT getting out of them ...

The ARRL does not speak for me. I dropped membership in that 'organization' some time ago and have no plans to renew it. Here is a *Linky* which cites two Ohio amateurs for "marketing non-certified radio transmitters" and "modifying certified radio equipment to cause it to operate on...

If he holds a ticket - and enages in activity such as illegally modifying equipment - he risks losing said ticket if caught. But we all knew that going in, right? Any system designed to perform a given function can be circumvented. It makes no difference whether the device is a PLL chip in...

This Justin happens to be a ham, correct?