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I've never heard of that, I think I will try it.

I rarely pass on a beater radio, if it can be had cheap. Cosmetics be darned. I will sacrifice 1 working beater to repair 10 nicer radios any day. Like getting a motor from the junkyard, I will take the greasiest, dirtiest engine I can find to rebuild. They seem to be better under all the filth...

For tech stuff cheap, +1 for AliExpress. I restore game consoles and that's where I get all my PSX/PS2 laser/carriage assemblies from. While the assembly itself is a hit/miss, had a few arrive with busted or stripped gears, the laser unit alone is all I am after and they always work well after...

I looked at temu yesterday for the first time, and it had me spinning a wheel for free stuff. That seems kinda sketchy to me and I feel like I am asking to get hacked just looking at it. I am reassured by everyone around that it's legit and not a scam, but my spidey senses are tingling.

I will check when it arrives. Thanks.

I fell for click bait, dang. Oh well, it's still an interesting comet and doing many unexpected things. Thanks for throwing me a line, I rarely fall for this crap.

Lol I doubt it's aliens, that was for a laugh, but it is acting out and not following the role we expect. YouTube has lots of videos, mostly doom criers and conspiracy theories, but while there is only confusing and at times conflicting information being released from main sources, there is...

I have been watching the updates and can't wrap my mind around this. I can't believe no one has mentioned it here yet. This comet is breaking all the rules, doing things it shouldn't and now has changed direction towards the sun. Yeah, gravity, but the amount of thrust required for such a...

I will check that when it makes it back to me. Also, I have another display if it's the LCD panel. Thanks Mike.

Yes sir

Anyone know if this lack of contrast is repairable or if the LCD needs replacement? The backlight is strong but the characters are almost unreadable. This is a chipped radio, has been recapped and glue removed. It worked well until recently. Thanks.

I will add that whichever direction the beam is parked does increase rx noise on the vertical. If I park due south towards the equator, I get plenty of static on the beam, and also the vertical. It never seemed to hinder my comms though. So when I'm not using the beam, I leave it parked in a...

It should be okay, mine is set up like that.

I'm no antenna guru, never claimed it, but given the distance from Tower to mountain (150ft.) I would think the proximity of the mountain peak, regardless of far-side steepness and depth, would give a higher angle. I feel the angle is affected by the area immediately surrounding the radiator and...

Sounds right, every time I hear it, it's said as a question and not a statement.

Thanks, it's gotta go due to pin rot from glue, I usually put in the 8719 and a socket, just wondered since it wasn't marked. The radio is dirty inside and needs a cleaning, glue removal and recap before I do the troubleshooting. The FC needs the TSB done and a recap also. But I'm waiting on the...

Is that a Fairchild PLL? Doesn't say if it's 8719 or 8734. It had some red paint covering the symbol.

I believe, without a shadow of a doubt, and with all conviction of everything holy, this thread will outlive us all.

I have a 240 panel in the radio room, but I didn't realize these were 200/240 only. No problem, I can add an outlet. All the "big boy" toys seem to take advantage of the higher voltage/lower current anyways so I might as well prepare for the future. Will make the supplies harder to sell off to...