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  1. FlyBoy50

    11 meter is very quiet?

    I'll be joining your club today. It looks like 100% chance today. No crawling around outside today or radio.
  2. FlyBoy50

    Finally!!!!! The "RE-ORG"!!!!!!!!!!!

    I can feel your pain. You know what they say Life's a Bitch and then you Die. The house I live in was suppose to be my starter house and here I am 49 years later still working on it, because I married the wrong woman. I never wanted to be a carpenter but I paid for it twice and now I disagree...
  3. FlyBoy50

    11 meter is very quiet?

    I just got done with my least favorite job ( Sand Blasting & Straightening ) next is cutting, fitting, & welding, then finishing. Wish I wasn't so fussy and was a Wham Bamm Thank you Mame kind of guy ! I did hear some DX this morning as I was getting ready to Git Err Done. This is too hard on...
  4. FlyBoy50

    11 meter is very quiet?

    What happen to it ?
  5. FlyBoy50

    Finally!!!!! The "RE-ORG"!!!!!!!!!!!

    Don't feel alone in the clutter, you should see my garage work shop. I spent a life time filling it with tools and equipment as I could afford it but too many jobs to do and no time to organize. I sometimes look at it and say I have to better use my space someday. But look at it this way, You...
  6. FlyBoy50

    11 meter is very quiet?

    Yes good old PA road salt takes it's toll on our vehicles and mines a 2009 with a 160000 miles on it but still runs like a champ and gives me 30 MPG on a trip.
  7. FlyBoy50

    11 meter is very quiet?

    I was under my Cobalt most of the day doing rocker panel work but did run to town for parts and didn't hear squat. Back under the Cobalt for the rest of the week to Git Er Done !
  8. FlyBoy50

    President McKinley?

    It's a nice little radio after you get use to the menu system. I had a bad experience with mine at first because I got one off frequency ( Bad part in the SSB circuit ) but after 3 repair shops President sent me a new one which I'm happy with. I guess any company can have a bad radio once in a...
  9. FlyBoy50

    CB to GMRS mobile antenna Mod ?

    You guys are a lot smarter then myself when it comes to radio stuff seeing I've had no training in that area. If my plate wasn't so full of projects already I might take on learning more but as it stands now a $50.00 antenna is making more sense for me. LOL
  10. FlyBoy50

    11 meter is very quiet?

    Yeah an old guy like me wishes I was Muff Diving in the car ! LOL
  11. FlyBoy50

    11 meter is very quiet?

    I had the home base antenna disconnected most of the day because of thunderstorm forecast but heard lots of yakking on the mobile while I was driving. But couldn't make contacts. At one time I switched modes on the radio while driving and heard clear talking but when I got to my destination I...
  12. FlyBoy50

    What year and why did you get into the Radio Hobby?

    It was about 74-75 when a buddy got me into CB and my first radio was a 23 channel Royce mobile with a 102 whip for my Volkswagen and a Shakespeare Big Stick for the house with a little Radio Schack power converter. Heard of and wanted a SSB radio but poor-boys could only dream. I got married...
  13. FlyBoy50

    11 meter is very quiet?

    I got a delightful surprise from the radio room this morning. Short skip rolling and made 4 contacts, some on the 2547 and others on the Lincoln II+. And wouldn't you know I have business to take care of so I couldn't hover in the room, but at least it looks like my Star Duster will be a winner...
  14. FlyBoy50

    11 meter is very quiet?

    We could use some of that stuff right about now. Spring and early summer it rained almost every other day or a few days in a row. Made the grass grow like crazy and fight to get it mowed. Now the lawn is burning up and some trees are losing their leaves already. Last week we dealt with Wild Fire...
  15. FlyBoy50

    11 meter is very quiet?

    Just for the heck of it I turned on my base station at 4:15 PM and the radio was dead as a door nail on both lsb and am. And when you can't even pick up the Stupid Bowl ( Toilet Bowl ) you might as well find something else to spend time on. LOL
  16. FlyBoy50

    11 meter is very quiet?

    Well that's kind of nice to talk to your brother uninterrupted. I'm not lucky enough to have a brother to talk to, or anybody around here into radio. It is what it is !
  17. FlyBoy50

    11 meter is very quiet?

    Yeah and that solar index site said Good this morning. Ya gotta take it with a grain of salt like they say. I'll catch ya around the campus ! LOL
  18. FlyBoy50

    11 meter is very quiet?

    LOL I needed a good laugh ! Thanks
  19. FlyBoy50

    11 meter is very quiet?

    Well conditions weren't that great around here today but I did make 1 contact on my base down in Florida but it was nothing to write home about. Up on the hill in my mobile I did hear 1 call out from California but couldn't make contact. At least I know my Star Duster should be ready for action...
  20. FlyBoy50

    Today's Antenna Project

    At one time I had the Star Duster and a Super Penetrator up at the same time trying to do a performance comparison between the 2 antennas but that was before the upswing in this DX cycle so it was hard to compare. I finally got tired of the game and settled on the Star Duster because the old...