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dont know if you saw my previous post you might wanna take a look at the w5gi mystery antenna W5GI Website -  Home of the Mystery Antenna if youve got the real estate , then this is a nice multiband colinear rich

i know it can be done , because mine has it , i can't tell you how, cuz it came to me already done it involves wiring an external switch to the pll circuit but thats all i can tell you keep searching , it can be done 73

gave it a listen this am , but couldnt get a word in edgewise

ok, so while i love my old bearcat 700a it went quiet yesterday when the local constabulary and fire dept turned off the old repeater and fired up their new motorola smartzone trunked system , its been a good scanner through the years and owes me nothing but it is becoming obsolete and i am...

look at a w5gi mystery wire , its a mulltiband colinear and it will work most bands without a tuner http://www.w5gi.com/mysteryantenna.htm

AC6V's Amateur Radio And DX Reference Guide IMHO, probably one of the best hamsites around ` its loaded with antenna projects , useful software all sorts of goodies AC6V went SK earlier this year ;-( but his son has taken over the site Enjoy

i use a deep cycle battery , and a schauer battery maintainer it trickles the batt , and wont cook it , you could easily ruin the batt by overcharging it . and use a deep cycle , dont get a regular car battery , deep cycle batts have bigger plates abd will hold up to heavier cuurent drain ...

see this link for an explanation of warc bands WARC bands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia just about any hf rig these days will do most ,if not all of the warc bands they are small, 100 khz or less , if 20 mtrs is open , 17 might be ! if 10 is open then 12 is probably a good bet ! do...

fair enough , but i wont be drawn into a point of view debate you asked what i do and for my opinion, you have it thats what i do Peace ;)

its definitely become my favorite , its quiet , not prone to atmospheric and either you hear them or you dont , im still in the process of building a cubical quad for 17 out of fiberglass poles and wire , i'll get some pics up soon , my point is , that there are plenty of other things that...

BTW ,sr385 , n2ith is a tech plus . very limited hf privileges cw only on 80,40,and 15 mtrs, 200watts pep max, and all privileges on ten mtrs below 28.500 ,200 watts pep max i can understand why he's complaining about contesters but its not like he can operate on most of the frequencies...

just got a qsl card from v73px, a dxpediton station on kwajalein atoll near the marshall islands thats the south pacific to the uninitiated i worked them on april thirteenth this year on 17 mtrs ssb phone if recall correctly i went to 18.130 after running into contesters on 20mtrs ive also...

you asked for my opinion, now your gonna slam me for it? you asked what i do, i "turn the damn thing off, and go do something else " like play guitar , or fix a computer Don't ask for my opinion , then take issue with it , ok ? otherwise i'll have some more choice things to say now im...

LOL , Nice strategy , i'll have to try that :thumbup:

count me in , pic going up as soon as im done here

T'was the night before Christmas, And all through two-meters, Not a signal was keying up Any repeaters. The antennas reached up From the tower, quite high, To catch the weak signals That bounced from the sky. The children, Tech-Pluses, Took their HTs to bed, And dreamed of the day They'd...

Contests are part of the hobby , and as long as the Arrl exists , they arent going to go away , this is an ongoing topic of discussion on several radio boards , there are several ways to deal with it, !. Give the big Knob a spin 2. turn the damn thing off and go do something else 3. get a...

the one i like , is the popular misconception that if they all key down at once they will "create" skip ;-)

Yur Kiddin ,Right ????? wish i had time to worry about stuff like this relax !!!!!! Merry Christmas !!!!