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  1. NightOwl3261

    Ameritron Pre Purchase Tech Questions

    Good to know that I should stay away from 811 tube amplifiers. Buy the way why the high failure rate on the 811a Amplifiers?
  2. NightOwl3261

    Ameritron Pre Purchase Tech Questions

    Which Ameritron would be best suited with 10 meter mod if one is looking to keep PEP at no more than 400 watts SSB use only. Looking at new 811 or 811H new vs AL-80B used. Long.Life and low failure is a concern. Can one get a AL-80B down to 500watts pep on 10m with reduced drive from radio...
  3. NightOwl3261

    best ever base vertical survey ??

    Funny I can hit a lot of stations all over DX land running mobile as much as base and we don’t discuss what’s the best mobile antenna much. Set your station be it base or mobile right and you will talk all over DX land. There is much more to it than an antenna to be heard when others struggle...
  4. NightOwl3261

    best ever base vertical survey ??

    After years of running different verticals I have come to feel the difference in real world is not huge. May make a bit of difference in DX if you are +1 s-unit in bad conditions but in most cases you will be heard or not heard.
  5. NightOwl3261

    I give up! What would these be used for?

    Don't want one just don't know what purpose they would serve.
  6. NightOwl3261

    I give up! What would these be used for?

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/50K-200MHz-Malachite-SDR-Radio-Malahit-DSP-SDR-Receiver-LCD-Battery-Speaker-USA/284005796592?hash=item4220108af0:g:OHkAAOSwwH5fWLL2 And many similar, what would one do with such devices?
  7. NightOwl3261

    11 meter is very quiet?

    Must be localized as nothing in the center of the country. No super bowl = no conditions
  8. NightOwl3261

    Base need a better suggestion on hex screw

    Red loctite means your never taking the set screw out ever again. Blue means you can take it out in the future to adjust swr, etc.
  9. NightOwl3261

    Base need a better suggestion on hex screw

    Don't over think it if it is lose and not stripped. Common sirio issue. M4X6 and loctite blue with 24 hour cure time and hike it back in the air. Always works for me! The rocking motion it the wind causes the set screw to back out. 1st time it happened to me in one week the stinger droped all...
  10. NightOwl3261

    Amazon Alexa Skill

    Everyone needs to check the screens of all there echo devices for sticky residue!
  11. NightOwl3261

    Amazon Alexa Skill

    Its morning sickness as she is pregnant. Amazon is looking for the father!
  12. NightOwl3261

    Amazon Alexa Skill

    Y'all may already know this but there is a skill called "Popagation Report" that works well
  13. NightOwl3261

    Amazon Alexa Skill

    Y'all may already know this but there is a skill called "Popagation Report" that works well
  14. NightOwl3261

    Anyone remember this Antenna?

    Anyone remember this antenna? I searched my memory and remember the advertisement for this antenna but I never knew of even one in use in the 70's. Interesting concept and wonder if Avanti acutely sold many. If there was one today I would buy it just to see if the concept acutely worked. Also...
  15. NightOwl3261

    UFO'S, Abductions?

    Do you ever notice how any discussion of UFO's always dissolves into humor and ridicule? That is the most obvious way if they do exist, and major governments are aware of the same, they don't have to worry about a thing! The best way to be shrouded from the truth is to make the subject a butt...
  16. NightOwl3261

    A time machine!

    Have a ball! https://archive.org/search.php?query=Cb radio Interesting searches 73 magazine, Radio Shack Catalog, Photofact, Citizen Band, Popular electronics.
  17. NightOwl3261

    Its ALL about fun

    The 1970's and CB was a period in radio that will never be repeated and only those who lived trough it will have an emotional feeling for that period of time and CB radio. I have very fond feelings of how CB radio took this country by storm and everyone and their mother had been keying up a...
  18. NightOwl3261

    New FT-991a has question if you own the same

    Purchased a new FT-991a and the noise blanker does not touch noise in the AM mode. Other radios reduce noise to a tolerable level, but the yaesu is nothing but 9 pounds of noise when using AM. Works fine other modes and not matter what you adjust on the NB settings it has no effect in the AM...