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Not increasing any fuse sizes, My two radios I just sent off came with IRF520s factory from what I'm told. I think my 68Elite has one aswell but it doesn't say anything about that on it and is only doing 12-ish out the back. I'm asking because on the never lying youtube, You see cobras and such...

True and the incoming line on most of these radios is barely enough to handle what load is put on it. But strangly the negative is more than enough... Thanks.

Thats what I was thinking but wanted to make sure. Now I know if you did somehow get an actual 40 watts out basically doubling your output, Then the receiving station might notice or help you get over a obstacle but then its, Is it really worth modding it and spending the extra money?

Just got two radios done and forgot to mention the mosfet deal to the tech. I see radios on youtube all the time doing 40-ish watts out the back with them but wondered, Are they really worth it? Is it still clean? How long do they really last? And other than "more power" are there any benefits...

No, What it was is the stinger mount wasn't making good contact with the loading coil. It no longer does it after I tore it down and cleaned/rebuilt it. Although some upgrades are in order...

Lol, Not what I meant. Although Wilson "claims" their 1000 which can be a mag mount will work. No, I'm only looking to run about 200 but with something that can handle 5 to reduce heatloss.

Alright. It seems, With the resistor on ANY leg of the limiter, It pulls modulation down to nothing on either mode....

If I'm reading these data sheets correctly, Which, Not all agree, But the majority say the far right leg, Flat side facing you, Is the Emitter leg. Is this correct? The pads are already trying to lift......

Is it pre-wired with coax or can you run your own?

Robb is completely correct on all aspects. After looking at the inside of a little will, I was looking for something maybe better built and "smaller" but, After searching, it is the smallest one made while still performing decently for how it is built and its size. The coax though is seriously...

So is good and cheap but it does happen sometimes. Little will coax is junk basically. Single solid strand center. I think truckstop coax is better than this. And talk about narrow bandwidth on this one..... It still needs some work. What I need to do is find some "good" coax that has a 14-ish...

Well, It didn't cook it. It just went really stupid for a while. Still works fine. Bizarre.

Nope Robb. Its completely gone. Damnit. And we have perfect WX for firing skip too.....

Thanks. When I get back to the house I'll check it out.

I know. I was being sarcastic. Upset though that it JUST had an alignment done about a week ago....

Depending who you ask, Anyone with screwdriver is a tech! No, I understand. Go figure as it just left a "tech"s bench for a full alignment too....

77 inches?! Jeez that things tall! But I bet its one hell of a performer!

Lol, Not saying the schottkys are the problem. They're part of the solution. I did notice I can NEVER fire skip on SSB when it comes in.... Where on the board is the Q39? Hopefully he didn't completely cut it off and just a leg..... But I got a feeling.... If he did, What is the part number I...

How would I know if it is off or turned down to far? Could I turn it back up WITHOUT a full scale bench? I guess I should say, Since it is showing signs of being turned down to off, How can I turn it back up and know when it is back high enough without a bench?

And ALOT of these antennas look like Wilson knock offs. Stryker, Tram, Etc... And one thing I've also noticed is, NONE of them list the coax shielding percentage.