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n0zna: will you elaborate regarding the alc on mosfet radios? I had no idea that I needed retune & alignment until I spoke with a technician from Ranger about some odd behavior by the 2970n2 that I bought from copper. The onset of problems was about two months after purchase, so I thought that I...

OTOH, 10/11 meters were booming yesterday. Last night I spoke with Trinidad W.I., Rio de Janeiro, Puerto Rico & Venezuela. Good & interesting QSO's with each. Not first page news for many, but an achievement for me and my equipment.

WAS happier than a dog with two tails for $ saved after buying a radio from Coper (with tune /align). Joy was short-lived after finding that the radio needed additional bench work to retune/ realign. When looking to buy an RCI 2950DX, I decided to follow advice by forum members to spend the...

Lil'Yeshua: Don't know if you've been here before, but there is so much to be liked. I've been in Tn nearly 4 years, after moving out of Seneca SC. It is a beautiful state, with three distinct flavors as you go from west to east. Best lands for dx are to the east (plateau), Smokie Mtns and north...

Many CBrs have not discovered the social value of exchanging ideas. Maybe they were not breast-fed, or perhaps grew up behind an electronic gadget that did not ‘talk’ back, or who knows if they lacked nurturing parents to impart them with fundamental values. Like it or not, these narcissistic...

Its called the Sweet Sistine… you select to transmit RF… see the puff of white smoke...

FARC seeks to overturn the Colombian government. Chavez was aided by the Cuban Army, but not all SA countries fell for the trap. Chile, Colombia, Paraguay & Brazil have prosperous economies & stable governments. Don't know Argentina stands in the comunist scale, but think that Peru swings red...

My plans to buy & ship a Universal Tower 4-40 to raise the quad at my overseas distant station are stopped: it will stay at 28'. Big savings! Now that I know not to expect a new world from going up 40', I'm happy to maintain status quo. I will remain curious about how the quad would perform at...

Credit due: Chavez was not a dimwit. He recognized the need for good publicity to deflect the ongoing chaos inside Venezuela, which explains the free oil sent to victims of Sandy and others ‘good will acts’ prior to. He controlled the news media in his own country from leaking the truth about...

My radio has FM mode. I will like to try it but I'm puzzled about the split frequency process. Do you always have to use split frequency for talking on FM mode?

Robb posted a very nice chart on a recent thread titled ''ugly balun deja vu", which provides the number of turns needed to build a choke, by frequency and type of cable.

Part of the platform used by Chavez to gain presidency, was to convince his own people that the US oil Companies authorized to drill & exploit the crude reservoirs, were sharing a 'meager' 10% of the profits with Venezuela. After USA was forced to leave & abandon equipment, Venezuela took over...

Should've sought advise in this forum, as I did for buying the radio. Most articles that I read regarding antenna height, TOA, gain, polarization, etc supported an ideal height of 1 to 1.5 WL of the primary hf frequency. Went thru hell & back to obtain a city permit and pass inspection (not to...

I was able to contact the old stations again, and they report no big difference in my signal strenght. The additional height has allow some new dx contacts, but placing the antenna above the one wavelenght mark has not given the results I expected (so far).

you should've tuned to MARS frequencies where North Koreans were talking about how the US innoculated Yasir Arafat with the same germs.....

The hollywood reporter share the upper ranks of credibility with the national enquirer. If there is any truth reflecting Sean P & Oliver S. sentiments about Chavez, then each have lost an admirer. Obviously they do not speak an iota of Spanish nor ever bothered to have Hugo's speaches translated...

The glass is half full. Many US companies that betrayed our Nation by taking production overseas, will return soon after our dollar is devalued. Hopefuly, quality will pick up as well so there will be pride in owning a US-made Glock, a better-made Ameritron or a challenger to the old kings...

The Marauder isn't "Made in USA". Right to ride, carry & bear arms should come with the responsibility to buy them from our Nation, and to maintain civility among ourselves. Just 'cause 'you can' does not mean that 'you should'