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I never said that ALL Hams share the attitude I described. Most Hams are friendly and helpful. However, there are those who are "elitists", even among themselves, who "look down their noses" at everyone they deem "inferior" to themselves. I am 100% certain that I am not the only CB operator who...
You mean that you are NOT a Ham operator W9CLL, living in Burbank, IL, and that your previous callsign was not N9MQY ? ( ARRL callsign search )
If not what I stated, how do you feel about 10-meter "export" radios being modified and used on 11 meters, by "unlicensed" CB'ers, and why ?
That is because w9cll is a Ham operator . . . Biased against 11 Meters and CB'ers.
Export radios "rock", especially on AM and are MUCH less expensive than Ham gear . . . With Hams it's often a "status" thing, whether they admit it or not !
If you think w9cll is against "export radios" on 11...
Well, first of all, the display has SEVEN different colors for the LED's and it is DIM-ABLE in 31 steps. PLUS, the radio allows the Frequency to follow the Clarifier in Receive, Transmit , or BOTH at the same time. ALSO, it sounds FANTASTIC !
Yeah, I had heard about "Crappy Caps" being sold on eBay. That's also why I'm doing a lot of research before "pulling the trigger" on getting my radios done.
Thanks.
That is exactly why I want to replace ALL of the caps. These radios are 40 years old, back when I was a Senior in high school.
Did the guy who worked on your radio have a shop ?
Thanks.
I have been searching all over the internet to no avail for information on getting two of my radios re-capped.
They are both UNIDEN 858 PLL chassis radios . . . TRC-457 & TRC-449.
There is a lot of conflicting information out there . . .
QUESTIONS :
( 1 ) Is there a list available of all of...
This LINK is FUBAR . . .
However, in the interest of my fellow radio enthusiasts, you will find the PDF attached below for EASY DOWNLOAD . . . NEVER let Data DIE !
These are the 29 volumes of the Secret CB books
Thanks,
Except for the Color Scan of Volume 3, I did not have physical possession of the other volumes. Thanks for the great scan of Volume 1 . . . Are you doing the other 6, too ?
Dave
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