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I was using cheap rg58 coax going to my Antron 99 and SWR about 1.3:1. Today replaced the cheap stuff with rg8x and now SWR at 1.6:1.Better coax,better connectors,why higher SWR?The only difference was using 17ft. of cable instead of 18ft.I had before.Still using 58 for jumpers-could there be a...

I just put a little wil mag mount on the roof of the wife's car to replace a junk antenna and it works great! Tuned to 1.3 SWR on both ch 1 and 40-won't handle much power but a good little antenna.You could get the 1000 or 5000 if you want to run an amp.

The SBE just sold to a collector on Ebay for $39.00 plus $10.00 shipping-so much for $15.00 being too much!

My first base was a Navajo 23 channel with a Crossbow [radio shack] base antenna.My mobile was a Hy Gain 23 with a bumper mount 102" whip-both setups worked great for me at the time!

It was a piece of junk from the Antenna Farm-when I complained about it the guy from the Antenna Farm said "It is my understanding that anything below 3:1 SWR is acceptable and suits the needs of most people"! This moron is in the business of selling radios and antennas and actually told me...

The reason I asked is I bought a cheap mag mount center loaded antenna for the wife's car and I could not tune it to less than 2.5:1 SWR. You get what you pay for-I just ordered a Little Wil instead.The wife doesn't want a big antenna or any holes drilled in her car!

Do magnet mount antennas need some kind of capacitor to make up for the lack of a ground or does the magnetic field do that?I see magnet mounts for sale that just have the coax shield soldered to the magnet holder.

Get the ssb and talk some skip!

A lady gave me this thing her husband made-he was into ham radio.It's a metal box with a power cord and 2 lugs on the side for wires.On top of the box are a rocker switch,red and green lights,and what looks like a typical 4 pin mike socket.Inside the box are a transformer,12V mechanical...

The simple fact is things were made to last in days of yore-unlike today's "disposable" society.How many people bother to repair an electronic device these days instead of throwing it away and buying a new one? If you can even find someone to repair your radio it may cost more than buying...

Other than "peaking" or getting a good microphone I tend to stay away from modifications and avoid radios that have been modified.You never know what some butcher has done to a radio until you see smoke signals or people tell you that you sound like s**t.You can always get an amp if you need to...

I have since tested the SBE and it works.I lowered my price on Ebay because I would like to see it go to a collector who would take good care of it.I've had many old radios over the years and the majority of them worked fine but you always take a chance with vintage electronics.I enjoy finding...

I did put it on Ebay-if my price is not met I will keep it for myself. How often can you find a NEW 30 year old radio? It was never even taken out of the box!

I bought 2 radios at the flea today-one is a little Cobra 19DX I got for $5.00 that I will put in the wife's car [I use a 29LTD in my truck].The other was a NEW in the box SBE Tahoe vintage 40 channel that I paid $15.00 for.The SBE was never unpacked and is absolutely mint.I can't find much info...

Nice here in Florida-been too hot lately! :D

I found some clamp on ferrite cores and they seem to cut down on the noise considerably-thanks!

The Phillipine or Malaysian radios were of better quality than the Chinese rigs-if you have a nice Phillipine 148 it's best not to modify it so it retains it's value.You can talk pretty far on 12 watts sideband when skip is good-no need for dual finals.

I took the foam piece from a headset I had and it fit the Sadelta like it was made for it.

My base is plugged in by necessity with some appliances and I get some line noise.The radio has a noise blanker but could I use a ferrite core or some other device to cut the noise?

Spend the money on the antenna-look for a used power supply and radio.Thrift shops,flea market,garage sales-I have bought radios and power supplies for as little as $5.00.Post a wanted ad on craigslist-I got a Cherokee base station for $20.00 that way!