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  1. Shadetree Mechanic

    Unit 399 JJ in Medellin Colombia

    My mother in-law recently passed at the age of 94 as she had developed congestive heart failure. She went to the hospital for a week and came home on Hospice with an oxygen tank. Two weeks later she was having great difficulty and we called the Hospice nurse to come out, she confirmed that it...
  2. Shadetree Mechanic

    Unit 399 JJ in Medellin Colombia

    RIP JJ, and condolences to the family. We had many great QSOs over the years. His contribution to the hobby and the 858 chassis radios will not be forgotten. We had many discussions through DM on this site, and I am proud to call him my friend. God speed.
  3. Shadetree Mechanic

    Why are Bird meters all the rage?

    I have never had a Bird, but I have three of the discontinued Autek WM-1 meters. I think the Bird is out of my price range for hobby use. I guess the Bird slugs can be calibrated, and it is a robust unit that is capable of measuring a crazy amount of power. But I haven't been able to convince...
  4. Shadetree Mechanic

    New version Anytone at-5289 II

    Neat looking radio, shame it doesn't have SSB. Kind of looks like the new George/ Washington chassis.
  5. Shadetree Mechanic

    Radioddity QT80 (6666 pro clone)

    The main reason to lower the carrier is to run an amplifier that isn't linear. A radio that does 10 watts carrier and 40 watts peak might end up doing a 200 watt carrier and swing to 300 watts out of the amp. And sometimes when running a driver amp into a bigger amp, the carrier can't be lowered...
  6. Shadetree Mechanic

    Reclaim LSB 16

    Thanks for the contact, always great to talk to forum members. 73&51 Chris
  7. Shadetree Mechanic

    Reclaim LSB 16

    I will be monitoring 40 USB today while I do stuff around the house. I have it ready so I can flip the switch if needed.
  8. Shadetree Mechanic

    Reclaim LSB 16

    I heard someone calling on 16 lsb this afternoon. I was doing stuff around the house and had my hands full when I heard the call. By the time I got freed up, the caller was gone...
  9. Shadetree Mechanic

    Cobra 148 GTL DX 10 Meter and UK 40 Conversion by Microchipz

    They have lots of interesting things on their website. I am not affiliated, just thought I would share. https://www.microchipz.net/
  10. Shadetree Mechanic

    New (new-ish) Texas Ranger TRE-2639

    Three hundred puts it squarely in 6666Pro territory. Ranger needs to quit playing around and steal some kind of noise reduction to copy into their receivers. And fix the drifting problem. And...
  11. Shadetree Mechanic

    New (new-ish) Texas Ranger TRE-2639

    Seems like it's made of leftovers, and the do it yourself echo board is going to be a real hit... :rolleyes: