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Some lawyers are finding that the answers are often flawed in strange ways......
Life's going to be interesting
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Jeff
( There was a time that finding any information about almost anything requiring using a thing called a card index.)
What happened?
I just talked to him on the 3 of Dec and he was fine
This is a shock
We have lost to many radio friends lately, Jim was my first confirmed contact in Colombia many years ago.....
God Speed my friend
Jeff
It was decent for vehicle install work back when a lot of the county vehicles ran VHF lowband and I was ok just throwing the thing in a bag with other tools.
The only thing that the Bird or Telewave has going for them is the solid enclosures the way I look at it.
And your correct for a base...
The Bird meters were built for the professional technician, rugged, to be carried around on the job.
They are expensive, and for casual hobby use is overkill as far as I am concerned.
To be accurate the slugs need calibration if they are old and have been used in the field.
This also opens the...
Sonybond adhesive was the go to back then.
I think every major manufacturer used it.
In there defense It's taken 45+ years for the stuff to become the crossive nightmare that it is today.
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Jeff
I was just on 40 about 20 minutes ago and there's a couple guys on AM bitchin about sidebanders........
16 is a total wash right now with bleed over.
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Jeff
This is the 40th year that Dennis has been hosting the Old Tube Radio Network.
It's the longest running CB radio net that I am aware of, meeting every Saturday night at 8pm Pacific on channel 11.
Enjoy
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Jeff
I was calling on 16 for about a hour, it's really a mess.
AM traffic is hot and heavy around 16.
We have been getting hammered with rain and they are forcasting a possible 6-7 inches of additional rain in the next couple days.
73
Jeff
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