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  1. Blackcat630

    Forensic Files CB Radio Pipe Bomb

    I saw this episode a few years ago. Crazy stuff! I had to do a little digging. I was curious on what year this took place.. 1998
  2. Blackcat630

    yesterday morning on 146.475

    Would be a great day to play on the high bands... unfortunately at work.
  3. Blackcat630

    Cutting a SIRIO 26.5 MHz - 30 MHz 4 Element Yagi ANTENNA

    If it were me I would split the difference. If I wanted to use the entire cb band and most popular voice portion of 10 do a little math. 28.500-26.965= 1.535 mhz of bandwidth is really what you require. Divide that in half and either add that to 26.965 or subtract it from 28.500. 1.535÷2= 0.7675...
  4. Blackcat630

    yesterday morning on 146.475

    I assume you're referring to 146.475. 2 meter FM simplex. It can be amazing what Troposphereic ducting can provide on vhf/uhf. One thing to look forward to in the mornings and evenings during the hot summer months. Check out the aprs map. This can give you a real time look at what "should"...
  5. Blackcat630

    Can any 2m/70cm antenna be tuned to GMRS 462MHz?

    https://www.gigaparts.com/comet-antennas-ca-2x4srb.html Not endorsing this unit but I did run across it in a search..
  6. Blackcat630

    Help I need help

    https://whistlergroup.com/products/ws1040-scanner-radio Scroll down to "Users Guide" Download pdf
  7. Blackcat630

    Wanted: 2950 (older) orange display model

    Thanks Buickkid! Looks new and in the Box. Appreciate it.
  8. Blackcat630

    Dumb question... throwing myself on the mercy of the crowd...

    To get you to the "A" or RC channels 3a 7a 11a 15a 19a
  9. Blackcat630

    Does the K30 antenna receive weather bands also?

    Depending on how close you are to the weather channel transmitters will determine how well either will work. The weather radio transmitters around me seem to be pretty stout. Easy to pick up 40 to 50 mile range on a telescopic scanner antenna inside the home.
  10. Blackcat630

    Base Sirio GainMaster

    Heatshrink is an option when sealing sections of a vertical..
  11. Blackcat630

    Omg! I just watched this sell

    Had a VC 300 on the shelf for years.. when I heard they went for $$ I put it on Bay and got 300ish for it a few years ago. I was shocked. It went to Texas. They do have a following for some weird reason?
  12. Blackcat630

    Wanted: 2950 (older) orange display model

    Saw one on the bay a while back. I bought a new Mirage 2950 years ago from H&Y had it for a while and sold it to my buddy. It was like some of the others.. I should've held on to.. oh well
  13. Blackcat630

    If you were a pirate broadcaster, what's playing right now?

    Been a minute since I put something up here but I've been going back to my roots lately. Makes me think of when I was a kid riding home from the tavern with my old man. He'd have the windows down.. cig in hand.. jamming on something just like this. Love me some Ray but Margie steals the...
  14. Blackcat630

    Wanted: 2950 (older) orange display model

    Looking for a good condition working non hacked up 2950 first generation. Doesn't have to be NOS but nothing drug behind a truck either. Preferably no opened clarifier or echo board. Thanks 73 Tony
  15. Blackcat630

    I need help with pricing a antenna

    If your goal it to talk local as far as possible I would put the beam up by itself and aim it in the direction you want vertically polarized since the majority of guys are running omni verticals anyway.. Just put up the imax or v58 on a pushup pole for monitoring..
  16. Blackcat630

    ARRL June VHF Contest: 1800Z, Jun 10

    Got a fair amount of time Sunday in the chair. 6 was open pretty much all day and voice contacts were easy. Worked a rover in Iowa that gave me some new grids on 222/432. Picked up several new grids on 6 in the DM region. I didn't top last years score of 30 k but closed out with 28,548. Not too...
  17. Blackcat630

    ARRL June VHF Contest: 1800Z, Jun 10

    04:42 utc.. turning in for the night. Will try to hit it again in the morning.. will need coffee to offset Miller products.. all in all not bad so far. Run into most of the usual suspects. Had some nice band runs. Grabbed a couple new grids on 432.. one new one 222 and one on 2 I needed in...