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Man, I can totally relate, since I had cataract surgery in December. I went from being able to read things up close, and wearing glasses for distance, to the exact opposite. I found some glasses on Amazon that are line-less and go from .5/1.5/2.5 magnification (top to bottom), and they also...

Very cool, stealthy, and a slick install.

Sorry to hear that. I have two of the 45 amp units, and don't have issues with either one. Also bought an MFJ switcher that doesn't give me any problems, either. Glad your Megawatt works well for you.

Our local club seems to love the Palomar EFHW for field day. Multi band and easy to put in the air to get ON the air. I have been running a Balun Designs 9:1 unun and random wire with good multi-band luck, but really need it to be higher in the air. Does ok for NVIS on 40 and 80 though. Also...

I've been running Iota power supplies for over 10 years now. They are from the RV arena, and can do both battery charging and work as a switching power supply. No RF hash from them at all. You can also add an adapter if you want to charge LifePo4 batteries (say for a go-kit)...

Back in the 70's, the Stardusters were everywhere. Hope this Sirio continues to serve you well! 73, Brett

Cool! Is this an old Starduster, or the new Sirio variant?

I love it when these old threads come back to life! Interesting stuff! 73, Brett

Loops are cool and they work really well. I'm running one as a multi bander on HF with a Balun Designs 4:1. Mine's in a triangle shape on my roof. Have fun, and good dx!

That's probably one of the toughest environments one could be put in. Really a great concept and they work well, I've talked to several guys that run them. Usually find they have a Taj Majal shack when I look them up on QRZ. :)

Mine didn't really drift, they would just constantly be off frequency. Radios were tuned properly and used in my house, so temps were always low 70's. One day, dead on... next day, sitting on 27.383.8 instead of 385. Next day, 27.387. Tx freq would be different from Rx freq... drove me up...

Wow, I posted this in 2012! Very cool to see what you guys have done through the years. :) 73, Brett

i can relate! Good luck in your search for a good tech. 73, Brett

That's a REALLY nice old rig. I knew a guy back in the day, friend of my Dad's that ran one with a Big Bertha or Big Momma (can't remember which, but I think it was an Avanti base load antenna) and Penatrator amp. My Dad had an amp just like it, kind of a Petty blue with a remote control head...

I have an LDG Z-11 Pro that I've owned for about 10 years, and now pair it with my FT-891.. Yes, a bit noisy, but it does have a bazillion memories and seems to be bullet proof. I also have a Palstar AT2K, and love it. I have a cheat sheet that I have the positions for different...

Couple more inside pics..

I used to have one that came in a much bigger rectangular box with power supply bit it poofed on me. Couldn't remember on the tuning part. I have no idea if this is ab biased or not, as I read the later models were. Thanks for your input, much appreciated! 73, Brett Also the old one...I...

Hey everyone, Looking for a user manual on this old amp I bought years ago. Found some stuff on CB tricks, but not what I need. I vaguely remember there being something about tuning it internally, and seems like it said it had filtering for 10, 15, and 20 meters, but I could totally be off...

Yes, we figured that out. My contact kept saying the owner was a ham ip, so he thought it was for ham radio. Probably could have converted it into something I could use, but the elements were that old split type, and not a very heavy duty boom, either. Oh well, you never know what you...