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  1. Road Squawker

    Neighbors pool pump adds 3 s units of noise

    Do not ever,... never!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, make any "repairs" to your neighbors equipment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just tell them to have it repaired and to not operate it until it is. As an Amateur licensee, you have certain protections under the law and are protected from...
  2. Road Squawker

    MIKE OF MIKE'S RADIO REPAIR

    First question,... does the power wire have a fuse holder in it?, and what is the amperage of the fuse?
  3. Road Squawker

    Icom IC-7300 HF Transceiver Review

    The Rx in the 891 is superior to the 7300s. The 891 has Built in DSP and a roofing filter resulting in a better S/N ratio.
  4. Road Squawker

    Yaesu ft 891 portable on 12v

    yeah,... I fumble fingered it
  5. Road Squawker

    Yaesu ft 891 portable on 12v

    13.8vdc +/- 10 %
  6. Road Squawker

    New Amateur Extra Question Pool Released

    The arrl band plan has no legal standing, FCC sub bands are a different matter
  7. Road Squawker

    11 meter is very quiet?

    I hear them almost every afternoon on 28.080 am:(
  8. Road Squawker

    Satellite dishes are protected by federal law but not amateur antennas?

    How about a "collection" of the family jewels?
  9. Road Squawker

    Satellite dishes are protected by federal law but not amateur antennas?

    Many "radio type" people support the HOA regs.
  10. Road Squawker

    Cat on a hot tin roof

    ,,,
  11. Road Squawker

    Noise difference on SSB vs AM

    I listened to the audio in the first post,... it sounds too regular to be arcing @ an insulator. It really sounds like the tapping type noise that spark plugs/ignitions make, except it is constant. edit..... Listened again,...it's an insulator arcing,... and its pretty loud. I bet it changes...
  12. Road Squawker

    Will it match..... question

    How does a lower (power?) reading on a FSM result in a lower (SWR) reading on the fsm? The FSM doesn't generate any power , it (and everything past it) is a load you are adjusting the impedance that the transmitter "sees".
  13. Road Squawker

    Meter swing

    Spread dem coils
  14. Road Squawker

    EFHW

    EXACTLY, most people don't know that toroids are identified by color,... although some of the Cineeee ones don't follow the color code.
  15. Road Squawker

    HOA antenna restrictions

    "Someone" told you incorrect facts
  16. Road Squawker

    5/8 Wave groundplane 1.5:1 SWR all over the band

    Well, if it really is that important to you, you can always put the meter at an even multiple of a 1/2 elect wavelength and get a valid number.
  17. Road Squawker

    BBI: I'll only sell this amplifier to a LICENSED AMATEUR OPERATOR...

    If you're gonna do a video, at least have the correct slug for the meter. Nothing but a sales pitch. At least he does have an Amateur TECH license:rolleyes:
  18. Road Squawker

    vp2e antenna, drawn for 11m

    Yeah, I was wondering why the schematic specified 50 Ohms at the feedpoint ... and never mentioned coax, LL, ect. Antenna is pretty simple to build. (and once it gets a little warmer outside ) to experiment with.
  19. Road Squawker

    Yaesu has discontinued the FT-857D

    About an 18 years production run. I kinda wonder how many new IC 7300's will be sold in 2038.