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  1. W4KVW

    10 meter is very quiet?

    Well if I'm hearing & working all of those places then 10 meters obviously is NOT QUIET! LOL
  2. W4KVW

    What is this?

    I'm just going by what the package said & it was not much to see inside. I have them but I don't use them. They are in my junk box.
  3. W4KVW

    10 meter is very quiet?

    10 meters is Open every day from here in Northeast Florida to somewhere in South America & Europe. Today 9/18/25 I have worked several stations in Europe & South America & South Africa as well? If you are not hearing anything then you have serious issues somewhere in your station.
  4. W4KVW

    What is this?

    I have several of them & the old package they were in said, Surge Protector. Could not read the fine print due to fading on the old cardboard package. I opened the end of one & it's not much inside. Very simple to remove the end near the plug.
  5. W4KVW

    Any used Rohn 25 tower sections for sale around the Tallahassee Florida area?

    I'm in Baker County & I have at least (4) sections of Rohn 25 including a top section & maybe one more 10' section but I know I have (4) sections. I'm no longer going to need it since I'm putting up an FK-25 Rohn tower that folds over in the middle.
  6. W4KVW

    Uniden Bearcat 980 set up

    Mine was in my Ram 1500 for over a year with Zero issues here in North Florida. I promise you it gets Very HOT in a vehicle here.
  7. W4KVW

    Uniden Bearcat 980 set up

    I'm no longer doing CB but before I sold them all I had a 980 & it worked great. I got great reports on AM & SSB & if I were going to get back on the 11 meter band I would buy another one.
  8. W4KVW

    im going to jacksonville florida nex 2 or 3 weeks

    OK,I thought you went to the small town of Mayo. LOL I have been to Mayo Clinic in the past as well. Hope all is well with you?
  9. W4KVW

    im going to jacksonville florida nex 2 or 3 weeks

    Mayo is a small & quiet little town. I have a friend who drives a truck for a company in Mayo. He's on CB & Ham Radio in Lake City, Florida. They actually changed the name of the town to Miracle Whip until the citizens of Mayo made a big stink about it. They did not see the humor in the name...
  10. W4KVW

    im going to jacksonville florida nex 2 or 3 weeks

    I'm good on QRZ.com if you send me an email I usually get a notification on my phone & we can try & hookup on the air. We have a viewing & funeral at the end of the week for a family member so I will be unavailable on Friday & Saturday for the most part. W4KVW
  11. W4KVW

    Do you live in an Urban, Rural or Backwoods area??

    Good friends with our Sheriff (worked for his dad when he was the Chief of Police in the 80's) & my neighbor across the street is a State Trooper & a Deputy two homes down the street. Crime rate is pretty low. Being a Retired Law Enforcement Officer (30 Years) the criminals leave me alone pretty...
  12. W4KVW

    im going to jacksonville florida nex 2 or 3 weeks

    It appears that all of the repeaters have a 127.3 tone just FYI.
  13. W4KVW

    im going to jacksonville florida nex 2 or 3 weeks

    I have No Idea on the 11 meter band but for Amateur Radio there are some good repeaters on 2 meters. 146.760, 147.000, 146.700, 146.670, are the best of the area. I don't have the tones right off hand, but they are available online. I live about 30 miles from each of those machines, but I can...
  14. W4KVW

    QRO Conversion for HF 2500DX for 10/11 Meter Operation????

    My neighbor & Best friend recently purchased a New Elecraft 500 watt & 1500 watt amplifier & both of them operate 10 meters right out of the box? I thought that provision was removed several years ago by the FCC? I have another friend with a New Acom & it needed no modifications either? Pretty...
  15. W4KVW

    Icom 718 issues after static hit

    No big deal. It's just Stuff & all is good. Insurance paid in One Day of me filing the claim & they paid Retail Prices for everything lost in my shack & inside & outside of our home. We did very well & the best part is Nobody was injured.
  16. W4KVW

    Do you live in an Urban, Rural or Backwoods area??

    Rural Small Town USA. We are the 1st home outside of the city limits so our privacy fence serves as the city limits sign is what I always say. You could not give me a home in a Big city for FREE.
  17. W4KVW

    Icom 718 issues after static hit

    It was slightly Overcast here & it had not rained in over an hour. The nearest rain was over 35 miles to my south. We had one lightning strike which was what hit our home or near our home & not another one the remainder of the day or night. It's very difficult to operate with the antennas &...
  18. W4KVW

    What year and why did you get into the Radio Hobby?

    My dad had a Johnson 100 6 Channel CB in his car & he allowed me to use it. It was in 1965 before my 5th birthday. I had a couple of local friends that were Ham Operators & they convinced me to get into Ham Radio which I did in March of 1994. Radio is in my blood & I am usually chasing DX on...
  19. W4KVW

    AL-1500 2x mod

    Better option is buying a higher output amplifier. Less money & less issues in the long run. How much is a Half S Unit worth?
  20. W4KVW

    got the id 4100

    My neighbor & Best friend has a 5100 that was in his mobile & the screen washed out completely so you can't read anything on it. He hated the screen before & now it's useless. I have had my 4100 in my pickup for several years with zero issues with anything with it including the display. It's a...