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  1. 1iwilly

    ultimate antenna question

    i just got this antenna. Does anybody here have any experience with it Does it work better verticle or horizontally i have it 6ft off the ground horizontally between the side of my house and my neighbor's fence which is 10 feet apart from my side wall to his fence. flat SWR on 10 meters and 40...
  2. 1iwilly

    best i can get it

    i guess i have to buy 2 different meters for this radio on SSB before their voice sounded clear since the adjustment now i have to use a clarifier to clear the audio up so i put it back to the way it was before the adjustment. thanks, guys for the help/advice waiting for this antenna to come in...
  3. 1iwilly

    best i can get it

    i can find that info can you tell me how to do it i found 10.000 has a beat
  4. 1iwilly

    best i can get it

    i was using the external as a reference only i was more relying on the one reading at 10.4858 at TP1004
  5. 1iwilly

    best i can get it

    it says counter on the service manual
  6. 1iwilly

    best i can get it

    i just realised it says to use an RF millivolt meter, not a digital one i need more coffee LOL
  7. 1iwilly

    best i can get it

    i got this yaesu ft-890 a few days ago everything is working fine except i notice that on transmit 27.3850 was showing 27.3853 i found a service manual and after taking radio apart to make the adjustment TC1002 calls for 10.485760 or 120 mv after 1/2 hour of adjusting the best i can get it to...
  8. 1iwilly

    ts-440s ??

    i went a different direction and bought a yaesu ft-890
  9. 1iwilly

    help with the next radio

    thanks will give it try
  10. 1iwilly

    help with the next radio

    so it seems 8=white audio 6=red-transmit 7=shield+black hum only 3 wires so on 4 pin cobra 1=shield 2=audio 3=trans 4=black wire or do i keep shield and black on pin 0ne ???
  11. 1iwilly

    help with the next radio

    well i bought the radio yaesu ft-890 The guy was only 1 hour from me an ex-ham operator and a marine vet when i told him i was also a marine he felt more relieved it seemed with back-in-the-day stories radio is working fine only drawback trying to find a mic pinout for an adapter to use my...
  12. 1iwilly

    help with the next radio

    just had it serviced by paul from FB group keeping the yaesu ft101 alive
  13. 1iwilly

    help with the next radio

    my ft-101e still works like march-1976 old reliable
  14. 1iwilly

    help with the next radio

    yaesu FT-890 for $450 is in good shape. has AM filter and built-in antenna tuner
  15. 1iwilly

    help with the next radio

    no for the meantime just keeping it simple until i decide if stay on it or go back to CB
  16. 1iwilly

    help with the next radio

    looking for advice/guidance on my 1st ham radio i have the ft-101e i'm ready for a new toy at the moment my max price is up to $400.00 insurance on property here in fl keeps going up hurting the pocket
  17. 1iwilly

    ts-440s ??

    no it's on ebay. now i found another one on Mercari that one is plug in showing normal frequency reading
  18. 1iwilly

    ts-440s ??

    how about the ts-430s
  19. 1iwilly

    ts-440s ??

    no all it says selling from a silent keyer estate