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Also, they use a little bulb on the board as a fuse for the receiver. Have no idea of the logic behind this, but it may not be a bad idea to replace the bulb or your receive may go out.

I didn;t read the tech manual above or watch the vid, but I've owned about 10 of these and the best upgrade you can make on these is to remove that soldered in battery and extend it with wire and use a replaceable 2032 covered in shrink tube. Also, there's a heat sensor used to to turn the fan...

Was looking for the variable caps on the older ones for the input and output Tunes. It's not that big of a deal, really, it's just something my buddy had laying around Betty blew up, but we came across a couple of good output transistors so we figured we play around to see if we can get it working.

I know this is an ancient thread, but does anyone have any idea the power handling capability of this switch? I have one, but I can't find any of my documentation for it.

I don't think so. I never heard him say that

That's too bad. He has a lot of knowledge he could share here. He was assisting me and guiding me through a little project I have going with an old 250 and just disappeared.

Barkett has nothing left. Gatekeeper had the stuff and a small mod he was going to tell me about for a DX 250 but I ne4ver got back to him. Now, I want to get the project finished and I can't find him.

Anyone know what happened to Gatekeeper? Hasn't submitted a video to you tube in 6 months and didn't answer my text. He's got a bunch of Texas Star parts and I'm trying to find a supplier for a few pieces.

Thanx! I can see how some folks would love to get in there and start turning crap! LOL

Just for curiosity sake, how does one access the service menu in the quad 6 pro?

You don't know the rest of the story about the 955 with the beefed up finals that I HAD at one time. Those finals were a test and they turned out to be not suited for running an amp. Yes, they could be turned down far enough to drive it, no issues. BUT, they were extremely sensitive when keying...

That sounds like an excellent deal, depending on the cost of shipping. I am absolutely interested as I am going to mount the rotator inside the tower with a thrust bearing on top anyway. The only load it will carry is the wind load area of 3.3 Sq/Ft. Let me know what you find out and if you...

That's what I was thinking but want to make sure. The wind load spec is only 3.3 Sq/Ft so I'm hoping a small, light rotator will do.

I appreciate the discussion and shared info on my thread looking for a beam. Great bunch of guys here! The next question is obvious. What would be the best rotor for the money to use on this antenna. I have absolutely no aspirations of upgrading, because I absolutely do not have room. I'm going...

As I said, I've seen reports of a solder Joint breaking on the end of the coil. You've got to take that outer case off and look at the way the coil is mounted

You're welcome. I've heard something about the solder joint breaking away from the coil on these.

GREATLY appreciated, Henry!! This was kinda the conclusion I was getting when I was thinking about the signal bounce. I was not aware of the ground gain, though, which is a welcomed addition. This kind of solidifies my idea of the V quad, then. Horiz polarity mounted approximately 25 to 30 feet...

Appreciate the info. Yeah, I was thinking about that last night. I did some research and found that many, if not most with beams are using H polarization rather than vert. After thinking it over, I may just go that route because everyone says it cuts the noise in half, and sometimes even more...

Thanks for all the replies and excellent info, guys! I have a lot of reading and studying to do before summer so I can decide on the best fit for my application. This would all be so simple if I had a 50' free-stander and a bucket truck~! But, such as it is, I have to make due. So far, looks...