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    My first radio

    I went to the meeting last night great bunch of guys (y) They are having a tailgate sale Saturday that would be a great place for me to buy a used radio preferably boat anchor but I have to work Saturday and can not attend. But one of the guys gave me this to play with I have struggled...
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    Spam/ROBO calls

    Thanks guys man what's REALLY ANNOYING IS MY PHONE ASKS ME DO YOU WANT TO REPORT THIS NUMBER AS SPAM :rolleyes: :mad: I thought at one time Greg Abbott had cracked down on this fake caller ID number crap because it was supposed to be "serious" :rolleyes:
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    Spam/ROBO calls

    This probably doesn't belong here feel free of course to delete or move But I'm getting flat out blown up by these calls they put a fake number with a local area code :mad: I finally quit answering if I don't recognize it but it's too late I briefly looked and it says the FCC is responsible...
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    You just never know what lurks below ground (plumbing)

    Man I had a cakewalk compared to that job WOW Those are some nice clean cuts on that concrete (y)
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    Can I cut the ends off of old cable TV coax and add PL-259 connectors

    Well I decided to keep it simple for the time being and go low tech Still disappointed all I seem to get is the bowlers some guy shouting Johnny Ringo over and over without taking a breath
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    Can I cut the ends off of old cable TV coax and add PL-259 connectors

    Ah yes sir First facepalm moment achieved Thanks
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    You just never know what lurks below ground (plumbing)

    Well since it was leaking for at least two weeks I figure it ain't gonna hurt to leave it on for a little bit for Smokey
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    Can I cut the ends off of old cable TV coax and add PL-259 connectors

    I had a tough time finding these screw together types But they are available like from a place called max gain Do you guys like these screw together or the crimp type
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    Can I cut the ends off of old cable TV coax and add PL-259 connectors

    It dawned on me I quite a bit of old coax around Right now I'm in in infancy stage of antenna the goal at the moment is to at least get something outside so no it's not gonna be the ultimate end game set up and of course I like to learn as I go along. I'm sure many facepalm moments will...
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    You just never know what lurks below ground (plumbing)

    Yes sir idk why that was down there it was covered with grass and no indication on the surface. Perhaps it was marked at one time I bought the house in 2002
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    The very first thing everybody does after passing ham technician exam of course (sarcasm)

    I was gonna mention something crazy about this. The past few years I had had my own come to Jesus with myself swearing I would make a serious attempt to fix it. Not really knowing much I would say well at least get your multimeter and start measuring stuff like emitters and base etc voltage...
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    You just never know what lurks below ground (plumbing)

    Yes sir thanks I am by Beaumont Texas east of Houston headed towards Lake Charles We do have our share of freezes occasionally
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    You just never know what lurks below ground (plumbing)

    Had water in the yard starting about three weeks ago We had had some heavy rain so I kinda blew it off Finally decided to take a look What the heck The female adapter on the left side was split/cracked Smdh
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    The very first thing everybody does after passing ham technician exam of course (sarcasm)

    Well I finally got back on this I'm kinda ashamed I didn't trouble shoot I just started replacing stuff I had bought these relays man idk probably three years ago Anyhow after playing with a capacitor I got enough courage to swap one out As of now it works but I'm not so proud just...
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    best/easiest study system for tech and general license ?

    Hey guys just putting this out there if anyone is wondering Saturday - took test (before you do this go to FCC cores and get a FCC Registration Number (FRN) you will need it) Monday - got email from FCC notification of payment due $35 (log into FCC cores and pay) Wednesday - got email from...
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    best/easiest study system for tech and general license ?

    Hmm Didn't take long for Uncle Sam to come a knockin with their hands out wanting some $$ :ROFLMAO:
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    The very first thing everybody does after passing ham technician exam of course (sarcasm)

    Thanks sir nice to hear from you I appreciate it I'm loading up to go cut some grass I will definitely check that out :cool:
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    Home July 4th, 2026 Independence Day Retevis RA89R Giveaway!

    To sign up for the drawing, reply to this thread that you understand the rules and wish to enter into the drawing. Thank you I have read the rules understand them and wish to be entered into the drawing thanks
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    The very first thing everybody does after passing ham technician exam of course (sarcasm)

    Just to show the level of PITA-ness I was glad to see a bunch of those little caps but unfortunately they are not low voltage But the one that is bigger is lower than that Oh well should be fun No pain no gain :ROFLMAO: :cool: :coffee:(y)
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    The very first thing everybody does after passing ham technician exam of course (sarcasm)

    I have a dual variable DC power supply (actually triple if you count the 5V tap) I really want to fix this thing. It is supposed to go from 0-30V DC on left side (slave) and on right side (master) The left side will hit about 13V and then drop to ten or eleven. However when in parallel mode...