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Worked a dude in Texas earlier on 805. 20 over solid. Great audio.. loud but not over deviated.... I have heard several others from down south today also. I'm kinda digging this 805 FM stuff. Might park here and listen more often when the band is up.
A cobra 2000 with channels will probably get you on 26.805 BUT the 2000 doesn't have FM... (I have seem a couple heavily modified examples mostly for European use that had FM added)
Listening this morning on .805 I heard a station in Georgia working someone? on FM. I guessing this is now the...
Had one (4x6ft radial version) given to me years back. I installed it... saw no differences with antenna at 40 ft. Since I paid nothing for it, I gave it away to a buddy who said he wasn't sure if it helped or not. I have talked to folks that swear they work... I kinda feel they're a gimmick..
Sounds like you're off to a good start. I have run a couple of Diamond offerings through the years (x50,x200) with good results. Always wanted to try out the big 17ft Diamond 510 to compare its performance to my smaller dual/tri banders.
I would probably look for a duel bander. 2m 440 mobile. Something offered by the big 3. Icom/Kenwood/Yaesu. Decent power supply with a little extra current than the mobile pulls...for cushioning. A run of LMR 400 to a fiberglass vertical mounted as high as possible. Comet and Diamond make some...
A properly installed permanent roof mount will work better than a mag mount. In my experience the direct metal contact of a through hole mount provides a better counterpoise than the capacitive coupling of a mag mount antenna. Perm mount antennas also tend to play better if running an amplifier...
Never had a Motorola cb but I can attest to the build quality. My first cell phone was a Motorola and it withstood some serious abuse without issue. When I was a teen a budy had Radius P50 handheld. We joked about the fact it was indestructible. We parked his 83 Ford Thunderbird on top of it on...
Good info and good write up. I run 5 elements.. (not wide spaced) at 48 ft and 100 watts. Been having fun on 6 ssb. No DX yet but I'm just getting going on 6. No digital for me either. Already planning for next summer projects. Another tower.. This may include a 6 element lfa at 70 ft and a...
I climb mine with an old school double D ring leather belt. Not osha approved nowadays but it works fine for me. Find a gin pole if possible or make your own.. look it up online... not real complicated.
For old stubborn towers.. penetrating oil the day before is always a good move. I've used a...
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