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We have recently started going through our horde of old pictures and sending ones on to people that were in them and that may appreciate a blast from the past. I even encountered ones I forgot I had taken. Ever since I was a kid, I wanted a beam on a tower. Finally in November, 1997 I was able...

It looks like it is replacement radio time for my Q5N2. It has served me well, but is now ill and I don't have the medical skills to revive it. It only lasted 16 months, which is less than impressive. In a replacement radio to use as a base station: I want one with great receive, great noise...

I have finally started down the path of attempting to attain the Technician class license. I'm hoping to be able to find (purchase or free, as long as it's good) a comprehensive but clear study guide that I can access on my tablet. One with lots of good scenarios, the correct solution to the...

I currently have a Maco V58 mounted on a heavy duty 32 foot mast. It works well where it is. I also have a new Maco M104C beam still in the box that I will be putting up in the next month or two. My plan A is to install a 40 foot tower, mount the M104C horizontally and the V58 above it with the...

More fun in the shack. I am working on connecting the CarlBuilt amp to the PM4-120 PSU. The recommendation from CarlBuilt is to run the amp at 14.5 volts so that is what I am attempting to do. I have the toggle set to fixed output, have a voltmeter connected to the PSU terminals and am using a...

I am replacing the Maco V58 on a 30 foot pole with a 40 foot tower with manual winch, Maco M104C mounted horizontally and the V58 above it without the groundplane radials. The antenna arrived yesterday. Now all that is left is: Snow to melt and ground to firm up. Get Digger's Hotline person to...

Finally, a problem that's not of my doing. I loaned my Lincoln II+ V4 to a friend for a week for him to try out. When it came back to me, it would not even turn on. I think he may have had a high SWR issue or amp issue, but really could not be certain and ca't get a straight answer. All I had to...

I have a two month old Powermax PM4-120 amp PSU. I have a Carl Built 200HDC amp that can draw up to 46 or so amps. I also have several radios I use with it and each radio draws less than 15 amps. They are never used concurrently. Right now everything is connected to the PM4-120 via a...

In my Anytone AT-5555N2 I see four IRF520s. One has N16K stamped on it, one has N17K and two have no markings. I have some other new ones from Vishay that are stamped N26K that I bought from Digi-key.com several months ago. Is there a reason Anytone would have three differently-stamped 520s or...

Well it appears I may have inadvertently overdriven this amp with my toned-down Anytone AT-5555N II one too many times. AM still seems to work okay (from what little I use it on AM) but SSB is a bit of a crusty, busted-up, garbled mess even when driven by just a watt or two. Although I have a...

I am told that I have an RF issue in my setup that is causing clipping, distortion and generally a difficult to understand signal even when running low boost or even no boost. I vaguely know in general what it is but to be honest I do not know the proper/methodical way to problem solve this one...

I'm looking for a mobile for use in my truck. This mobile ideally has similar capabilities to the Anytone AT-5555N II but in a physically smaller package (lower power is fine). I looked at the President McKinley and while is certainly is small enough, at its price it is a bit underwhelming...

I recently purchased a new Anytone AT-5555N II. It is the first new radio I have purchased since a 2510 in about 1998, so before getting firmware updates from the internet was really a thing. I did check out the Anytone tech support site and they do say you can register to be alerted to...

This President Lincoln II+ is version 4 (which is the latest version) and has AM/FM/CW/SSB. It is nearly new since I only purchased it about one month ago from ScottsRadios.com. I think many folks on here are familiar with him and his quality work. It has only been used several times on my bench...

I am in the market for a Maco Comet 3+3 element beam. I don't see any site sponsors that sell the brand. I've hit up 3 or 4 of the usual vendors checking price (some price diffs), availability and shipping cost (large price diffs). Anyone have any suggestions for lesser-known but trustworthy...

I am looking around for a good, used tower somewhere around 40 feet tall. I'm open to freestanding as well as ones that need to be guyed/bracketed. I plan on having a hinged base to help make it a bit easier to take it down because I do tend to like to try a lot of different things. To start...

I just purchased this from 88radio.com on 12/12/2022 but have changed my station plans and this amp no longer fits into them. It is in brand new condition. Asking $145 and includes CONUS priority mail shipping. It is also for sale locally.

I have started collecting parts for the next stage of my station build. I am trying to find some stuff used if possible so I am starting looking now instead of waiting another 4 or 5 months. I expect some stuff I'll have to get new. My goal is to have a good DX setup plus a strong local setup...

When DX is not running, what is the general level of noise you get on your primary antenna? Mine is a Maco V58 up about 35 feet with a good SWR, no power lines or other antennae nearby, connected to a President Lincoln II V4 and my level never goes below about S5. Quite a bit of the time it is...

Is anyone here using an Anytone AT-5555N II together with an RM Italy KL503HD? If so, are you able to use the PWR knob on the radio to turn down the RF power on the radio so you're not overdriving the amp on either AM or SSB?