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  1. c316buckeye

    S meter modification

    k-po dx5000 radio. it has digital boxes for it's S meter. could a replacement "sweep" meter be wired in from an experienced technician? it's my base, so i wouldn't care if it was super glued to the outside of the case. best "throw away radio" i ever used.
  2. c316buckeye

    output power vs current draw

    k-po dx 5000+ Pyramid ps21kx supply aligned by Scott's Radios was "told" it does just shy of 50w am/fm/ssb draw according to p.s. 8A on FM 4A on AM 2A on ssb -mic gain and power 100% on all modes. -regular contacts made on usb with signal reports of 5x5 to 5x7 -swr under 1.5:1 where i transmit...
  3. c316buckeye

    headphones on a quad 5

    Is it ok to use headphones through the external speaker jack? Not as worried about just listening as i am transmitting. i have not found anything on the web regarding this. That might be for a good reason, but the curiosity remains. Concern being difference in ohms, and if i would transmit with...
  4. c316buckeye

    curious coax cable (answered)

    a friend picked up some coax, pre-assembled, from facebook. right out of the gate, that sounded scary. it is white, stiffer than lmr400, has 259's installed, and labeled as following.. Commscope 0216 9700851 10awg 125cmp(etl) c(etl) hns# 1010809 rev c eo22181. i dug around on the web and...
  5. c316buckeye

    Mobile swr went from 2.0 to 1.0 with ice on car

    -small sedan -trimag mount -tram bigcat antenna -lmr400 straight down through roof to radio -best swr i could get out of 3 antennas was 2.0 -2 inches of snow/ice on roof and swr is now flat. This goes against what i am researching, as snow, ice, salt, etc usually raise swr. several of us are...