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    So, call sign changed

    which makes this forum account a little awkward. Can I update my forum name? Or inactivate this one and make a new one? I'm good either way.
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    Radio Shack HTX10 problems

    So my HTX10 seems to have no sound. I mean, not anything, not even the button beeps. Transmit seems to have good power on all modes as per external meter. Receive shows on the htx10 SMeter but no sound comes out. The manuals trouble shooting section states that this could be because of a bad...
  3. K

    TYT TH-9800 Quad Band

    Anyone have one of these? What is the experience like? Searched for this topic but nothing came up.
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    10M mobile antenna that is garage friendly?

    As the title says, I'm looking for a 10M mobile antenna that is garage friendly. With a full size pickup and a 7' tall garage door, I have to rule out anything roof mounted. So I can either put something at fender/rail height (like a Larsen nmo27B) and hope it can take some door/roof...
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    D710 clock/time incorrect

    So ever since we switched to daylight savings time, the clock on my Kenwood D710 is an hour behind. I have tried setting the clock correct but apparently the GPS time info overrides the manual settings. My UTC offset is correct. Is there a setting to make this right? Or should I just move...
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    Dipole Leg Direction

    I'd like some clarification on the leg direction of dipoles. I may need to erect a dipole with the legs going in different directions, IE one leg going south and one leg going east (and somewhat sloping ala inverted V). To my understanding that is OK as long as I keep 90 degrees between the...
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    Zetron Model 48

    I took posession of a 70cm repeater box that has been sitting in the garage of the local club for some time. It looks like the controller is a Zetron Model 48 (running a couple of GM300's). I've been to repeater builder and got some manuals but I'm trying to find the terminal software so I can...
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    Electric Fence

    My wife is bugging me to add a few electrified strands to the yard. How much trouble will that cause me? Is it just a given that electric fences will generate rfi? Are there any particular types or brands of fence products I should look for that will give me the best chance of not generating...
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    FTM350AR - where does the mic plug into?

    The manual I downloaded from Yaesu has jack for installation info, just says I should know what I'm doing since I'm a ham. :p OK, sure, but it doesn't tell me if the mic plugs into the box or the head. My FTM-10SR will plug into either location - is the 350 the same way?
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    SO239

    I purchased a mobile antenna and a length of LMR240 Ultra so I could make a custom length antenna cable for my motorbike (the premade ones are way too long for a bike). I've only bought one mobile antenna before, and it's been a while since then, so I was surprised when the antenna was...
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    Element 3 Obtained

    So now I can be a general lid, too. No questions missed, either. I tried the extra test, and got 50%. I didn't think that was too bad for never having looked at any extra material.
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    Yaesu FNB-V94 battery - disc?

    So I noticed today that the FNB-V94 1800mah battery is cheaper (by a couple bucks anyway) than the FNB-83 1400mah battery, at least at the couple online vendors I checked. Is this battery being discontinued? Any reason not to take advantage of buying this cheaper but higher capacity battery?
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    6M Mode?

    So what would be the popular mode for working 6M? I'm wondering if something like the Alinco DR-06T would be worth while. It's FM only. Is SSB not used much on 6M? I've never had a 6M rig so I'm clueless as to what goes on there.
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    VX8R + Motorcycle Bluetooth Headsets

    Have any riders used/paired a VX8R with one of the newer motorcycle bluetooth intercom units, like the Scala G4 or similar? I'd like to find a bluetooth set that will do everything; nav prompts, intercom, VX8R (hopefully with VOX), and cell phone VOX (esp thru the nav pairing). I"m asking...
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    End fed di(mono?)pole construction

    I could use a little advice on construction of an end fed dipole. I'd like to make a 1/2 wave 80M end fed horizontal wire antenna, fed by 50 ohm coax. I'm guessing that the center conductor becomes the radiating wire of the antenna. Since there's no counterpoise or 2nd leg, I guess the coax...
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    TS-700A - proper use of the all those knobs and other newb questions

    This is my first experience with any kind of older rig, and the manual seems to assume that I should know certain things. It dawned on me that the drive knob isn't some kind of power control, but a tuning control that is used in conjunction with the Final knob. I'm not sure exactly how to...
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    1st CB

    Is there a generally accepted entry level CB? I'd like to have one in the shack just for the hell of it and see what it does. I've got a 20 year old Realistic, but I don't recall it being that spiffy and I'd like to have SSB. And a big ole S-meter, cause I like to watch them.
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    How high and where to get?

    So, I think I'll be able to put up an HF antenna next year. I think I'm going to go with a simple dipole, at least 80 - 10, 160 if I can get the room (at least to start out with and get on the air). What would be the minimum height that a ham would want to get that thing into the air and get...