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    Windshield shading issue

    Well, it turned out not to be an issue, mainly because I had forgotten about the windshield wipers. I mounted the inside box right above the rear view mirror but as I was cleaning the glass for the outside base, I noticed that it was right where the wiper would swipe. Oops! So anyway, I put it...
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    Windshield shading issue

    Thanks for all the input guys. The dots are definitely not any kind of antenna. I mounted my Passport Redline RD behind the shading and noticed absolutely no difference in sensitivity so I'm pretty sure it'll be OK. I just wanted to get more input from the experts. As soon as the temps make it...
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    Windshield shading issue

    Thanks guys, as far as I know the windshield is nothing special. It has no tinting or polarization or anything. Just those little plastic looking dots for shading above the mirror.
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    Windshield shading issue

    So I bought an Opek VUG-270 through the glass antenna for my wife's new Subaru XV Crosstrek. Yes, yes, I know, how can any self respecting ham put such a blasphemous piece of equipment on his vehicle. The wife says no holes in her new ride so that's what we are stuck with. Anyhow, the best...
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    Solar charger for VX-8DR

    Which one doesn't work? The first model listed? Just asking because by the specs, it should work. But then again it sounds like you actually have one and have used it, whereas, I haven't. BTW MaH generally has no meaning in regard to chargers. They are usually rated by instantaneous...
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    CR8900 funkyness

    That is defiantly a consideration but why would the problem be on two meters only?
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    CR8900 funkyness

    Bump.
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    CR8900 funkyness

    A question for anyone more qualified than I. I have a CR8900 quad band antenna mounted on my pickup truck which is connected to a Yaesu FT-8900 in the cab. A couple weeks ago I noticed that one of the repeaters which usually comes in at full quieting had a lot of noise on it and barely...
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    40 Mts Vertical Helicoidal Tipe.....

    Hay que hacer una pregunta si quieres una respuesta.
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    Paint rubbing off HT buttons

    Hello all. I use my VX8R all the time, especially at work. I never bought a cover for it and now some of my buttons are becoming unreadable. Is anyone aware of a black paint or rubber coating of some sort which I could applied over the white worn through areas before buying a cover?
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    Garmin Astro tinkering

    Your first, easiest and best option would be to use a gain antenna such as this one... http://www.arrowantennas.com/arrowii/arrowii.html These guys can build a Yagi antenna to operate on any frequency you choose in the VHF band. You will need to specify which MURS channel you are operating on...
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    Super Econo-Fly Handy talkie

    So Motorola offers the really cool DTR series radios with true VSELP digital modulation and FHSS but the units are pretty pricey. TriSquare offers their line of fairly cheap FHSS 900MHz radios but they are not digital or very robust. So I was thinking that the Sprint/Nextel phones with the...
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    What is the worst source of RFI you have ever encountered?

    My XYL: Turn that dorkbox off. It's bad enough that I have to be seen in a truck with a nerdstick on the roof, Why should I have to listen to what kind ramen noodles the rest of the nerds are eating down in their mom's basements.
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    D Layer absorption

    You beat me to it CK.:sneaky2:
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    10 meter beacons

    Huh! There seems to be some creative editing going on here.
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    Chinese 10 watt HF kit

    What happened to it? No more listing.
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    Need help to amplify my VHF marine radio for fishing offshore/ increase range

    I know that you already know this but; a vertical co-phased antenna does NOT radiate equally in all directions. It radiates equally in a circular pattern in the horizontal plane but has a very compressed vertical radiation angle. The stated 10 DBi (Isotropic is the i in DBi and is the only true...
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    Mobile Slim Jim Antenna?

    Considering the desirable low radiation angle and resulting high gain from a Slim Jim type antenna, one would think that someone has mounted one in a mobile application. I've searched the net but can't find anything about mobile Slim Jims. In my mind at least, it would seem to be a fairly...
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    Solar charger for VX-8DR

    The first option which I listed in my above post is more than adequate for charging the radio's on-board battery. It has the same power output as the factory wall wort charger. You can even charge the battery while monitoring 146.52Mhz (it will restart if you attempt to transmit with the charger...