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I have a big problem with QRN at my place -- too much man-made noise living in a big city like San Francisco -- but sometimes you get a nice surprise. Last night I managed to work RI1ANT at Mirny Base in Antarctica on 20 meters (14.209). I did it on my home-brew 88' doublet too with just 150...

Rumor has it that Kenwood will be unveiling the TS-990 this year (I'm assuming at Dayton). Has anybody heard any new info about it? I doubt I'll ever get to own one (I have too many Kenwoods already :) ), but I'm still really curious about it. -Bill

So, last week I experimented with modifying the audio input circuits on my TS-850 to improve the frequency response. The results were pretty good, so I'm posting what I did here. Note: the end result is similar to what can be accomplished with the mods shown here: Kenwood TS-850S AM...

I recently won a new-in-the-box Cobra 148 GTL in a raffle. Of course, it's one of the Chinese ones (exactly the same as the one Robb reviewed last year). I need another radio like I need a hole in the head, but I put it on the air for the heck of it and found that it's off frequency by about...

I'm thinking of buying one of the Magnum 1012 10/11/12 meter handhelds. A quick search shows that a couple of different distributors have them in stock, including: - H &Y Electronics - Copper Electonics - Custom CB Radios - Truckers-Store.com - Walcott CB - CB World (wearecb.com) Does anybody...

I think I've finally run out of toys to buy for my shack, so it's time to post a photo. :) Equipment show includes the following: Left side (old station): Kenwood TS-850SAT transceiver Kenwood DSP-100 accessory unit Kenwood SP-31 speaker Kenwood MC-60A desk mic MFJ-962D antenna...