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Friday morning of Nov 29 my best friend, Ryan Stevens, left Millinocket to go hunting. Northwestern Maine is large and uninhabited forest. Logging industry has made thousands of drivable roads that spider web through the entire region. If one were to look on a map and see the vast span of...

I was looking at the spec sheet of the MRF455s and want to confirm. The output was 60W @12.5V. What I am curious about is the input. The Toshiba spec charts list a max output and a max input level on their transistors The manufacturer of the 455s don't. I am assuming that the 60W is the max...

It is unreal the amount of bad advice there is coming from people. I read a thread on another forum where a senior member insists that the newbie uses LMR240UF for a standard FCC type Uniden PC78 LTW in a mobile. It was stated that RG58 wouldn't be a good idea to use. Ironically, I've seen...

Here are my mobile set ups. The everyday driver is my 2002 Chevy 2500HD that is fully bonded with tinned copper ground braids. My 11M set up is a Galaxy 95t2 tuned by Bells CB, TNT600 HD, Dosy SWR/watt meter, all hooked with LMR200, and a 102" on a ball mount behind the cab. It was on the...

Soldiers caught in loan crackdown Join the military on promises, sign a contract, and have the Government you fight to uphold re-nigh on them. I don't care if the recruitment office was fraudulent or not. Punish them, not the soldiers. It makes me sick. I remember when I was in, I had...

My first radio was a Uniden PC76 XLW. It stopped transmitting a few years ago. It sat on a shelf for a while. Then it became parts when I needed a meter and an SO 239. Then I decided to attempt to try and do some home repair. I purchased a new final and driver and soldered them in (too bad...

There is a hardened, almost crystalized, substance inside an old radio I just purchased. It is transparent with a reddish tint. I don't know if I should worry about it or not. The radio doesn't work and I was going to get it repaired, so I want to know if it is important.

I was out bird hunting today. I was about 45 miles in the woods. I decided to flip on the radio for a while. I talked to a guy in Wales from Maine, on 38 LSB. I am surprised I got through with all the traffic on the air. :thumbup1:

I got a notification from Amazon requesting an answer to a question someone had. "Can a Wilson 1000 be used on 10 meters?" I answered the question and pointed out that a license is required to operate on 10 meters. I suggested he didn't have his license, due to the nature of his question. I...

I have always been led to believe that most export type radios were poor performers on 27MHz SSB (with a few exceptions like the RCI 2290, etc.) I listen more than I talk but I heard a couple guys this weekend that sounded phenomenal on 38LSB. One guy was on a Stryker 955. I don't quite...

SSB problems with amplifier. On AM things are great. Audio is on channel and clean. I am running the amp to the transistor spec, not the amplifier's manufacture's spec. If I shut off the amp and flip the radio mode selector to LSB. At full power and mic gain at 1/4 my Galaxy 95t2 shows...

Granted, my auxiliary battery shorted out and I disconnected it before it damaged the primary battery and alternator. But I was driving up the Golden Road, on my way to camp Friday night. Every time I key up and talk my headlights flicker like modulation lamps. I'm feeding my TNT 600HD...

I may regret asking this question. I was thinking of trying to build one in the near future. I first must understand how it works. I may be over my head. Can someone explain the workings of a beam antenna? I don't know anything about them except they seem to have a lot of gain. I would...

Set up: Galaxy 95t2 with the output impedence matched for amp, TNT 600HD, Dosey TR1000, 102" antenna on a hustler ball mount, spring, and 1" riser at the top of the front bedrail, directly behind the center of the cab on a Silverado 2500HD. Entire truck has been bonded with tinned copper...

I didn't realize my 30 day straight talk service plan is up. The closest Walmart is 30 minutes away so I get online and sign into my account. I use my pre-registered and verified card to purchase another 30 plan. I wait for me e-delivery to come in my email inbox. It doesn't show up. 6...

Just paid my tab down to Bells CB and my radios are on their way back home. My Galaxy 95t2 is repaired and anxiously awaited. 50W swinging 200W and 175W PEP on SSB. But I also can't wait to see my first radio up and running again. My old Uniden 76 XLW, that got me into this hobby, is...

I had my 102" on the roof of my 2500HD. After banging everything in town 500 times, it had to come down. I used the roof mounted ball mount for my 1/4 wave 2 meter antenna. I put my Wilson 1000 back on as a temp until I could get another ball mount to remount the 102" lower. I purchased some...

I am looking for both of these. I am looking for radios that aren't whack packed. No clipped limiters or extreme output. Tune ups are ok if they are done by reputable tech. Not looking for outrageous price tags.

I still need every radio ever made, lol, but I am getting past the export hype and reverting back to the old school radios. Once they've been freshened up with some new electrolytic caps and an alignment, they seem to perform better than many of the newer radios. Many are very stabile on SSB...

My wife and I split up and I decided to let her buy me out of the house. My .64 wave ground plane and my new/used 50' tower are going to have to wait a bit til I buy another house. For now I got a 2 story town house. There is a back porch with a metal roof that I threw a K30 on to get me on...