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Hey guys, First of all, hope everyone had a nice Xmas !! My old trusty Icom 2M HT finally gave it up after 20 years so I am looking for a replacement. A dual band (2M & 440) is not that much more, but I am just not sure if there is a real need for it ? I am just going to get a basic...

I know this has probably been discussed to death but I would still like to hear some new opinions. If you were setting up a new HF station and had your choice of an all band vertical or some type of long wire / dipole / G5RV etc, which would you choose and why ??? I have heard that wires are...

Hello All I am having a connection problem with Echolink that has me confused. Two stations cannot connect to me. Hopefully I can present this so that it makes sense. Station A cannot connect directly to me Shows as connected on my PC Shows as connecting on his PC and then times out on...

I have bought a new radio and this power supply is not big enough for it :( It is a Motorola HPN1007B which is basically an Astron RS10A with a Motorola label on it. 7.5 Amp continuous 10 Amp surge It works fine and has for the year or so I have had it. This is a heavy, transformer type...

Hey guys, I am working on an SB220 for a friend and the assembly manual makes reference to a pictorial number 4-14 ? The PDF manuals that are available online seem to skip this pictorial. They show 4-12 and 4-13 but no 4-14. I am pretty sure it is on one of the fold out pages ??? So...

Hey guys, Not sure if this is the right forum but here goes . . . . I have just started fooling around with echo link, pretty neat !! I have been using my laptop because it has a built in mic but would rather use my desktop. Any suggestions for microphones ? Do the USB ones work ok ...

Hey guys, Does anyone have an IC207H ? I recently bought one and I must be really dense because I cannot figure out how to program a frequency in directly from the mic keypad. I get the frequency entered but cannot get it "saved" for lack of a better word, on the radio. I am following the...

Hey guys, I am trying to find a replacement HM-14 mic for my Icom IC3200 and it looks like my only available option is one of these: J0133A Handheld Speaker Mic for ICOM Radio IC-28 7800 746 718 900 756 3200 7200 | eBay I am kind of leary because to be honest with you it just seems to...

Hey guys, My trusty 20 year old Motorola power supply I use on my workbench has finally decided it has had enough. I may take it apart this weekend and see if I can fix it, but I really need one with a little more output. 30 amps would be my choice. So what is everyones preference ? I...

Hey guys, I recently bought a IC3200A for a good price because the antenna "connector" cable was ripped out if the back. I have a couple of quick questions about replacing it. Looking at the service manual, the original cable just appears to be a short length of RG58 with a SO259...

Hi guys, After a long time off the air, I have decided to get a home station back up and running and try to enjoy this hobby I got into over 40 years ago :) I have a Kenwood TS520 that I purchased new in 1976. It is in great shape and I have used on and off just for listening with an...