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Someone was mentioning the skip problem with CBers and someone else said just switch them to FM and that would end the problem. Doesn't skip have more to do with frequency than modulation?? Would all modulation types skip the same?

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I have a Yaesu FT-1802 that won't shift like my other one. When I go to menu item 4 ARS it says off and I cannot change it (my other one will). It must have been mod'd because it transmits out of band.

I got my first OCF antenna and I don't understand the SWR readings. 10M = 1.8, 20M = 1.5, 40M = infinity, 80M = infinity. I cut the LMR400 like coax and soldered on new fittings and checked it with a resistor. I am reading about 1/2 ohm resistance on the antenna balun. I do not have an...

Looking for a fitting but didn't want to spend $10 for shipping I ran across these sites that look like the same business behind the scene. The Terms & COnditions is unbelievable. They don't take phone calls, operate out of a PO box, You can't ship back to the box. Looks like something called...

You can change transmitter power, antenna height, gain, loss, etc. I would like to know of other similar sites. Radio Mobile Online

I ran out of solder so I stopped at the hardware and they had two types of solder; 95/5 and 60/40. I was wondering if one is better/different than the other. That got me thinking about my silver solder at work. We use stuff called Stay-Brite which is tin/silver. Am I actually reducing the...

I am attempting to make a wire 5/8 gp but my swr is a little high. ! was calculating for 146 mhz. I cut my copper wire longer and made 10 turns around a pencil about 6" long. At 146 my SWR is 2.3 but at 158 mhz it is 1.1 indicating it is too short. If I know I am 12 mhz off is there a...

I bought two Yaesu FT-1802 rigs at a hamfest and both have the same problem. Both receivers are no where as good as my scanner. I can pick up 5 weather stations with my scanner and these units can barely pick up 1. Same antenna. All repeaters are very weak. It seems like there's some kind of...

I am trying to understand the difference in the RG8 (suffix) coaxes. How does solid vs stranded compare? What about foam? What about 213 & 214 & 9913? Is RG-8X not as good? Is 8U better? I ran across this: "RG8u Coax Cable with a much lower loss than RG58"

The receive has two issues. The sensitivity is almost non-existent although I can kind of pick up a little. Every .025 MHZ there is some kind of internal (am?) carrier. As I tune it gets stronger as I approach .x22 .x23 .x24 and it peaks at .x25 then goes down at .x26 .x28 .x28 then normal...

I recent spoke with an Icom dealer who said Yaesus are being made in China and the poorer quality is showing. Are they, or is this true or sour grapes? He had lunch with one of the founders of Icom. They spoke though an interpreter but when the word China came up he tensed up and growled...

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I just got my ticket and went to a hamfest and picked up up a rig and the mic does not work. Of course he said everything worked fine. I should have gotten a clue when he said he just does cw with it. Neither the transmit button nor the up/down work. I guess this thing used voltage and I...

I need to install a lightning arrestor, which I guess goes outside, so I need to splice it into my LMR400. Are crimp connectors ok or will I have to solder it?

I've been reading posts about this unit. I got a used A99 and have some questions. A) It will be used on 10 meters so are there some tips (measurements) on how to start trimming it? B) The two fiberglass sections have a metal joint in between them which has a rusty washer between them...

My understanding of a tuner is to just deliver an impedance at the radio. Sooooo if the radio is happy but I am only delivering half of my actual power to radiation then shouldn't I try to better the antenna and remove the tuner?

I got a 102" whip to trim for 10 meters but thought I'd check it with the CB before I started. First I checked SWR with my old mag mount and it was 1.1. I installed the whip (phenomenal job I must say). Bumper mount on the corner of my full size work van. Hooked up some RG8. SWR...

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