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Well I sent my Yaesu FT-840 in to Burghardt's for repair. I ca't wait to see what was wrong. Hope it isn't too expensive.

does anyone have plans for an 80 meter Tak-tenna?

Can I change my username to AE5RD ?

I got some burning in my eyes and a headache while testing my 80 meter dipole. I stopped right away. Man that is some serious stuff. I had it hooked to the fence to fence just to see if it recieved better than my G5RV. Recieve was way down so I tried the tuner and thats when i got the burn. I...

Well tomorrow is the Extra Exam. I've been studying hard. I hope next time i post I will be waiting to see my upgrade on the FCC website! The learning never stops tho! I've come a long way since my CB days.

I finally got a 52 amp power supply and my Yaesu puts out 100 watts on CW, 30 on AM, but when i go to sideband i only get 20 to 30 watts. I have to yell into the mike to get the power meter to move. Also my speech processor doesnt seem to be working anymore. Is it posible to turn up the audio...

I had a bad coax connector!! I finally built another G5RV and ran coax to the new feeder and nothing. I got to unsoldering connectors and I found a short, a bad one. What puzzled me was that I checked the coax with my multimeter and it didnt show up. I had the meter set to sound an audible tone...

I've about had it. I am very frustrated. I read this website from the internet about tuning my feedline to resonance as a first step to building a G5RV. I cut some radioshack 300 ohm twinlead to 35 ft and hooked one end to a dummyload and the other to my swr meter and then to the radio. I can...

I have a 16 pill amplifier and I don't even use it anymore. It is a Joker 16 pill. It did great for my cb days but now I have no interest in amplified cb. Instead I would like an amplifier for my FT 840. Is Ameritron a good brand? How much power can I run into a G5RV?

OK here is the deal. I am using the Yaesu FT 840 with an LDG 1000 auto tuner. The problem is I know that we are not supposed to interfere with the frequency but it seems I have to switch to AM mode and key the mike with 30 watts or more and then hit my autotune. What noise does this transmit on...

In you're opinion which is the best wire antenna for 80, 40 and 20 meter ragchewing? I am using a homebrew G5RV. It performs well and excellent on 20 meters but I noticed my 20 meter aluminum dipole seemed to get a better signal on 20 than does my G5RV.

I love my Yaesu FT 840. It operates way beter than My 101e, but i'm still wanting to get a better HF radio. Which Yaesu radio should I step up to with more bells and whistles and would it be worth it? Maybe I should work on the antenna side of things. I'm currently using a homebrew G5RV. I was...

A friend of mine is a trucker. He gave me two cb's to mess with. One cb when you apply power to it and turn on the switch r56 by the final burns up and i have not been able to find out why. Do these cobra night watches have a common problem with shorting out. The other radio cannot even be...

I got my Yaesu FT-840 today and i was going to hook it up to my power supply. I decided to measure voltage at my supply and I was concerned because I got 16.9 volts. This is too high according to the specs for my radio. If i were to hook the radio in my mobile then it would be hooked up to...

I don't know what's wrong with me anymore. I haven't picked up a mic in a year. My tower needs serious work and I can't get the motivation to fix my antennas. I pawned my 16 pill and my radio room is a mess. It like nothing interests me anymore. I go to my job and i'm on auto pilot. My brother...

Do you think it is possible to drive a 16 pill mobile amp with an A/C tube box? I was thinking of using a bank of batteries for the 16 pill at 18 volts and hook up my 200 amp battery charger. The A/C box is a Firebird 500. I can probably just use 12 volts instead of 18 volts. I just want to...

this work looks a little familiar doesnt it? Linear Amplifier HF 16 pill Project amp - eBay (item 280297250695 end time Dec-30-08 16:59:06 PST)

Just what is a Bird slug made of. Does anyone know what a slug actually does in the Bird socket?

I have a Cobra 146 GTL that I brought back from the dead. It had a bad solder connection at the power switch. It does about 10 watts pep and about 20 watts pep on SSB. Sounds like the regulator could be having some problems, maybe not? I have wired a diesel power mike and get great modulation...

Ok I'm building a two element 20 meter full size beam. I can't find the spacing of the elements. One element is the driver the other a director. I think the spacing is about 13ft. Is that correct? I almost hate to ask on this forum but I just need some more information.