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Read forum posts about 5/8 verticals coexisting in harmony over horizontal beams, but have not found references to an SPT-500 above an SY 27-4. I contemplate this set-up on a 40' tower but worry that the ground radials on the SPT-500 (which would extend parallel & above the beam's elements) may...

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Recently bought a D-104 (chrome lollipop) that has some stains & rough areas. Since the mic works well, I'd like to restore the shine of the chrome areas. What product(s) do you recommend? Is there a tried-n-true chemical that will clean without damaging the chrome surface? Will water/ soap do...

Ok: Texas Star amplifiers have no output filtering. 1) Will somebody please outline any inherent pros/cons to such design approach? 2) Are the terms intermodulation distortion, harmonics, spurious signals, splatter & TVI one and the same? 3) What effect does a Bencher YA-1 LPF have when...

WAS happier than a dog with two tails for $ saved after buying a radio from Coper (with tune /align). Joy was short-lived after finding that the radio needed additional bench work to retune/ realign. When looking to buy an RCI 2950DX, I decided to follow advice by forum members to spend the...

Its called the Sweet Sistine… you select to transmit RF… see the puff of white smoke...

The Dark Side Of The Moon was released. 3rd best selling album ever & the one that gets the woofers on my Klipsch Fortes dusted out every time. Will be getting AK's crossovers to revive the speakers and celebrate Dark Side's anniversary with a tall glass of lemonade, even though I'm shorter of...

I’m using a choke balun (9 turns of RG-213 on a 4” PVC pipe) for an m104c beam as one way to avoid interference. The last article I read says that the inability of the coiled coax to dissipate heat, translates into ‘warming-up’ of the cable, with a resulting change in impedance and an overall...

Finally got a used tower, raised it & put my M104c up at 41 feet (last Sunday). Expected that the great Tx/ Rx I had when the antenna was at 27’ high, was going to reach Dx nirvana at 41’. Instead, the few stations I used to contact at 1800 miles, which had nothing but praises for my signal, now...

After adding power supplies, cabling, conversion, cooling fans & filter, the cost of my last Texas Star amp turned out higher than anticipated. I’m contemplating another amp for a second station, and wish to obtain one within the same power output of the TS (800 watts), but at a lower $$ cost...

Found many studies/articles about the characteristic db loss of UHF connectors (PL-259, SO-239 & barrels/double female). Depending on the source of info & assuming proper installation, it is held that the loss of a PL-259 used for 11 meters is around .1 or .2 db per connector. I need technical...

Using my radio keying 10 watts continuous into a maco 104c, I was able to tune it to a very low SWR. After connecting the amplifier in line, the SWR went high again at the radio. I've read threads regarding the use of antenna matchers between the radio & the antenna, but I'd like to ask if...

I purchased a new Astron RS 70M about 5 months ago, and have been using it on weekends exclusively to power an RCI 2970n2 (at 10W dk). Three months after I bought the PS, it dropped voltage enough to shut the radio. The PS returned to 13.79V after switching it off and then on again, and the...

Was anxious and concerned about what was permeating my thoughts. She was sixteen, and I had never held such a sweet thing in my hands. Wondered if I should wait for a stiffer mast, or if there would be screams, and even about the legality of the whole thing. But curiosity and desire got the best...

I've purchased two Bulldog RDC-90 switching power supplies/ battery chargers from Rivergate Distributing Center. The owner, David, is a true gentleman with a witty sense of humor. One of his technicians, Tom, is a licenced ham operator with a great disposition to share his vast technical...

This forum has aided immensely in my decision to buy an RCI 2970n2. I wish to elicit advise in regards to whether I should peak its power, or just tune and align (retain the factory 100W AM/ 200W SSB). The radio is to be used mostly for DX'ing on SSB, so having the extra oomph may help...

I missed the exact frame of the live broadcast when N. Armstrong stepped on the moon in 1969, due to a CBer's untimely TX. Since those early days, I resolved not to allow my station to become a nuisance. I'd like to know of all the practices that may lead to RFI and splatter, what brand/model...

I'd like to use an 878 DM Astatic mic (stock Cobra 4-pin) on a Ranger RCI 2970n2 (6-pin & intact modulation limiter). A local CB shop suggests to buy an adaptor, rather than replacing the existing connector. I'd like opinions from users & experts about possible side effects from such approach...