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    End of the world yet ?

    ...Obama calls for end of the world tax...
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    Solar 12-15vdc to 7.4vdc

    I have a Sunsei SE-150 slor charger and would like to use it to charge my 7.4 vdc 1500 ma Lion handtalkie battery . The Solar panel specs are 2.25-Watt (150mA, 15-Volt)..... what's the most inexpensive way to make this work?
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    My Classic Ham Shack

    Sweet.
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    Great Indicator Knob Enhancement - Gun Sights

    I have a self winding watch with this "light energized" luminus hands and dial....even hiking all day in bright sunlight , the dial glows intensly , but looses illumination rapidly after a couple of hours. If you do use this on gunsights or knobs , try putting a white base coat down first as...
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    Programming Help

    Thanks, Steve...sorry I've taken so long to reply.
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    A123 Battery Bankrupt

    Yes, another outstanding failure from this administration. GM Chooses A123 to Co-Produce the Chevy Volt Batteries
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    Testing US police MUST SEE!

    Since I live in Absurdistan ( maryland ) and we are not allowed the rights and freedoms enjoyed by other Americans , I would like to offer up a pint of stout to anyone who removes a nut pointing a RPG ( real or not ).
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    Testing US police MUST SEE!

    We have become a culture of litigants ....you can sue someone of "hurting your feelings"...no one wants to get involved , no one even knows the law anymore ...when the federal government refuses to enforce immigration laws ( which is one of the few Constitutionally required duties ) and local...
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    Programming Help

    I am having a nightmare with my new TYT TH-UVF9 Dual band Handheld Transceiver. I ordered the radio through Amazon and the Data cable and software from Radiomart. My computer operating system is Windows XP (SP3)...and I have a free serial port on the back of my computer as well as USB...
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    Help a newb build a Yagi

    This may be too late but tubing bender at Home Depot. Copper tubing is annealed to be soft and flexible but , once you're done with your bends heat it and let it slowly cool and it will get hard.
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    What should I expect?

    More questions...the PC programming cables are chipped?... are the cables from the Wouxon ( for example) compatible with the TYT ( if the connections are the same )?....and does anyone have thr TYT Th-UVF9 ?
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    What should I expect?

    Great info guys..thanks
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    What should I expect?

    Thanks guys, Looks like Comet makes a good 19" model antenna. I've been reading up on what it takes to produce 2.5 vs. 5 watts vs. battery drain vs. heat produced. I will continue gleaning the forums before I invest in the little hand held.
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    What should I expect?

    I'm on the cost about 14 miles from Annapolis , MD. ..which means we do have hills , not flat like our eastern shore. So, it is a "line o' sight: sort of things...these waves don't like to go around things. I'm still thinking about picking one up.....the nice thing about this tiny state is that...
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    What should I expect?

    Okay, let me say first, that I know very little about HAM and am a new join to the site. I have been reading the forums though and am thinking of getting a TYT THUV3R. (2.5 watt transmit) transceiver (which is a dual band like the Wousun units)and Moleclo's excellent review... my wants are FM (...