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  1. VE6SDG

    108" fiberglass whip on an NMO

    Not recommended at all. I've seen roofs torn open from a 34" whip on a roof and they went into an underground parking. It wasn't the coil that hit but the whip itself had enough force on it to rip it open.
  2. VE6SDG

    FCC Issues Two Forfeiture Notices for Cell Phone Jamming

    Even with a booster you don't get signal in many areas I work in....even with an antenna on a 100 foot tower. As for your Dr's office, he might have it wrapped or insulated with a metallic film. I know one guys home that got great service then he re-insulated his house. After that no service...
  3. VE6SDG

    FCC Issues Two Forfeiture Notices for Cell Phone Jamming

    Boy you would hate to work where I do....No cell coverage so no phone calls plain and simple LOL.
  4. VE6SDG

    icom ic-v8000 problems ???

    Do you have a meter to see if #1 is outputting anything? I've seen blown PA's that put out a few mw, still will put out a signal but nothing more than a few feet away will hear it. As for #2 is the Ext speaker jack broken or stuck in the "external speaker plugged in" position? This would kill...
  5. VE6SDG

    Water Proofing Antennas

    We actually do a dual layer of both vulcanizing tape and 33 over that. First wrap is from the top down and second layer back up like your first correct pic. Done lots of connections on towers like this and 2 years later still no water intrusion.
  6. VE6SDG

    Any members from Alberta Canada

    Well I can't speak for Calgary but Alfa Radio in Edmonton is who I deal with for supplies if I can. Free towers huh??....What are you looking for as I work for a communications company and find out of one now and then. Even Hams in the city have downsized and I've helped them take their old...
  7. VE6SDG

    Any members from Alberta Canada

    I'm kinda in the middle between Edmonton and Calgary....love it here.
  8. VE6SDG

    rewire Motorola Professional Mic for CB use?

    I've got a couple of mics...an older one HMN3596A and the newer style AARMN4025C. @SHockwave. The only reason the CB is in the Jeep is because it's a requirement for many clubs to have one for communications. Most of the guys I wheel with have their Ham ticket and we use 2m rigs most of the...
  9. VE6SDG

    rewire Motorola Professional Mic for CB use?

    Cobra 29 wx/nw/st...I've got the Pro series Motorola mic, All black and rounded not the chunky squared off one.
  10. VE6SDG

    rewire Motorola Professional Mic for CB use?

    Care to share the details? I'm looking to do the same thing as I'm lucky if i get 2 months out of a mic before the plastic POS clip breaks off in my Jeep.
  11. VE6SDG

    Jeep'ers will understand

    I had the 4 squirrels in mine when I bought it. Only thing left original in the drive line is the front D30. Swapped in a 8.8 with disks and posi from a 97 Exploder when i blew up the spiders in the D35 with the 4 banger. Then the syncros blew up in the AX-5 so out with that and in with an AX-15...
  12. VE6SDG

    Jeep'ers will understand

    Haters can say what they want about the YJ's, but my rig has gone everywhere the newer and more built up rigs have gone and in some cases...where they couldn't. Nice CJ btw :) Look at that flex. ] She's far from being a pavement princess.
  13. VE6SDG

    Jeep'ers will understand

    How about....Almost Problem ??????
  14. VE6SDG

    W9WDX End of Year Contest with a Twist and a Prize!

    Still got room for more...I got 5 Huskies and 1 Wolf/Husky cross.
  15. VE6SDG

    Driverless cars

    Looks like they will be out of the price range to all but the rich and famous for at least 10 more years. That Google car has 220,000 just in electronics not including the cost of the car itself. Cool idea though.
  16. VE6SDG

    Damn hoodlums

    Surveillance cams would be the best...or your neighbor could do what I did...get a Wolf puppy. She's 5 months old and almost 50 lbs, guessing she's going to be around 125 full grown. Like to see the thief or vandal that comes into my yard or house at night.... OS...nice doggy... LMAO She's the...
  17. VE6SDG

    Driverless cars

    I'm pretty sure I could get my Wolf in on that program. She put her paw on the wheel the other day...enough pressure to keep it from moving but didn't push it one way or the other. And NO I wasn't moving at the time she did this.
  18. VE6SDG

    Motorola xpr 6550

    You can still program in the PD freq into it but just make sure it's setup for RX only. Not sure about your local PD but most are running off local repeaters and not a trunked system. It's not illegal to listen to them but TX'n on their freq even in an emergency IS. I heard of a guy that used a...
  19. VE6SDG

    Stacking multple beams

    As long as your not going to be using more than one of them at a time I'd be more worried about the wind load on your tower. Your going to need a beefy tower to stack beams.
  20. VE6SDG

    Radio reboots when cooling fan on Jeep turns on

    Glad to hear you got it figured out :)