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  1. fourstringburn

    My updated shack!

    Took years of work and saving up and selling some older gear not using anymore but I believe I got the last radio and amp I'll ever own. With the new gear I also got a new desk and updated computers with 24 inch screens. The main radio is a Kenwood TS890S HF/6M radio. I kept my Kenwood TS590SG...
  2. fourstringburn

    Crazy mobile antenna!

    Seen this truck twice already. I parked next to it the other night and got some some pics to share here to see what you guys think! Maybe this guy is on this forum since he's a radio guy and can give us more insight to his antenna. This truck has another set of this same antenna on the other...
  3. fourstringburn

    New Elecraft HF rig!

    A friend of mine just returned from the big Hamfest in Dayton and the premiere attraction for new radios was the new rig from Elecraft, The K4. According to him, the radio is larger than his K3 and appears to be the size of the Elecraft KPA500 amp which my friend also owns. Elecraft has now...
  4. fourstringburn

    New Kenwood and Yaesu HF radio's

    A friend of mine just came frim the Dayton Hamfest and sent some pics of 2 new radios. The Kenwood TS-890 and the Yaesu FT-101D. The Yaesu is a SDR but surprisingly Kenwood didn't jump on that band wagon. Street price for the 890 is expected to be around 2,500 to 3,000. Not sure on the Yaesu.
  5. fourstringburn

    For those who have older rigs and want to add a SDR/Panadapter

    I just come across a new device by MFJ, the MFJ-1708SDR This will let users of older rigs or any radio without an IF out be able to run a SDR/panadapter. However with older rigs that don't support CAT control or equivalent, you won't have rig control but at least you can see the bands. With...
  6. fourstringburn

    Saw this radio for sale...

    Saw this radio for sale and what caught my interest was the price. Bell's CB has it for $140.00. Looking down the list of features it appeared to have what you would expect in a radio with some Amateur radio features as well. Bell's listing says it's 10 thru 12 meters. I like the color LCD...
  7. fourstringburn

    Leave it to california to ban mobile HF Radio?

    This just posted today on QRZ. Leave it to Commi-fornia to regulate everything possible. The words" specialized radio" is subject to interpretation. I see a CB as NOT a specialized radio but an HF/VHF/UHF could be. Keep a CB in your vehicle along with your mobile amateur radio and tell the...
  8. fourstringburn

    Can coax survive after a lightening hit?

    Of all the rotten luck, yesterday I was heading home and as I was cresting over a hill on the east end of Albuquerque before dropping down into the canyon, my semi-truck was struck by lightning. This caused the truck to shut off possibly by having the trucks ECM fried out among other things, and...
  9. fourstringburn

    Analysis on the Sirio Performer 5000 antenna

    After reading rave reviews on this antenna, I thought I would try it for myself and do some field testing and post the results. The antenna whip is new and uncut to show this antenna's range out of the box. I purchased the trucker series of the Sirio Performer 5000 antennas. This one uses what...
  10. fourstringburn

    Another new Icom HF tranceiver

    I just came across an ad for a new Icom IC-7851 HF transceiver. http://www.icomamerica.com/en/products/amateur/hf/7851/default.aspx Initial comparisons seem to be similar to the limited edition of the IC-7850 model with out the gold...
  11. fourstringburn

    Looks like this guy caught a little break...Fine reduced

    http://www.arrl.org/news/denying-permission-for-fcc-station-inspection-nets-florida-cber-a-3000-fine Looks like this guy caught a little break. He had his fine dropped down to $3000 from the original $14,000 due to his in-ability to pay which he apparently proved with his income statements. But...
  12. fourstringburn

    My little radio and semi-pro audio shack

    Large format mixer and studio monitors are for my home studio recording audio gear, I do use a small format Yamaha MG-10 mixer (not visible) to interface boom mounted mic to HF radios.
  13. fourstringburn

    My mobile station

    My mobile HF and CB station. Mobile HF rig: Icom IC-7000, Target tuner screwdriver antenna controller, Clear speech amplified mobile speaker with DSP, Palstar PM2000AM SWR/Wattmeter, Power Acoustik 7 in. LCD monitor. Not visible components : Ameritron ALS500M HF amplifier, Ameritron ARI500...
  14. fourstringburn

    Texas Radio Amateur Gives Up License

    Glad to see FCC going after people who act like jackasses on the airwaves and disrupt communications be it Amateur radio operators or CB'ers. 04/22/2014 Texas Radio Amateur Gives Up License As Part of Enforcement Action Settlement A Texas radio amateur has agreed to...
  15. fourstringburn

    Looking for an older Galaxy 979

    I'm currently looking for a older version of the Galaxy 979 radio. The older version has the red LED's for the channel selector and a clear lamp for the meter. The newer ones have the blue LED's all around. If you have an older one in good working order and reasonably good condition, e mail me...
  16. fourstringburn

    My shack

    Here is some pics of my shack, both mobile and base. More pics to come later...
  17. fourstringburn

    X Force 400 HD amp for sale!

    Up for sale is a Xforce 400HD class C amp for sale. I have had this amp for about 3 years and it was purchased new direct from Xforce. This is a 4 pill (2879's) high drive amp. I'm selling this because I recently became a amateur radio operator and I'm moving more into amateur radio gear...
  18. fourstringburn

    X Force amp for sale!

    Up for sale is a Xforce 400HD class C amp for sale. I have had this amp for about 3 years and it was purchased new direct from Xforce. This is a 4 pill (2879's) high drive amp. I'm selling this because I recently became a amateur radio operator and I'm moving more into amateur radio gear...
  19. fourstringburn

    Texas star 667v

    Just curious about the true output wattage of the newer version of the texas 667v amp. I have used three meters and get three totally different readings. I'am running a President HR 2600 radio with a 4 watt dead key and a swing to about 25 watts on A.M. on 28.000 Mhz. My antennas are tuned...
  20. fourstringburn

    a new connex radio!!!

    ONCE AGAIN, I"LL MAKE A POST ABOUT A NEW RADIO NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW ABOUT. BUT, UNTIL YOU READ ABOUT IT FROM "FREECELL" IT DOESN'T EXIST YET. I FOUND THIS RADIO ALREADY FOR SALE AT A NICE LITTLE RADIO SHOP IN HOLBROOK AZ, NOT AT THE SHOP THAT LIKES TO TRASH ON EVERYBODY'S (OR ALMOST...