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  1. Blackcat630

    11 Meters is Hopping !

    Made some great contacts today as well. Talked to 2 guys in the UK out of my truck sitting on the family property at around 3:30 cst. No problems 5/7 both ways. Kinda late in the day for EU that strong from the mobile. Earlier in the afternoon worked Jordan on 10m ssb from the house off the...
  2. Blackcat630

    Sirio mobile antennas, which is which

    If quality is what you're after... https://breedlovemounts.com/store/ols/categories/so-239-mounts https://breedlovemounts.com/store/ols/categories/puck-mounts
  3. Blackcat630

    Sirio mobile antennas, which is which

    I run a sirio P5000 with the fold over lever on a permanent mount on the roof of my old Ram. Works great. Only dump around 200 watts into it but swr is great. Good bandwidth also. My mount is a Diamond or comet... think it's a comet so-239 (uhf). Its been several years since install. All good.
  4. Blackcat630

    RCI 2950DX

    Unfortunately I've heard that production of the 2950cd has stopped..
  5. Blackcat630

    RCI 2950DX

    I have run all three flavors and have all three I rotate in and out of the lineup. The old orange face is fine but covers only to 26.000. For most this isn't a big deal but having coverage to 24.000 (for 12 meters) is nice in my opinion. The DX and "CD" offer this. I currently run a CD in the...
  6. Blackcat630

    I never knew about the Texas Star Dx 1600v until today

    Damn Ranch that looks slick.. pm me if you think it needs a new home ;)
  7. Blackcat630

    I never knew about the Texas Star Dx 1600v until today

    This is the one I always wanted to play with. Never even seen one in the the flesh...
  8. Blackcat630

    trc 465 mods

    My old 465 has an Expo kit. It has 39 above 40 and 39 below 1. It has one channel of overlap. Channel 1 in "high" toggle is 27.405. Channel 40 in low is 26.965. Other than that it works great. Opened clarifier as well. Great old rig...same as PC122
  9. Blackcat630

    stryker sra 10 mog mount

    https://breedlovemounts.com/store/ols/products/fold-over-coupling-for-your-antenna-whip
  10. Blackcat630

    Missing tower, been missing, gofundme fraud?

    The whole thing definitely sounds a little fishy. Good work on the research being done.
  11. Blackcat630

    Ranger RCI 29 Base Station

    It's takes a certain kinda buyer.. I agree for $600 you could pick up a used ham rig for ssb/freeband work and a power mic & Cobra 29 and with a little tune for AM.. This would be a better option in my opinion for around the same $.
  12. Blackcat630

    Benin now on the air......

    Cool to see someone working split on 11m. Hopefully everyone understands this because there is always that "one guy".
  13. Blackcat630

    Home Mobile DX Rig

    I applaud his efforts. Seems a bit excessive for me..
  14. Blackcat630

    DXpedition to Clipperton Island

    Worked on 12 ssb around 3:30 cst. 100w and Imax . Now need to getem on 10! Hopefully this weekend before they pack up.
  15. Blackcat630

    President Lincoln II+ VFO Instructions

    14 to 14.5 is a safe range to stay in. If you're getting big voltage drops when keying up you should look at a better power supply. Sounds like it has poor regulation or is simply to small for the radio...
  16. Blackcat630

    DXpedition to Clipperton Island

    I tried for about a half hour on 12 m today. No luck. 100 w and a vertical hard to get through the pile. I will continue to try and should succeed eventually on 10 or 12.. This will be a new one for me. Looks like they will be active for a couple weeks. I might have better luck after a few days..
  17. Blackcat630

    Interfering With Neighbors TV

    I went through this about 10 yrs back with my old next door neighbor. I installed an old Bencher YA-1 low pass filter. I also knocked on his door and offered to install a high-pass pass filter in his TV antenna coax. I explained I had installed the "newest latest and greatest" filter I could...
  18. Blackcat630

    New Radio from Ranger

    I looked at this on Walcott and it has button for GNF. ? It's a "Gabble Noise Filter" wtf is that? According to the definition of Gabble: "talk rapidly and unintelligibly; utter meaningless sounds" So does flipping this GNF on channel 6 allow one to finally understand what these guys are...
  19. Blackcat630

    Winter is coming!!!

    Last night was rough. Temp dropped to 16F with 40mph winds. Worked til 11 pm outside getting the lights back on. Of course the winds took down a tree in an easement (not truck accessible). Was in my hooks on poles for a few hours. Happy to get home to a hot shower and warm bed. It's dropping to...