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  1. fonman

    Robyn SB-520D

    Weren’t those made when cars were half and half metric and American too?
  2. fonman

    IS THIS STUFF ANY GOOD?

    I would try and isolate the trouble using a dummy load. Start with it at the radio and add a piece at a time. When your Swr goes up, you have found the culprit.
  3. fonman

    think about it !!!

    Yup, Wifes desk lamp, new led lamps in the bedroom (or is it the dimmer), shack desktop computer too close to the imax, battery charger, furnace blower....
  4. fonman

    Antenna on Headach rack

    Not too sure on the tag, but I’m seriously in love with the truck.
  5. fonman

    Base Coax

    LMR is good stuff, but if it is too rich you can check wire man or rf parts. Seems like I had some bury flex that was reasonable and worked well.
  6. fonman

    Best adhesive for colored replacement CB lenses

    canopy glue for model airplanes might fit the bill?
  7. fonman

    USED TEKTRONIX 465B OSCILLOSCOPE,

    Ok, good deal. Nicer for CB Kidd too not having to ship it.
  8. fonman

    USED TEKTRONIX 465B OSCILLOSCOPE,

    I'll take it. PM incoming.
  9. fonman

    Help me pick a new radio please.

    Sounds like you might better stick to all knobs.... and one band to keep the finals intact. If you didn't need SSB a Stryker 447HPC2 would fit in the hole with room around it for ventilation.
  10. fonman

    Dang rabbits - Coax repair

    Coax seal. Or 3m temflex 2155 rubber splicing tape. It reminds me of Coax Seal except it activates when you stretch it as you wrap. You can see the Temflex on Dx Engineering's site. Our Home Depot has ( had?) the Temflex also.
  11. fonman

    TELESCOPIC MAST.

    I've had a couple of the 40 and 50 footers like the ones sold by channelmaster. Usually had them loaded pretty heavy, supported at some level and the top section dropped down, not used. This is with a good size TV antenna at the top. For a wire dipole I use the whole thing. They can be a bit...
  12. fonman

    has anyone had a radio built by lesters customs?

    Sounds great. Looking forward to pics of the install when you are ready.
  13. fonman

    has anyone had a radio built by lesters customs?

    So inquiring minds want to know...what will you be installing it in? (tryin hard to ask about his ride, but keep it on topic, lol)
  14. fonman

    Im sick of cb shops

    A lot of advice offered in this thread, but no one asked what you want a radio to do.... Part of the reason I ask is there isn't much will stand up to wheeling. About the same as putting a radio in a dump truck as far as vibration? Depending on mods of course. (I do realize this is actually...
  15. fonman

    Turner JM+3 mic

    PM sent
  16. fonman

    IS CB REALLY DYING OUT ???

    I've started a couple N-scale layouts. Then we end up moving and tearing down the trains and the antennas. Eventually get settled and start again. That's about where I am now. Starting again. LOL.
  17. fonman

    IS CB REALLY DYING OUT ???

    Nick23 et al, You can jump into ham with both feet or come up with a receiver for the bands you might be interested in. Listen around and see if its a game you want to play. Ham to me is a little like having trains for a hobby. Some guys have HO layouts or different scales. Some only care...
  18. fonman

    IS CB REALLY DYING OUT ???

    This is not directed to w9cll, Agree with everything... However, his comments got me thinking how nice 2 meter FM would be on the road without all the noise. Then I realized maybe not so much. For big trucks it might not be good for the same reason that aircraft still use AM. You can hear...
  19. fonman

    IS CB REALLY DYING OUT ???

    Nice transmission Phil. Brought back a lot of memories. We had a lot of fun on the kids channel. That was in high school when you still needed callsigns. Then about 1980 I drove truck for a couple years. Then it was considered sacrilege to run without a radio on. Of course that was in the days...
  20. fonman

    257hp- NB question

    Thanks Thanks for the replys. Now they just need to build some.....else it's back to finding a good Grant XL.