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    Solarcon MAX OPTIMZER The Ultimate 10-11 Meter Base Antenna

    Just add a 12 inch piece of wire to the regular IMAX on the top section!
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    Snapped Super Magnum Antenna

    Wonder how many winds? Any capacitors?
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    Saw your post! What exactly is the coil used in the Magnum antenna? Is it a 49:1 transformer...

    Saw your post! What exactly is the coil used in the Magnum antenna? Is it a 49:1 transformer, or a 9:1 unun? Thanks! ;)
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    Snapped Super Magnum Antenna

    What exactly is that "coil" inside? Is it a 9:1 unun, a 49:1 transformer?
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    11 Meters is Awfully Quiet Today!

    Get used to it guys, things are starting to quiet down. The cycle is waining, so unless you've got locals or are willing to go to "CB radio chat" online, it may be getting kinda quiet!
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    Stranger taking pictures

    Happened to me several times. It finally stopped when I put up a sign that says "This property is under video surveillance"!
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    Are new radio's comming out soon???

    Heard that some new Chinese radios were on the horizon. Maybe a HF through 440?
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    Motor Mouth Maul Being Heard With Kids $5 Walkie Talkie

    Back in the day, those wide Walkie Talkie receivers got many a kid interested in ham radio!! :)
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    73's or just 73?

    Threes and Eights!! :)
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    73's or just 73?

    Just say 3's! Make it simple. :)
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    Small Rant

    Gee, I thought a SWR was a radio that I could hear Radio Havana Cuba on! :)
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    Drew’s CB Radio Tapes

    Some of the old CB tapes I have go back to the 1960s! Mostly kids back in the Bronx yelling and screaming at each other, doing homework over the air, and shouting for long distance ground wave contacts. Lots of folks using CB call letters and tube equipment. You can actually hear those old...
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    I Need Professional Help!

    I took out my Cobra 148 which had been in the attic for 22 years, and it worked fine! If you want to see how it works with locals, try getting on the air in the evenings or for a few hours just after midnight.
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    Where is your 'Sweet Spot'

    I've had great luck on top of a mountain! I mount my A99 up on a tripod, and have a blast!! ;)
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    Drew’s CB Radio Tapes

    I have quite a few old CB tapes in the attic! It would be great if we could all put them online!! :)
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    World Wide DX Net this sat??

    Do you guys want to coordinate this online? Maybe we can all meet up on CB Radio Chat so we can all communicate when we try to meet up on the air? I generally monitor the online Channel 27.
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    I'll be glad when its over...

    If the skip annoys you, just go on late at night and you can try for some distant contacts via ground wave. Funny thing is that "in the old days", there were "locals" on every other street!
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    New Menber. Found Old CB Setup

    In the evening, you may want to drive to the highest point or location you can find. You hopefully should be able to reach a few stations via ground wave, and get some signal reports.
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    CB Radio Club

    Yep, it's still there. You may want to try: http://www.eHam.net Their forums are excellent, although it's a Ham radio website.