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I was going to operate as 1E this field day. After I hooked up my ftdx 1200 to my battery bank I realized my radio shuts off when transmitting. Here are the particulars. I have 10 Trojan T 105 6 volt batteries. They are 225 amp hour @ 20 hrs. They are wired in series and parallel, making a 12...

Happy New Year all! I have a tripp lite inverter/charger that needs repair . Its a 1500 watt model. All the lights are flashing. It doesnt seem to want to charge, i think it switches over ok but i need to test it out further. Does anyone know of someone that will work on these? I was going to...

I would like to buy a dummy load to test some of my radios but not sure what to get. Right now my capability is 6 to 160 meter and 100 watts. Ive seen all kinds of shapes and sizes, dry, oil, some with meters. I have a MFJ872 swr/watt meter. Just looking to be able to safely test my radios. Any...

Hello everyone, its been a while. Ive been without comms all summer. There is a light though. Getting ready to pour the concrete for my tower. Its 34' tall with a 10 ' mast on top. i have a My antenna 80/10 that im going to run from it. But i would like to put one of my antennas on top. Now my...

I thought it would be easy to pick out my first rig but i am wrong. I would like to keep the cost for a radio at around a grand or used and less. Im newly licensed and really dont know squat. I almost pulled the trigger on a used Yaesu 1200. $650. Leaving some room for antennas, tuners and such...

I picked up a Uniden pro 810 e today for $20 bucks. Plugged it in, hooked up the antenna. Works great. Good reports on ssb. Ive never seen one before. I was just wondering when this radio was made and if there is anything i should look out for. Should i open it up and hit it with compressed air...

Today in history. Beatles #1 hit in 1964. I want to hold your hand.

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