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  1. jrd426

    11 meter is very quiet?

    Like he said :)
  2. jrd426

    Mobile Radio Mount - anti-vibration?

    Someday "overseas" will have an "air ride" mobile bracket for our radios. I do admit, i put my 980 ssb directly to my truck dash and it takes a.beating. The foam side pads i use for now seem to help.
  3. jrd426

    Mobile Radio Mount - anti-vibration?

    Yep. Hard to fathom a mobile bracket with shocks. 2 plates with the right type of medium in the middle. Just kinda surprised there isnt anything already available. When it comes to anything mobile, no one is doing anti vibration / shock. Maybe one day on ali :)
  4. jrd426

    Mobile Radio Mount - anti-vibration?

    my old school 2510s / 2950 were built for a beating mobile when new. Now i try and still use them mobile but respect their age lol. I'm not as limber as i used to be either :) i was just thinking that in this day and age, we would be able to buy a good "anti shock / vibration" mobile radio...
  5. jrd426

    Mobile Radio Mount - anti-vibration?

    Just wondering if anyone has heard of or made a radio mount for mobile use that works well for vibration / shock. Maybe something or made with a material that works well ? I have used the split foam that is commonly used for wrapping pipes with some success (fit to the radio sides). I like to...
  6. jrd426

    Icom 737 problem

    Thanks SL. Looks like i wont need to deal with it as the seller offered to take it back and refund me. Phew. I will be careful going forward to consider age of the rig and stay with a local purchase to avoid shipping as these are pretty heavy and i dont think ship well to begin with. Enjoy the...
  7. jrd426

    Icom 737 problem

  8. jrd426

    Icom 737 problem

    Symptom: No RX, no TX. Dead spots in tuning range. Caused by PLL unlock. Probable Causes: Unstable trimmer capacitor is causing PLL unlock in DDS VCO. Cure: Replace bad plastic trimmer cap C205 (20pf) on PLL unit with ceramic equivalent.
  9. jrd426

    Icom 737 problem

    Thanks guys. I'll see if i can find someone local to have a look at it and see if its savable.
  10. jrd426

    Icom 737 problem

    Well i decided to pop it on a dummy load and go through the bands. The dead / squelched out parts are on all bands. Both selecting the band buttons or free wheeling it with the tuning knob (tuner on / off no change) same result. I then tested tx across all bands. I have tx on only a few of the...
  11. jrd426

    Icom 737 problem

  12. jrd426

    Icom 737 problem

    Hi guys. I recently bought a 737 that i had shipped. The seller described the radio as working fine. I just received it yesterday and unboxed it and connected it today. Initial light / quick testing earlier today wirhout yet transmitting (i planned on rtfm) i was very impressed. Tonight i...
  13. jrd426

    Happy Easter

    Hoping you all have a nice Easter and weekend!
  14. jrd426

    Anytone Ares 2

    Please let me know how you fair out if you reach out to them for support or help. I own a few of their radios and am curious how helpful and resposive they are with customers if and when needed. Thx & 73 Jeff
  15. jrd426

    Did some radio handles

    Nice. I was trying to find something like that that would work for 5555n type / size case radios online and there is really not much available out there.
  16. jrd426

    Anytone Ares 2

    MIght be worth sending an email out to anytone and confirm firmware version to reflash it and hopefully get it sorted out. 73
  17. jrd426

    Happy St Patricks Day ☘️

    Did anyone have the luck of the Irish on Sunday? Hoping that no green liquids got anywhere close to your radio gear! 73
  18. jrd426

    Is anyone making a new base station

    Yes, TM86 had posted this on Tuesday in the ebay auctions section titled "homemade" which got me thinking again about one of these newer radios made as a base.
  19. jrd426

    Is anyone making a new base station

    I am really hoping we will see a radio like 5555n2 available as a base sometime in the near future. Heres to hoping