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  1. Christopher17

    External speaker recommendations

    Got the President installed wanting to mount an external speaker below it, thinking I needed amplified, looked an a non amplified mfj, and amplified and non-amplified uniden that we're more in my price range, reviews were mixed , any one have had good results with an external? my truck is noisy...
  2. Christopher17

    WTB SSB radio

    Looking for good used SSB mobile export style radio or Mars mod ham rig, Thank you Christopher
  3. Christopher17

    Vintage Shure Brothers mic

    yard sale grab, think black one is to a Yaesu FT101 and the Shure Brothers is a GE EM25A, planning to wire them for cobra uniden 4 pin & see how they sound
  4. Christopher17

    955 blown fuse

    So my beloved Stryker 955 poped the fuse when accidentally touchy the ground wire to the positive lug, now doesn't power up, fuse pops as soon as connected, is there anything I should check before shipping it out? I'm no tech and while I can do minor component testing and replacement , just...
  5. Christopher17

    Antenna mast isolation

    Interested in how more experienced folks than myself have solved the mast to antenna isolation issue
  6. Christopher17

    SSB mobile 200$

    wanting to upgrade the mobile, (Cobra 29) looking at president or Galaxy, need SSB and be able to cover 11 meters with at least 40 below and 40 above , not interested in big money radio for my work truck, just something to keep me entertained in my short trips around my county , most of what I...
  7. Christopher17

    Ridgidisng

    Interested in ridgidisng the SPT500 radials and radiator, some of the joints are swedged and some are not, the swedged joints don't give you much to work with, thinking double clamps for these, I'm not comfortable with drilling for pop rivets , not really enough material there to get a good bite...
  8. Christopher17

    Cell phone booster

    Anyone use one? my rural location in Central Texas doesn't have great cell coverage, at my mom's house she can't use her cell phone inside the house, I have done some product research, just wanted some feedback before spending that kind of money, any recommendations on this type of product is...
  9. Christopher17

    Antenna height questions

    Putting up 5/8 Ground Plane , Don't have it yet, (still playing with the home brew 5/8) I like the zero five but probably going with the hy-gain due to price, got enough rohm tower sections to get feed point to 30 or so feet, my elevation is right at 500 feet and the terrain is Sandy soil with...
  10. Christopher17

    What's it gonna take to transmit DX on 11 meters

    Got a decent hill for my station, right at 500 feet elevation in Central Texas, I can here Jamica, Belise, Caribbean islands, Puetro Rico, Florida, George, Iowa, Carolina's, Illinois, California, New York, Kentucky, south America ,you name it, after being on the radio for 6 months, I've been...
  11. Christopher17

    5/8 wave ground plane 11 meters

    for my next antenna project I'm doing 5/8 wave ground plane , my design uses aproximatly 21 foot driven element with four 1/4 wave 102" radials set at 45° , unlike my current homebrew 1/4 wave ground plane the new one will require some kind of matching transformer, I have seen some balancers...
  12. Christopher17

    Learning radio repair

    Looking for recommendations for books , online courses, YouTube videos etc, learning radio repair, I have a basic understanding of electronics, 3 semesters at TSTC, I have basic tools, meters, soldiering, de-soldering equipment, I working on my ham licence, I have an old non working cobra 29 to...