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Im assuming the reason for the 50% cut in wind load rating when using a lower mast support kit is because of it being clamped to a relatively thin pipe compared to a pate bolted to a tower. My question is can i increase the wind load rating by using a different method to mount the support kit...

Talked to Hy Gain yesterday and their rotator division isnt doing well. Between covid wiping out several of their parts manufacturers and the continuing supply chain issues they are 4+ months out from resuming any new production. No new rotators/controllers until mid June at the earliest and...

Google maps shows it "permanently closed" and the phone has been disconnected. Looks like the lack of friendly service caught up to them.

Posting here also in case some folks dont look at the hambone buy/sell forum. Looking for a T2X Rotor. If you have one that needs a new home please let me know.

On the off chance someone here has a T2X rotor that needs a home please let me know as im in the market.

Well im tired of noise from all 4 corners all at once and dug out a sy4 set i bought used several years ago. Time to put the ground plane away for a while. After stripping it down for cleaning and what not i noticed the so239 gamma stud came apart quite nicely. My issue is the so239 insulator...

Anyone have a working used one kicking around? Maybe on a blown up amp? The few i can find new dont quite fit. From what im seeing you need to modify the bezel. This amp is modified enough inside id like to keep the outside original. To make a long story short i sent this amp off to Peakaboo...

Anyone care to make a guess?

Been transmitting from Tampa daily for 40+ years mainly on 28 and was quite active local and skip. His daughter got on his radio at 6:25 this morning to break the news that he had pased at 6:22.

Those seem to have been erased? Wtf?

Not liking this format at all. Seems i cant add the forum page to my home screen and im forced to go to a main page.

Walking back from the mailbox and i look up to see a young Osprey firmly perched on my static cap. He/she was up there for about 5 minutes. Birds of this size and larger perching on my antenna often is why i decided against the matching designs on other antennas.

One store i miss is being near is Kens Electronics in Kalamazoo Michigan. If you needed it Ken had it or he would get it for you fast. I believe hes been in that location for close to 50 years. http://www.kenselectronics.com/index.html Ken is a great guy but a little quirky. Hes a very slow and...

Went from dropping 1.6 volts to .3 volts. The tough part was finding the right plug to modify. It has to be a 2 piece that uses screws. I soldered the pins directly into the 8 gauge wire then filed the plug end until i could get the pins in the plug. A little shrink tube and it was done. I...

We've lost another radio brother, Mr Black. Im going to miss our long distance late night conversations.

Get ready to feel the pain. Thoughts, reactions???

Very clean and well kept Dave Made 2x8 2- 2879 x 8- 2879 class C. From a Non-smoking environment. Board is dated 9-98 and also etched 10-7 Previous owner said this is a Concrete man build. Has a couple exta holes in the lid and seems to be built upside down with the fans on the bottom and...

I need an inner and outer for what looks like a Magnum echo board that was put in this Ranger 696 fd1. Ill be more than happy buy the knobs and pay any shipping. I bought new graphics and would like to get this radio complete so i can store it or sell it.

Seller wont show the amp. Claims its an estate sale find. Pretty sure he knows its blown and scared to show it with the cover off. Buyer beware https://www.ebay.com/itm/Texas-Star-Dx-250-used-condition-unknown-as-is-/133582027617?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292

I love my Xcelite ps88 screwdriver set. Comes in handy around the shack, but that smell... I know you know what im talking about. That odor that some old tools develop over time. Xcelite tools are notorious for it. I believe its a chemical reaction between the metal and the plastic handle that...