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So, I've been having a problem with random SWR spikes and a loss of receive after keying (with or w/o amp). I've been chasing grounds, reflowing coax solder, Checked continuity with a Fluke 87V using Nanosiemens (nS), rechecked antenna tune at least 5 times....everything was well within...

Finally talked them into buying this for me, took 7 months but they came through and that's with the understanding I'd be using it more at home than work...LOL

This is the old school 2 pill build I requested for the 99v2 trade. I'm going to baby this ol girl like I should have done all of them 30 years ago.... 13 VDC, about 15-40 watts PEP drive max. That 99v2 is putting out 50 PEP +/- and the Connex 3300 I'm pairing her with puts out around 35-ish...

Struck a deal with Chad (Donkey Stomper). He was looking for a 99v2 in good condition, mine looked excellent but needed aligning. Sent it to him, he checked it out, straightened it out and agreed to continue with our deal. I sent him 2 original Toshiba, non-red dot 2879s and he's building an old...

Well, I finally broke down and bought one, the V2 from Rooster. I'm pretty impressed with it so far. The SSB is sooooo much easier to hear and make good contacts with. I did have to dig out the old laptop with Windows 10 on it to use the program, that was a tad irritating. Also had to use the...

Well...The title pretty much describes what I want to do. How difficult is doing this and what do I need to complete this task? I would like to be able to run my 99v2 on this amp but it has a bit too much drive, even with padding. I would also like to be able to run lower output radios as well...

Sitting in the truck today, I noticed when the squelch is active, I have engine noise but here's the part that makes me wonder.....With the volume all the way down and the squelch off, there is no noise, with the volume still down and I slowly turn the squelch up, as soon as it reaches the peak...

We all know to use ferrite on power wires for noise suppression, but what type? Most use mix 43 which is good in the 25-300 MHz range for RFI/EMI common mode suppression. Mix 31 is good for the 1-300 MHz range and mix 73 is good < 50 MHz range, then 52 & 61 are good for the 200 - 1000 MHz range...

Is it possible, on the 99v2, to install a variable to lower the output power? I would like to run the radio on my 1X4 again but alas it's too much drive for her. I know I could simply turn the power down but I would also want to run my 2 pill and 500V with it so I'd want full output for that. I...

While hitting some skip today, I noticed my SWR on SSB are horrible. 1.1 on AM pretty much across the band with the amp on or off.... SSB... 1.2 to 1.6 with amp on and 1.2 to 1.8 with the amp off. Now the radio meter, which matches the MFJ-880 in AM doesn't change, it's only the MFJ (between the...

OK, so I'm running the Galaxy 99v2 (35 PEP AM 40 PEP SSB) to drive a DonkeyStomper 1X4 (all 2879s) and it's fully biased, even the driver section. On SSB, upper & lower, with the mic gain and RF Power turned all the way down, I'm getting a .5 (1/2) watt PEP dead key. When I first key, it'll...

About an hour ago I was riding down the road listening to 19 for traffic info and police locations, when this guy starts talking. Well after a few minutes I thought he was ghost talking because I couldn't hear anyone else. Well I start to flip to 28 and hear him on 20...21, 22, 23 24, & 25, not...

This "builder" has discovered alien tech to achieve amazing results. Just imagine the power he can create from 4 2SC2879s. I truly believe perpetual energy is just around the corner now.....

Looking for a Dave Made "style" 2 pill box only. I have 2 Original Toshiba non-red dot 2SC2879s and would like to put them in a pretty decent box. They're not new, the hfe is 24 & 25, therefore I don't want to spend "new box" money on something that isn't new. I pretty much just want to stick...

I'm almost finished with my newest contraption, just waiting on the 200 amp relay. As you can see, it displays VDC (on top) and Current (on bottom). The idea is that this will be sitting in the console with the radio, there will be a 200 amp relay wired in on the supply line for the amp as it...

OK.....Tech told me he thinks the mixer, I'm assuming IC5?, possibly "both" mixers are bad, not sure what the second one is (any help here would be great). He said they are OEM components so he can't get them. NOW....my question is this, assuming I can't get/find direct replacements from a eBay...

Just join any Facebook CB group. I'm truly amazed at the level of misinformation people put out and will argue til the 2nd coming it's fact. You have people asking legitimate questions, mostly new to the hobby, and people telling them things that are cringe worthy such as: SSB is not AM because...

Yesterday morning, (or possibly the night before) I blew a transistor on my Donkey Stomper 1X4. Apparently, SSB is a real killer on this type of amp, especially when driving it with 40 watts. I spoke with Chad and will be sending it back to him Monday and having bias added. It has the "delay"...

Just sitting here this morning, having my daily cry before heading into work and was thinking..."why do we use a 1K tone when we don't have a 1K voice?" Sooo.....why do we use it? I mean, I can understand it being used as a baseline, but let's say you tune it perfectly to 1K, looks awesome on...