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    Raspberry Pi SDR build

    I have been poking around trying to understand how to set something like this up. Would like to have a waterfall display like those fancy ham rigs! Plan is to mount a wideband antenna on top of the tv tower and use the 75 ohm coax that feeds into the house (don't watch TV, my mother in law who...
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    5 pin converter killing a radio?

    D-104 lollipop wired for 4 pin, using a 5 pin converter into the 148. I have been trying to set up the mic listening to a SDR about five miles away. Can do a few test keys to adjust the mic before the radio shuts off, have to unplug the power supply to get it working again. The other radios...
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    Toshiba 2290 max input questions

    Hello I picked up a Texas Star Skeleton 150 from a local guy with two Toshiba 2290s. Spec sheet on the 2290 says max input 4 watt PEP. I put the amp on the bench, 13.8 volts, running a Cobra 148 with 12 watt PEP. Meter is showing 250 watt PEP. Am I asking for trouble with this set up? I...
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    Push up masts

    I have been struggling with a suitable space for a 5/8 vertical. I had been looking at an old tv tripod on the house, others suggested that may lead to big problems. A friend of mine owns a roofing company, I am planning on redoing the roof in the next couple of years, he came out to give me...
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    Rooftop mount on old TV tripod

    Greetings all, I have been trying to find more information on this subject, most searches point to this forum. I spent time going through old threads about this, couldn't find much on the topic, apologies if I missed this has been covered in the past. I bought a new house and am planning a...