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  1. Alabama Buckeye

    Parallel and Series Circuits - Safe ??

    In need of electrical wiring help. Provided the .png file uploads. Posting images have been a real PITA with this POS Windoze 11. A picture is worth at least a 100 words.
  2. Alabama Buckeye

    Oxy-Hydrogen Gas / Brown Gas / HHO / Gas Lighting

    Gas Lighting, is a reference to someone's comment which cause you to second-guess yourself, your memories, recent events, and perceptions. After communicating with the person gaslighting you, you may be left feeling dazed and wondering. I've heard the term rather often as of late, I guess it's...
  3. Alabama Buckeye

    90d Inverted Vee

    I'm turning my opinion of the 90 degree inverted V (I-Vee) towards that of more the seasoned; I think it was Mike who said the 90d was omni-direction. My 90d, at 13' AGL, is oriented Oregon to Jamaica (MOL) while Nova Scotia and Mexco City are L&C. It's not as directional as I'd thought. And...
  4. Alabama Buckeye

    Antenna Selector

    Antenna Selector Switch a major upgrade from the common far lesser quality tin foil housed selector disk sort. Not a name dropper I am but mighty fine junk comes to mind. Sad I am, wasted hard earned blood money on two of those cheap 5h1t sorts moving onto two cast housing dual selector sort...
  5. Alabama Buckeye

    AL 45-70 Station

    ***************************************************************/FatBoy 8X Renewed / Electret Upgrd/SWR PWR mtr / SR 955 /M200 3X /Pyramind 40A PS Cobra 2000GTL / D-104. / RCI2970N4 / M80 2X / 200A PS ............................/ Low power draw equipment run off Pyramid PS. High draw...
  6. Alabama Buckeye

    Imax 2000 GPK 103

    Attached image is Imax 2000 with GPK 103. GPK 103 is a home-brew using the orig. GPK mounting bracket and 4x 102" SS antenna radial, with adapters. The once Fugly Balun now upgraded to Black Tie formal wear. 12 windings of RG58 on FT240-43 is housed in ABS casing. FT240-43 is mounted...
  7. Alabama Buckeye

    Modulation in Reverse and PEP drops SWR?

    I've got 3 issues with my CB radio performance. All which occur when I put my heavy wool socks on. Actually, I rarely stress the Fatboy 8X above 1000W. I've never ventured to see it's full potential. I drive the 8X with a variable DaveMade, 2 pill, M80. I DK into the M80 with 1.5-2W which...
  8. Alabama Buckeye

    Newbee w/ D-104 T-UG9 Question

    Hello all. Alabama Buckeye here. A native to Alabama the Alabama Buckeye is a shrub with surprisingly large nuts, in comparison to Ohio Buckeye tree. Decades ago I went by the handle "Buckeye Weatherman". My first duty station was Rickenbacker AFB, outside Columbus Ohio. I drove home to...