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I did not say all CB'ers are trashy. But a lot of the ones I knew were. Many of them did not work they got welfare, food stamps, and there house looked like a dump. A few wanted bigger and better things and they moved on. The CB'ers that moved on became well respective Hams. There is a class...
It just seems degrading to see CB radios at hamfests. It was OK to see one or two at the most. But to see 8 to 10 on a single table and then see five or six tables with that many cb's makes me sad. I remember a lot of CB'ers from the 70's. A lot of them were trashy people. The ones who wanted...
More and more CB radios turning up at hamfeast.
I have noticed that in the last few years a lot of CB radios are showing up at hamfeast. The people selling them are not hams for the most part, they are guanine CB'ers. There is nothing that says they cant sell there stuff. But it does bother me...
I presently have the Yaesu G-800 SA to turn a Mosley CL-33 and a Cushcraft A3WS for a total Wind load of 10.1 SQ ft or if I go by the K factor 996 ft lbs for the two antennas. If you look at the end of the boom I have about a 3 ft swing from one side to the other in a 30 mph wind. That seems to...
A total rebuild is the only option. Gut it out put in a pair of 811-A's new filement transformer and you should be able to use most of the rest. They can be mounted horzontal if needed "if they will fit"
That Was Rude
That was rude. Any time a ham's rig dies it's sad, I know if my radio died right now I would just be down and out. I just can't go out and buy used $1000 radio and forget $2800 for a good one.:(
Siltronix 1011D was a high end CB radio
:thumbdown: The Siltronix 1011D was a high end CB radio. That had 10 meters and a 100 watts out. With a very easy mod to make it work on CB it's intended purpose.
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