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what would be better for a low height install on my garage? 1/2 wave or 5/8 wave? If I remember reading correctly, a half wave will work better than a 5/8 at a low height because it has a higher take off angle to get the signal out? I have both antennas and want to put the best up.

would a wall wart 9v supply work on a d104 or would it be too noisy?

Can anyone tell me the adjustment for power on this radio? I want to turn it down and cant find any info on the powe,r just channel and audio mods. Thanks for any info guys.

any opinions which is the better radio 25 gtl or ltd? (old school ones, pre china in the case of the LTD)

are the new Wilsons made in China? Cant find anything that says yes or no either way. Thanks Guys.

I did some searching but really couldnt find an answer. i am putting up a new in the box, Mighty Magnum 3, half wave made by Antenna Specialists. I think i read it would be good to isolate imax's? what about an aluminum half wave that has radials? I know no one that i knew back in the 70's or...

i have a 29 ltd classic that someone gave me that has D11 cut AND TR 18 cut out. after some research i found out that people claim removing TR 18 further boosts the audio. i would never do this. and the radio has a bad sound to it. (go figure), does anyone know if just resoldering D11 back...

Just bought a NEW IN BOX Philippine 29 LTD from 1994! Cant wait to do a nice tune on this bad boy! Any suggestions for some mild mods?

I have 2 identical radios (87 GTL's) on receive i get the same signal from people but on one radio i get 1 s unit of noise and on the other i get 3-4. can anything be done to quiet the other one own?

a tech told me that changing c78 from .01 to a .001 will make the tx audio sound better. any ideas on this one?

Can anyone tell me if they know anything about the quality of the new astatic hand held d104's? someone told me they are junk and that the switch will break quickly?

has anyone tested one of these babies yet????

can anyone give instructions for this? does the power supply have to be modded ?

I have NEVER grounded any of my base antennas. I have always had quality aluminum ground planes and have talked all over the world. Always had good swr and never had noise issues. what am i missing by not being grounded? If lightning hits you better have a PRIMO ground system. most grounds...

how does the 29xlr compare to the 29 ltd in output and audio? Thanks for any info.

hey guys, what new bases have the best audio? (10 or 11 meter rigs)

can PVC be used for a base antenna mast? i know if you went real long that would not be good. how about only like a 5 foot piece?

glad i kept an old car battery lying around. power went out the other night. no TV, no phone, BORING!!! hooked up the 142 to the battery and was able to chit chat with the locals for the few hours i was out of power.

my wilson 1000 is too darn tall on the roof of my Silverado! it is constantly banging on trees in my neighborhood and even got knocked down today by a low hanging branch. i was thinking, what if i bent a Z shape into it about half way up to make it shorter? i wonder how this would affect it?

If anyone can look at a schematic (if you have or can find one) for this radio and give me an idea here I would appreciate it. the radio has a xmit and receive light. when it is receiving, the xmit light is still slightly lit. when i key up the RX light does go out completley and the TX light...