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  1. wavrider

    Why?

    Learn to say NO.
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    Eagle Watch

    https://savethemanatee.org/manatees/webcams/?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8KCZydDxhAMVDDfUAR2hSwEGEAAYASABEgLzKfD_BwE link to manatee webcams in the state parks here in Florida. manatees enter the springs when the river temp gets cold. enjoy
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    Maco 300 2x5 fuse size?

    https://cbtricks.org/Amp/maco/maco_300b/graphics/maco_300b_sch.pdf 15 amp
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    Maco M104 11 to 10-meter adjustments.

    Enjoy the yagi and have fun
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    Mosley pro 67-3

    Thats great, glad to hear your yagi is holding up. Mine is still kicking strong. Hazer makes life good.
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    Super Star Mics

    I have been using them for years. Price and performance is great.
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    Yaesu FT-1000MP Mark V Field & Kenwood ham radio transceiver MC-60 Mic - $1,300 Shipped (US/Canada)

    Great rigs, any upgrades? New back lighting changed to LED lamps? the old tube lamp has reached end of life easy to fail. Has back up battery been replaced? How is the internal tuner? Another high failure item. No mention what filters are installed in the rig. Any mods beside 11 meter...
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    Small single 3-500z base amp Mountain Top Electronics

    Sitting here counting the numbers on my fingers. With parts, transformers being crazy expensive. even solder prices up 30%.That is a deal. Any cooling on the filament pins? I cant tell from pictures.
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    fix kenwood

    TS-440. Dreaded DOT syndrome.Much info on the net. PLL out of lock, if I remember correctly there is 4 or 5 pll in the 440. The compound, wax looking stuff, Kenwood used to stabilize components in the PLL section turns corrosive after a few decades. Starts corroding component leads and traces...
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    Sirio Gainmaster 5/8 wave antenna.

    BEST height depends on how high you want to go and what the Wife , neighbors, and budget will tolerate. most like to go one wavelength AGL 36'(ft.) for 11 meters. 27mhz is line of sight for local comms. higher is better for Local talk. DX, mother nature is deciding factor for that. Whole...
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    How did you get addicted to CB radio

    Watching my Grandma talk on her Robyn base station, the glow of the tubes, the conversations and the amazing thought that sound travels through the air. I asked so many questions to gma about how it worked. I was amazed. Spent my adult life repairing, training, and teaching comms and...
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    How to remove corrosion from plate and antenna variable caps

    solution of white vinegar and water mixture will also clean it. Added bonus if it came from a tobacco smoker vinegar helps remove the smell
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    Ameritron AL-811H shows about 40 mA of grid current with no drive

    How is the plate current ? How is the high voltage? Does the amplifier draw any plate current unkeyed? Keyed? Tubes or faulty metering circuit but hard to suggest what it could be without knowing more information.
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    Pride Amps

    Bill Curd pride electronics. https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-curd-5a57253b
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    STARDUSTER M 400 Assembly help.

    The metal mast isolates the coax from the radiating currents IE CMC I have tried with metal mast and without. metal mast is best.
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    Antenna and Tower Assembly Help

    As you increase height AGL as indicated in the above links i referenced the lobes do indeed split into multiple lobes. But the negative side to it is the nulls where the lobes are not at. You wont hear some stations if the angle of arrival is in a null. As a general rule the higher the antenna...
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    Antenna and Tower Assembly Help

    ????
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    Antenna and Tower Assembly Help

    http://www.dx-antennas.com/Height%20versus%20take%20off%20angle.htm http://www.hamuniverse.com/wb4yjtdipolepatterns.html Some good reading in the above links especially the dipole radiation pattern, since a yagi or quad is just a dipole with reflector and director. Friend of mine has a 4...
  19. wavrider

    antenna question for the beam experts

    try it and find out where it works best on boom, main consideration is any interaction with other elements
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    antenna question for the beam experts

    Build a separate 17 meter dipole, mount it on boom feed it with separate feed line, coax. 1;1 balun is recommended.