Recent content by 2RT307

I always thought SBE rigs were really cool. Hope you get this one going. Isn't this the big base station with wood case, tons of switches, and knobs, and LED's over every switch? Seems like I remember drooling over it in one of my S9 magazines back in the day. Pictures? 73, Brett

Some Icom rigs use an electret mic circuit, and the impedence gets a bit wonky with certain mics. I would check that.

I was NOT happy when I rented one one time. Couldn't mount my mag mount for a road trip. 73, Brett

Very common with that rig. Worth fixing though.

There was a guy south of Dallas that was authorized. Apex?

Icom lists the HM44 with that rig as an accessory on the website products. I'll be darned if I can find anything on that mic's wiring, though. https://www.qsl.net/icom/download/mic_ref.pdf 73, Brett

In this age of 3d printing, you'd think somebody would make a big batch of these. I need a couple of buttons for my old President Lincoln. Good luck, Brett

If I remember right, he had a real motor with chain drive at the base. 73, Brett

Was it Triple 9?

Hi Gang, Discovered some old pics today on a drive that I haven't used in forever. I cannot remember which Needlebender owned this setup, but I believe he was in Canada, and passed away not too long after completing this project. I had a friend that used to run a stack set of V quads, and...

you'll have fun with that antenna. I used to run one, only 25 feet up, and had great success with it. 73, Brett

So, a sea-worthy rig. Pretty interesting, Six Shooter... I have never seen one of these. I'll be watching for updates. 73, Brett

Oh man, that's good you got her. Homer's a good Christian man, and I'm sure he would've helped you out. It's crazy how easy it is for people to become homeless... hopefully you can help your daughter get back on her feet. 73, Brett

Yeah, I hadn't thought about that matching network... I have plenty of end fed stuff, just thought the advantage of the antenna design itself lended itself to pretty easy assembly in the field. Not heavy, break it down and toss it in my truck bed. I guess it'll be relegated to 10-11-12 meter...

HomerBB is up in the Fayetteville/Rogers area, or at least he used to be. Haven't seen him posting. Hope all is ok! Brett