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Recent content by Blackcat630

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    Imax 2000 Ground Plane Kit Worth it?

    Never tried the kit on the Imax but never saw any improvement on the Antron.. some swear they work.. ?
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    Upcoming solar eclipse.

    Had a clear sky in south central Illinois. We were in about 98% totality. Took the eclipse glasses in my pocket. Kinda cool to watch from 50 ft in a bucket truck. Temps dropped about 9 degrees. It was something I will not soon forget.
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    GMRS yagi question

    Might also consider a N connector. N female is the standard on all my 222, 432 and up yagis..
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    RCI-29 purchase update: Beware!!!

    Like an old local CB'r used to say..."Shame on the Mess"
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    FCC Investigating amazon for selling "outlawed products.

    So who's on board with a new bumper sticker. Replace skateboarding with freebanding...
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    11 Meters is Hopping !

    Made some great contacts today as well. Talked to 2 guys in the UK out of my truck sitting on the family property at around 3:30 cst. No problems 5/7 both ways. Kinda late in the day for EU that strong from the mobile. Earlier in the afternoon worked Jordan on 10m ssb from the house off the...
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    Sirio mobile antennas, which is which

    If quality is what you're after... https://breedlovemounts.com/store/ols/categories/so-239-mounts https://breedlovemounts.com/store/ols/categories/puck-mounts
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    Sirio mobile antennas, which is which

    I run a sirio P5000 with the fold over lever on a permanent mount on the roof of my old Ram. Works great. Only dump around 200 watts into it but swr is great. Good bandwidth also. My mount is a Diamond or comet... think it's a comet so-239 (uhf). Its been several years since install. All good.
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    RCI 2950DX

    Unfortunately I've heard that production of the 2950cd has stopped..
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    RCI 2950DX

    I have run all three flavors and have all three I rotate in and out of the lineup. The old orange face is fine but covers only to 26.000. For most this isn't a big deal but having coverage to 24.000 (for 12 meters) is nice in my opinion. The DX and "CD" offer this. I currently run a CD in the...
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    I never knew about the Texas Star Dx 1600v until today

    Damn Ranch that looks slick.. pm me if you think it needs a new home ;)
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    I never knew about the Texas Star Dx 1600v until today

    This is the one I always wanted to play with. Never even seen one in the the flesh...
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    trc 465 mods

    My old 465 has an Expo kit. It has 39 above 40 and 39 below 1. It has one channel of overlap. Channel 1 in "high" toggle is 27.405. Channel 40 in low is 26.965. Other than that it works great. Opened clarifier as well. Great old rig...same as PC122
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    stryker sra 10 mog mount

    https://breedlovemounts.com/store/ols/products/fold-over-coupling-for-your-antenna-whip