Recent content by Hurricane145

So it appears that the smart thing to do is just put it up the way it is and see how it goes before spending the extra money on it. I did have it on a 10ft pole in the backyard for a while and using it on 10 meters didn't have any problems with it.

It is the only way you can be certain what color of wire is for what. Other than that you could find the schematic for the Cobra rig the mic came from and then you could tell from the connector what pin is for what, but if you removed the mic connector already you can't because you don't any...

Just wonder what the thoughts are on the ground plane kit for the Imax 2000 antenna. I am just wondering if it made all that much an improvement for you. Looks like the radials are 6ft fiberglass so are a bit shorter than expected so they are wound I suppose. I am used to the older CB antennas...

I'd bet that they would do just fine. Mobile rigs have always been pretty rugged. Back in the mid seventies we had a guy come in the shop with an old Cobra 21 that had never been mounted in his truck just to show it to us. It just sat on the floor. All the finish was worn off the bottom of the...

Not Zelle or mere online money "friends and family" style transfer apps. They are not any different than using a Western Union money transfer. You send the money and it is gone forever. There is no protection like with PayPal goods and services. They cannot tax my wife because I sent her $500 by...

Yes it does. The problem was from people making listings with a real cheap price but a very high shipping cost to minimize what they had to pay Ebay in final costs so Ebay put an end to that for the most part. Just people trying to cheat the system which worked for a while until Ebay got wise...

They absolutely do and have been moving that direction for some years now. Years ago my sister who is a "power seller" on Ebay with primarily books, went to a seminar about Ebay and that was a major topic. The individual sales can be a big headache to deal with and they probably get more...

Okay. It is all in real time then.

Without the counterpoise (or radials) you are missing half the antenna. It is an antenna that is for mobile use so the sheet metal of the car provides the counterpoise for the antenna to work right. So without that and mounted the way you did, you would need to provide the counterpoise, usually...

Only real point is that you can't really know what is going on unless you actually get on the radio to find out. If you just go by different predictions you might almost never get on the radio while always waiting for the optimum conditions. Now planing a DXpedition that is going to be...

I just get on the radio, tune around, and see for myself just what is or isn't going on.

Yeah I know but when you can get them that cheap and they are working you an get some use out of them. If it quits on after a couple years you just look for another one. A lot depends on how much use you will get from test gear. If you are just keeping it in case your own rig goes bonkers...

Yes an external soundcard interface unit between the 901 and a laptop or PC. Here; https://tigertronics.com/slusbmain.htm If you follow their instructions completely you can't go wrong setting it up. Then whatever software you want to use, some are freeware some not. FLDigi is commonly used...

A few tin cans and a lot of string may work!!

I see Commodore 64s at hamfests that are working all the time. Probably a few on Ebay as well. Pretty old school stuff you have there! It is all a lot easier with a more current radio with built in sound card and your computer! But you have what you have so I guess you go with configuring all of...