Recent content by nite-eagle

WHAT HF RIG TO BUY? HI there, when I first was looking for an HF rig I watched the auction site but also QTH.com as well. I ended up winning an auction for a used Yaesu FT747GX 10-160 meter 100 watt rig. This I used for a few years with a MFJ-949E tuner again from an online auction. Both were...

Mounting a radio in a truck A few years ago I had a full size GMC Jimmy. (aka Blazer) I went with a simpler idea for it. I went to the local hardware store and bought a length of aluminum flat stock I think 1/8” thick by 2” wide. I measured between the sun visor mounting brackets and drilled...

PC-122XL - Great Radio Over the last 10 years or so I have owned 4 or 5 of the PC-122's and the PC-122XL's. For some reason as yet unknown to me I would sell them or trade them for something else. (The grass is always green'r I guess) Anyway a while after selling or trading one I would start...

Favorite "OLD" CB radio - My all-time favorite "OLD" CB would be a Johnson Viking 4740. Followed close behind is a Grant XL. After that it would be: Robyn SB-540D - Uniden PC122XL - Sears Road Talker 40SSB - Johnson Viking 352 - Tram Diamond 60 - Boman CB 770 - Johnson 123SJ with...

COBRA 2000? I owned one of these a few years ago. They are very good radios. They usually have great audio quality. They may not have some of the bells and whistles the export rigs have but they do what they do VERY WELL. I did like real freq counter it had instead of the freq display like so...

ROBYN SB-540D REVIEW Hello, the link below is to a review and some pix of the SB-540D. You can see by the review and the pictures is does have a digital keypad to change channels. I tried to put a picture of my radio into this post but could not get it to work. Anyway this link will show the...

In Wisconsin the state law says you cannot have an exhaust system that is different from the stock factory system. They do not always enforce it. The law is there for them to use when they want to...

Just found this post so thought I would add to the list... US Air Force 1973-1977 Im an old guy to. . . Pope AFB NC Jet Engine Tech. on C-130's Primary Mission: To transport the 82nd Airborn where ever they need to go. Thank You to all who served our country. God Bless You, John

Palomar Skipper 350 Base Amp Info Hear is a link for more info about this amp. http://www.pacetronics.com/prodpage.cfm?Cat_Selected=0&Subcat_Selected=0&Group_Selected=0&Product_Selected=90&Search=Yes I have one I bought on an online auction site about a year ago. The amp works very well...

Hello everyone, My question is: Is anyone aware of any software to program the ic-2720 for a Mac. OSX using a USB cable would be prefered. I can get the Windoz software but really would like to use my Mac. I have an iMac and a G4 tower. I do have a Windoz box running XP and Linux but prefer...

Best Mic for a 2985DX I have a 2985DX and use an Astatic 575M6 mic with great results. The audio is loud and clear. I like the tone control the 575 has. The 2985 has great modulation so you will have to be careful not to over drive it with the 575. I keep the gain on the 575 set at about 2 of...

Hello everyone, I am looking at a Robyn SB-540D 40 channel AM/SSB base CB from the 70's. It is I think the first CB base with micro-processor frequency control. The radio is in NEAR MINT comdition. It works and looks like new. My question is this: What is it worth? What would a reasonable...

What HT do you like? Hi everyone, I have used several HT's in the last few years. Including a FT50, ThF6A, both I have sold for various things I did not like about them. The FT50 started not always taking a charge when plugged into the charger. The THF6A had some keys on the keypad that...

What HT do you like? Hi everyone, I have used several HT's in the last few years. Including a FT50, ThF6A, both I have sold for various things I did not like about them. The FT50 started not always taking a charge when plugged into the charger. The THF6A had some keys on the keypad that...

I might as well add my $.02 worth. I bought one of the Cool Blue Magnum 257's online from Premier-Electronics. I had them set it up and mega-tune it. I have to say it is just awesome. I have checked it on a REAL frequency counter and it is right on. Also the TX and RX are on the exact same...