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Recent content by Shadetree Mechanic

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    PL259 Teflon, white center?

    Touch it with your soldering iron, the Teflon should be unaffected.
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    RCI-2985DX voltage schematics

    I wonder if a DDS VFO would work? https://www.ddsvfo.com/
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    Mobile Ham operations banned?

    If someone drove around with a microphone in their hand, but had no radio in the vehicle to connect it to, would they still get a ticket? I can see someone starting a YouTube channel with this......
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    11 meter is very quiet?

    A little bit of DX in there, fading in and out I am able to make contacts. We have race weekend at the local Dover Downs, the kids got together and bought some expensive tickets. It was my job to drive them over and drop them off. The highway going to the track was a parking lot, so we went to...
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    PowerMax Power Converter ?....

    Maybe RF is getting into the audio? Can you put the radio on a separate power supply? I have two of those pm3 100A and have not had that problem, but I have a separate supply for the radio.
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    Mobile Ham operations banned?

    Crazy, I just saw that this morning. Just more feel good politics to save you from yourself........ I live in Delaware, and we seem to do what the surrounding states and California does. We plan on moving west somewhere when we retire. Counting it down, only 8 more years.
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    Tornado bit the dust

    The Tornado rebuild kit: https://simonthewizard.com/2024/04/22/news-sirio-tornado-coil-kit-at-crt-france/
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    Various Radios 10m and Amateur HF For Sale

    You guys know that I am eyeballing the DX-98VHP too. How is a guy supposed to buy parts to fix the truck when deals like this come along. :cool:
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    Galaxy DX929 no mic audio

    https://cbtricks.org/radios/galaxy/
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    MFJ to stop Building

    MFJ usually put enough parts in the product to make a complete working unit...... Still hate to see them go.
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    WHAT RADIO ARE YOU USING FOR YOUR GMRS BASE?

    I use a Midland MXT115 as a base and unfortunately there are no repeaters in my area. I bought a copper J pole antenna a while back from ebunk, but have not put it up yet. I also have a few UV5r radios that we use between houses in the neighborhood.
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    Looking for a DIN sized CB radio with a couple of specific features

    The Amazon EU site has them, I don't know if they will ship here though. President McKinley EU 40 Channel CB Radio SSB 12/24V https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01N0A8GO2?ref_=cm_sw_r_ud_dp_S1234W80RC7KGGHYN7JJ&starsLeft=1
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    Something Interesting

    I got "those shots" and less than two months later, I had blood clots in the back of my leg causing my calf to swell up. The oncologist put me on a blood thinner, and it helps. The doctor said that the clots should be absorbed by the body and go away on their own. Except that they haven't. I...
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    Electret Desk Mic for Anytone

    Presumably it does, but I don't know for sure.
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    Electret Desk Mic for Anytone

    https://www.hamtwowayradio.com/product/anytone-qdm-01-desktop-microphone-for-at-5888uv-mobile-radio/