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    New IC 7000. How to tune with the MFJ 941E?

    On my FT-450D there is a setting to have a button send a continuous tone at 10W. Great for adjusting the antenna tuner. Can't seem to find this on the 7000 but that would be strange because it's a great radio. What to do? Peter K1PMA
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    Properly comparing and evaluating antenna question.

    Just got a MFJ 269 analyzer and started measuring everything in sight, like coax db loss, swr, etc. I don't understand the following: you measure an antenna's resonance at various frequencies. on a ST4 discone I found that it resonates good at 146.00mhz with 1.1 swr for example. But that does...
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    Is the Alpha Sky antenna worth the money?

    Being rather new to ham radio I am always on the lookout for possible additions to my inventory. Anybody have experience with, or can provide some insight into, this antenna...
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    HT radio choice....ICOM ID 31A or Kenwood TH-F6A ?

    Just got a FT-450D for HF work. I like it a lot. But for more local communications I want to get a decent HT radio. What I have heard about D-Star sound really interesting and fun. At the same time the TH-F6A offers a lot more bands, incl. HF. Price is about the same at under $300. Which route...
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    Newbee needs help... torn between Yeasu 897D and FT 450D

    Will be taking my technician test in about 2 weeks. Right now I have a Baofang 5R which I only use on the GRMS frequencies. What I would like (if doable is another thing ) is to get a radio that covers as many bands as possible as I plan to take the General license within a couple months. I am...