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Hello all, I have always run my ft879d on emergency power (lead acid car batts). Never had a problem till now, when powering up, it acts like it wants to power up but it wont.A series of clicking sounds happen but no power. Yes the batt is good and fully charged and all connections are...

anyone have plans for a 70cm 6:1 Balun?

Getting ready to start a lindenblad project. 70cm Parasitic lindenblad and for 2meters, an EZ-lindenblad. I dont understand why I would need two for each band (1 LHCP and 1 RHCP) if I do at all. Is it necessary to have one for each polarity on each band? This doesnt make any sense to me, can...

Im looking to mount a six meter antenna to my rucksack if it can be done. Ive done a J-pole for two meters using the 300 Ohm twin lead and it works great. Can this same idea work for six meters if I scale it up using the twin lead? Ive seen many posts about this through out the web, but they...

I started building a Big DK3 screwdriver antenna last year and ended up shoving it in the closet until now. I lost the build print out and cant find where I found it on the web to begin with. Anyone know where to find it or have a copy??? Thanks in advance

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im wanting to try different sats and i dont unerstand linear transponder inverting ssb/cw.Fo-29 for example, how do you tx and rx? is it only cw or can you use phone voice? Please help thanks

does anybody know if there is any free self study guides like the no nonsense guides for the updated tech class?

oops i put this in the wrong location sorry. ive been interested in digital modes such as, psk31,sstv for a little while now and thought about constructing a homebrew soundcard interface. i stumbled upon this Interface Manual i dont know how to post links so sorry in...

ive been hunting around on search engines and not really finding much as far as step by step building instructions. any help would be great. 160-10or even6m would be cool if its even possible. i live in an apt and i need an antenna for base, mobile and portable use. i know thats asking alot but...

ok. my girl friend has a huge problem with me downloading sat tracking software onto the computer. so i have been using amsat's pass prediction page along with the n2yo.com tracking page and im getting different pass times(about 45mins apart)between the two. my locations on both sites are the...

why cant we track amsat echo or na1ss from the satellite maps anymore? im sorry, i miss worded that. im able to track them but i cant bring up any 5 day predictions. whats going on with that?

currently i am using a 2 meter hand held as a base station and it would be nice to have a little extra punch. not only the extra punch, it would be nice to take some of the load off of the ht when trying to reach distant repeaters. long qso's tend to get the ht pretty warm when pushing 5 watts...

still a new ham. ive always been iffy about reviews on commercial sites, all commercial posts ofcourse are great! i just wanna know what the real deal is. seems to me like its a great radio for the money but i want your input before i pull out my credit card.:unsure: thanks chis...

I sent this as a private message to MOLECULO and he thought it would be a good idea to post it here so everyone can benefit from it Originally Posted by KB3TQO if it all possible, could you write me in detail how to program my vx8r with the odd split that you demoed in the how to operate...

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I live in Chambersburg PA and have been trying to make contact with a reapeter in Winchester VA, which is only 70 miles give or take using my vx8. I homebrewed a j-pole using twinlead and rg58 with a swr of 1.3. ive had my ticket since november and never even heard the repeater until last...

I finally did it, now i dont know what to look for in a rig. i want an all mode radio but have no clue where to start.

i have just set up my account and all the fun jazz, i dont have an interface between the radio and computer nor a mic for the computer. cant i just type node numbers from my vx8r like dialing out on a telephone? how are hams doing this from mobile stations? how do i do it from my vx8r? help please

im gonna wait for a while after the upgrade to make my hf rig purchase do to the lack of funds. however i do want my first buy to be the last for awhile. any suggestions?????all mode base stations like the icom 7600 or comparable thanks in advance Chris