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DXE sells the rotor platform but it was out of stock when I was looking for them. I bought the same pair direct from a company in Germany for fifty bucks cheaper with shipping. I also bought the thrust bearings from them which were priced good and to be sure they matched up with the platform...

Thanks! Be sure to post pics of your station when you get it up and running, many of us like looking at other members shacks. Good luck with yours!

The rotor is the Yaesu G800-DXA and I use the Hy Gain YRC-1 rotor controller which provides both manual and computer control that works with many rig and rotor control software programs I use like HRD, N1NM Logger, and PstRotatorAZ. I ony wish I had the antenna at least 45 feet! The sound...

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Don't forget to write the stock number values down in case you want to return any values back. There is no factory reset in engineering mode.

Firesticks are CB antennas designed for the CB band and only have a fine tuning range for CB channels. Your Wilson antenna has a more adjustable whip so it can retune to some frequencies above or below the CB band. There is no single mobile antenna that can do it all without retuning. A full...

If antenna height isn't an issue, a single antenna is omni directional and easier to tune and coax feed. It's also better as a mobile because 2 antennas give a front to back hour glass radiation pattern where a weaker side to side signal will occur. I would run the 1 antenna dead center of...

Sad to hear! I patronized this shop many times over the years. Their prices were competitive and had a good selection.

Seems like using this while driving would work fine while driving straight but not so much when turning the wheel. It's not going to have much noise canceling because your not close to the mic. President radio's have some models with VOX and you can rig up some Bluetooth TX adapters. I did...

Welcome to the Forum KK7MCE! Just a tip for you, check the latest dates on threads you read before posting a responce. Otherwise you most likely won't get responce from that member. Of course you can always add to a thread which may rejuvenated it and feel free to do so. Some of these like...

Better to use the excess coil to wind a RF choke to stave off common mode currents. This is typically done with 5 coax turns around a 2 liter coke bottle for diameter size and mounted close to the antenna feed point as possible. A dipole or multi dipole beam antenna is a balanced antenna and...

Interesting concept however, I wonder if they know a cross-needle type SWR meter gives the same information in one glance.

Here's an simple analogy, Think of your coax as a garden hose, your radio is the faucet, and your antenna is the end of the garden hose. A high SWR would be like putting your thumb over the water flow creating a backflow and the excess water spraying out all directions yet still much of the...

Please, no more "needle bender" and "world radio" prefixes, too many of them. I occasionally get on 38LSB and I use the numbers from an old company truck I drove. Use any identifying number you come up with or your birthday or anything else of significance.

Love my AA54 model! I have the older monochrome screen which isn't a problem like color touchscreens in the sunlight. Smart phones have the same problems but people toletate it. Maybe your asking too much from a device. I use mine for building and checking antennas and it exceeds my...

Split or spleet!

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Very impressive! I do a lot of mobile HF myself being a truck driver and gone from home a lot. My set is rather simple but effective. My only secret weapon is replacing the stock screwdriver antenna whip when I'm parked with a telescoping 17ft whip for increased efficiency from 20 meters down...

Consider the oil can dummy load for high power and longer key ups. That's what I use. You can make it yourself or get the MFJ-250x and fill it either with transformer oil which is slightly better and costs a bit more or fill it with mineral oil that you can readily buy at Walgreens, CVS, etc.

Another example of an Oxymoron? Jumbo shrimp Pretty ugly Near miss Bittersweet Cold as hell Alone together etc… Now a Solid state tube?