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  1. OldModel

    Easy Dummy Load with a Nostalgic Look

    The wife was throwing out some old cookie tins. One of them caught my eye, look and size wise. I have an old MFJ 989C tuner. Purchased for parts years ago. More or less, I have cannibalized over the years for variables, switches and such. The old 75-year-old brain vaguely remembered that the MFJ...
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    RM 203P Constant Chatter/Clicking

    Trying to add some 10-meter help, to my old TenTec 509 QRP rig. An extra 50 watts or so can help finish a QSO sometimes. 1 watt input, and clicking, when mic is keyed with amp on. Clicking stops once modulation is started. Slower clicks in SSB and then, rapid fire clicks on AM when mic is keyed...
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    Sugar Shack

    My own cubby hole from the world.
  4. OldModel

    New 5555N2

    Just took delivery of this rig and was learning my way around it. Everything appears fine and lots of useable features in the menus. The rig will be used 95% of the time on USB on 10 meters during this sunspot cycle. Full as advertised output power on all bands except AM. AM will adjust to 3.2...
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    13.8 Power Cord Size

    From the various pics of some of the new rigs being sold. It appears that the power cords are sort of small, wire gauge wise. I do not have one in my hand, just an observation from the manufacturer pictures. 15-to-20-amp draw, might require something bigger than 14 gauge? Maybe some are 12 gauge?