I was raised by my aunt and uncle, so my cousins have always been like brothers to me.
My cousin, who shares my name, was involved in a huge wreck on May 28th. It left him with some spinal cord injuries bad enough that the doctors strapped him down and put him in a coma to keep the spinal cord from being damaged any further. Destroyed his truck, and the HR-2510 I had given to him "to test out for me". I bought it to give to him and get him bit by the radio bug.
He woke up on the 14th of this month, and when his senses returned, he started confusing his poor wife with a request to "ask Rogerbird if he still has my president." She's a real trooper, and a sweetheart, but has zero interest or knowledge about radios. She calls them ham CBs. I guess she dug through his old emails and figured out what he wanted. He had bought a 2510 for himself and shipped it to Rogerbird before the accident.
So she has asked me to set up a station for her husband. He will be in a wheelchair for several months at least, and she wants to give him something to keep his mind occupied.
Here is what he has so far.
Radios, the 2510, and a Cobra 148GTL that I'm giving him.
Antenna, some time back he planted a 30 foot length of 6 inch channel iron in the ground and guyed it down. About 25 feet of it sticks straight up in the air. I got an A99 off my neighbors roof. I'm also going to build a inverted v wire dipole for him.
Coax, I have a bunch of rat shack rg8 for now, but if the budget allows, I want to get something else. Its a 48 foot run from the radio to antenna.
I need suggestions on a meter, power supply, and coax. The budget is very tight. I am looking for used or new if the price is right. I need the best bang for the buck here.
Any suggestions would be very helpful.
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My cousin, who shares my name, was involved in a huge wreck on May 28th. It left him with some spinal cord injuries bad enough that the doctors strapped him down and put him in a coma to keep the spinal cord from being damaged any further. Destroyed his truck, and the HR-2510 I had given to him "to test out for me". I bought it to give to him and get him bit by the radio bug.
He woke up on the 14th of this month, and when his senses returned, he started confusing his poor wife with a request to "ask Rogerbird if he still has my president." She's a real trooper, and a sweetheart, but has zero interest or knowledge about radios. She calls them ham CBs. I guess she dug through his old emails and figured out what he wanted. He had bought a 2510 for himself and shipped it to Rogerbird before the accident.
So she has asked me to set up a station for her husband. He will be in a wheelchair for several months at least, and she wants to give him something to keep his mind occupied.
Here is what he has so far.
Radios, the 2510, and a Cobra 148GTL that I'm giving him.
Antenna, some time back he planted a 30 foot length of 6 inch channel iron in the ground and guyed it down. About 25 feet of it sticks straight up in the air. I got an A99 off my neighbors roof. I'm also going to build a inverted v wire dipole for him.
Coax, I have a bunch of rat shack rg8 for now, but if the budget allows, I want to get something else. Its a 48 foot run from the radio to antenna.
I need suggestions on a meter, power supply, and coax. The budget is very tight. I am looking for used or new if the price is right. I need the best bang for the buck here.
Any suggestions would be very helpful.
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