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Recent content by TimmyTheTorch

  1. TimmyTheTorch

    M104C Project

    I got the coax entirely off the ground, cleaned out the spots where the casing had been chewed through, covered them with liquid tape and then after that dried, covered the spots with Temflex rubber splicing tape. So far, so good with the RF problem being fixed. I was able to make several...
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    M104C Project

    Yeah, water in the coax would be a wonderful thing to find too. Just in the last week, squirrels, chipmunks, several deer visiting the apple tree, a skunk, a fox we've named Roxy, several possum, feral cats and several neighbor's dogs have been captured on a security camera on the side of the...
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    M104C Project

    My station has been working great for quite some time now. Both the Anytone Q5N2 and Radioddity QT-60 Pro are great, as is the Carl Built 200HD, as is (was) both the M104C and the V58. SWR is nearly flat on both. Then recently I noticed I was just not able to make the contacts on the beam I...
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    Death of a beam

    I think Mother Nature is trying to tell you something. ;)
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    Death of a beam

    We have recently started going through our horde of old pictures and sending ones on to people that were in them and that may appreciate a blast from the past. I even encountered ones I forgot I had taken. Ever since I was a kid, I wanted a beam on a tower. Finally in November, 1997 I was able...
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    Radioddity QT-60 *Pro*

    Just an update: I did end up receiving a refund for the amount I paid over the current price. No issues at all with getting it. So far, dealing with Radioddity has been a very nice experience.
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    Radioddity QT-60 *Pro*

    I bought my QT60 Pro from Radioddity just a few days before their 20 percent sale started. That's just how I seem to roll. ;) I did send an inquiry to their customer support last Friday to see if there's any way I can get refunded the 20 percent difference. I figure it doesn't hurt to at least...
  8. TimmyTheTorch

    Technician class license

    I appreciate the advice. I've already started reading the technician materials and was pleased to see that I already knew some of it, but there's also a lot I don't. I'm looking forward to learning it.
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    Radioddity QT80 (6666 pro clone)

    Of course the code works on the QT-60 Pro. I just bought mine last week, which triggered an alert in the Radioddity pricing and marketing software to activate the price reduction process, which has now been published. Or so it feels like it works that way for me at times. Regardless, I still got...
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    Radioddity QT-60 *Pro*

    Okay, time to own up to more ignorance. I did not even know that FM can be used for DX. I have never spoken to or even heard another soul on FM around here, or anywhere for that matter, but I am definitely going to try. But I have spoken to many people using the PA function and a small...
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    Radioddity QT-60 *Pro*

    I've been using my new QT60 Pro quite a bit over the past few days and it is having none of the issues my Q5N2 was having. This was using the same power supply, power cable, mic, coax, switches, even the same chair. No dimming of the display, SSB modulation sounds crisp and strong on my monitor...
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    Radioddity QT-60 *Pro*

    Radioddity replied to my email and guaranteed the radio I received is brand new and not a return etc. It looks brand new, seems to be working great so far, so it's all good with me. Hopefully this radio will have a long and healthy life with me. But I won't bet on it. ;)
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    Radioddity QT-60 *Pro*

    I just sent them an email and pictures of the damaged seals. Now I wish I hadn't snipped the white wire. I also thought that maybe Radioddity get the radios from Anytone and has to open the case to add their own magic sauce to it. But doubtful that is the case. Maybe it was a test or returned...
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    Radioddity QT-60 *Pro*

    It was not. But it was very soon after that.
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    Radioddity QT-60 *Pro*

    My new Radioddity QT60 Pro arrived today. I am really shocked by how quickly it arrived. So far it seems to be performing better than the Q5N2 it is replacing but I haven't had much time yet to make some contacts. I'm just relying on what it sounds like on the Lincoln beside it. I was also...