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Ok after looking at the links you posted (thanks) I think im leaning more towards the palstar or autek meters. They seem simpler and are much much cheaper. I dont need slugs either. Can someone explain how the cross needle meters work? I see one needle is forward power, one is reflected power...

The rhf-618 does have SWR, POWER, and MODULATION meters built in but they show readings as percentages of what the radio is capable of not true value readings. As for power with the RF PWR knob turned all the way up the meter reads 100%. Not only is this not a true value reading but it also is...

Can you name some of the other meters so I can look them up online. Im just going with Bird because they are the only "professional" type meters I am aware of. If there are others, I'd be willing to take a look at them. Im not dedicated to getting a Bird, I just want something better than what I...

I would like to add a Bird Watt Meter to my radio room setup. I have been looking around at various web sites that sell them but I must admit that I am a bit confused. I would like a meter that will read average and peak power for both AM and SSB. There seem to be quite a few different meters to...

Ok, I ordered a mic today. I hope it works better than the stock ranger mic. I went with the http://redmancb.com/workman-dm-502b-am-ssb-fm-base-microphone/ and chose the option to add 110v power so I wouldn't have to keep changing batteries. In fact the main reason I went with that mic was for...

The meter has an avg and a peak switch. Im reading it on the peak setting just talking normally in to the mike. On am with the meter set on peak it swings to roughly 450-500 watts which is what I would expect from this amp on this set up. On LSB though on peak setting it is only hitting around...

Ok. Silly question Im sure but anyway, I noticed today playing around on 27.455 LSB that my power meter was acting funny. On regular AM I dead key about 200w and swing to 450-500w. There is no dead key power reading on LSB due to there being no carrier on LSB Im assuming. I did notice however...

Im psyched now. I was scanning the channels between 27.415 and 27.655 and found some strong talk. I made contact with someone in Sicily. I could not understand him but I'm pretty sure he was receiving me as he kept calling me gringo and repeating United States after attempting to contact him. He...

All of the info I read on the Hy-Gain says that it is for 10 and 12 meter. Will that antenna work well for 11 meter as well? Also, I see that it has 8ft. radials at the bottom of it. One of the other reasons I went with the I-max with no ground plane kit was to try and stay on the down low as...

I have several small 2 way speakers around the house. Im not sure though what impedence this radio is made for as far as the speaker goes. My bookshelf speakers are 8 ohm. I would need to solder a 1/8" stereo plug on to the speaker wire since that is the connection type on the rear of the radio...

I notice the mic m42duster posted has a selector switch for am/fm/ssb. Just curious what this feature does. Im using the stock mic on am and ssb now and I dont have to switch anything on the mic between the 2 modes.

I recently set up my first base station. It is a Ranger RHF-618. Everyone reports that my signal is strong but that I sound a bit pitchy on the stock mic. Does anyone make a good power mic for base stations with a Ranger 6 pin plug? I dont suppose there are any that would keep the channel...

I really love it. A lot of people dog it saying its just a 2950 in a base. It does everything I could want it to do and more. Its smaller than a 2995dx and has the option of going mobile. I also really like the all digital interface and the touch screen. It brings new technology to an age old...

I am not running one at the moment but after looking at your link I think it would be a good idea. I am in a residental neighborhood so I dont want any complaints from neighbors. I just ordered one from copper electronics. Thanks for the link.

Like I said, I'm kind of new to all of this. I went with what I could find locally. The only radio shop within 100 miles of here is in our local flea market. It was either the Imax, Antron 99, or 102"whip lol. Is the imax not a good antenna? What would you suggest?

Yes. The radio is capable of frequencies from 24.000 to 32.000 with no gaps. I'll put 27.455 in as one of my memory channels and give you a shout. 308 Sniper (aka Louis) here in Columbia SC.

Ok, worked on most of this stuff all day yesterday. I've got the radio and amp and antenna installed. Everything is running . The SWR on the radio / antenna was 1.1 across all 40 channels before hooking the amp up. Now it's running 1.3 across all channels with the amp inline. I really like this...

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Well after what seemed like an eternity, I have finally managed to assemble all the parts for my base station. Now the only thing left is to put it all together in a working and useable set up. This will be a bare bones setup compared to what a lot of you are running but its my first base setup...

Check with Freeman Sales. Jim Freeman has the largest stock of cb raidio equipment and parts that I know of in the Columbia SC area. He has a permanent store set up at the barnyard flea market. He is open Fri, Sat, and Sunday from 10am to 4pm. His number is (803) 359-9883. He has a repair shop...