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With all the cheap copper hoarded coax being sold today, there's a fair chance the pin will miss the braid.

I cleaned, enhanced, plus greatly reduced those files, and placed them into a single PDF.

For the past several days I have been also hearing some long skip at my location in Western NY. Shortly after the skip died off later in the afternoon on 19, I checked 6, nothing was heard there either. I initially thought that was the end of it until 5 was still very active. It felt very...

Now I can see better... 2 x 60uf caps at 350 volts and 1 50uf cap at 50 volts

I remember the Hy-Gain tape dipole back in the 60’s. It was way too expensive for me to ever consider. Making your own out of whatever materials available ruled the day. My 80 meter steel electric fence wire dipole back then worked great. The wire was usually given away for free after...

It's definitely a receive pre-amp with poor build quality. At least those two coils are tunable. Unlike the broadband single transistor types typically found in most CB amps that also boost the unwanted frequencies.

We have been listening to our local St. Bonaventure Bonnies on the radio. Unfortunately, not too many live NIT games are viewable. Yesterday they beat the Oklahoma Sooners 70-68. Of course we are also channel surfing other teams. When you said “Man these tight games are killing me”, all I can...

This is my enhanced and spliced schematic for anyone that may want to restore this radio in the future.

Pin 1...Audio Pin 2...Transmit Pin 3...Receive Pin 4...Ground / Shield A stock mic on that radio requires a High z crystal or ceramic cartridge, otherwise you will need a power mic to makeup for the impedance mismatch.

They will be playing NM State next in Buffalo. That’s not too far from my home. No tickets to go, but I'll be checking that game out on TNT. It’s been TV remote madness around here. Some games are recorded while other games are being checked on often. Meanwhile the XYL always wants the...

Congrats on the HOGS...St Petters was a great game too!

The guy on the left is missing his electrodes…

As long as it's staying within the parameters of BattleBot design rules, you’re good to go. Remember, the maximum allowed weight is 250.0 pounds and your Bot must fit completely within the space of an 8’ x 8’ square….

I started to use Wedwood Contact Cement, but it mimicked sonybond so much that I didn’t want to cause confusion for any tech in the future. I now use hot glue. The only issue I have with it is getting rid all the Cotton Candy it produces. Another minor issue I had with Wedwood was the cap seal...

I’ve been removing glue on all my radios that need it. Mikes Radio Repair YouTube videos cover the subject extensively, but I think some may not be aware of one other technique that’s been saving me valuable time. I usually start removal by carefully pushing the glue up with a miniature flat...

Drat!! That annoying DJ disrupted my cassette copy of Alice's Restaurant, but I’ll keep on keeping on….Perhaps Alice will be so kind to give me what I want.

I'm a little too old for the Ferrari, Lamborghini, or Maserati circuit crowd, but a new Alfa Romeo would look perfect in my garage.

If you have any water in-line items that have an auto flush timer, some softeners, hot water heaters, boilers etc. They can occasionally get stuck during their flush cycle. Water in a toilet bowl that shimmers will indicate a bad seal or valve. My wife usually tells me whenever our toilet...

Ram’s got lucky when Wilson dropped that easy pick deep into their red zone. Judging by the way both teams played today, I pick Cincinnati to easily win the SB. Now I'm ready to watch some St Bonaventure and Syracuse basketball….

I'm still trying to recover from Buffalo not getting a chance to play in OT. Campaigning to change the OT rules for next season. Cincinnati by 15 over KC (underdog pick) Rams by 20 over the Niners. Super Bowl--Rams by 10 over Cincinnati