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  1. Christopher17

    5/8 wave ground plane 11 meters

    for my next antenna project I'm doing 5/8 wave ground plane , my design uses aproximatly 21 foot driven element with four 1/4 wave 102" radials set at 45° , unlike my current homebrew 1/4 wave ground plane the new one will require some kind of matching transformer, I have seen some balancers...
  2. Christopher17

    WDX Roster

    WDX-703 please, looking forward to participating :)
  3. Christopher17

    Spring Contest 2019 CB Contest Rules

    Asking for clarification, do I need ham ticket to join WDX club? do I need to be in WDX club to participate in CB contest or just a WDX forum member? 703 standing by ....
  4. Christopher17

    WDX Roster

    I may have erred, need to be in WDX club to participate? can't be in WDX club without ham ticket? sounded like fun ...working on that ham ticket, be back later :)
  5. Christopher17

    WDX Roster

    Would like to be added to the list, 703. Longstride , Elevation Texas
  6. Christopher17

    Learning radio repair

    Did some more continuity test, there is a PC ribbon board that connects to the display that is iffy
  7. Christopher17

    Learning radio repair

    Bottom
  8. Christopher17

    Learning radio repair

    Board
  9. Christopher17

    Learning radio repair

    The experts screwdriver guide is what I was hoping for, should get me started in the right direction, thank you nomadradio , the non working cobra is a 21XLR, not a 29 like I was thinking, did some basic continuity checks, found a service manual with values for the transistors, here is the pic...
  10. Christopher17

    Learning radio repair

    Will try and get a pic up, tried all functions, display never lit up, however did not connect speaker to PA
  11. Christopher17

    Recommendations for a ham mobile with 11 meters

    I am going to get my licence , thanks for explaining the difference, I've been confused what was meant by HF when describing hf mobile units and export radios, I'm here to learn
  12. Christopher17

    Learning radio repair

    did a search for service manuals hoping I could find something with test points for the non working cobra 21XLR I'm working on, no luck, schematics on CB tricks but not much else to help at this point, I don't know enough to interpret values from the schematics, I've got power , meter lights up...
  13. Christopher17

    Learning radio repair

    Looking for recommendations for books , online courses, YouTube videos etc, learning radio repair, I have a basic understanding of electronics, 3 semesters at TSTC, I have basic tools, meters, soldiering, de-soldering equipment, I working on my ham licence, I have an old non working cobra 29 to...
  14. Christopher17

    Recommendations for a ham mobile with 11 meters

    I'm just back into radio, why is the stryker 955 a poor choice? 350$ , good reviews, easy to open up to CB bands, I'm kind of in the same boat since my budget is in the 300's also