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I was tuning down thru the channels to check out chan 16, when I heard some clear ssb audio on chans 28 & 29. I was going to meet some one on 16 and didn't stop the listen or chat. Forgot about it 'til now. Anybody using 28/29 for Dxing ?? J.J. 399

I was off the air from late 2012 'til July 2023. Back in the day I used to talk to MOTOR MOUTH MAUL out of California often. Since I got back on the air, I've never heard him. He had one of the cleanest-sounding, loudest, and most powerful stations out there. Just wondering what happened to him...

Years ago I would have coveted a Browning Eagle, Tram Titan, etc. But now, I can get Browning Performance with solid state reliability. And getting parts is tough as pulling teeth. This is probably why he's having a tough time attracting buyers.

I 'm not complaining.I was hoping it was you. I'll keep listening. J.J. 399

I heard AMERICAN EAGLE calling CQ-DX on 37 yesterday afternoon. I thought he was our forum member but was in Arkansas, not Pennsylvania. Nevertheless had a nice QSO anyway. Maybe next time WDX1863. - J.J. 399

In price yes... In on the air performance - not much. J. J. 399

I don't have any hands on experience with any of these rigs but what I hear one the air makes me say quad 5 or quad 6. On the receiving end they sound as good as the Icom 7300. At 1/4th the price. I never hear any operators running Galaxy, Connex, RCI, etc. I guess they can't make the trip...

Yesterday, a ton of antenna noise and static, plus noise bursts from neighboring thunderstorms pretty much ruined any chances of good Dx. So I put my TRC-457 on the bench and started working on it as a future replacement for my 139XLR. About 8 pm, the noise faded and a bunch of stations having...

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Also the Cobra 29 LXHDLE Harley Davidson Edition.

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I enjoyed the same conditions. I have never had so any California stations come booming in so clearly . I kept switcing my Amp output from LOW to HIGH to keep QSOs going. I had a Washington State connection going and was hoping I'd hear DXMAN, but no luck. I hope it's this good tomorrow. -...

I agree. If it never happens . . . great. My wife, Luz, of 30-something years Is Colombian by birth. She emigrated to the US in the '80s. We met and after we married, she always wanted me to go visit Colombia to meet her family. Because of the drug cartels and the gringo kidnappings thing, I...

Dual clarifier (Voice Lock) control on the Cobra 2000 is what you're looking for. - J.J. 399

Luz and I never talk about "prepper" stuff with people in town.The less they know about our preparedness the better. - J.J.

Early afternoon real strong skip from East of the Mississippi. BUT . . . all the signals were distorted like my clarifier was off frequency. Checked ok. Then I heard a California station clear as a bell. so I know the problem wasn't my receiver. It was like the signals were so strong that they...

Luz and I have bugout bags but unless the area around the farm in uninhabitable, we plan on staying. Our place is high up in all directions and easy to defend. One absolute necessity is a good 4WD (or two) with off road tires, and a couple of spares. Also ammo and plenty of it. A BIG...

With the equipment I run, everyone knows that I'm an old school guy. But I draw the line when it comes to sweep tube amps. Especially 8 or 12 tube. the amount of energy consumed by just the filaments is outrageous, and the heat they generate is outrageous too. If you must have a tube amp, get...

Matt - I opened up my compander, and it's no "beast" inside. A pair of Signetics NE571 compander chips and a 4558 dual op-amp. Your VSB-1 probably used the NE570 compander chip, which was the predecessor to the 571. Selman probably scratched off the chip ID numbers, like everybody did back...

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