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RIP Phyllis, you brought a lot of joy to everyone.

After the freaky wind storm we had I finally bought a generator, 5 days into being without power, and yes it came back on before I got home that day. Radio wise: FT-7900, Bearcat 980 and a used Viroplex bug (the old original type)

Forget extra channel mod's, disabling the beep would be the first one I'd love for someone to figure out. Great radio so far, but it doesn't take long for that beep to get to you. It wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't so loud.

Your point? So where the US Olympic teams uniforms, but they were made/built to the specs requested by the US company that outsource those jobs. I've been to China, there is no shortage of skilled craftsmanship there but the manufactures are only going to build a radio, uniform, car, etc as...

Still waiting on mine to get here, not really worried about mods as much as just looking for a stable rig on SSB and small enough to fit my car. From what little I've seen it seem to not drift like the 959 I have but it will be interesting to see how it does once the death turns cold.

Go figure why it just doesn't seem to catch on I've wondered the same thing about FM. Worked it on 10, lots of fun when the band opens up. Worked it between another station local on 11, lots of fun when the AM agitateros try to dead key you with no effect. For whatever reason it just doesn't...

ON4UN I've never worked John ON4UN but have met him in person, does that count? Back when the GE 2-way division was still alive and here in Lynchburg he came to do a presentation. Besides being a really great program it was awesome meeting and talking with him, not something I'll forget for a...

1965, couple of Hitachi handhelds, single channel (14). Just had turned it on and called my uncle that gave the rigs to me when some dude came in and called me, Jackrabbit, he was miles away. I've been hooked ever since.

First CB was a 100mw channel 14 walkie talkie, think it was a Hitachi, which no one had ever heard of back in '65. The first real CB was an old 23 channel no-name mobile that I converted to a 24 channel, figured out a way to bridge the gap in the mechanical channel selector to get one of the...