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  1. WINKDOGG

    I order a 50 volt LDMOS 24 hours ago and then I find this ....

    VIDEO IN LINK , WELL WORTH THE 8 MINUTES IF LDMOS IS NEW TO YOU ! Let me start off by saying I have very little useful knowledge about LDMOS amplifiers so far . But I'm also a pretty impulsive guy that loves new toys and technology , its kinda a problem HAHA:ROFLMAO: I finally got up the...
  2. WINKDOGG

    Amplifier recommendations.

    Cool boxes are happy boxes ;) Rule #1 (unless you have money to burn and can keep "popping pills" like those key down guys :eek: I get excited when the DX is rolling but luckily as I get older I'm learning the extra 50-100 watts isn't worth cranking up your driver! I hit the same long distance...
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    Amplifier recommendations.

    I Ordered my 1 LDMOS board-kit and a 50v HP power supply !! Im digging myself in deeper and deeper chaos keeps me kicking lol To the thread poster , If its a no limit buy I say go for the Sweetie16(DONT SKIMP ON FANS OR POWER) if the budget is limited you cant go wrong with a Texas Star 350 or...
  4. WINKDOGG

    Rocket Box 1000XL

    Hey Shadetree I was thinking the same thing and Rocket said he would put a kit together for me , Im sure he would do the same for you ! Just leave him a message here or FB. I'm going to buy a 250 kit and build the 2x4 . (That's the plan I have a ton of stuff going on right now , perhaps a bit...
  5. WINKDOGG

    Rocket Box 1000XL

    Awesome info and very helpful guys thanks !! 73's 4-2-ZERO
  6. WINKDOGG

    Its Heathkit time !!! HW101 is going to 11meters my friends !!

    Hey guys to all that don't want to choke me for putting this big girl on 11 meters here are some updates ! Nothing earth shattering but I think it cleaned up well . Replaced tuning belts with Chinook Helicopter O-Rings lol (buddy at Boeing lets me go shopping ;) lots of goodies in the Chinook...
  7. WINKDOGG

    Rocket Box 1000XL

    What's up Rocket box !! Glad your here to join us finally . I did my best to play middle man with information from you , but I'm glad your here to answer yourself now lol :LOL: Thanks for hanging in there I told ya I would figure SOMETHING out ! 73's WINKDOGG 4-2-ZERO NJ Ill hit you up on...
  8. WINKDOGG

    THESE FORUMS ARE AMAZING ,HOW ABOUT SOME COOL ADDITIONS???

    Hello Captain Kilowatt, WINKDOGG 4-2-ZERO From NJ here ! I saw a thread about Rocketbox Amps a month or two ago . There was very little info available so I started a thread after contacting him in Las Vegas and telling him about the forums here and how cool everybody was. He tried to join from...
  9. WINKDOGG

    Tools of the trade , who needs a helping hand ?

    So My cheapie helping hands finally lost all the thumb screws and the clip wires have no life left so .. I built my own ! Who doesn't have alligator clips , firm wire and , an old SATA Hard Drive ?? Well its heavy its useless and most of us have one or find one in an old pc ! Not much need for...
  10. WINKDOGG

    THESE FORUMS ARE AMAZING ,HOW ABOUT SOME COOL ADDITIONS???

    I made him the account "Rocketbox" and posted all the pics he sent me ! I sent him the email acct info and the acct info for the dx forums we will surley hear from him soon !
  11. WINKDOGG

    THESE FORUMS ARE AMAZING ,HOW ABOUT SOME COOL ADDITIONS???

    I sent a message to a Admin address I found about login problems with no reply ?? If I remember right I had to create my current email address just to sign up here:ROFLMAO: ! It was 9-10 years ago but I'm pretty sure nothing would work ?? I am grateful I can be a part of it I wish I was more...
  12. WINKDOGG

    My Little Shack in Progress

    Wow now that is great space management ! I reduce the amount of bench gear when the girlfriend needs a place to put her stuff down lol but if she isn't here for a few days I pull more back out haha I think at last count I have 80+ mobiles 13+ Bases and now im buying more large older gear...
  13. WINKDOGG

    Rocketbox info thread !!! Made in the USA with a reasonable pricetag !

    Yessir !! I have even been able to fix MOST of the stuff I have fried thanks to the forums lol 4-2-ZERO Just got dow….. bzzxzzz zappp shhhhhhh click pop ….smoke :ROFLMAO::LOL::whistle:
  14. WINKDOGG

    THESE FORUMS ARE AMAZING ,HOW ABOUT SOME COOL ADDITIONS???

    This is true lol I have had problems before loggin in , Rocketbox has tried 3 different emails with 3 user names and still cant login ;) he sent me screen shots . But just like the feature member pics rotate I would like a little EYE CANDY full screen when I hit the homepage lol 4-2-ZERO
  15. WINKDOGG

    My Little Shack in Progress

    Hey we all got to stack sometimes lol I don't even have towels between my mobiles ;( but I just saw this from the beginning Shadetree its a pretty sweet setup ! I bet you have more square footage there than on my 5x4 2' deep "L" shaped bench ! I only saw the last post with the Robyn but I like...
  16. WINKDOGG

    THESE FORUMS ARE AMAZING ,HOW ABOUT SOME COOL ADDITIONS???

    So If you have not noticed our homepage really doesn't change a whole bit ;( I login 8-12 times a day sometimes and it would be cool to have some rotation of different threads or pics FULL size and eye catching stuff ! I love the "Featured member photos" (hopefully my shack gets up there lol...
  17. WINKDOGG

    Using a small satellite dish as an 11 meter antenna

    Prelude - yes I know this thread has been dead for 10+ years or so but I found so much negative stuff in here that I just cant understand it ? So Im bringing it back to life and here we go ! I have met a ton of brilliant guys here and not 1 of them had a single negative word to say about this...
  18. WINKDOGG

    Wilson 1000 wont tune on roof mount...

    Just my 2 cents , and that may be what its worth . I would make up a "ground lead" temporarily using a decent gauge wire and run it from the mounting nut ground ring to a sheet metal screw inside the 3rd brake light ! It worked on a Chrysler 300 with an aluminum trunk lid and a lip mounted K-40...
  19. WINKDOGG

    LIVE DX ROLLING RIGHT NOW !! 9:20 PM E.S.T. HOW BOUT IT DX LAND 4-2-ZERO WAVIN

    LIVE DX ROLLING RIGHT NOW !! 9:20 PM E.S.T. HOW BOUT IT DX LAND 4-2-ZERO WAVIN
  20. WINKDOGG

    Rocketbox info thread !!! Made in the USA with a reasonable pricetag !

    That's why I love these forums TIN_CAN tons of cool intelligent people that are happy to help without flaming or bashing me for admitting I don't know it all ! Look how this thread grew , lots of great info with very little "dissing" or BS going on ! Thanks to all , 73's 4-2-ZERO NJ