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For a newbie the 101 series Yaesus can be a little more difficult to tune with out damaging the sweep tube finals. The hybrid Kenwoods are more tolerant of mistakes with the 6146 finals. A 520-s or 520-se would make a great first glow in the dark rig.

The higher you are in frequency the shorter the antenna -if you check 25.405 with the 102" it will be higher than the 108" because it is shorter.

Somewhere 3 final tubes were mentioned,only the ft102 had 3 finals. His name is not Mel it's Malcom. I thought the post was about a FT-102

Contact Malcom NC4L he specializes in ft-102 repair. Look him up on QRZ.com He may even have the part you need or point you in the right direction.

-73db =50uv according to the service manual 100uv from the generator for s9

Nice truck, like the wheels.

The Kenwood KES-3 speaker is the same,currently being sold at HRO & other vendors

ok, just a possible. hope you get squared away.

Issue with the band switch? You said 75 worked but others won't.

Glad you got squared away, we all sometimes overlook simple fixes thinking that something complicated is wrong. Enjoy the 811 good amp.

Take it easy Mudfoot, what band, how much drive and in what mode(s)? Check the input swr between the radio & amp, if it is high the radio will fold back to protect the finals Also I would recommend using a keyer between rig & amp. Those little relays surface mounted that they use to key the amp...

Legal limit amp is only about an s unit more than 600 watts. That 590 has good audio and if your antenna(s) are up to snuff you should be ok.

I've been using a Kenwood SP-31 older model that matches the TS-850 & TS-870 color scheme.Has two inputs,3 filters that actually do something 2hi and 1low,and a headphone jack. Doesn't match anything but sounds pretty good.

No-Optimist

The vehicle is insulated from the road,you are on rubber tires. Next time you are on a toll road look on the ground when you roll up on the booth to pay the collector. There will be a little SS whip on a spring that hits your axle and drains off the static buildup so you dont' shock the toll...

possibly lower noise level

Life is too short for qrp

One of the best cb radios ever made IMHO. Kissing Cousin to the original Cobra 148. Not a powerhouse but had good audio, great receive and stable on ssb. The layout of the controls put everything in easy reach while driving. I had one in the big truck years ago with a one pill Messenger put out...

What a sweet ride!