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Not much of a mention but check out this video at the 11:50 mark.... 73 mechanic

What do you know about the Aquario RP-90? Is it close to the Maxlog 8900? And lastly how easy to buy one? I guess the 8900 is next to impossible to find.... 73 mechanic aka Rod

As of this post, three more days then I leave for Dayton and I hope we can all meet up! 73 Rod W8GRI

Any change in conditions will modify the forward (blue) and reflected (red) voltages and in turn change the SWR (black line). These can be applied power, coax impedance, resistive points as in poor connections or loose ones. Since coax is unbalanced the run of it may affect the 'flow' of power...

Good info here to be found! Since the Cobra is getting on in years you may want to think about doing a re-cap of the whole radio. Very much worth the effort! mechanic

This will be my 12th year going to the Dayton HAMvention, it is also in a new place, the Green County Fairgrounds, so this will be a pretty fresh trip for all that go! I was thinking that for all those who will be going and are a part of the World Wide DX group, It may be good to meet up for a...

May be an overloaded front-end transistor, usually an easy fix but requires soldering. Second problem may be with a bad solder joint or connection, this would take a bit of searching. Radio is well worth the effort to repair! 73 mechanic

President is bringing out the new McKinley SSB. There may be a version of that to replace the 980. mechanic

I missed one at our local swap, a silent key, his wife sold a 590 for 450 dollars, a TS-480 for 250 and a Kenwood R-5000 with all options for 200 bucks! 73 Rod KB8DNS

SMT caps are usually stable, it is the electrolytic capacitors that can go bad, out of spec.... 73 mechanic

Rather late on this.... I found two looking like brand new, Motorola Talk Abouts #T5000 in a dumpster, clean too! With fresh batteries my wife and I were about two miles apart through trees, with nice FM clarity and I am sure they could do more ! Free is good!! Most of the prattle on the...

I have dealt with short wave since I was a kid, my dad's Hallicrafters back in the 1960s, the radio from the 1950s was my first listening post. It had SSB as a BFO. Since you are starting from base, I'll run over some items for you. The above BFO or Beat Frequency Oscillator is what many...

I have many an old radio and I miss the ones I have sold or gave away! I guess that is a sort of greed. For example I have four Hy-Gain 623s and sometimes I wonder why? My newest radio is an Anytone AT-6666 and just slightly older is the AT-5555 and I do not get the use out of them, the 5555...

They look very close to my Hy-gain 623 knobs! 73 Mechanic

Thanks for the link to this modification! Been looking for it awhile.... 73 mechanic

I would guess the price would be suggested retail and most likely be around 235 or so. I like the front firing speaker! VOX is good for hands free especially when driving! As for the insides, I dunno?? typical Chinese design I would think.... 73 mechanic

New transceiver by President, President Mc-Kinley with USB, LSB and AM. Price range of $299 available in late October or early November. Looks to be mostly menu driven or multi-function knobs and buttons. Front speaker, three colour display, ASC, 12/24 volt, weather channels (7), digital...

I have two older 148s and have replaced the electrolytic capacitors, that alone brought them back to life. Older caps have a tendency to lose the ability to keep their 'form' and can lose it quickly if stored for a while. Sometimes they can short causing damage if they open then there is a loss...

My new Icom IC-7300 seems pretty good on AM transmit! My near by HAM radio friend agrees with that statement. It is marginally better than most of my other transceivers. Probably due to the DUC/DDC design and that may put it into the realm of an SDR type rig. Now on the other hand my 1974...

I was an Air Force MARS operator in the late 1980s through 1994. At least till the local Air Force base closed! Very rigorous format to follow, all strict rules and very much a controlled by the NET master. MARS = Military Affiliated Radio Station, usually made up of amateur radio operators...