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    Base Antenna Advice

    Its simple really. For the maximum amount of gain, you want a 5/8 wave antenna. Its hard to beat a Maco V58 for the price. If you want the best of the best, without outrageous gain numbers, that does everything it claims, you want the I-10K. http://www.a1antennas.com/ What makes the I-10K...
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    skythumper n/c mics

    I read the reviews which is why I bought one. I had to check it out for myself. On my NPC 148GTL, the consensus was the Yaesu N/C mic (YM21) sounded better in all cases. I run a RK56 on the AM only radios, but have not tried the ST on any of them. What I need to do is crack the case and take...
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    102 question ?

    No.
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    102 question ?

    Yes.
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    skythumper n/c mics

    I bought one and it was just OK. My Yaesu YM-21 works better on my 148-GTL. I was disappointed.
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    unknown antenna

    Nope. A Stationmaster is basically a series of stacked 1/2 wave elements giving you all kinds of gain. You can make one out of coax and PVC pipe. Here is a design by my friend Mike: http://www.repeater-builder.com/antenna/wa6svt.html I spent time with Mike and watched him build another...
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    new 55 merlin base antenna

    Because its not already up there.
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    new 55 merlin base antenna

    I'm willing to put my money where my mouth is......where can I buy a Merlin? So YOU got suspended or you are a mod and suspended someone? I'm confused. Just trying to get the facts straight.
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    new 55 merlin base antenna

    Is it true that bighammer is a mod over at the cb radio forum and is it also true that they just banned someone for a different opinion about the Merlin and the I-10K? Censorship is the very reason why the cb radio forum is NOT the place to go for fair and balanced opinions on radio...
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    Jo Gunn Hillbilly Antenna

    Everything freecell has told you is true and good advice. You can buy the I-10K here: http://www.a1antennas.com/ You can buy the Maco almost anywhere: http://www.majestic-comm.com/
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    new 55 merlin base antenna

    Who wrote these test results? Usually the "weak link" in a high power antenna system is the connector and coax. Not only a 1/4 wave, but a loaded 1/4 wave. It should perform......just like a 1/4 wave. Dropping the radials moves the feedpoint impedance up to 50 ohms. As we know, the feedpoint...
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    NomadRadio

    Yep. http://grumpy.proboards11.com/index.cgi?
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    Jo Gunn Hillbilly Antenna

    I have the advise you seek, but you will not like it. Find someone to buy the Hillbilly and get yourself an I-10K. A properly DC grounded antenna should help with your noise level. The gain of a 1/2 wave or better will also improve your signal strength. A Maco V58 is also DC grounded and has...
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    Interesting Response to FCC

    He didn't even address the charges. This guy is an idiot.
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    MURS

    E-bay
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    baluns

    HA HA HA......classic. :thumbup:
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    My friends just left for Clipperton.

    A couple of my good friends left for Clipperton on Wednesday. Its a slow, 6-day boat ride to the island. Visit the website here: http://www.clipperton2008.org/
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    Chinese tubes?

    You decide: http://gs35b.com/gs35bvs8877.html
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    baluns

    What he said.
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    best coax

    LMR-400 http://www.timesmicrowave.com/content/pdf/lmr/22-25.pdf