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Well, I think he changed the PSUs. The single 700 I have is an older one and I can get 15.xv out of it. The two I have ganged max out at 14.2v. But, I had an issue with these when I first put them into use. He told me they were all set, just parallel them and they will do the rest. This was not...

Yup, sometimes you're the windshield, and sometimes you're the bug!

I was on for quite some time but the pileup was atrocious! Very hard to pick one out as every time I wanted to contact someone, someone else talked over the top. It was brutal.

That's not true. Mobile amps are meant to run in an automotive environment. A vehicle runs between 14.4v and 15v when the battery is at full charge and the vehicle running. These voltages will not blow your finals.

This is what I use. Megawatt 700 x 2 @14.2v for my DX-500. I use a separate one @14.5v for my Stryker 955

Well, let me start out by saying that I grew up in a middle class home. My mother raised me by taking school census so we could have GMO vegetables three time a week. N-kay? I had a job at Mickey Lou's Bargain Basement, where I would smell the donated clothing before hanging them. N-kay...

Don't let the door hit you in the ass!

What freq is everyone sitting on? I'm bouncing around 35 thru 40, and .400, .415, .420, .425. Never hear you guys.

Mostly skeeters, if it's warm enough. That's about it.

I may be wrong, but I don't believe you can check SWR in SSB. How do you calibrate the meter in SSB? The power output varies from 0 to max as you speak. Set your antenna with a dead carrier and call it a day.

Hoping to contact a few from the site again. Some day!!

Tomorrow will be another day and I'll try a bit earlier, since, the U.K. is about 5 hours ahead of me.

More likely than not you're overdriving it. Back off your drive.

Aside from losing my voice it was a great day for DX. I hate getting hoarse!

Yup, I have a meter between the radio and amp, then one after the amp to the antenna. They are always active.

The entertainment value seems to escape me.

I was thinking more like having a fixed 4 pin connector going into the radio, BUT, it has a flat face with 4 circular contact rings where the second half of the connector case would have spring loaded pins that contact the rings. A center thumb screw would tighten the cases together when the...

I would even like to have a clockable 90° swivel for a mic connector as well.

Personally, I don't get the hype behind running 1/2" coax unless you're running 3kw or a 400' run. I've used LMR-240 for many years and have used 1500 pep through it without any issues. It only has 1db loss at 100' @ 27mhz and it's less than 1/4" diameter. I'm still using 240 today and see NO...

And it won't be over till it's over