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  1. M

    Power loss at antenna ?

    Ok I guess what you mean is I need to ground my radio in the garage to a earth ground at a electrical box and recheck it? Thank you for the help, I need it.
  2. M

    Power loss at antenna ?

    Wow thanks for all the information which will take 10 beers to compute, It looks like the new coax I purchased, which I did read as many reviews on this brand as I could find, were all good. They were probably plant reviews from the manufacture. Just throw money at it until it works! Kind of...
  3. M

    Power loss at antenna ?

    I guess that is a big problem, I have 130 ish feet of new coax which I really don't know the quality of TRAM 8X-B, I was surprised that my SWR at the radio went down from 1.75 to barley a movement after putting it in. I posted this and got a lot of opinions on this a few months ago, wow it maid...
  4. M

    Power loss at antenna ?

    I took my meter out to the antenna, I hooked it up with 1 foot jumper. I calibrated meter and checked power and SWR. SWR went up to 1.25 from 1.1 the power went from 4 watts to 3 watts. Hmm is that normal or is that a ton. 25 percent power loss. I am just on 11 meters, and did check the forum...
  5. M

    DB-1 Antique Noise Toy, what is it?

    Wow, Had one of these installed in a Ebay Washington I had purchased, I couldn't find any codes or numbers to tell about the goofy sound it made. I turned on another radio and gave it a whirl, Wow a clopping horse that gave a winnie at the end. Wow kind of mid evil sounding. I would be...
  6. M

    Oh well, It's work

    Shorts and sandals on a hot day, Wow sexy...LOL :)
  7. M

    Good Man!!

    Good Man!!
  8. M

    Stay safe my friend, Thank you

    Stay safe my friend, Thank you
  9. M

    My 30 dollar gamble

    OK. I've heard of a silver Eagle. I now see what you mean. I love the radio as a occasional release from from my work. I am very lame when it comes to radios, I work 12 hours a day on bloody aircraft instruments, Our company is not rated for radios, so iv'e never worked on one or never cared...
  10. M

    My 30 dollar gamble

    God bless you Mudfoot. I appreciate all your kind words. However I'm sorry I'm not sure what night eagle means. I'm having a near senior moment. LOL
  11. M

    My 30 dollar gamble

    Just a big thanks to all who helped on this project. It was worth 30 bucks I guess. Got to give a big thanks to Matt LC. Who fixed the last problem with my mis wire, He is the best. Thanks again guys.
  12. M

    Terminal board for D104

    Thanks guys, couldn't find an exact match to keep it original. I popped the 4 bucks for a used one on ebay. Its used and original, I can make it new. Thanks to all.
  13. M

    Terminal board for D104

    Thanks buddy,I'll give it a try
  14. M

    Terminal board for D104

    Hello, Does anyone know where I can buy a 8 lug Terminal board for the D104 mic. Did some searching, cant find one. I know its old, however I'm sure many folks still need them. Seen and old used piece of crap on Ebay no thanks for that price. Thanks everyone.........MM
  15. M

    You get what you pay for

    Thanks guys, After a dozen beers I did rip this mic apart, Wow it has an original crystal element, I plugged the head on another stand and wow it works.. Maybe it was worth the 30 bucks. I can salvage the stand, the meathead who wired it had pinched every wire from the cable. Stripped it back...
  16. M

    You get what you pay for

    Yep, It is another Frankenstien, The dumb switch is in the way of the circuit board, I trashed it. I stripped every wire of the amp and terminal board, and well documented all. No wires from the stand match any color code on all my schematics. They used band aides for shrink tube, Hey its a...
  17. M

    You get what you pay for

    Just bought a D104 on ebay, My bid was the only one. (hmm) I did not notice it was a G stand. I just wanted a potential crystal element. Well crap, What a surprise, The 5 pin jack is weird and dont fit my Washington. Yes it has a 3 TB circuit board in it. It has a battery, And what I read it's...
  18. M

    The old FCC issued cb call signs

    This is a very ancient post. After reading it all I realize My FCC license is trash. Mine was issued in 1981. A piece of thick paper in a wallet after ten years is a goner. When I requested a replacement, the response was NO its now combined in your pilots license, no need for a separate FCC...