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Okay i was reading before that the horizontal dipole reaches skip better, and the vertical is better for local. Sounds great for me. When you say dipole is there an understood meter range for that kind of antenna?

Mogvz, I checked out the radio and it looks good. I am partial to tubes, in stereo it can be a preferred sound, and as i am a bit older I often prefer the older, sometimes better built equipment. I like your advice regarding cb vs. ham sets. Good advice.

Sounds like a well liked antenna. Got to figure out what bands to build for first I think. the variety of antennae is amazing, even overwhelming to a greenhorn like me lol.

Djoutit for what it's worth, both of the links you have as a signature are not making it over the Canadian border. they both show as "this page cannot be displayed."

Sounds interesting Binrat. will pm you.

That looks like a good one Hotrod. YOu have experience with it? Thanks.

I have a new mobile setup that seems to work fine, sitting in my driveway I can hear ch6's bane, and on 34 I often hear a fellow named Triple Nickel down in the US talking to others clearly- I even got him for a few minutes last week. :) I still have not had a conversation locally here in...

I just did Binrat, thanks. Learning about the various frequencies right now. The 2meter sounds interesting as well as 10-12 meter.

I like the boom mic and headset setup. The better solution for me is the ham license. I am looking for a Canadian Amateur Radio Basic Qualification Study Guide - 9th Edition, 1st printing, 2015 locally in Edmonton. Shipping puts ordering the study guide at over $65.00 cdn.

And the six-volt battery lol. Front handcrank optional.

This is a good alternative Unit_399, thanks.

Hi just wondering if you may be the Triple Nickle I tried to speak with this afternoon on ch34? I am OneFinger Missen from Edmonton, Alberta.

Hey don't laff, Vera and I made our first trip down thru Montana this last July and it was even better than I had hoped- I enjoyed every minute in your great country. I must be American in heart, just born in Alberta (your Northern Texas). I worked with a fella born in South Dakota and raised in...

liquid electrical tape go figure. I will find it and try it.

Good idea. will do it.

Ok, I just got my first 11 meter since the seventies, only to discover it's dead quiet here in Edmonton, Alberta- except for the what must be the guy you all are talking about. I hear a guy with a southern drawl on ch6 and ch12. Actually, I hear a lot of Americans from all over for a few seconds...

MoGVZ, I certainly will take a pic of the braid. It is connected to the ground on the mount.. but is completely open to the weather. What would you do with it?

Here is some info on Musashi, sister to Yamoto. She saw no action in the two years in service other than to be sunk by American planes in 1944. If she had ever met a force she would likely have battered the hell out of anything she hit- she had nine 18" guns, 3600 lb shells each. I took a...

Here is the new antenna and radio. Seems to work, no one to talk to at all. No chatter at all. Listened to what may be skip, somebody with a drawl talking about Hollywood.

Gamegetter I may have more info on the Musashi at home. Will check.