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Hi The DB, Yeah I've seen the 4 or 5 turns at 4-5" diameter, Ideal for CB and possibly 10m, but I'd imagine completely useless at UHF, I think some people read something and apply the law that as antennas can be scaled then chokes will do them all, which as we both know is far from the case...

Hi Conor, I'm familiar with radio rallies and what is usually available, they are generally pretty shit here, even the biggest one at Magnum Centre in Irvine is shit, I just wish I'd had money when cut off's of proper mil spec RG214/U was on sale on E bay, but I was a bit tight at time with...

I think it would amaze you just how many morons have more money than sense and will click BIN at stupid prices, I've seen no end of shit sold on e bay at stupid prices although it must be said more often than not it is relisted due to the fact it was sellers friends shill bidding prices up...

Just out of curiosity are the predators still giving audio gain? lmao

Similarly not being an amateur and having no interest in the very expensive 934 Mhz we had back in the 80's which was barely affordable and lacking equipment for amateurs was never going to be cheap in the 80's. The ones I have seen used have had tighter windings than your average top end of hf...

Many high end HiFI AC cables incorporate shielding techniques, they are mostly expensive but some are very effective. Audiophiles are obsessed with that sort of thing, most likely because they are on the receiving end of our hobbies and other poorly made electronics that radiate RFI. Might be...

I remember Bob showing me a thing that showed radiation pattern at different heights, if I recall about 5/8 wave mounting height gave primw take off angle and the more height you added more lobes developed :)

I know all about damage Eddie, I fucked my mums chimney going uo and down to 3 ele and mighty magnum 3, fucking wrecked it so bad they had to replace it with metal flues, was getting carbon monxide poisoned in my rom, I used to think my weed was good shit, wis dying on fumes, lol. A couple of...

Definately, they are only going to get more valuable, as more get opened less NOS left, I got another en route, and a couple of others including a 533 3 element, never tried one of them before but from manual looks similar to skysearcher beam, I'm very reluctant too use them as got a sirio...

No problem Eddie, I would love to cophase them but the cost of installing them might far outweigh the gain, when I have KL203p's that will give at least 10db gain possibly even 13 db gain, as opposed to 3Db at best from twin antennas. I'd love to tear ooen one but I'm sure you understand my...

DB, like you I think you know I was intentionally tugging a few strings, I think. Its safe to say we can both learn from each other, I respect much of your points and have liked many of them too over the time we've interacted, I won't answer each individual point as most of it has...

bare in mind I'm from uk where frequencies don't have skips, so yeah a minor oversight. not to mention one most of your fellow Americans make too. I haven't used midband for 35 years due to qrm from you guys and Italians/Spanish running mega power and mega splatter on Antiquated Modulation...

TBH Eddie, I haven't opened them and might never, If I do get planning permission to put 1 up at least I will let you know, sorry my conscience just can't deal with it just now, I have to think hard what I want to do with them its been sealed since at least the early 80's, I'm very reluctant...

Maybe she bought a Sigma 4 :p lol

Fair do's, I always assumed you guys tuned for ch 20 not 19, but it will make little difference to the figures. .98 at 27.185 = 106.41751" or 106 and 2/5" approx .97 at 27.185 = 105.33162" or 105 and a 1/3" approx So its even worse than for ch20 :) ,still doesn't change the facts. :p

P.S, only tool I used was a very basic Blackberry calculator, feel free to check my figures. ;)

Best I have found if you don't want to drill holes is sirio mag 145 PL and either sirio Hy Power 4000, Megawatt 4000 or Performer S000, nothing between them worth talking about, if I'm honest hy power 4000 is my favourite but that's because was first one I used, megawatt I see no difference in...

I wouldn't be praising President too soon, they import a lot of Uniden radios and they ain't known for fixing faults, The Jackson had same AGC fault from first to last batch and there is many others that were never corrected, last time they used another company to make their radios the Harrison...

Was only ever 2 great General Robert E Lee's anyway, one lead the Confederacy military and the other was the fastest gun running steamship in the world and built right here on the Clydeside to help you Southern chaps out ;) Anything that floated and sailed down the River Clyde from the yards...

We're purists in Glasgow, Weed is King, although charlie and smack are plentiful, crack or pcp is almost unheard of here, thankfully. I know about your 2nd amendment, but its about time you guys exercised your right to bare arms against a corrupt Government. Before the west gets hit with a...