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Yep, just like we've been talking to Criminals across the pond because if I recall the US band runs from 26.965 - 27.405 and Linears are highly illegal, even to sell, at least we can buy them legally here, just technically not allowed to use them, yeah right, lmao. I don't think I've ever...

I wouldn't bank on it 108 Division will still be firing out on 27.555 and 26.285 as we always have done, business as usual ;) lmao

Too little, Too late, 33 years too late to be precise, UKFM has been destroying the high band since Nov 81, 26-28Mhz all mode and any antenna with a 100w P.E.P power output is what we should be getting, As for the UK, that might not last long, once the people of Scotland vote on Independence...

Lmao, My chemist/pharmacy (its called that here too, but thanks for the translation, I think you forget you speak/spell our language, usually badly, oops, did I really say that, lol) is always open, llf, It wasn't an attack on you or anyone else, I was merely pointing out more often than not...

I like your style Hotrod, lol 73 Jazz

Hi Eddie, yeah I'm delighted, a little bit of cb history, got another couple of deals lined up but will keep a surprise till I receive them, one is very very special, something I've never had but been after a long time and like the CLR2's is unopened, the other ain't quite a Starduster but...

If you think radio reviews are bad you shoukd read some of the shite they spout about interconnects, speaker cable etc in hifi mags, unfucking believable at times, you can read all the reviews you want, but nothing beats waiting till one of your pals with more money than sense buys one then get...

After that long post, A little short one, Not often me and Beetle agree, but he couldn't be more right, what works in one location might not fare so well in another, no matter what hype,software modelling,reviewers,advertising and who's worked where is said, at the end of the day, it's night and...

Had a nice surprise this morning, nice UPS man just dropped off 2 x CLR2 N.O.S antennas. Many thanks to Andre in the Netherlands, can't wait till my next surprise arrives, sure you'll love that one Eddie, one of your favourites if not your favourite antenna. ;)

All things aren't equal, the A99 has a lossy coil, was this modelled? The feedpoint is at the voltage maxima, dipole has feedpoint at current maxima. As for horizontal v vertical, there's absolutely no reason why a vertical can't outdo a flatside antenna even when working a flatside antenna...

If recent events don't prove my theory of look before you leap into new radios nothing will, it took 6 versions to get anytones near right, god knows how many to get this one right, patience is most definately a virtue when buying new radios, Cobra took 3 versions and dumped it before the 200...

There was far more than Hy Gain making misleading claims in those days Eddie, Avanti and Antenna Specialists were guilty too as are many nowadays,Sirio are still claiming the vector 4000 is a 3/4 wave j pole.:headbang, maybe Masterchief has a new job in Sirio's catalogue/PR dept, lol. Anyway i...

Lol, yeah i knew the Rubidium oscillator was a calibration source, but even good counters eventually lose accuracy through aging components changing value from heat etc.that's why most professional test gear is calibrated at set periods. My money would be on the HP being closest on accuracy but...

TBH Robb, i no longer have the test gear or access to it to look into such issues, was mainly giving you other avenues to explore, as i said its been noticed the more the radio slides the further it drifts too, which suggests to me modern crystals don't have the same load capacitance as older...

there's an infinite number to right of point as there is to left, but i'd say you need at least 8 digits on frequencies below 99 Mhz,so you have at least 6 on right hand side of point to read to 1Hz, but there's nothing stopping you being even more critical, just ain't worth it for a CB, but I'd...

does on coarse tune, but fine tune is rx only, what o/p wants is for both fine and coarse to track rx and tx. ;)

From what I recall you can remove the detent in the coarse tune on any radio by carefully opening up the switch and removing the ball bearing that sits in it, was often done to Cobra 148 GTL DX and SS3900 amonst many others here, although personally I don't see the need, tune the radio once its...

To quote Albert Einstein: “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.” ―Albert Einstein

I've used 26.285 USB as a call frequency since 79, was buzzing in solar max in the early 80's, was off radio for solar max in 90's but I reappeared around the earlt 2000's solar max and some of my best contacts were on 26.285, very few nuggets there, 26.285 tends to open up when the madness on...

Performance wise the one with the longest whip/capture area should margginally be better, but you won't notice it and neither will who your talking too, I imagine they all handle similar power, about 300w comfortably,style wise they are very similar,I haven't had a 5000, but I'm reliably...