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  1. secret squirrel

    What antenna would you choose?

    Get a 1978 Caprice Classic. Mount the 102 inch whip and spring any way you prefer on the vehicle. Center roof is best. I get nostalgic for Ball Mounts. Park in in the street, or you driveway. Run coax to the car, buried with 3 inch diameter PVC pipe underground. Talk away. Many people say...
  2. secret squirrel

    Skipshooter Antenna Nail Rust!

    This topic had been heavily discussed and I am sure researched by NASA employees on off duty time. I believe that the conclusion was that a nail forged by the Eltri the Dwarf, from the realm of Nidavellir, in the heart of a dying star will not rust and procedure the lowest possible SWR reading...
  3. secret squirrel

    I Miss....

    There used to be a country music radio show called, "On the Interstate." I spent a lot of years sitting up at night in an ambulance with that show on the radio. I used to work for a county wide ambulance service, and the dispatcher moved ambulances around as needed.
  4. secret squirrel

    I Miss....

    I Miss... county music songs without a meaning, Songs about Cars, Trucks, Trains, Momma, One Eyed Dogs, Getting Drunk. Example- the Greatest Country Music Song of All Time. Buying something a store and the warranty card says made in the USA. My father would say he misses automobiles that were...
  5. secret squirrel

    New Ant Day

    She's a hotty
  6. secret squirrel

    I Miss....

    Yea, You go over a friends house for dinner and everyone has the white cookware with the blue stencils.
  7. secret squirrel

    New Ant Day

    There you go now start collecting retro mobile antennas and then buy a car for the antenna and radio. Buy a Big Mama then go find a 1976 mustard yellow Chevy Suburban to mount the Big Mama.
  8. secret squirrel

    New Ant Day

    Of course put it up. That's like asking the question do I need to buy another gun. You may end up using it for another purpose. I had put up one of the Workman no-ground plane antenna just to use it to monitor my broadcasts. Also I wanted to see If I could get one to work properly. It turns...
  9. secret squirrel

    I Miss....

    I miss James Bond movies were you can count the number of women Bond got to know through the movie. I miss seeing the neighbor kids riding bicycles and carrying fishing pole, or shotguns and no-one gave the sight a second thought. Pre- Banjan era.
  10. secret squirrel

    I Miss....

    I think what he was referring too was just north of Steubenville OH is the town of Pottery Addition. I do not recall the company names, but I was told the area was known for glassware. Also, a Corning Plant was south of Pittsburgh and Brockway Glass and Duncan Miller Glass was in Washington...
  11. secret squirrel

    I Miss....

    I Miss... restroom stall poetry- things people did Pre-Internet or BC- Before Cellular. 14 inch 70 series tires. Purposely trying to break a Craftsman tool just to get a new one. Women who look sexy while smoking- they no longer teach that skill in high school. Come on.. Everyone of you knew...
  12. secret squirrel

    I Miss....

    I miss when all McDonalds food did not taste the same. RC Cola in 16 ounce bottles, My grandma made soft ginger cookies with the white icing on top, made with love using real lard. Back when it was almost as fun Christmas shopping at Radio Shack with all the new displays, than it was opening a...
  13. secret squirrel

    I Miss....

    I miss going to the video store and using the key to rent the movies in the back room. I miss barber shops with copies of Playboy in the magazine stack. USA 1, Back when your only choice of automobile was mainly a Ford or Chevy, rich people had Chryslers. white cowboy hats, Silver Bullets...
  14. secret squirrel

    Shameful

    Heard them many times and many different truck stops and rest areas. I remember a Precious, Hope, Dallas, Dakota, Bubble Gum, Tiffany, but I do not remember Shameful.
  15. secret squirrel

    I Miss....

    Automobiles with actual keys
  16. secret squirrel

    I Miss....

    I stopped at the Fort Steuben Mall in Steubenville, OH this weekend. Last time I was inside that mall was about 20 years ago. Today there is a JCPenney store and about 5 other stores. Steel Mills closed and time changed. Which leads me to this topic. The Washington Mall in Washington, PA...
  17. secret squirrel

    Everyone's thoughts on the siro m-400 starduster

    I had used a NOS Archer 1/4 ground plane antenna for years at my previous house. I was pleased with the performance. Just had to get it up in the air well, I am sure the Star Duster is an improvement over the Radio shack offerings from back in the day, prior to Facebook.
  18. secret squirrel

    E. coast propagation is always better, why?

    Cow farts affecting ozone laying. Cow farts are in greater propagation on East Coast than West Coast.
  19. secret squirrel

    11 meter is very quiet?

    I was picking up skip from Eastern Europe last night on Channel 16 LSB. It was in Russian of course. I translated back to English and it is reading, "I do not have any panties on...." No disrespect intended. Here's hoping everyone got to be with his/her family and celebrate the lives of...