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You cleaned the PTT switch? And with what?? Sounds like it's just dirty contacts. Post up some pics of the inside of the mic and the PTT switch and I am sure someone will be able to help. Hope you get it working correctly again!! Have a good one.

I hear you loud and clear fourstringburn!!! I need to get my arse in gear. Lots going on at the moment. Not much time for radio at the moment. Taking care of my father that has Alzheimer's. Takes up most of my non working time. But hey I wouldn't want it any other way!! He raised me for...

Was looking at this radio this morning. Pretty neat.

Yep. For the money these radios, being the uniden 980, aren't a bad radio. No they aren't big swinging audio monster radios, but they do offer clean and clear audio. And with a good amp, who needs a bunch of watts out of the radio. From what I have heard, the LDMOS amps don't need much drive...

Johnson Controls make the batteries for Walmart. Here is an excerpt from the page I looked up. Johnson Controls is the company behind EverStart batteries, which are available at Walmart as of June 2015. This manufacturing company also produces DieHard, Interstate and Duralast batteries. Hope...

Now that is a deal. I don't care what some think. The radio is worth $75 all day!! Just for the SSB use alone it's worth the money. No other radios in this price range with the same features is there?? New radios I am speaking of. Darn good price. Thx for posting that Grogan!! Might...

If you decide on LMR600, Times Microwave has some that is "watertight". It's LMR600-DB. Has a waterproofing compound around the foil/braid. Just some food for thought. And the info I gave is straight from Times Microwave's page on the specs for LMR600 made by them. Here is a pic of the...

If you are planning on burying it that is LOL!!

Yep. Not dissing them kne bit Ratso. There are a few other companies that make great coax. I was just giving him some info to go by. Commscope has a good attenuation/loss chart for most coax types. And there are other sites that do as well. LMR400 should be plenty fine. Just make sure...

Wonder if heavy duty heat shrink on the tip would help with the shredding?? Might help. The stuff I have is pretty tough.

Commscope or Andrew will give you all the specs for both their LMR400 type coax which is CNT400, and the LDF4-50A and larger coax. Just go to commscope.com and you'll see their line of coaxs. And all the specs and uses. Don't skimp out here if you intend to make a long run. Get good coax and...

You could use LMR400. It has about 2db of loss at 100 meters on 27mhz. At 30mhz it's 2.2db of loss at 100 meters. Here is the chart below. Also you could look at LDF4-50A, which will have about 1db of loss at 100 meters. Or about 7.db of loss at 200ft on 27mhz. Here is the chart for...

Dangit man!! That does suck. Might be able to score on eBay?? Hope you find something. I am sure there are other mics that work well with the radio. The ones I posted are ones I know work well with it.

The ones I have used below seem to all work well with the 980. 1. RF Limited 2018 extreme 2. CR577 (haven't used this one, but have heard it used and it does sound good 3. Uniden wireless made for these radios 4. Older uniden MK516 mic Hope this helps some. I would try a 2018 extreme mic...

Yep. If you own more then one radio, best thing to do is pull them out every so often and use them for a spell. It's like a boat motor or a motorcycle or mower engine. Don't run them and they go to crap most of the time. Heck even if you just plug the radio in and turn it on...

He is backed up with repairs is what it is. Can't answer the phone, emails, and make YouTube videos and get much real work done. Maybe he realized that and has placed himself in work mode to try to catch up instead of worrying about new customers. He has to take care of what load he may or...

I would get a 75 amp supply if the numbers that 9C1Driver posted. At 50 amps you don't have much headroom. I like at least 10 amps or more of headroom. JMHO. There is a gent on EBay that a thread was posted about here, that sells a 75 amp power supply that appears to be well made and...

Glad it was an easy fix. Sometimes we all forget we move things and forget to place them back to where they were. I know it happens to me quite often!! But at least it was no real issue, just some forgetfulness!! Happens to the best!! We are all just human. Again, glad you got it...

Here is a link to a list of people that work on radios and amps. Tube amps as well as vintage gear. http://www.af4k.com/mega/repairs.htm Post this link into your browser. It's a bunch of shops across the US. Hope this helps some. Good luck and hope you get it fixed.

I wouldn't not try it. Or if you do, like tba02 said, keep the drive low. It's just best to get a power supply that allows you adequate headroom for whatever you are running. I wouldn't use any less then a 75-100 amp supply on a 4 transistor amp. Especially depending on mode of operation and...