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  1. Road Squawker

    This piqued my interest...

    ... and 99 and 44/100 % of CBers run with the squelch wide open.
  2. Road Squawker

    Polarization question

    about a 3 dB loss from either an H or V polarized antenna.
  3. Road Squawker

    Getting licensed

    ... and for the stuff that isn't actually on the test, but,..... https://static.dxengineering.com/global/images/prod/mediumlarge/arr-1137_df_ml.jpg I just saw a used one at a bookstore for $9.00. Yeah, it was a few years old, but, most of the info is the same as the 2020 issue.
  4. Road Squawker

    For sale: New Colossal 10k & LMR-600 - Local pickup in Houston

    I "assume" the fiberglass antenna is on 27 MHz............... LMR 600 would not be on my list.
  5. Road Squawker

    Any tips on load an amp with the FT-891?

    Yeah, this rig does have some "quirks" as compared to other rigs, but, after all, it was intended for mobile usage and after a few menu settings, it is easy to use
  6. Road Squawker

    Any tips on load an amp with the FT-891?

    just inject a tone into it while in SSB mode. I use MMSSTV for my tone generator. Then you will also be set up for any digital mode programs too.
  7. Road Squawker

    I need copper buss bar help

    Thats why I put the Parenthesis around "explode". A grind stone will get clogged with non ferrous material, heat up unevenly and,............................ "explode".
  8. Road Squawker

    So who is Sky Walker on eBay?

    just noticed that J.R.'s Radio Service is unclaimed. https://www.manta.com/c/mr09khy/j-r-s-radios Anyone can claim it (for free) and then post anything on it they want,.................. Jus Sayin
  9. Road Squawker

    DSP Whateeeeveeerrr

    ... and you forgot about logging onto a forum and whining.
  10. Road Squawker

    What is it with businesses who advertise but don't want to sell?

    Ain't that what all those "guests" and "robots" we see on forums supposed to do?..... update the search engines to redirect to the new pages.;)
  11. Road Squawker

    What is it with businesses who advertise but don't want to sell?

    I've had numerous transactions with Norm. All of them were absolutely GREAT. He is my "go to" guy for any HY-gain rotor
  12. Road Squawker

    ft 991a vs ic 7300

    Pssssst,........ Don't tell all them 7300 lovers, but , the receiver on the 7300 just ain't that good. All most of them just want to talk about is the display screen. Heck, after all , it IS a (cheap) entry level radio (thats not a "slam" on the radio, but it does speak a lot about most of...
  13. Road Squawker

    Base would you use this push up pole???

    when you compare that against the ROHN 9850 @ DXE, the difference with shipping is $3.00
  14. Road Squawker

    robots??

    OH NOOOOOO! that didn't take long,................one of them just looked at my last post:eek:
  15. Road Squawker

    robots??

    I dunno 'bout that. They are crawling the site, looking at EVERY post, user name, profiles, user posts, ect https://www.worldwidedx.com/online/?type=guest
  16. Road Squawker

    Measure swr with amp and filter

    Thats pretty normal for bonding around hinges. doors, hoods, trunk lids, ect all have sliding hinges and should be bonded around the good grounds.
  17. Road Squawker

    robots??

    the real question is, who are all those GUESTS that are always present.
  18. Road Squawker

    hf radio app

    "Rumor" has it that is what the jammers on 7200 do. they listen to multiple SDR's and pretend that they can hear their friends. Heck even in the '70 on da bowl, people were doing the same with telephones.
  19. Road Squawker

    Base would you use this push up pole???

    ... and it's only 5 ft extended:rolleyes:
  20. Road Squawker

    Now to post a pic in the chat room

    Actually, you can do that. Go to the forum "test" area, select any posted thread, and choose "reply" (or create a new thread). then select "upload a file", point it to any pic on your computer upload it to the forum. then copy the URL it creates and paste it to the chat IMG box.