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  1. Road Squawker

    Antenna analyzers, where and why?

    you keep saying different things, BTW, have you selected the correct velocity on the AA 35 zoom?
  2. Road Squawker

    Power gain and mast height gain....

    ERP???? Heck, many stations are running that much RF into the antenna feedpoint.
  3. Road Squawker

    Antenna analyzers, where and why?

    Are you using RG-6/RG-8x? That chart is misleading. RG-6 has two different VF's. https://www.febo.com/reference/cable_data.html
  4. Road Squawker

    Power gain and mast height gain....

    tell me why ALL the top Amateur DXers use beam antennas.
  5. Road Squawker

    The Myth Surrounding Antenna Take Off Angles

    I can assure you that some of them do take off. Mine did at about 2:30 Fri the 13th when hurricane Charlie made landfall about 1/2 mile from me.
  6. Road Squawker

    What is your all time favorite BASE AMP?

    my THP 1.5 is absolutely great. drive it with 60 watts (+/- depending on the band) for full output. change bands and it follows along automatically. Fan noise is minimal even when QRO... and no, it won't amplify on 11 meters. I've had numerous tube amps, and they worked well and have certain...
  7. Road Squawker

    Why people are not using FM on CB in States?

    ... and it does it with a modulation index of <1, not 2.5
  8. Road Squawker

    Grayhound movie handset flaw

    that almost looks like a UHF connector on that handset. I remember a much smaller knurled connector.
  9. Road Squawker

    Cell phone booster

    I have Verizon ,... they repacked the tower thats serves me, and I lost coverage at home. After a few non productive calls to customer service, I got tired of the non-technical "service rep" and said I wanted to talk to a LEVEL 3 TECH. The level 3 tech is the person that actually works with...
  10. Road Squawker

    Ground losses, wet soil (dirt) vs dry soil..

    I went thru Jackson last week and made a point of stopping at that BBQ shack (and "shack" is the correct term)............ Good BBQ,........... the antenna is just an A99 mounted about 30 feet to the feedpoint, using mini 8 coax.
  11. Road Squawker

    Walmart's are going cashless!

    Actually, if they only accept electronic payment and you only offer cash, then there is no "transaction".
  12. Road Squawker

    SSB bandwidth question

    kinda, I have heard other people say things like that, but, i "know better" :ROFLMAO:
  13. Road Squawker

    Another Solar Cycle 25 prediction

    yeah, you can work statoins 1000's of miles away, but, you can't work your neighbor down the street.
  14. Road Squawker

    SSB bandwidth question

    Exactly Don't be "that guy" that tells the net control station that he is off freq,................... Jus Sayin;)
  15. Road Squawker

    Base What kind of this antenna is this ?

    it is one of the AR series of antennas. The tuning stub is missing
  16. Road Squawker

    Proof that hams are allowed to use CB amps

    Err,........... the thread title clearly states what band the amp is for,............... Jus Sayin:whistle:
  17. Road Squawker

    Adjustments for resonance

    EZ way to remember,... if the antenna is better @ LOWER freqs, then it is too LONG Lower is Long
  18. Road Squawker

    Base New Imax wont tune 11m....this sucks

    ZERO (!!!) on an SWR meter,..... Yeah, "those" people really are never satisified..................... Jus Sayin
  19. Road Squawker

    Brand New Texas Star Sweet Sixteen DX 1600

    That's just one side effect of being REQUIRED to supply parts for many years in the future, ... what good is a 4 billion dollar plane if you can't get repair parts after (say) 5 years?
  20. Road Squawker

    Mobile Rigs - Static, interference, and thoughts on these issues...

    Too many what? Coax turns thru a ferrite, or too many ferrites?