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  1. Sonwatcher

    D layer help

    It seems the D-layer absorbs radio signal. Here is a quote I found about the D-layer-
  2. Sonwatcher

    As the Sun Awakens, NASA Keeps a Wary Eye on Space Weather

    Possible radio blackouts- As the Sun Awakens, NASA Keeps a Wary Eye on Space Weather - NASA Science
  3. Sonwatcher

    D-Day- A graphic historical description

    A description of the first wave at Omaha Beach- First Wave at Omaha Beach - 60.11
  4. Sonwatcher

    Mac, RigBlaster, and 746 Pro. Anyone done this?

    Here is a site that may be helpful- Ham Radio Software About 1/2 way down is some info on Macnet under "Macintosh Software"
  5. Sonwatcher

    Vintage Grundig Shortwave HUGE!

    You might check these out and see if one of them is the model- Grundig (Radio-Vertrieb, RVF, Radiowerke Radio Catalog
  6. Sonwatcher

    Ameritron AL811 / AL811H

    This is the one I used- Johnson Single Footswitch FX-010 FretStore.com Fret Store Guitars FX-010 The FretStore I got it off Ebay cheap.
  7. Sonwatcher

    Ameritron AL811 / AL811H

    yep
  8. Sonwatcher

    Ameritron AL811 / AL811H

    You can use a guitar foot peddle and solder an RCA jack on the end in place of the phono jack. I also made one with a toggle switch on one end.
  9. Sonwatcher

    very high pucker factor !!

    Booty, that last one made me laugh. :)
  10. Sonwatcher

    Ameritron AL811 / AL811H

    I believe you will have to key the amp before you engage transmit on the radio. That is what I was told.
  11. Sonwatcher

    Cobra Mic wiring

    Cobra- CA-73 Red- Transmit Blue- Receive White- Audio (mic ) Shield- ground (common)
  12. Sonwatcher

    MD-1 MIC FOR IC-718

    Yes. I have a pig tail for my IC-706mkiig. It switches the pins from the Yaesu to the correct wires used in the Icom. Pin 1 on the Icom- 718 will come from pin 8 on the Yaesu Pin 5 Icom from pin 6 Yaesu Pin 6 Icom from pin 7 Yaesu.
  13. Sonwatcher

    MD-1 MIC FOR IC-718

    Icom 718 PIN1 MIC PIN5 PTT PIN6 EARTH Yaesu MD-1 PIN6 PTT PIN7 SCREEN/EARTH PIN8 MIC
  14. Sonwatcher

    Is this an amp ?

    Someone sent me this pic wondering what it was, and if it was an amp any idea the wattage ?
  15. Sonwatcher

    i have a imax 2000.. plz help.

    Did you try hooking your mobile to the Imax outside ?
  16. Sonwatcher

    i have a imax 2000.. plz help.

    Did you try connecting the radio to a car battery in the house ? It could be your noise is in your electrical circuit in the house from something.
  17. Sonwatcher

    i have a imax 2000.. plz help.

    You could try hooking the radio up to a 12v battery (car battery) just to see if it makes a difference not using the power supply.
  18. Sonwatcher

    i have a imax 2000.. plz help.

    Did you disconnect the ground at the antenna itself ? Not just at the ground rod.
  19. Sonwatcher

    Will FT 747 work with which non oem amp?

    Sent you a PM
  20. Sonwatcher

    Will FT 747 work with which non oem amp?

    Yaesu sold a buffer relay that will pretty much work with any amp. It is the FRB-757. I bought one used on qth.com and use it for my FT-757GX and Ameritron 811h . Here is how it is connected. It has 3 cables with RCA connectors. 1 goes to the 13.8v connection on the back of the radio. . 2nd...