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A 1 / 2 ~ dipole for 75m

Good contact !

What were you using for an antenna?

I saw it in Oklahoma City. I could not see the lighting bolts because of heavy snow, it was like being inside a light bulb.

I have been a weather watcher all my life and while looking at the record highs and lows for past few days reminded me of a contact that I will never forget. If you look at the record highs for Austin, TX in 1996 for today and the past few days you will notice some highs that will probably never...

What kinda power supply you got, and how much power you running?

Nice looking key. My favorite was a Kent straight key. Good luck on the CW, I don't make CW QSO's any longer but still enjoy listening to CW beacon’s.

Heard a "Winter Texan" complain about all the mexicans in Texas. He said that he would hang a taco on his antenna and drive north until someone asks what it was, and that's where he would live!

RF ??

I thought that's what it was, but why lite and not light?

What is the "check lite" button for?

After making a pass through the yard with my new riding lawn mower, I had to oder some more feed line (oh shut up, I know you're supposed to watch for that stuff). Been there done that! Took about an hour to untangle the ladder line out from under the mower.

1802.5 is not a good move, that's where the serous CW DX'ers are located? They should go to 1850 and above.

Thanks for moving me up the ladder a notch.

You're right. I got my numbers all mixed up double all my numbers, and it was a 350 watt amp I had not a 500 watt.

My 125 watt IC-728 draws 11 amps indicated on my Astron 70 watt amp P.S. I use to run a 500 watts amp with it and it showed 55 amp draw?

As a rule of thumb a 100 watt transmitter at 13.8 volts will draw 10 amps. (but I would'nt want to run a 100 watt rig with a 10 amp PS) So 50 = 5 amps and 25 watts = 2.5 amps like N9RZD stated, you're ok.

I have only noticed it on antennas that have matching devices built into them. Antennas that don't such as a 102' whip or a dipole that doesn't have a balum or traps the SWR should not rise unless you are running some outrageous amount of power. One time I hooked up a 1500 watt amp and I...

Boy, he's in for a shock!

FYI, A CB'er in Austin got a nasty gram last year from the fed's for interfering with truck drivers daily for months, he lives near IH-35.