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    Brand New Sweep Tube Amp

    Why not just build a proper amp with 3-500z, 813, or the widely available surplus Soviet radar tubes? They're actually designed for RF TX applications.
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    Best base antenna for under 100 dolls

    Follow the instructions! The suggested lengths for the listed frequencies are close.
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    Tower's up...

    Nope! You need to: 1.) Check for noise around the house. Shut off all the breakers and run the radio off a battery if possible. Then flip on the breakers one by one. If the noise level goes up, isolate the device that is causing it. 2.) An RF ground. You need a wide, thick ground...
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    $1000 MFJ Balun?

    Buy a dremel with a rough cut carbide bit. An air grinder would be even better.
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    ARRL Straight Key Night: A Time to Celebrate the Beginnings of Amateur Radio

    Don't get mad when I tell you to buzz off. :laugh: Harley oscillator transmitters are neat. I'd be QRP, but it would be fun.
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    ARRL Straight Key Night: A Time to Celebrate the Beginnings of Amateur Radio

    Maybe next year! I need to build a Hartley oscillator based transmitter so I can get down on the 20s & 30s action.
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    cb vs ham

    IRL trolls do exist.
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    What base antenna to get? I have the A99 now...

    My Maco V58 has weathered two winters so far. Still functions flawlessly, zero problems.
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    AO-51: SK. It was fun...

    It has happened before in the far past. And nothing happened to the RTG. Voyager 1 is a true story of success though! It finally is at the edge of interstellar space...and still transmitting data back at about 115 kilobit/s. It will continue doing so until about 2025. Not bad...
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    AO-51: SK. It was fun...

    We need an RTG powered AMSAT.
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    Pearl Harbor on the air now

    What, no vintage milspec AM stations? :D
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    38 LSB "Day after Day after Day"..biggest loser on the air.

    Better get a bigger amp so you can start blowin' smoke, and droppin' the mawl on him and stuff. I got down.
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    Lil Wil Wilson antenna

    Define "Not working properly"
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    New to Ham. 10m and 2m questions

    My first 10m DX was Mexico and South America. Oh, by the way, most foreign ham operators speak English, unlike CB. 100w out of an HF transceiver goes a long way. Poke around, Kenwood TS520s and Yaesu FT101s are quite cheap. Best of all, you'll learn how to properly deal with tubes...
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    Need Help Quick USED 897D $680 Should I buy?!

    897D is more of a portable/camping rig, not really for mobile due to the bulk. However, go for it! Sounds like a damn good price.
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    Spotted a ham operator's "porcupine" today (pics)

    Haters gonna hate.
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    How much cement?

    Climbing harness? Hardhat? Good boots? Gin pole?
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    Your Opinion on China VS United States

    We depend on each other economically. Mutually beneficial business is king.
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    Just wondering what everyone use's for their internal wiring inside Amp?

    Follow the examples of hams back in the day and use whatever is available.
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    old tube radio, hum in tx/rx, already recapped

    AC is getting in there somewhere.
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