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Used Rohn AX tower, 40 ft = $125 Paint = ~$80 Bolts, nuts, etc = ~$20 Homemade ginpole = ~$10 (10 ft pipe with pulley welded on, cheap rope) Hole = Free, shovels are great. Concrete = ~$150 u-cart. Grounding = ~$50 As said, you don't need a yagi on top at first. Just use it as a dipole...

Drop $1k on a used free-standing Rohn tower, digging a hole, rebar, and concrete. You should be able to get to at least 40 ft with that. That's one thing I regret with my station. I wish I spent more money on my tower. 40ft of Rohn tower in my case gets me above the "bowl" I'm in, but...

I TX unlock all my radios, not because I TX out of band, but because if I'm in an emergency, I want any and all frequencies at my disposal.

For my feedpoint, I used 1/2" PVC pipe. I put a long notch through two opposite sides, then slid my twin-lead through that...I then split the twin lead outwards, and crimped/soldered on some lug connectors. I also crimped/soldered some lug connectors onto the dipole wire as well. I then...

Hello, I use an FT101, but you should be able to run any mic through any mic input. HOWEVER. You must roughly match the mic impedance between the mic and the transceiver, as well as the dBv of signal. Wrong impedance and too strong of signal leads to distortion, and possibly equipment...

EQ is all I need! I have the mic gain and main balanced out to where there's no ALC action on the transceiver. I produce more of a mid-range punch that I use for most all my contacts. It's a pretty accurate reproduction of my voice... I don't try to fool myself into thinking I'm Don...

$2-$3k? kW+ manual antenna tuner 100 ft tower 600 ohm ladder line fed 160m dipole LMR400 to a Diamond X30A (2m/70cm) off the side of the tower Beverage antenna towards Europe Maybe shunt feed the tower too for 160/80/40m. :thumbup:

No need, my Behringer mixer provides enough signal processing. :laugh:

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This is the Yaesu FT-270R. It is the bigger cousin to the FT-250R, and carries a few different features from it. The FT270R is absolutely rugged. It's made out of an extremely solid aluminum construction, and because of this, it has some heft to it. It weighs in at 13.8 ounces with antenna...

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I absolutely coated the PL259 connection on my Maco V58 with RTV sealant. Zero problems. :thumbup:

To operate on amateur bands, 144 - 148 mhz or 420 - 450 mhz, you need your amateur radio license. To operate on GMRS frequencies / power settings, you need a GMRS license. The only range you can legally operate on without a license is 2w on MURS: 151.820 151.880 151.940 154.570 154.600 These...

On the roof, in a tripod that is lag bolted in place. Use a piece of 10 ft rigid conduit as your mast. Tripods are commonly available in 3 ft, 5 ft, and 10 ft varieties. Leave the "one" leg free, so you can tilt the whole thing up.

In Michigan, there's a linked repeater system that covers most of the state on 2m/1.25/70cm/33cm/22cm. I've talked to a couple truckers on it. W8HVG linked repeater system. :thumbup:

I use an FT270R. I wish I took pictures after I was at an outdoor concert in the rain / tornados...it was absolutely covered in mud. Still worked great though! They run about $150, and the battery life is pretty great. Full charge, and you'll be able to have your radio on all day.

With high gain antennas, you won't be able to work OSCARs due to the radiation pattern. Just something to consider!

102" whip installed on a good permanent mount, in a good location, with a good groundplane.

Radio Communications Shelter with Trailer Check out the link. They convert into EMCOMM shacks nicely. The design is meant to integrate onto military trailers, or onto the back of an M35A2.

Class warfare is stupid.