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    RCI 2970 DX No heat sink on the bottom?

    After recently buying a used 2970 DX and doing some research, I've discovered that maybe I've been had! All of the pics that I've found that show the bottom of the 2970 DX model, show it too have a rather large heat sink on the bottom! The one I payed good money for has a small heat sink on the...
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    New Penetrator 500 parts on the way!

    I'm using 213/U, don't remember the length! I have a buddy that has a analyzer and he's gonna come by and tune it for me. It's going to be a while before I get it up off the test pole! I still have some loose ends, ie the base for the pole and sealing the antenna once it's tuned.
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    Spray-On Coating To Waterproof Gadgets

    Never Wet 2 - YouTube
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    New Penetrator 500 parts on the way!

    Well I have the antenna back together! Tuned the SWR with a cheap meter and have 1.1 across 40 channels. Hopefully they go flat after getting it above 6 ft. Great contacts around the country in the last 15 minutes. I'm tickeled to have this great antenna 10-8.
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    New Penetrator 500 parts on the way!

    New Parts were here This is what I was afraid of! The gamma wire is configured different then my old one. One of the legs is much longer and the top of it is actually a couple inches taller. The bottom insulator is not drilled for the bolt that attaches the bottom vertical to it and it's not...
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    Antron 99

    Get a Penetrator 500 and get it too 70' with a heavy ground wire attached to the mounting clamps too a ground rod back on earth and reach out touch everyone! Have fun with it!
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    New Penetrator 500 parts on the way!

    I've been waiting a long time to get back in the air! I had a friend call me and let me know that he saw a P. 500 sitting on the ground. I went and talked the owner in to selling it to me. I've owned two Penetrators i the past and was exited to have another! I've dismantled and inspected...