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  1. wheelman918

    old watt swr meters required an attachment for reading ssb power where to get one ?

    i have an old radio shack meter thats been reworked and calibrated its small for a mobile is why i like it, but if i remember it took another small attachment to read ssb power? what was it and where to find?
  2. wheelman918

    power feeding a texas star dx 667 v ?

    and really its all about the receive got to hear them to talk to them
  3. wheelman918

    power feeding a texas star dx 667 v ?

    i got the 667 because its a single final radio and the 667 has that driver i did get the variable im getting one new in the box on a deal i never meant to have one i have a 2 2879 toshiba pill texas star black widow that works just fine plus the reciever amp is filtered and other little extras...
  4. wheelman918

    so far so awesome

    i use a 2 2879 pill amp all over too my radio has such good audio alot of power really isnt necessary. I have a new in the box ts 667v coming in about a week from another deal i may just sell it, my 2 pill will peak 400 cranked up but thats more than a guy really needs so i agree with ya 100%
  5. wheelman918

    please help antenna issues...

    put it on the mirror and run a ground semi trucks have too much fiberglass then make sure your radio is also chassis grounded dot use your ground wire of course it has to go to the battery, ground the chasis of the radio and run a good ground to the antenna. I dont know what ant your using but...
  6. wheelman918

    power feeding a texas star dx 667 v ?

    oh i know ive had many amps, back in the 90s i killed a 1992 dodge dynasty with a big texas star, it would kick the windshield wipers on while you were talking and the car would start pumping white smoke really bad if you were really telling a story the smoke would get so bad you couldnt see the...
  7. wheelman918

    power feeding a texas star dx 667 v ?

    im going to make a new cover right off the bat out of aluminum with fan holes, wire upgrade and wont run it wide open, this radio works so well you can talk all over with just the radio, dont know what ill do may keep my old 2 pill and sell the new one
  8. wheelman918

    power feeding a texas star dx 667 v ?

    one stupid question Jeff isnt the 667 a high drive? is 3 watts dead key on am too much?
  9. wheelman918

    power feeding a texas star dx 667 v ?

    to be honest the 2 2879 pill amp i have is plenty, i get a new 667v in the box and some other stuff, could just sell a new in box dx 667v get some of my money back
  10. wheelman918

    power feeding a texas star dx 667 v ?

    yes im ocd about the cooling i planed that from the go i already got the 667 coming, my 148f deads keys around 2 1/2 to 3 watts swing like 15 its a 15 watt radio on ssb im not sure
  11. wheelman918

    Optima MKIII: Do Not Buy From Ebay, Unless...

    from what i understand they have a rougher model only from yeticom survival systems just for expedition rigs. wonder if you can run a 667 with it turned down?
  12. wheelman918

    so far so awesome

    The wilson 1000 mag mount antenna is one awesome antenna, tunes flat stays tuned wide enough for english, been running a Philippines cobra 148f gtl (highly modded) and a 2 2879 pill amp , drove a total of 800 miles on ssb talking all over the world. Ant is up high im the middle of the truck...
  13. wheelman918

    Optima MKIII: Do Not Buy From Ebay, Unless...

    thats why i want an mk3 im sick of the hacked 007 radios, i tested that lescomm dx 959 custom 5304 board and sx 350 power cabinet vs my ultra hacked by a master cobra 148f gtl and a 2 pill 2879 black widow hacked and made in 1993 just give that lescomm a good old fashion whooping so convincingly...
  14. wheelman918

    power feeding a texas star dx 667 v ?

    mine is a red top some good 3 ga , the battery is on the passenger side and thats where it will come in 41/2 to 5 feet tops should feed that thing?
  15. wheelman918

    Optima MKIII: Do Not Buy From Ebay, Unless...

    ive learned my lesson buying radios online, and if i did it would have to be from the factory with a warranty, no more super hacker radios from spock or bones lol
  16. wheelman918

    power feeding a texas star dx 667 v ?

    i do have an optima battery a gell battery for the winch
  17. wheelman918

    power feeding a texas star dx 667 v ?

    what about a capacitor like the high power stereo guys do?
  18. wheelman918

    power feeding a texas star dx 667 v ?

    ill be putting a dx 667v in my truck, what ga. of wire should i run from the battery to the cab its a 4x4 toyota not a semi? second should i use a capacitor at the battery like the bumping stereo kids do?
  19. wheelman918

    Which base antenna for stupidly windy area?

    i live in oklahoma and ive seen tornados (way too many and 2 close) thats what we call 140 mph winds here is a tornado omg
  20. wheelman918

    magnum s980 175?

    i bought a lescomm with a magnum sx 350 cabinet (garbage got rid of it) of any of the new radios i like the optima mk3, but for that type radio id get a galaxy 99v2 and a texas star, to me none of the magnum or stryker is even worth taking home