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Guess I have enough turners now?

lonestarbandit

lonestarbandit

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Started on collecting spree even though retirement not for 10 years yet. As will be overseas in Philippines acquiring things like this will be harder and far more expensive so starting now.
Now have 3 plus 3 cleaned repaired repaired and a plus 2 and a few others.
Now if I find an expander 500 for cheap....who am I kidding nothings cheap anymore. Anyway here's some of the oldies. Just finished cleaning and rewiring the center plus 3.
 

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When the wife yells at you about "Another damn microphone?!" then you have enough. Until then, you're just making sure you have enough spares.
 
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You might be surprised. The Philippines and Indonesia are both very heavy users of the 11 meter band. In the late afternoon both countries boom in here and I can hear and work lots of stations there easily.
I suspect equipment there is probably as easy to come by as it is here, and likely cheaper, too.......
 
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That's a mighty pretty sight, right there!! That plus 3 is by far, the best sounding communications mic ever built. I have a 3, a 3B and Side Kick, plus a couple of parts mics.
 
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BC Coyote said:
You might be surprised. The Philippines and Indonesia are both very heavy users of the 11 meter band. In the late afternoon both countries boom in here and I can hear and work lots of stations there easily.
I suspect equipment there is probably as easy to come by as it is here, and likely cheaper, too.......
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Given I've been there, Hong Kong and China many times in the past and my wife is a filipina, I'm fairly familiar with the area.
No, I wouldn't be surprised. Yes, equipment is readily available. Yes, people use 11m. With modern equipment. Not used American market gear from 40 years plus ago. That's a niche market. And importing anything like that is a pain and with the corruption in the mail system there, its likely to go missing with no recourse. Thus I'm stockpiling now well ahead of time.
 
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You are missing the Super Side Kick which I consider their best although I never liked the sound from any Turner.
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Yes that was by intent lol. I prefer the compressor sound in the plus 3. But I am watching for a sidekick which is complete-ish but maybe broken and cheap to put this AGC element in. Not exactly sure how I will do it yet but there's that thread here somewhere on the subject.
 

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Yeah, that's what I don't like about them. I use an Astatic 1104c on a Yaesu 101zdmkIII and have received nothing but good reports.
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I have that D104 in the background, great mic but I like the Turner sound better. I know. I'm weird, the Astatic crowd will now come and lynch me lol
 
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No, you have a D104 in the background, not the 1104c, the 1104c is a far better mic.
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Read the quote you just quoted brother.
Did I not say it was a D104? I never said it was a 1104c. I can only compare what I own. I've never had one of those 1104cs.
 
I've re-read it. It still says what it did before but no problem. I'll keep an eye out for an 1104c to try if I run across one.

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