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WELL, after tightening up a couple screws inside the base on the metal contact springs of the talk button, I then noticed intermittent power and modulation when moving the wire at the mic plug. After opening the plug I noticed a couple wires that were possibly touching when the mic plug wire was moved slightly. I cut the plug wire and rewired the plug. Now the mic seems to be working OK.

NOW if I could just find out if I'm getting out OK. I've got ears when skip is in(but not local because of my height limitation, trees and location in a HOA ) I just can't seem to be able to get out. I've got 2 vertical Omni directional antennas : A Procomm Patriot 12, mounted on a 16' mast against the side of the house, the top is approx 28'; the 2nd is a Twinpoint Saturn 39" low profile base antenna, mounted on a 6'mast, setting up in a tree in the front of the house to a total hgt of approx 26'-28'. Good/reasonable SWR on both antennas. I'm about 5 miles off IH35 north of Austin, can't seem to even hear the truckers.

I use to love talking skip in my mobile when I was living in South San Antonio near the bases back in the early '70s.

<blockquote data-quote="TXRiverRat" data-source="post: 694555" data-attributes="member: 55333">WELL, after tightening up a couple screws inside the base on the metal contact springs of the talk button, I then noticed intermittent power and modulation when moving the wire at the mic plug.&nbsp; After opening the plug I noticed a couple wires that were possibly touching when the mic plug wire was moved slightly.&nbsp; &nbsp; I cut the plug wire and rewired the plug.&nbsp; Now the mic seems to be working OK.NOW if I could just find out if I&#039;m getting out OK.&nbsp; I&#039;ve got ears when skip is in(but not local because of my height limitation, trees and location in a HOA )&nbsp; I just can&#039;t seem to be&nbsp; able to get out.&nbsp; I&#039;ve got 2&nbsp; vertical Omni directional antennas :&nbsp; A Procomm Patriot 12, mounted on a 16&#039; mast against the side of the house, the top is approx 28&#039;; the 2nd is a Twinpoint Saturn 39&quot; low profile base antenna, mounted on a 6&#039;mast, setting up in a tree in the front of the house to a total hgt of approx 26&#039;-28&#039;.&nbsp; Good/reasonable&nbsp; SWR on both antennas.&nbsp; I&#039;m about 5 miles off IH35 north of Austin,&nbsp; can&#039;t seem to even hear the truckers.I use to love talking skip in my mobile when I was living in South San Antonio near the bases back in the early &#039;70s.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TXRiverRat, post: 694555, member: 55333"] WELL, after tightening up a couple screws inside the base on the metal contact springs of the talk button, I then noticed intermittent power and modulation when moving the wire at the mic plug. After opening the plug I noticed a couple wires that were possibly touching when the mic plug wire was moved slightly. I cut the plug wire and rewired the plug. Now the mic seems to be working OK. NOW if I could just find out if I'm getting out OK. I've got ears when skip is in(but not local because of my height limitation, trees and location in a HOA ) I just can't seem to be able to get out. I've got 2 vertical Omni directional antennas : A Procomm Patriot 12, mounted on a 16' mast against the side of the house, the top is approx 28'; the 2nd is a Twinpoint Saturn 39" low profile base antenna, mounted on a 6'mast, setting up in a tree in the front of the house to a total hgt of approx 26'-28'. Good/reasonable SWR on both antennas. I'm about 5 miles off IH35 north of Austin, can't seem to even hear the truckers. I use to love talking skip in my mobile when I was living in South San Antonio near the bases back in the early '70s. [/QUOTE]

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