I inherited a sick Omni 5. All bands are dead (both RX and TX) except 10 meters, where all modes work, I get full power out and excellent receive. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Check ou
At 10:58 AM 3/21/2011, Steve Hunt wrote: I replaced the PTO on one of my two Corsair IIs with the N4YG DDS board. That provides two VFO functionality and Split operation; it has transformed the tunin
At 10:58 AM 3/21/2011, Steve Hunt wrote: I replaced the PTO on one of my two Corsair IIs with the N4YG DDS board. That provides two VFO functionality and Split operation; it has transformed the tunin
We had a K3 at Field Day and about 4 or 5 of us used it. I needed the manual a couple of times. Not advantageous in a contest. The other 20+ operators used the Icoms or Yaesu's. By all rights, the Ea
I hope someone on the list can advise me. I'm a CW only op. I've used the 50W TenTec Century 21 for years. It was already used when I bought it. With its full breakin, it's been a joy to use in high
There was talk of that two years ago. CAP now requires it, since a lot of their folks know nothing about radio adjustment. And maybe Army MARS was thinking of it, but the talk has died down...Nothing
Heartily agree! The Scout NB is one of the best I've used. (p.s.= I have been running my pre-production Scout for over 15 years now CW mobile) Perry w8au
Yes. If you can find one. I would estimate that most Scouts have them since the Scout was not that expensive and adding the NB did not add that much to the overall price. Hope you find one with the N
But make it out of 1/8" aluminum. The original Scout mobile mount was flimsy sheet steel and permitted some vibration during mobile use. I got rid of mine. Perry w8au
A year or two ago, the Navy announced it was going back to HF for inter-battlegroup communications instead of using satellite. This was based on economy. CW was not mentioned, just "data transmission
At 09:39 PM 5/26/2010, Bwana Bob wrote: Very interesting. Please follow up on anything you might find. I read on a Special Ops web site that CW is still taught to the Spec Ops E8 "Commo guys". I also
In case you're not aware of what it is: Teflon based lubricant called "Tri-Flow." Appears to micro-sized teflon ball "bearings?" held in fluid. Available at Bicycle shops. Have used this after an alc
At 06:29 AM 9/24/2005, you wrote: I have a hand written how-to on adding a pre-amp to the RX. I did this mod also and it made a remarkable improvement to the C21's sensitivity on all bands, most noti
Can some one explain how to use the zero beat and offset controls on a Century 21? It is a DC receiver and different than I have ever used. I know that pressing the zero beat button disables the Offs
The 12V buss enters the PA section through a feed-thru insulator. Usually a RED insulated wire. Just unsolder this lead and insert the VOM. Forgot to add: if bias pot controls the final amp and you w