Wait...I thought all that stuff was on the test to get a ham license...time was if you didn't understand all that "Jazz" you didn't get a license...and now days we have extras all over the place that
Gary Andrew makes UHF female connectors for 1/2 LDF. If you use male male jumpers at the top and bottom you can avoid the adapter issues. The old part number is L44U...there may be a new number in re
The assumption here was that he already owned the Heliax. If I were to buy new coax for my tower it would be just what I bought last time..Times Microwave LMR-600. I have 6 150' runs out and up the 6
I still weather protect all connectors..as does the industry. Mastic and tape or 3m coldshrink...but I do live in a hurricane prone area.... Cecil K5DL Sent from my iPad _____________________________
LMR 400DB was. Designed for direct burial....you did good. It has a water shielding goop impregnating the shield. If the jacket gets nicked the shield is protected by it...and the water won't migrate
Remove and reseat all connectors to the front panel and various boards internally...this seems to be a successful process for many. Cecil K5DL Sent from my iPad ______________________________________
With such a significant difference in general coverage performance I would have liked to hear of the same test inside the ham bands and the results being that the 366 was much improved in that scenar
Your question is clear...I'm not in front of any service information on the radio so I can't specifically answer your question. If it were mine my next step would be to pull all the covers and do a v
Probably a connector problem behind the front panel....seems the standard procedure is to pull each one..clean with Deoxit and reseat several times. Seems to cure many problems. Cecil K5DL Sent from
That's my biggest concern that firmware development will cease... I hope until Ten-Tec has a replacement for its flagship it will continue to develop firmware releases for the Orion. I also hope the
I have two Omni IV+s, one a parts radio that I have hopes of repairing...hate to see good gear sitting sadly not working. Love my Orion II... Would like to play with an Eagle and the new Argo and wil
Needs to have two separate receivers... Not sure the VII has that... Thanks, Cecil Acuff Gulfport MS K5DL From: José Félix Ballester Sent: June 30, 2013 9:51 PM To: Jeff Kelly; Discussion of Ten-Tec
It dont take much to perform at the KWM-2 level of performance....the KWM-2 is not competitive on todays bands...its a good rag chew radio and thats about it. So yes...building a box that will perfor
I wouldnt count Icom out... Its about time to hear something from them on a high end box. Im told it may be a Flex style rig with a front panel. Right now their money radio is the 7600...its a decent
Higher output from the device before distortion occurs. You can only get so much power out of a PA with a 12V power supply before you drive it into distortion. 100W is pushing it at 12 v so distortio
Jim, You remember quite accurately. Ive lived here since about 1968. Dad retired from the Air Force at Keesler. He was an air traffic controller...I spent many hours with him in the control tower. If
Sorry All...I should have taken that one off the list... Some lists I frequent use the Reply to reply directly to the poster others such as this one sends all forms of Reply to the list. I fall into
Must be one of those evenings... Was listening around on my Omni VI and all of a sudden it quit receiving, the meter needle bounced once and the display and tuning controls locked... None of the butt
I used a Carolina Windom (OCF dipole) with the radiating coaxial element and with the two ends dropped to form the windom config. It worked very well. Busted the 2007 Scarborough Reef expedition pile
There are many integrated circuits from that era (20 to 30 years back) that are just not available any more...at any price. I have found that its easier to get tubes for radios that are 50 years old