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I'm getting back in for the first time since 1992. Fed-Ex is supposed to deliver between 8 & 10:15. I bought a Lescomm LC998v200 which is a souped up Galaxy. I believe it'll reach out & touch somebody!
 

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I'm getting back in for the first time since 1992. Fed-Ex is supposed to deliver between 8 & 10:15. I bought a Lescomm LC998v200 which is a souped up Galaxy. I believe it'll reach out & touch somebody!
Nice! What are you using for an antenna?
 

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The Astro Plane was most certainly a great antenna. Just 20 feet off the ground that thing would rock. Get up about 60 foot and it was hard to beat for sure...
 

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prcguy is correct about the antenna. Definition of a vertical antenna, "an antenna that radiates equally poor in all directions." The antenna is the key to any station. I have worked Europe on 5 watts! Since what you have is a converted 10 meter ham radio look for 10 meter ham antennas (beams if possible). You only need power when you don't have a good antenna. BTW, I never run more than 90 watts on my Icom and I can talk to anyone that I can hear. Congrats. on your new radio.
 

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That should be one rocking radio for sure. I run a converted Galaxy DX33Hp2 in my truck, Keying L2 M4 H10 and all swinging to 50. Mainly run 11meter ch. 19 but do some freebanding on occasion as well.
Enjoy the new purchase!!
 

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Thank you, Southern_Thunder for the kind words.

The reason I bought this short antenna was the ease of installing and it being no tune. I did buy a 300 watt 945E HF Antenna Tuner antenna matcher just in case. I had the leg amputation a couple of years back & must depend on others to put it up for me. In the good ole CB days 25 guys would be running over each other to help.

I did have an Astro Plane one time back in the mid 80's & it was hard to beat. We had a local guy who was tongue tied & he had one too. He said his antenna was an A_sshole Plane. We all laughed till it hurt.
 
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LMAO, now thats funny.... Yep back in the day they would have antenna raisings kinda like a Amish barn raising..I'm glad to see the CB hobby still lives in some of us..
 

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Every antenna raising I ever went to,the guys would get a case of beer and we would get to work.

Funny thing is,All the antennas that we ever put up while blasted stayed up.

The few we did put up sober,would come down at the first storm! LOL
 

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Every antenna raising I ever went to,the guys would get a case of beer and we would get to work.

Funny thing is,All the antennas that we ever put up while blasted stayed up.

The few we did put up sober,would come down at the first storm! LOL
My uncle put up a Super Magnum antenna in 1967. Stayed on the roof and still worked for 35 years!! ;)
 

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That antenna is much like the Solarcon/ Antron A-99. They have been a favorite with the CB world for a long time.
 
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