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    Help locating broadband RFI source in North Houston

    Get a portable SW receiver with a attenuator and a small directional loop pvc and wire. T Hunt. Mfj sells a portable noise receiver with a 3 element yagi for noise
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    Linear p/s question

    Buy a regulated supply. BUY A VOLTAGE REGULATOR AND WIRE IT TO YOUR SUPPLY.
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    HF Remote Antenna (not radio) ?

    You can buy a 30 mile piece of coax or take your radio when you visit.
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    Strange RFI problem

    You need an portable receiver. An small loop ant. and an attenuater
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    HF antenna recommendations

    I have a dual band double bazooka ant. By far the best wire by far. A seperate wire for 20 and forty meters, one feed line. Mine is an IAC model.
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    9:1 balun use

    I have both a 9to1 117 foot and a 132 foot 49 to 1, 75 to 10 meter 2 kw. I find the132 foot hears better and lower SWR.
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    HF antenna recommendations

    My lot is only 140 feet long. Spend your money getting the antenna as high as you can Any money left buy a radio.
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    Folded Dipole Array Question

    It looks almost like a jpole. Radiates away from the mast. They can be phased and rotated for direction on the mast.
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    Shortwave antenna

    I just ordered my antenna and more end-fed 75-10 2kw ham and shortwave 130foot end fed.
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    BC 250D parts

    I called Uniden They no longer support this old model. I got the part numbers went on amazon and ordered a new 2200 milliamp battery and charger.
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    HF antenna recommendations

    IAC makes a dual band double bazooka with one coax line.
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    HF antenna recommendations

    I have a Hexbeam, a 20m40m double bazooka and a end fed 117 foot 3kw wire.
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    Is Ham Radio Doomed?

    New digital modes will save ham radio. Stations 30db under the noise level can work each other.
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    How much do I need to spend to get a decent SWR meter?

    I have the Rig Expert. Mine only goes up 54MHZ It will graph 6 antennas at a time, great for my Hex Beam.
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    How much do I need to spend to get a decent SWR meter?

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    A mayday?

    Mayday call https://goldengloberace.com/
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    A mayday?

    Mayday call UPDATE!!! TIAN FU HAS ARRIVED! ahead of schedule. UK MRCC advised us of the latest ETA passed to Susie just 20 minutes before and she now has visual contact. She has had 12 hrs in her bunk. and been able to keep some water down. It is about 1 hr from daylight. Here is the latest...
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    A mayday?

    Mayday call Make sure you know which one you are dealing with or you could be 60 miles off.
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    A mayday?

    Mayday call If someone has a decimal in their position report then everything to the right of the decimal should be multiplied by 60 to get degrees minutes and seconds.
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    A mayday?

    numbers you should say numbers before reading a string of numbers.
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