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Post by gipsykev on Nov 2, 2011 9:23:19 GMT
i was talking to someone about this last week, basically using the internet as a trunk backbone. Yes it will work, but its taking the RF element away. The whole point in amateur radio is that when everything else fails (due to some form of catastrophy) long distance radio should still work. point to point. Each to their own though i suppose i dont know where you find the time tbh  |
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tha zombies are coming
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Post by jacko on Nov 2, 2011 11:25:05 GMT
2 yoghurt cartons and a piece of string is my limit  |
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Post by Lee on Nov 4, 2011 19:53:19 GMT
ok, i collect the radio tomorrow from near manchester. Kenwood TS 850 SAT  chaindrive, ocelot, andy, what do you know about antenna radials? I also need a 13.8v DC input with a 25-30 Amp load capacity.. not the easiest thing to find.. other stuff to buy, feeder, balun, miles of copper wire, mounting insulators, MC50 Microphone, connectors, feck... this is getting expensive  i'll have to dig up one of my cash stashes  |
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Post by bettyswallox on Nov 4, 2011 20:00:00 GMT
ok, i collect the radio tomorrow from near manchester. Kenwood TS 850 SAT  chaindrive, ocelot, andy, what do you know about antenna radials? I also need a 13.8v DC input with a 25-30 Amp load capacity.. not the easiest thing to find.. other stuff to buy, feeder, balun, miles of copper wire, mounting insulators, MC50 Microphone, connectors, feck... this is getting expensive i'll have to dig up one of my cash stashes OMG Lee, look at that thing, you could pick up Mars with it |
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Post by gipsykev on Nov 4, 2011 20:11:28 GMT
makes the ham jumbo look like something from 1902 lol
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Post by firebladepully on Nov 5, 2011 7:06:17 GMT
Nothing wrong with the good old Jumbos Kev. I still have my Cobra 148, Avanti Sigma IV and PDL II along with a nice little kilowatt boot |
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Post by firebladepully on Nov 5, 2011 7:09:09 GMT
ok, i collect the radio tomorrow from near manchester. Kenwood TS 850 SAT chaindrive, ocelot, andy, what do you know about antenna radials? I also need a 13.8v DC input with a 25-30 Amp load capacity.. not the easiest thing to find.. other stuff to buy, feeder, balun, miles of copper wire, mounting insulators, MC50 Microphone, connectors, feck... this is getting expensive i'll have to dig up one of my cash stashes For a PSU try a Palstar PS30-M, may just do the job. |
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Post by Lee on Nov 5, 2011 7:52:18 GMT
Find me a link pully, hey, I can't believe you still have all that kit!
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Post by gipsykev on Nov 5, 2011 9:06:36 GMT
if i had some expendable cash think i could get back into radio
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Post by andymuza on Nov 5, 2011 22:20:31 GMT
Palstar PS30-M is the PSU I have used for about 15 years. Been faultless. Have one bad thing to say about them, the fan is noisy as hell, easy fix though.
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Post by Lee on Nov 6, 2011 13:04:05 GMT
I picked up a 20a power supply with the radio, bearing in mind I'm gonna have limited tx power initially, it ll do for the time being. Coax is my current research topic. I want low loss that's priced fairly
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Post by andymuza on Nov 6, 2011 13:47:32 GMT
Coax is my current research topic. I want low loss that's priced fairly Good luck with that |
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Post by Lee on Nov 27, 2011 0:21:59 GMT
Ok bit of an update. I got hold of 25m of westflex 103 coax, I've put two runs up. One goes to an 80m sky loop antenna via a balun, the other goes to an 18' Hy-gain broadband vertical, I've also ran a half wave vertical wire for 10meter band. The set, timers and antenna are all earthed to a spike. The loop tunes flat as low as 1.5mHz, happy with that. Forward power once tuned at 80m is around 125W, result.
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teedee
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Post by teedee on Nov 27, 2011 8:47:21 GMT
Now i had a few CB radios in the 80's . Wheres the squelch button on that Kenwood radio? |
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Post by struv on Nov 27, 2011 13:29:59 GMT
theres a cb in our new truck havent a scooby what it does tho
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Post by Lee on Nov 28, 2011 22:24:33 GMT
Mc50 Mic had turned up today, happy days.
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Post by gipsykev on Nov 28, 2011 22:35:57 GMT
after xmas i think ill look for an old ham jumbo , are you doing morse or mic ?
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Post by bettyswallox on Nov 28, 2011 22:50:23 GMT
It's like trying to learn a foreign language reading this thread!!!
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Post by gipsykev on Nov 28, 2011 22:54:37 GMT
eine Frendsprache ist gut sorry fremdsprache  |
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Post by Lee on Nov 29, 2011 8:29:24 GMT
I got taught morse in the army, so I passed that test easy, probably just gonna do voice though kev.
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i'll have to dig up one of my cash stashes 
