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New antenna farm is up
Pictures have been uploaded to the other pages on this site. My new truck is fully-outfitted for 2m, 70cm, and 33cm. The house has a new 33cm antenna, a new dual-band 2m/70cm antenna, and a new G5RV Jr. hanging between the trees about 30 feet up. I couldn’t be happier. It took a few hours…
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Fun with Motorola radios
About 20 years ago, I met some guys in the Dallas area who were using modified commercial Motorola radios on 2m and 70cm. I never saw a dual-band radio but the radios they had were pretty nice. Tough as nails, too. They were a bit pricy and I was happy with my Icom HT and…
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The spending spree is over and the piper must be paid
Well, the credit card company that is. As many hams can attest, one can spend just a couple hundred dollars on radio gear or one can spend thousands. The sky is the limit. I guess that’s true with any hobby. This past month, I added a Motorola XPR 4380 900 MHz radio along with an…
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New antennas going up
I recently purchased a Comet KP-20 antenna for 33cm. It’s 8 ft. tall, built solid. A 12-element (dipole) colinear with a gain of 9.2 dBi. It works and looks great so I decided I’d replace my 20-year-old J-pole with a Comet GP-6 dual-band antenna for 2m and 70cm. This one is 10 ft. tall with…