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04-05-26 Interesting info about DirecTV dish mounts that... I cleaned up some antennas on the roof today and ripped out a pair of DirecTV dishes and cables. I had forgotten my dishes were pre production test samples that... 04-05-26, 09:23 am I cleaned up some antennas on the roof today and ripped out a pair of DirecTV dishes and cables. I had forgotten my dishes were pre production test samples that weathered really well over the last 20yrs. This brings me to the type of AZ-EL mount they have that allows these dishes to point at 5 different orbital slots at the same time which requires a unique procedure and precise mechanical properties. DirecTV does not design or manufacture dishes, they rely on different vendors to do the... Read more View article »
04-05-26 When is the last time you used your scanner in... I'm curious, when is the last time YOU used the 25-54 MHz capabilities of your scanner? Sure, thirty years ago some people used listen to baby monitors and cordless... 04-05-26, 09:21 am I'm curious, when is the last time YOU used the 25-54 MHz capabilities of your scanner? Sure, thirty years ago some people used listen to baby monitors and cordless phones... but isn't that a thing of the past now? I guess one could listen to CB... but really why bother? The reason I bring this up is because a fellow senior is considering a scanner (yes I'm slowly converting everyone), anyway he was looking at the Uniden BC125AT, but in the back of my mind I was wondering if I should even... Read more View article »
04-05-26 MARCS-IP ("New MARCS") Site and... A new 700 Mhz license application is pending for Ohio MARCS - Cuyahoga Co Project 700 Mhz 5 sites Simulcast Click HERE to view the pending application Click HERE for... 04-05-26, 09:21 am A new 700 Mhz license application is pending for Ohio MARCS - Cuyahoga Co Project 700 Mhz 5 sites Simulcast Click HERE to view the pending application Click HERE for a Google Map of the sites LOCATIONS Cleveland, OH (CUYAHOGA) Warrensville Hts, OH (CUYAHOGA) Mayfield, OH (CUYAHOGA) Wickliffe, OH (LAKE) Gates Mills, OH (GEAUGA) FREQUENCIES 769.25625 769.40625 769.50625 769.75625 770.00625 770.15625 770.43125 770.50625... Read more View article »
04-05-26 Modified Radios - (Functional and/or Cosmetic) Do you have any "modified" radios in your collection? What have you done to it to "improve" it? It can be simple, like a "snipped diode"... 04-05-26, 09:19 am Do you have any "modified" radios in your collection? What have you done to it to "improve" it? It can be simple, like a "snipped diode" so-called fix, or even easy like blanking out the radios brand name to avoid the comments from some radio snobs. It can be mid range like adding a BFO lead to a detector diode to give it SSB capabilities. It can be more complicated like adding other functions. Granted many of these may be older rigs, but it some of us like to see real cool... Read more View article »
04-05-26 Wondering about LCR meters Good evening everyone I'm having fun playing around with receiving antennas as my teenage hobby of LW, MW and SW listening has returned mid-life. And so I am beginning... 04-05-26, 09:14 am Good evening everyone I'm having fun playing around with receiving antennas as my teenage hobby of LW, MW and SW listening has returned mid-life. And so I am beginning to toy with the idea of building various loops, baluns etc and have realised that I may need to be able to measure things like capacitance and resistance to know a bit better what I'm actually doing. Being (evidently) a happy amateur (though studying for my licence, I should add) I'm a bit bewildered by the choices of LCR... Read more View article »
04-05-26 Mid-Atlantic (and beyond) MilAir 2026 Knock yourself out... 04-05-26, 09:07 am Knock yourself out... View article »

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