put it in a vice (open end up) fill 1/3 the way with molten solder and cram the bonding strap in, cool
Little Rock Ar to LA Cali in 23 1/2 hours. Loaded in 2 hours and back to LR in 25 hours........
Back into radios after a few years. New Sirio 5000 Mag mount ant. into a Connex. '18 GMC pickup. Roof mount with the mag mount. Can't get...
1969 Lafayette 23 channel sometimes just for old times sake.......
run a piece of 1/16 stainless steel cable from a shock mount bolt to where it barely drags the ground. Just like you see the tankers running...
Why can you hear the bells like at the actual crossing on all the horn passes??? Makes it look and sound fake.
I followed the advice on this site doing my set-up
watts are kinda like horsepower,,,,,,,,,can you ever have enough?
stacks, Yes, 2970N2 driving the sweet 16. I am limited to the total output because of the trucks alternator. I never want to run it "wide open"...
The link from Night Stalker in the above post BONDING is the site I was talking about. GREAT info that can be used by everyone.
I mounted a wilson 5K in the center of the lid of the toolbox. Knowing that it wasn't the "best" location, it was my only option. Bonding and...
SOOOOO, that antenna will be up by the end of Jan. '18 right????
Ditto on the external SWR meter. But is your toolbox grounded?
HMMM, the one I bought about 4 years ago was in a yellow box
Mike, You would like the 5000. That is all I used with my set-up. I am going to get a Sirio though when I put everything in the new truck.
You might try a small piece of stainless steel cable attached to the frame and allowed to drag like the bungee straps mentioned in the above...
Russ was the only person to every touch my radio equipment. It was a great loss to the hobby when he passed. He was a great person and really...
Rabbi, That looks very similar to the antenna Mike has been running on the mirror bracket of his Cascadia for years now :)
BT, Have you had the radio checked to see if it is dead on freq?
You can't ground too much, the biggest white noise difference noticed on mine was when I strapped the exhaust pipe