Tell us about your Ham/CB Station

Discussion in 'CB Radio Forum' started by kc0rey, Oct 8, 2006.

  1. KD5AXG

    KD5AXG Papa Bear

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    After reading ya'lls posts, I feel behind the times....

    I run a Icom IC-207 Dual band to a home brew J pole about 30', an Icom IC-W32A Dual band H/T, and a Kenwood TK-730/830 commercial dual band mobile (not installed anywhere at the moment).

    I run the 207 off of a MFJ 20 amp power supply.

    I also have an old Hallicrafters S-53 receiver that sits pretty beneath an old Regency Monitoradio scanner.

    Holding off on another radio until I figure out who I am going to drive for and if I can figure out a good way to run a MKIIG in a truck.
     
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  3. kc0rey

    kc0rey Medium Load Member

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    I ran my FT-857D in the truck. The radios body was in the bunk and the control head mounted under my stereo head unit. I had that dual band J-poleon the right mirror.

    I had not thought to list my power supply. I run a commercial 60Amp power supply. I have this set up tied into a relay that will switch to battery backup automaticly. For battery backup I run 2 marine batteries that are stashed out in the garage and are kept charged by a microprocessor controled battery charger. I can run for days with out a recharge.
     
  4. KD7UFF

    KD7UFF Bobtail Member

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    Yep, you can never have enough back up power... I have 4 extra Marine batts. also.. I hate getting caught with my pants down when the lights go out.. It happend twice to me when I first became a Ham ... Not any more.. I run Anderson Power pole conectores on EVERYTHING I have. Makes it nice for quick hook-ups. Plus our ARES/RACES uses them also.. So if any of the raidos goes gunny bag I can hook mine in place.. Neve miss a beat....
     
  5. KD5AXG

    KD5AXG Papa Bear

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    Yea, I will probably do that with the marine batteries...And as far as those anderson power poles, you hit the nail on the head...Sad part is, my dad is a distributor for APP and I can have all I want, I still have not made the converson...:confused1:
     
  6. RubberMan

    RubberMan Bobtail Member

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    Hello everyone . . . Anthony here again .
    Well my little set up is nothing like some of you guys .
    But it's still tons of fun to see how far I can get out .
    Just a little Connex 4600 With my Astatic D-104 lollipop " They call it a special " although someone told me it was called a Blackfoot Black matte top, silver chicken choker and black matte bottom.
    I have a 52 Amp power supply and my Cheap little Solarcon antenna in my tree about 85 ft.
    We have lots of people on the band around here , some guys pushing well over 1000 watts and I still make it over all of them .
    My dream radio as of this time is the IC 7800, that radio is just so pretty looking !
    A ton of cash I know , but a man has to have his dreams don't he ?:smt001
     
  7. kc0rey

    kc0rey Medium Load Member

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    IC-7800......Very nice and what is 10 Grand when you're in love? I'd buy it if I had the 10 grand.

    FTX-9000 Too! $15K for that one...........
     
  8. KD5AXG

    KD5AXG Papa Bear

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    Yea, I know...I am struggling to scrape up enough for a IC-718!!:confused1:
     
  9. KD5AXG

    KD5AXG Papa Bear

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    What do ya'll think about a 10 mtr rig capable of cb xmit. Any good ones out there?
     
  10. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    Doesn't matter. They're all illegal anyway.
     
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  11. Rook

    Rook Light Load Member

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    Yaesu vx-5r
    Yaesu ft2500m
    Yaesu ft221
    Diamond x200a (imitation)
    5/8 wave 2m mobile used for secondary base
    1/4 wave nmo dual bander mounted in the roof of my car

    adding - I have an SLA battery with a maintainer that powers my shack
     
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