Just looking for good times outdoors which is my favorite place to be! Pure tranquility is what I find off the grid. My Toyota gets me there! God bless and stay safe. 73’s
Yup it’s true! The radio works so much better with the halogens. I was on a QSO yesterday on the Papa system in SoCal yesterday and I explained my situation to an old timer. A man who actually was the founder of the Papa repeater system. He said he learned something new because he had no idea...
Ok I’ll look into that. I found today that switching to halogen lamps did help. I made a few QSO’s today and they did not report any issues and I copies them just fine. Does that make sense that the halogen would solve the issue? The LED’s work differently then the filament?
I have another issue. Maybe you have an idea of how I can remedy it. Last night I was on a local net and my HT was not cutting it. So I got into the rig with the mobile in hopes that would reach out to them. Last nights net was simplex however the mobile did reach! When I was sitting just...
Lol at first I thought wow those antennas are tilted way to the side. Then I read your message. Looks good to me. Thank you very much for confirming the gasket idea I appreciate that! Enjoy Thanksgiving!
Ask and you shall receive. I’m pointing at the small gap between the antenna base and mount threads. I am thinking a simple Tram 1291 NMO gasket will work. I just need a second opinion.
Hey guys. I just mounted up a Comet SSB5NMO to a Diamond lip mount on the hood of my Tacoma. Everything works great! My concern is water ingress. How would I seal the exposed threads/void space where the antenna screws into the mount threads? I see many antennas that come with a rubber gasket to...
Awesome thank you for the information! I am trying to contact Narbob however I can not seem to find how to Pm someone. Would you please point me in the right direction?
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