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Hello Les,

I have to agree with Paulears as I had my hearing checked in 2016 and naturally my highs rolled off into oblivion which meant that I had to purchase hearing aids for both ears, I'm 68...

Hello essbee,

That's what I was looking for, it's a RM Italy RF Amplifier KL35 for AM / FM modes for 25 to 30 MHz with a Maximum of 4 W RF Drive and I suspect Classic is trying to use it on CB 11...

Okay essbee,

I went back to internet and Googled "RM35M RF Amplifier" and all that was shown were Astron Power Supplies ... Hmmm, I wonder what website you found the RM35A & RM35M RF Amplifiers...

I would say it's very difficult to compare a Elecraft KX-3 transceiver depending on the Options you would order with this radio ($1.000 roughly USD) with a KN580 Chinese HF transceiver for $295.00...

Over here on this side of the pond we had Donald C. Wallace W6AM (SK) who became a hams ham. This interview was done in 1984, 33 years ago towards the end of Don's life but he was sharp as a tack...

Hello D.S.F.A.,

Welcome to the Ham Radio Forum and we've got plenty of knowledgeable people on this Forum. It's a great idea to join your local Amateur Radio Club to assist you as you go for your...

When you chose to use the IRF520 N Channel MOSFET Enhancement Mode High Speed Switch, What was the Original Part Number that You were replacing? This IRF520 Specifications does NOT mention anything...

YAESU never built a FT-850 HF transceiver. Did you mean a YAESU FT-950 HF transceiver?

Dan
WA9WVX

Hello Darryl,

Welcome to the Ham Radio Forum and Congratulations on passing your Technician Class License Exam! I'm a bit surprised that Jim N4AAB didn't mention that he was in the NAVY ... 40...

That's a good question as I have an Elecraft K3 transceiver 9 years old that started giving me problems after I ordered Filters and installed them in the transceiver. It was software problems trying...

Hello Peter,

Welcome to the Ham Radio Forum (based in the U.K). Well as far as your activity in Amateur Radio, I think we all go through peaks and valleys with this hobby. At Least I know I have....

Welcome to the Ham Radio Forum -- We're here to help you understand Amateur Radio. It's a continuous learning curve.

Dan
WA9WVX

WOW! What a website with just about everything a ham could want ... I'm going to keep this in my Favorites!

Dan
WA9WVX

eBay could be Your Friend, I've found a YAESU FT-301AD, with the matching Power Supply and it include a separate Frequency Counter. It is 100 W PEP Output but there's a very simple trick to modify...

Hello Jake,

I had to do some quick research on the PLANAR Antenna that you described and most of the information centered around microwaves but I kept searching for a HF PLANAR Loop Antenna. I'm...

Here's an interesting thing about RF coaxial cable and transmitters. Years ago engineers discovered that the transmitters worked better with 25 OHM cable whereas the receivers worked better with 75...

This website has an interconnect cable for your XTL-2500 that goes in between the Control Head and the main transceiver unit:

https://www.radioparts.com/motorola-hkn6169b

Here's the DC Power...

Hello Fred,

I'm no expert on VHF / UHF Antennas but I don't think a long wire will satisfy your needs for 6 m, 4 m, 2 m & 70 cm and although you dislike Yagi Antennas, one thing you haven't...

Hello Paulears,

This is probably true for Single Tone in the U.K. but over here in the U.S. we were using CTCSS / PL Encode as far back as 1970 and the ham community had surplus commercial FM...

The Kenwood TW 4100 or TR 8400 have an optional CTCSS / PL Encoder and most of these that were sold in the U.S. were ordered with the Sub-Audible Tone Encoders so if you have found a TW 4100 or...

Hello Fred,

Isn't Retirement Fun? Especially being short on Money for your hobby. Since you're in the UK I went out on the internet and found this Radio World website and looked through the...

Hello groosha5,

Well, if it were me in your shoes I'd select the ICOM IC-9100 Multi-Band 160 m thru 70 cm, 23 cm (Optional) Multi-Mode AM, FM, SSB, CW, D-STAR (Optional) PSK-31, JT-65, JT-9 Dual...

Hi Paul,

Well my HP-3577A is NOT as portable as the MFJ or other handheld Analyzers ... it weighs upward of 70 pounds! Therefore it makes it more of a lab environment unit but I've used it out in...

Since the half size G5RV is not designed to operate on 17 m, this is where you'll want an Antenna Tuner (matching device) that will allow you to operate the 17 m band. One thing to remember is that...

Hi Rudy,

This is excellent information for the Amateur Radio Operators that have portable handheld transceivers since the Batteries are the Power Sources.

Dan
WA9WVX