Can you use an AM radio in the evening ??

OOOPS ! I posted the wrong hyperlink.

This is what I ment, that is if you feel you want to make one up.

http://www.powerwerx.com/category.asp?CtgID=1003

here ya go:
http://www.gigaparts.com/parts/profile.php?sku=ZCB22001

73
Steve

Hello Lee,
I have a 2021 and I believe I have a manual for it. I'm off to work no but give me a day and I'll take a look.

73 and thanks for serving ! (QRZ bio)
Steve  
       

I forgot to also mention (as above) that you do have to have a Amateur Radio licence to transmit per FCC law.You can receive all you want.

Get that licence, its EASY !
Steve

Press "F" then "MR" on the row of buttons below the display (which, on it's left side will display a "key" symbol when locked)

Good luck !


Steve

Hi Mike,

I have two of these 2500's. They are a great radio and I'm sorry to say there isn't a "setting" that would mute the speaker(sound). You could take it apart and find something as simple as a wire broke/poor solder jount ect.,.

Good luck !

Steve

Could be high SWR ??

http://www.radialllarsen.com/products_mobile_2.htm

MHW: Half-wave, no ground plane antenna for SO239 type mounts (144-174 MHz only)


I believe their 5/8 wave requires very LITTLE ground plane. I think you could put a couple of copper straps under the fiberglass.

I found this:


http://campus.murraystate.edu/org/msuarc/lakeops.htm


73
Steve

Isn't it amazing how some of these IDIOTS just don't understand that you can't live in a FREE/RELATIVELY PROTECTED country with out having the 'OL BIG STICK.

If they don’t like our Military they should just move to France or Germany.

Welcome to Amateur radio !


http://larc.unl.edu/vhf.freq.html

73
Steve

Hello, and good luck to you on the test!

ANY metal object placed in the near field (esp. 8 ft. apx. with CB freq.'s) WILL have and effect on the impedance (thus SWR) of ANY antenna element. Sometimes it may be a small amount sometimes a large amount, this you will find out as you "read more about it", too much to go into here, but you would have to "re-tune"

The change in your SWR is NOT anything to worry about as far as the power loss vs. 1.1:1. The station on the other end will most likely not "hear" the difference as the dB change is small.

In short, what you are doing here with adding the radial kit is changing the PATTERN of the radiation off the antenna. As a 5/8 wave design, it's pattern in quite "flat", and as with this band, near field radiation results are with the ground wave, it is a good way to go.

Your horizon is a big factor here in comparing what results others get with the same set up. Terrain, total height (above sea level) ect.,. You may be at 30 feet with the mast, but if your ground height is only 1000', you won't get out like a station who starts out with his 30' foot mast at 1500' !!

Now with "sky wave" you will find as you learn more in the future it's another ball game. With this CB stuff, ground wave is the thing and these things I mentioned are the reality.

In short, what you will most likely see with adding the radials is a change at the other stations DEPENDING on where they are (in direction) in relation to you!

You’ll get some other views on this I’m sure. Sorry if I  don’t get the basic point to you as I’m in a hurry right now.

WELCOME TO AMATEUR RADIO !!

73
Steve

If your Mother-in-law talks in the forest and there is nobody around,is there a sound?