After recently searching to buy some Belden Coax for a new amatuer radio antenna project, I feel compelled to warn others on some of my rather surprising results. Being that my father-in-law spent many a year...
"Ham" or Amateur Radio is the original "internet chat room" without wires! It's a wonderful hobby irrespective of participants' age, gender, or physical ability. It's not as expensive or difficult to get into...
Hand and arm signals only work when you see, and understand the signal, and have time to react. Communicators work even around blind curves, and cut out the mystery of the unknown hand-signal. All motorcycle...
Packing Shipping of Valued Electronic Items In my experience in recent years on EBay, I have never seen so many sellers / people who just don't know how to pack! I have heard more horror stories about EBay...
I have been selling CB radio microphones on eBay for about 4 years. Many buyers ask which type of microphone is best: a power microphone or a noise-canceling microphone. There is not a definitive answer to...
Microphones: After a few years of ebaying I have seen much but the one thing I must say as a beware notice to people, The Astatic Microphones are not rare true they do not make the D-104's anymore BUT they are...
QSL stands for “I acknowledge receipt,” or “I hear you.” It comes from the Q codes, a set of radio shorthand developed by the British government around 1909, which were in turn based on similar codes developed...
C3 SPORT-AND-TOOL home page Here are a few tips on antenna installation and setup for best out put and to help prevent damage to your radio transceiver or the operator! SWR stands for STANDING WAVE RATIO ...
Choosing an amplifier - What do I look for? 1.Tubes or transistors - Depending on your application. Tubes are usually found on base units, whereas transistors are usually found on mobile units. 2. Tube...
Citizens Band Glossary Alligator - see Linear Amplifier Amp - see Linear Amplifier Baby Moonraker - The popular PDL 2 antenna also made by Antenna Specialists. Or any 2 element quad antenna.Back out- "I'm...