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Steve k
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PostSubject: President    President  Icon_minitimeSat Jan 21, 2023 5:57 pm

Set up my brand-new, president mckinley  today. Could not be happier. Was listening  to the States  and lots of other foreign  stations.just need to put my aerial  up on the roof as its currently  in its temporary  place only 7feet off the ground.
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Equipment Used : UNIDEN 100, midland alan 78 plus multi + mag mount , silver rod
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PostSubject: Re: President    President  Icon_minitimeSat Jan 21, 2023 6:11 pm

Hi Steve what ant are you using ?
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Steve k
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PostSubject: Re: President    President  Icon_minitimeSat Jan 21, 2023 6:11 pm

A 1/2 wave
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PostSubject: Re: President    President  Icon_minitimeSat Jan 21, 2023 6:29 pm

yep i have a 1/2 wave silver rod venom hi gain and it seems to work ok
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PostSubject: Re: President    President  Icon_minitimeSat Jan 21, 2023 6:32 pm

Had one 28 odd years ago and it worked brilliant, so decided to start there. Lol. Saying that was looking at other antennas the othere day,it's a money pit. But I am enjoying being back on,although ssb is new to me
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PostSubject: Re: President    President  Icon_minitimeSat Jan 21, 2023 6:38 pm

yes i have a mc kinley myself i bought it off a forum member on here up to now all good
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PostSubject: Re: President    President  Icon_minitimeSat Jan 21, 2023 6:48 pm

There awesome. I was a bit worried about the button based menu, but it's so intuitive, took me about 20 minutes to work it all out. The only thing I had to look up in the book was the crazy way you adjust the rf gain mic gain and rf power. Is yours expanded. Mine is uk leagle at present.
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skyrider
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PostSubject: Re: President    President  Icon_minitimeSat Jan 21, 2023 6:55 pm

the guy i bought it off i think  had it expanded so i think it gives it a bit more power
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Steve k
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PostSubject: Re: President    President  Icon_minitimeSat Jan 21, 2023 6:59 pm

Yea more power and the extra bands. Ain't gonna do it till the warranty runs out.i might actually get around to doing my foundation exam. But not sure if I can be bothered.
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PostSubject: Re: President    President  Icon_minitimeSat Jan 21, 2023 7:06 pm

i think you can get books on how to go about the exam and you can do it online now a few years ago you had to do it in a classroom
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PostSubject: Re: President    President  Icon_minitimeSat Jan 21, 2023 7:11 pm

Yea, I've done a couple of mock exams online and if they were actually proper exams would of passed. But it's different actually doing it. I think there is a free corse online you can do.
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Equipment Used : UNIDEN 100, midland alan 78 plus multi + mag mount , silver rod
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PostSubject: Re: President    President  Icon_minitimeSat Jan 21, 2023 7:16 pm

you have to use a webcam showing round the room so the examiner can see that there is nobody else in the room helping you
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Equipment Used : Icom 7300, TS480, President McKinley, Albrecht AE6110, CRT Mike
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PostSubject: Re: President    President  Icon_minitimeSat Jan 21, 2023 7:42 pm

For DX it doesn't matter that your antenna is only a few feet off the ground, height is more important for locals and horizontal antennas.

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PostSubject: Re: President    President  Icon_minitimeSat Jan 21, 2023 8:01 pm

We will see . I have a ham friend who has spent the last 40 yrs trying to get me to take it. It was a lot harder I think back in the day of a and b license and m code. And yea I need it up higher to get further locally,there are quite a few stations near me but sadly the word muppet was invented for at least 30% of them. There are some really nice ones . But if my setup is at its maximum it would be better.
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PostSubject: Re: President    President  Icon_minitimeSat Jan 21, 2023 8:10 pm

as i was saying a couple of weeks ago there is a guy near me who comes on channel and every other word he is effing and jeffing when women are on to it makes no difference to him
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PostSubject: Re: President    President  Icon_minitimeSat Jan 21, 2023 8:12 pm

is your setup in the house or have you a radio shack outside
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PostSubject: Re: President    President  Icon_minitimeSat Jan 21, 2023 8:32 pm

House
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PostSubject: Re: President    President  Icon_minitimeSat Jan 21, 2023 8:37 pm

yea  best way this time of the year its called brass monkey weather  Laughing
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PostSubject: Re: President    President  Icon_minitimeSat Jan 21, 2023 8:39 pm

Lol how far from Bristol are you
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PostSubject: Re: President    President  Icon_minitimeSat Jan 21, 2023 8:40 pm

im going on the radio in a bit and see who is on, i was on it till nearly two this morning with still a few on
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PostSubject: Re: President    President  Icon_minitimeSat Jan 21, 2023 8:43 pm

as the crow flies i would say about 160 miles
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PostSubject: Re: President    President  Icon_minitimeSat Jan 21, 2023 8:52 pm

Lol maybe when the skip is good lol
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PostSubject: Re: President    President  Icon_minitimeSat Jan 21, 2023 9:06 pm

Pick a chanel and ill listen out you never know lol
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PostSubject: Re: President    President  Icon_minitimeSat Jan 21, 2023 9:10 pm

what's your handle and have you got channel 23 EU  USB


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PostSubject: Re: President    President  Icon_minitimeSat Jan 21, 2023 9:13 pm

Haven't got one nowadays. Have c t one ct4738
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