Відео

it's a cheap e-bay swr / power meter .... it was $50.00.... but it seems pretty accurate 1.8MHz-54MHz CQV-SWR120 Full-color LCD Digital SWR & Power Meter UHF Type-C #USAwww.ebay.com/itm/404870706320?_skw=digital+swr+power+meter&itmmeta=01JHM9Y34MA647WY8A0BSFWMT9&hash=item5e442cb490:g:ecUAAOSwXY1lhp15&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA8HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKnjQ9T3RKP7YZNrG%2F8BWIVG059xGCoCMYDV3n1fCNjKKCXJpZFDZJ3%2F5hcpV3%2BbQJ83kmiTPtvkyghO%2BTM4Eq0QLGu9z1s4pC0Kp8SmebJofQC03NEukYnEG%2Bum7cIHgmuYoG82GzTTGbQ%2F4pLIz1L9C2bvg7v%2BPfPQlDAxiR2STTnHmHsZ%2F0AuYc0KyiiVPudhgLDgbtzkSVyQ4zZYgG9V1s%2BHGvkkoX4aQVSV7JP3ek38lbAjmaejJLqHMDZYMjcm9zKG0A%2FARDU%2FSHFltLoa5MbgGY7va3UrG5YZtO1KvQ%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR7yy-ImNZQ

Sorry it wasn't loud enough

@@steve_niceguy 🤷‍♂

It's a President Grant Export that I bought new In 1989... Been a great radio, never had it touched 36 years.... 10 watts AM / FM 25 watts on sideband it has 480 channels

@@musicman364 staying in Orlando ... A few days before and a few days after my cruise... That was at a place called shooters world... They have over a 1000 new guns for sale and you can shoot anything you would like to try ,. Including machine guns... Very interesting place

Barrett 50 caliber aka jokingly Florida 22LR.

No effect at all .. the paint only protects the fiberglass from the suns UV rays... It will still work normally

it's been a great antenna for me. over 18 months so far..... the top antennas are the Sirio Performer 5000.... ( almost 7 feet tall, so too tall for me) and the Stryker SAR-10 ...I hate the foolish blue lights that light up when you transmit.....and it just looks really ugly to me... it is also 6.5 feet tall!!!!! again not for me.... the Tram 3500 is 57 inches tall it doesn't look terrible and is CHEAP compared to the other two.... and it works GREAT!!! after you get it, do a range test and let us know how it worked for you! good luck

not sure what you're asking, but the lightning arrestor is in the plastic box on the wall. it can't be installed outside in the elements it must be weather proof..... the connectors are just standard CB connectors on the coax PL-259 on each side of the lightning arrestor... and the only other thing in the box is the ground wire with Ring terminal... hope this helps

I did have to pull a permit in Massachusetts, and pay $40

Thank you, glad you liked the video

The last few years have been a Great time for CB, wild conditions ... You can talk skip all over the world and in the evening you can talk local for great distances

I have an 11,000 watt Generac PROPANE whole house standby generator.... to Charge an EcoFlow you need a generator that puts out clean pure sine wave power.... all Generac whole house Generators are Pure Sine Wave generators...... I lose my power in winter storms up to 7 days..... I have a large 120 gallon propane tank ( it holds a 100 gallons.... or 420 pounds ...a gas grill tank is 20 pounds for comparision..... I bought the smallest generator that would run my whole house so I could conserve propane....... when the power is out, I let my generator run ( it wants to run all the time the power is out, so I shut it off if the power is going to be out for a while) I start it up in the morning and heat my house up to 75... the house stays warm for a long time.... as the house is heating up I am charging my two EcoFlows ( one for my fridge and freezer and my other ecoflow for my CPAP machine and pedestal fan) also while the house is heating and the Ecoflows are recharging I make sure everyone has a nice hot shower as the generator powers the well pump and oil fired water heater.... we cook breakfast and I then shut off the generator after 90 minutes or so...... then 12 hours later I start the propane generator up again to again recharge the EcoFlow and warm the house before we go to bed and cook supper........so I use my Generac generator about 3 hours a day..... it uses about a gallon an hour so I figure my 100 gallons divided by 3 = 33 days... my propane company is awesome they have 4X4 propane trucks and will get through any storm to refuel me... if I call them they are always there the next day..... so for me this is the perfect system.

South Coast Massachusetts, always seems to be someone on... of course depends on the time of day. not much on 19... I can usually get a radio check.. but sadly all I hear for the most part on 19 is skip.... and the skip kills the usefulness of 19... we have about 6 to 8 towns around me that all have a few locals and they all seem to have their local channel... my base is transmits and receives great and I'm able to hear and talk to most of them... even my mobile can hear most of the locals and I can talk to half of them at about 13- 15 miles on AM

@steve_niceguy thats fantastic i am going to upgrade sone stuff and see what happens....That new Stryker Radio got my attention

I thought that here too, I kept my CB on Scan looking for conversations... and never caught anyone talking???? then someone told me of three different channels that different towns around me use.... so I kept turning those channels on and never heard anyone... one night for the heck of it I said is anyone out there???? and several people came back???? they were all just listening waiting for someone else to talk.... I find this on channel 19 too.... I ask for a radio check in a light hearted way... ( anyone out there??? don't be shy... come on... it's just a radio check.. you know you want to say hello ) and I normally get someone and ask about their equipment where their from.. as we talk more people join in...... more people out there listening than you think

$899 on amazon right now!

that's fantastic!!!!! you figured out what it is thank you.... my mic gain is at 9 and doesn't really modulate up like I had hoped it would.. I believe 100% modulation is 4 times the dead key.... the radio puts out 7 watts dead key... so 4 X 7 = 28 watts... but my peak meter is only showing 17 watts.... I was hoping to get over 20... but still a great radio.

@@steve_niceguy I can’t take credit there are some other fantastic videos on YT that explained it. Kind of clunky to go into the menu for some settings but it is a nice radio for what it is. 73s

UA-cam search "attic radio antenna". I'm pretty sure there's a few videos out there.

@@musicman364 thanks

I'm big into hand held CBs and have over a 100 models that I like to range test... but I never had one that could pick up signals from the South Shore to Boston, that must be one heck of a walkie talkie! the guys on 27 are all within 15 miles of me. my Base can talk to Boston about 30 miles away, but I keep the RF Gain down so I just mostly talk to locals 15 to 20 miles away... seems like their are more people on the radio everyday. I'm a little shy, so I don't get on the radio to often...but I imagine when I do, you'll hear me too! ... I use the same radio they use, a Anytone 5555 N II... it's a very good radio and puts out adjustable watts from 2 to 60 watts...... small world. thanks for watching

@@steve_niceguy It's an old TRC-212 sometimes at night i can hear people on 27. Im up on the third floor . But no one could hear me trying to say something that far away. unfortunately there is no way i can put a cb antenna out side here.

I'm never home on Saturday nights or I'd be happy to try to contact you..... I'm actually sick and tired of E-bay.... 90% of the handheld CB's don't work! I know the seller can't test them, but I have thrown out 100 of them.... I'm hoping I will NEVER buy another handheld CB as long as I live! .... well I want to get a Thunderpole TX from the UK.... Thunderpole said they would be glad to sell me one and mail it to the USA.... but I hate paying an extra $40 to ship it to the USA.... but after that one I think I'll be done and just enjoy testing and modifying them I think I have all the ones I've wanted to range test... so as soon as life slows down, I'll start filming my range tests... I like to go out a mile then two miles then three miles then four miles and finally 5 miles.... so far only a couple have made past 3.5 miles from my base station. you can share the video ... eventually I'll have a lot of really interesting video's on the range testing and how well different models work.

on a CAR with Unibody RF Bonding is unneeded ... but on a pick up truck.... you can see it for yourself the CAB and the BED don't actually touch each other...... they both sit on big rubber body mounts with a small bolt holding it down... but the bolts will not allow the Ground Plane to flow... my truck is now like a light bulb , radiating the signal out in all directions when I key my mic... I would ALWAYS ground the hood to the firewall... the hood is the 2nd largest area to reflect the signal... and most hoods are only connected by four small bolts and they don't allow for a good ground plane...... good luck!!!!

It's a Solarcon A-99 with ground plane kit,... Used to be called the Antron 99... 17 feet tall antenna on the top of a 32 feet tall mast... I have a video on it works very well

it's a 1989 President Grant Export.... factory 10 watts AM /FM and 25 watts on SSB... I have a Astatic 575-M6 Microphone on it and it swings up pretty good, to about 25 watts ..... your going to LOVE that Tram 3500!!

@@steve_niceguy just got it today. probably wont install it till next week. install will take me about 5 mins.