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Good Share , building mine now , i just got a 12V Solder Fume remover Fan , which i highly recommend for young and old OPs. , 73, AJ

Note the use of a digital caliper to assist in stripping the coax. A well spent $50 addition to any workbench!

"Something's wrong with my radio" when heard in public service radio shops is all too often a result of an internet purchase of a junk antenna.

Nice vid, Bret. We're gonna miss all those cool MFJ products.

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The fact they make the battery such a pain to replace is a disgrace.

@Heyy best review...!!

good video.. CB is being used right now in the GA/NC/SC/TN areas for coms now for helene rescue work and theres been people up in the mountains with CB`s that got help because they had there cb`s. i tell everybody i can to get a cb radio set up and also get there GMRS lic and a radio set up..

Thank you for this excellent, informative video. One question for you..With the build at the end of the video, you insulated the side of the toroid. I have one of the larger toroids in your video and it doesn’t appear to be (dc) conductive. I appreciate that I’m probably missing something fundamental here, so please advise me. Thank you again, 73..John..G4EIJ

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Nice repair & mods on the MFJ tuner. I was amazed at the amount of loss through that switch. Test equipment is a wonderful thing!

nice report and that is a neat little tuner. Thx Vic de KE8JWE

be safe this week

Thanks man!

Holy shit I need that shirt lmao

Great video, I really enjoyed it. . .a very thorough and professional review. I'm new to your channel and am looking forward to learning more about Survival Comms. BTW, I really like that Sidebander IV radio.

Thanks Brett. I just wanted to check the work of the previous owner while cleaning and tightening all of the grounding points. I noticed some of the copper ground springy tabs are not well aligned, I also polished up the surfaces they contact. I checked all board screws to ground too. I had the radio in pieces to replace D113 as it was leaky and stopping the PA port aux ppt switch to ground at the rear of the radio from functioning. If anyone has to replace D113 then let me say it's not for beginners. I got it in without any trouble but it's one of the smallest components I've had to work with with some limited access.

You shouldn’t point that bright flashlight at the camera like that.

Excellent video. Great explanation and training.

This has been unbelievably helpful to a complete beginner! Questions. How reliable is NVIS during daylight hours? Is it less effective at night or is it a simple matter of switching frequencies....Say 80m to 40?? I am looking at using a NVIS valley to valley with a mountain in between. 5 miles absolute maximum horizonal distance. Am I better off to go with a completely horizontal antenna for my application? What about power requirements? Throw in bad (wet) weather? Ideally a 5 watt compact/lightweight rig would work best for my application, but I could pack a more potent rig if need be. I'm not quite ready for CW and the guy on the other radio is still working on his license. Since you folks seem experienced Ham types...More questions! :) Does ground wave work at the 2-5 miles I am looking for in the mountains? I have gotten mixed answers on this? Does this means it might work depending on soils rock formations etc? Thank you in advance!

Will ghis work on the 817?

Hello - Great video and rebuild. I run a DANNE| T2FD and have done for a very long time. The T2FD is one great antenna.

I always seem to get the center pin too hot and the foam gets hot and shrinks back a bit. Always enjoy your videos.

What is the RF power-handling limit of that cap? This is just what I need! thank you

Beautiful of a radio

Does the UHF band open upto 512mhz or beyond?

I just found this video. Wow. Thank you! I'm getting ready to install a Yaesu 2M/70CM in my Cruze, and this is just what I need.

Awesome straight to the point video ! Going to try it . Amazon has tkx scout for 300 bucks that's half the price of the one you had in this video . I thought they were the same as the tk but the added x meant it was extended battery life ? Are you familiar with the tkx ? Just wondering why it is half the price

Does this radio interface with blue tooth aftermarket speaker mic? Definitely would use a leather carry holster. Could the adjustments fix the deviations demonstrated in your tests?

Thanks for the video, very helpful.

I wonder what makes the performance difference? The ferrite is also type 43. Is it the ferrite form factor or compact winding that makes it more efficient?

Good review. Like you, I have 3 decades of public safety experience, vast majority using Motorola equipment but my present agency utilizes Harris (my issued portable is a XL200P). I am also a licensed HAM operator, and all of my personal 2m (VHF) and 70cm(UHF) equipment is Motorola....some legacy, some current run, with my favorite being my APX7000 (VHF/UHF). Only wished the APX would do DMR, which is really my only criticism of the APX. I'm going to have the opportunity trial a Harris XL400,but it is indeed like a brick. It appears overall, Motorola did a better job on their APX Next NFPA 1802 portable. Thanks for the review!

QUESTION: Thankyou for a great video.... What is the effect if magnet wire is not as close as yours but tight wind?? Cheers.

The ladder line in Australia, cost is about $10 per metre and hard to find.

My radio is just like this one. Where did you find the alignment specifications? Can you point me in the right direction, please?

Can this be done on the xts5000r without losing the waterproofing?

Where can I find a magic carpet like the one you used?

I have a 2006 Polaris ranger 500 4x4 and while I was slowing down it just stopped running. I replaced the starter and solenoid and the PCM and the coil. It will crank but no spark. Also replaced ingition switch. Still no spark. When I got it home after it stopped running I pulled the spark plug their wasn't much left. Someone said crank sensor but still can't find it on the motor. Just don't know how much these boxes are,, this ranger is like a money pit . It's been down more than I've used it , and hunting season is coming so I'd like to get it done

Very detailed! Like it! Thx for sharing!

As a QRP operator this is amazing and thank you for sharing. RF into the antenna is so important and especially at low powers it just shows after this were my power was going!! Best 73 Dave M0GGK

This is very very helpful

This is very very helpful

Great job thanks 73 from kb2uew

Me to! picked up one today at the goodwill for $5. you are right cool case.

Ceramic capacitor?

Nice video , thanks a lot

Found the Mayday II at a thrift store today with faux leather case, antenna mount, antenna whip, minty condition for $2 Works with 10 AA batteries and a USB to power plug compatible with power port. Have not had a chance yet to test it outside of turning it on LOL =D

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