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what's the dx like with this antenna for 10m

Try that with some power😂

Hello my friend, I am looking for the secondary voltage on the two windings, I think 300v for one and 6v for the other can you confirm? in my amp the transformer is short circuited and starts to burn when the power is switched on.

Hi could you send me details of components needed and build info if possible want to try do it to mine Thanks.

How high do the ground plane radials have to be above the roof of the house?

Thanks for the battery terminal advice I’m looking to purchase one ☝️ 73z.

ive got 2 of these at the minute one is putting out around 30w with 4w in and the other just blows the fuses when switched on so im going to do the same as you and probably replace all the components on the boards. i know 3 of the tubes are good. i dont suppose you have a list of all the components on the board at all so i can get them ordered? if not ill take one apart over the weekend and get an order together. cheers

I reconditioned one of these. Upgrade the wire from the pl259 centre pin to the coil ! Mine is up at 12M to the base. Works well.

It works well with GP 476A 6v battery

Everything will look much logical, if you admit that you killed these capacitors in your attempt to de-solder them for a test. And the only true problem this was a broken wire at the battery compartment. I have my unit for 34 years, capacitors measure within in specifications for 85C units. Police and other organizations now using digital modulation, OMEGA 4998 this is still good for VHF - CB - FM which these still using analog modulation.

That was me mobile at 3.26 mobile just going past Gravesend, very strange how I've never heard that strong station which seems to be in the chair or Nathan from Orpington before or after this net, maybe if we tune-in in nov 2024 we may hear them again

Removing the tube: click the button, push the tube to the back and then front first!!! No trouble at all.

Check for dry joints all up the TX side of the radio, very bad for this.

I have a working one of these mate. I'll try and get a picture of the loading coil over to you before the weeks out.

Still playing catch up and loving it to bits, it's so nice to hear you work the skip, being that we have absolutely nothing at the moment 19 /7/24 , I thought my ARIEL was up the swanee .or my rig, which is CRT 6900 . anyway thanks again for your work and your channel, very interesting.hope to have a copy soon CT26/48/70 ALAN 💯🇬🇧👍

Wow that's amazing that you have got such great swr on ALL those bands, what a great Ariel, were I live is a little more complicated, but I've put up a serio signal keeper , and then I Got a sirio boomerang slowly I'm going up a little bigger every time, so my next Ariel is going to be a lot bigger and hopefully they don't really notice this. And I'll be happy as a pig in mud. Thanks again Mark.ALAN CT/48/70. 💯👍

Mark mate well done ✅. love that you can speak a little German .a man of many tricks, thanks again for your work,CT, 48/70 💯👍

Great stuff love the last copy, and yes it's a great feeling. I'm still playing catch up and loving it, my personal is ALAN CT26 /48/70, love watching you working on these old rigs, just came back on about 1 year ago, but I've been on and off for about 40 years. But I'm back for good. Thanks again Alan from Leighton buzzard you never know we might have a copy one day. But at the moment there's no skip at all. Take care of yourself ALAN 💯🇬🇧👍

Had one back in 1990 same one and i know about aerial

On transmit peak the tx doubler stage and tx driver stage switching between channel 1 and 40, also check the voltage on the collector of the main pa transistor. I have an old Harvard 410t handheld that needs a good session on the work bench!.

I notice that every time you use your amp you get a wearing noise some weird copy's but people on their. 💯👍

Great stuff love your rid YORK but I notice you got it on PA on the video, great to hear people just like what you said the old days, cheers Alan, CT48/70 .🇬🇧💯👍

Wow that's amazing what you had to work with, and getting there, ps my best friend had one of those back in the day, and yeah we all wanted one, thanks again for sharing this magical rid which no one else knows what is what. 😮 Alan CT,48/70.💯👍

Wow just watched this one and god bless you guys for sticking it out, no tea coffee and you still was doing it, cheers from ALAN CT 48, 70 ⛺💯👍

Still playing catch up what a shame that it's not like the old days, but that's how it's goes sometimes, take care of yourself and see you soon Alan.73s

Playing catch up and loving it cheers Alan for LUTON 💯👍

Hi Alan from LUTON and I subscribed to your channel and love it got myself a CRT6900 , great to see and here FM on , thanks for letting us see what's happening love it, CT 48/70. 73s. 🇬🇧💯👍

Hi pal,, Used mine for around 4 years no probems , contacts around the world on 27mhz AND 40/20/17/15/12/10m ham bands as well. I pulled it down and stuck a sirio 827 up and just havent had same luck as my 2016. Whether i got a dud 827 i do not know but i cant wait to get my sirio 2016 back upto 25ft high. Nice video Rab (Smash n Grab) 108AT106-108CV179

Hi, I have one that I bought in 1983 but it's a Maxcom 7, do you know what the difference is compared to yours which is a Maxcom7E? Looking at it in the video they look absolutely the same. Greetings from Italy

Great contact nice conversation 👏

So lucky all those local contacts. Have a FM rig on in car regularly and you hear nobody 🙃

Harvard 420 beautiful rig 😊 I set up station for this event in N. Ireland each year. Last two years have been poor for numbers.

Great antenna 'sen your signal to the world' 😎

Hey great video, your video inspired me to order the 2016, what are your thoughts on height above a metal roof? i know the higher the better but how high for a minimum? 73s from the U.S.A.

I've had a couple of these in the past along with the "realistic" version. Not bad for occasional use.

Glad my radio not broke having similar individual freq noises lately day time static hitting better than 15s units!!! Switching to open port on antenna switch it is gone which tells. E is outside source

I have one of these, I used the Ariel quite a bit for temporary installations in other people's car's. Great video by the way

Hi Mark get the white vinegar on it mate........better on the terminals than on your chips :).......cracking video Mark carry on with your videos always a pleasure to watch

first cb i had as a lad swaped it for a midland porta pack

Never owned a k40 as yet even back in the 80’s always had firestick or similar type 3/8th type mounted stuff but knew a few people with thr k40 and seemed to perform pretty well for what it was and those amstrad radios I avoided like the plauge they just looked a bit too flimsy and the fairy light meter looked a bit gimmicky for me so I tended to stick with midland bleed over boxes instead untill i went ssb and got a 148 cobra

3.5mm mono jack plug

You can also put in a switch to switch between the speaker and a 8 ohm 10 watt wire wound resistor that will act as a audio dummy load. There are loads of simple audio tone generator circuits on the Internet ranging from 2 transistors to the 555 ic, simple and quick to make. Could be another video for you on how to make simple easy test equipment!!.

pet hate SWaar .. S W R ...Standing wave ratio

Looks great. Been looking for a Good antenne after having some bad ones. Can I ask Did you use tape (self fusing tape) to seal the joints of the sections? Have the Sirio GPV with plastic " weather proof " sleeves. But they dont keep rain or moisture out. I want to know if this Sirio 2016 needs the tape. I really want to purchase this antenna. Not another failure. Of bad recieving. And the Sirio 2016 seems to tick all the boxes.

So its a great antenna. The weight "scares" me a bit tho. But this Sirio is recommended by the lot.

Hi Mick , no worries i will get working on a video, it may be a few weeks though as travelling a lot with work at mo👍

Hi mark Iam interested to see your design of the speaker and all conections from scope radio sinad etc and full test.

I dont like ssb and i dont like fm

Very interesting even though I didn’t understand very much of the electronics side. I had a few cb’s back in the day but never managed to bag a Jaws 2, I ordered one back in 1980 and it still hasn’t arrived 🤣maybe now is the time to find one.

Yes I have one. My one is a Sinadder 5 and it was the one that Richard UK FM CB radio servicing sorted out for me.I think he did two videos on it. Good luck and they are a great tool to have. Mark 2w0jmk