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    Next project OIL BURNER!

    I love it! Back in the oil patch, the roughnecks would have a commercial version of this to keep warm during the winter. Although they were usually fueled with diesel.

  2. Ham Radio People Metro ATL

    Repeater manager may shut down repeater if he/she discovers a non-member using it. Otherwise, no...just common courtesy. Easy enough to determine CTCSS tone using most ham rigs by doing a receive CTCSS scan while someone is broadcasting through the repeater. Sent from my SM-G781U1 using Tapatalk

  3. Ham Radio People Metro ATL

    Repeaterbook is as good as any, although the SERA site might have a few more. Since digital came along, the repeaters have gone kinda quiet. Sent from my SM-G781U1 using Tapatalk

  4. Ham Radio People Metro ATL

    I've used it in the past while working a hurricane net. Not real fond of the mode. Doesn't seem much like real radio. Sent from my SM-G781U1 using Tapatalk

  5. Pcp air tank

    Local dive shop fills mine, although they typically come up a bit short of 4500psi. Last time I checked, one of the local paintball fields would fill, as well. Another option for dry air is to lease a Nitrogen tank from a welding supplier. Although the inexpensive compressors are attractive...

  6. Ham Radio People Metro ATL

    Well, unless the rules have changed, you can. Back in the 1990s, I used to phone patch through local amateur repeaters all the time (I didn't have a cell phone back then). That's assuming the repeater has a phone patch connection. As long as nothing business- related was discussed, it was...

  7. Ham Radio People Metro ATL

    Me either, but I can hit that repeater near Dawsonville with a 2 watt handheld here in Buford. It covers a lot of N. GA. Just trying to give you some options for your family/friends that might not want to pass their ham ticket.

  8. Ham Radio People Metro ATL

    Repeaterbook is good, but not all-inclusive. North GA GMRS organization has a set of linked repeaters across north & central GA. Might be an option for you. For more info, go to: https://nggmrs.org/

  9. Ham Radio People Metro ATL

    I've done that before. Actually cut a piece of wire to be resonant as a 1/4 wave on 40m and put a terminal on the end so I could attach it to the hamstick mount on my truck. When camping, I'd stretch it straight out to a tree and use it as a quick and dirty NVIS. Could work several hundred...

  10. Ham Radio People Metro ATL

    Same here, but I've gotten away in the past with wire antennas hidden in the trees. Maybe an end-fed multiband antenna? That way you can keep your feedline near the ground and close to the house. Only the wire antenna itself is elevated and hard to see in trees. Note, I'm only talking about...

  11. Ham Radio People Metro ATL

    That will be hard to sell. Maybe at a hamfest, but it could take years to move those parts. Not worth a lot, unless an electronics guy finds something in that stack that they absolutely have to have. I'd try eBay and offer those parts as all or nothing. Start at $.99 and see if someone...

  12. Ham Radio People Metro ATL

    I find it interesting that post-9/11, the Federal Gov made all these communication grants available to towns/counties/states so that their gear could talk to one another in various disaster scenarios. So nearly everyone went with all these new trunking systems, many of them encrypted. Because...

  13. Ham Radio People Metro ATL

    A Digital Trunk Tracker? Be prepared to be disappointed. Most metro PDs have gone encrypted. Sent from my SM-G781U1 using Tapatalk

  14. Ham Radio People Metro ATL

    BTW, if you're only using your radio as a base, you might want to look into a CAT display. Uses an external lcd screen and is a bit cheaper. Plugs into the Yaesu data port. Available on ebay for $120. Sent from my SM-G781U1 using Tapatalk

  15. Ham Radio People Metro ATL

    Yes. Apparently the newer lcd screen has different circuitry from the original, requiring a new driver board. So now you have to buy the whole assembly. But I was so glad to rid my rig of the zebra display...some days it worked, some days it was unreadable. Sent from my SM-G781U1 using Tapatalk

  16. Ham Radio People Metro ATL

    It wasn't a trivial task to replace it, but I managed to get it done. Bought the display in 2019 for $179 IIRC? Sent from my SM-G781U1 using Tapatalk

  17. Ham Radio People Metro ATL

    @Electra_glide_ryder is spot-on with his advice. Baluns are not often necessary if your feedline impedence is close. I used to run homebrew 10m and 40m dipoles fed with RG-8X coax and never ran a balun. They work great, as long as your antenna is cut near frequency.

  18. Ham Radio People Metro ATL

    I have an FT-857 I'll probably have up for sale soon. Low hours and just replaced the display last year.

  19. Walkie Talkie Newby

    Well, for the average user, I'd say there's not a nickel's worth of difference between the brands. I wouldn't recommend the Baofengs unless you're a Ham operator or like to program your own frequencies (tedious and potentially illegal). Just keep in mind that none of them will be good for more...
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    Value and how to sell Lionel O gauge trains from 1951

    There's an online shop in Buford called Trainz.com that specializes in collectables. They buy collections from people. They also have an auction site just for model trains that you can sell through. http://trainz.com Sent from my moto z4 using Tapatalk
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