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do u think that when i get new areil i ]should get amp
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Get the best antenna you can get first and see how you do.Plus i would only use a amp with a beam.
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yeh
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FISH wrote:Get the best antenna you can get first and see how you do.Plus i would only use a amp with a beam.
NOT EVERYONE HAS ROOM FOR A BEAM !!! :cry:
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i do got 12 acers
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If i had 12 acers it would be a maco 8 element beam 40ft boom.dx dx dx
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yes lol
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Mr cam put a beam up.
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havent got the money
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Have a look on ebay used 4 element go for about £30.
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Hows the skip going ed.hope by the weekend i will have a different radio .andy.
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FISH wrote:Hows the skip going ed.hope by the weekend i will have a different radio .andy.
oh what you going for??

got my seperation kit and mounts today for the 706 so will be running all the cables and putting the mounts in the car (the radio wont be kept in car 24/7 but the mounts will so i have a stable platform for it all when im out mobile. also ordered a cooling fan that fits onto the rear heat sink on the 706 and draws heat out the unit, it draws its power from the tuner port but can still use a tuner as well (even though i dont), bargin extra cooling for 38 quid with postage from the USA.

so will be fitting that lot on sat and might get on the air on sunday
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Radios; Magnum 257, Icom IC-706MK11G, Yaesu VX-7R
Antennas; Wilson little wil (mobile) 1/4 wave tank whip (static mobile) Antron A-99 (homebase) Antron A-99 with GP kit (the big static mobile antenna)
Scanner Yaesu VR500
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There is a fan mod you can do on the 706 that runs the internal fan slowly all the time and lets it run at it's correct speed when transmitting. At the moment the internal fan only runs when transmitting.
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hotmetal1000 wrote:There is a fan mod you can do on the 706 that runs the internal fan slowly all the time and lets it run at it's correct speed when transmitting. At the moment the internal fan only runs when transmitting.
oh right, any more info on that mod bud, i was not aware of that one
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Ed hoping to trade my ts480sat plus cash for ic7400 bud over the weekend.hows it going for you with the ic706.andy
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