Please remember that SWR is a reflection of all of the energy going to the antenna. In the past, I have seen incorrect bias on the finals causing an increase in the harmonic content of the signal. I u

Jim, you and I have had this discussion several times, I prefer an antenna that does not need a ground counterpoise and a tuner for most bands, sorry. END. Mel, K6KBE

EVER Heard of the ECOCFD? Not my design, but it WORKS. Mel, K6KBE

John what bands are you wanting to operate? My favorite end fed wire is the ECOCFD End connected Off center fed dipole. I have the construction article if you are interested. Cheers, Mel, K6KBE

3775 is a good channel that time of night on the west coast. Mel, K6KBE

The real wild card is with a small manufactured run will the cost be the same as before????? If not, there will be some rethinking...... Mel, K6KBE

I can't disagree, Good luck, Mrl, K6KBE

Gerard, Sorry for your loss. In my experience as a Ham manufacturer in years past, we kept spare parts and subassemblies for years and always gave the buyer the parts list, schematics etc. The real pr

I do not think there is an absolute answer to your question. Depends on too many installation issues, like max room temperature, added heat from other equipment, etc. With the internal fan and spacing

Excellent Bob, Most of the now cheap SO-239 male and female connectors have no equal to the MIL spec of old. Some will not even screw into the same mated part!!!! Look very carefully at the constructi

Good, I have the replacement. Mel, K6KBE

Roughly how long does the cell last? My K3 is >5 years old! Mel, K6KBE

Hello David, As a reference on the junction of the RF transistor and the heat sink, I speak from personal manufacturing experience. There are two issues. First, the flatness of the mating heat sink su

Mike, why didn't you just add a FET stage untuned to get the level up, 6 parts dead bug. Mel, K6KBE

Well, for my 2 cents worth, I like a flat response from low to high. That is what their voice sounds .like in person. Now for contesting, who cares. Mel, K6KBE Virus-free. www.avg.com

As was explained to me when I reported it to tech support, way back, it is a timing horse race. Normally you don't see the TX signal. Would be a nice feature. Mel, K6KBE

Kurt, The focus of your question is in general terms, How tight should it be?. Well, there are very few torque specifications since the connectors are from so many source that are not consistent in th

Yes, Dale, the fan comes on when it sees a heavy load otherwise it is off. Mel, K6KBE

Everyone has there favorite, mine is Light Object EPS-12V29ASW. Have had them in service for over 6 years, powering my repeater floating on a battery and my K3 in the shack also floating on a battery.

Check with Amazon. Mel, K6KBE