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September 24th 04, 04:16 PM

From: (Chad=A0Wahls)
After long debate I have finally purchased my

first base.

I posted a while back and received many great
suggestions on what to purchase, my sincere

thanks to all who gave input.

I have on order, as I type, a brand spankin'

new Galaxy DX2547

Friend of mine has one,,,,very nice unit, he is extremely happy with it
and is now a Galaxy fan after many years with an old tubed Bearcat and
several Cobras.

_

Decisions were made on reputation, internal

construction, legality and advice. I decided

against going the used route because the

ones I was looking at (Cobra 2000, presidents,
etc) were all modified and in poor shape for

the right price, ones that were not tampered

with were commanding an enormous price for

their age and condition.

Agreed. While the Cobra 2000 is a nice radio and sounds great when not
funked up, it is over rated and over priced.

I wanted it untouched for fear of the "hack

monkey" doing damage that would cost me

more time getting on the air from home and

keeping my signal clean.

Even at it's "dirtiest", you don't have much to worry about concerning a
4 watt radio's signal.

The Cherokee CBS1000 was an option but

after reading of it's unexpected release of the

factory installed smoke and studying the

power supply design, I decided on a more

robust unit.

The units that smoked were the units that were tweaked, but these radios
HAD to be tweaked, especially the modulation levels. The smoking came
from an undersized heatsink. A fan was a cheap fix and alleviated any
overheating problems. You made the right decision.

_
And the Galaxy looks damn cool too! Gotta

love the eye candy.

Now antenna's.....

I have started construction on a Dipole to get

me up and running quick while I finish the

house. It will reside in the rafter system of a

log home on a big hill. Later I plan to do an

outdoor Dipole design that I expect to give me

much greater performance, I will let you know

how it goes, so far the designs dictate that it

won't be small but I have to camouflage it

somewhat. The home may also be getting a

new roof soon and I was thinking metal for

durability. Can you say ground plane!

Feedline....

What are your average lengths on this group.

I'm running 50' as of now but going to an

outdoor config will warrant a longer feedline.

What do I need to be concerned with other

than cable quality and lightning suppression.

What are losses like on longer lines, is it

THAT noticeable? Unfortunately I only have

4/12 watts to begin with It's not like pushing

50K up a 400' stick like when I was in

commercial radio! Any thoughts would be

appreciated! I can't wait to hear you on

38LSB.

Chad

Hopefully you will get some good information on dipoling : )
I still want to try the slingshot wire antenna mopar spoke of on
occasion.
Just listen for Tampa Bay,,,in the Swamp.