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My Radio Shack catalog which dates back to 2001,on page 88,they list a 2
meter mobile antenna for $29.95 and on page 87 there is listed a Dummy
(with a picture of it) Load for transmitter tune-ups for $39.95.It
says,NEW.VEC- 550.Test and tune your transmitter without causing
interference.Usable from DC to 150 MHz,this compact dummy load handles
short-term power inputs up to 300 watts.Accepts PL-259 plug.VSWR (what
is VSWR?) is less than 1.5: 1 at 150 MHz.Approximately 2 14/16 x 5 x
2".1/2 lb.Includes manufacturer's 1-year warranty.940-0032 .......39.95
cuhulin


You might be able to get more for less at www.universal-radio.com .

Really, what you want to do is, find a local ham radio club. Just
ask a couple of the folks there, and one of them will have an SWR
meter (If that's a concern), and I'm sure they will be happy to test
your HT to make sure it works fine.

That's a good find you turned up!

73,

Steve Lawrence
Burnsville, MN

Thanks Steve Lawrence.The PC Warehouse System 486 desktop computer that
I bought at the Goodwill thrift store about seven tenths of a mile South
(South is always best) of my doggys couch last week,the same afternoon I
bought my $2.00 Transceiver,last night I took the case off of that
computer and the latest date I saw in there is 12/94 (December 1994)
So,it is too old to use like it is,but I can hook it up and download a
free version of Linux into the computer and play with that and the
computer does have a CD drive and a big floppy drive and a smaller
floppy drive.I think I can get some use out of the computer anyway and
if my $2.00 Transceiver turns out to be ok,I won't feel so bad about the
$25.00 I paid for the computer.I think I will buy a 2 meter antenna and
a dummy load thingy from the Radio Shack store after I ask some local
Hams in the Jackson area about my 2 meter Transceiver.I am sort of
anxious to try it out.Sometimes in the mornings and evenings I hear a
few local Jackson area hams talking when I listen to my radio scanner.
cuhulin