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well there sonny,,, There was a time when Radio Shack was the deal... Unless your an old timer, you have no clue...

Not all RG8 is stiff.. Radio Shack used to sell a flex RG8.. I've used it many times and yes it is flexible. It was a pain to make connectors though, the dielectric would stick to the center conductor which had to be scraped with a plastic wedge and the shielding would mold into the outer sheath making that a pain to remove. But over all after spending an hour putting connectors on, it was decent cable

this is why I'm a fan of VNA's to get a picture of both coax and antenna on a separate scale

I've been thinking of turning access request off on mine.. My repeater is open with no tones. It's there for anyone to use as advertised. Of course, rules apply. Only had one problem early on when a local guy insisted on belching every other day on the repeater, until i actually busted him doing it as he was sitting in his mini van in a nearby grocery store parking lot. Kind of funny when you roll up on someone and you nail em .. Never had a problem since. Nuff said.

some 30 odd years ago i mounted a NMO UHF antenna in the center of a MasterCool Swamp Cooler sitting on top of a 3 story building... Worked good and the antenna is still mounted where i left it when i left that job.

The only thing those CPR's used for marketing was Amazon and the video guy

Also, if you go to Makers World you find a 3D cradle file for practically every radio free for downloading. True that not everyone owns a 3D printer but as cheap as they are now days, they should.

back in early 80's a Microwave site i maintained at Bird Springs took a direct hit on the overhead power power transformer. This site was well fortified with grounding.. Six charcoal/salt canisters and a ground web tied to each one.. The hit took pretty much everything in the block building and did some pretty good damage to the power panel. I remember walking into the building, it smelled like an electronic frying pan. The grounding system served zero purpose and won't on direct hits.

i think you wold be amazed at the number of repeaters someone sets up whom actually do not operate repeaters but do it because 'they can' This site is not a formal process. Anyone can set up a repeater here, even a Cave Man can do it.... Once someone set's up a repeater here, it's the responcibgly of that individual to maintain its status, not the site owner. If that person whom set it up died, moved on, or got bored and not having fun playing around,, oh well. it is what it is.

Yup, you’ll loose your radio but you’ll save your house. The few local lightning storms here, I unhook the radio and place a dummy load on the coax.

Don't buy cheap Chinese Lighting Arrester's.. Like i did and learned the hard way..

just a little bit of Trivia, if you look at the 'Stale' Repeaters most show expired Lic as well.. I know of two 'stale' repeaters in my area, the owners died years ago and obviously have no way to remove themselves ..

i would give the AnyTone AT-D578UVIIIPRO a look at.. I gave my grandson one of these as a gift, its a great radio.. And they are unlock able

i love the stand,, now thats unique

i would pay more attention to the ohm of the speaker making to to match that more than the power rating..