Subj : HAM
To   : Tom Walker
From : Peter May
Date : Tue May 30 2000 01:36 am

In your last message you said...

-> I have 2 Yaesu FT-101Bs with 11 metres on them, they 
-> put out a beautiful signal
-> on CB!
-> People just cant pick whats going on, "somehow you 
-> sound clearer" they say!

 TW>  So we have an IGNORANT out of BAND Jerk amongst us.
 TW> SHAME ON YOU!!!!!

It is amazing just how far a CBer can follow you with the clarifier, I reckon 
about 50% of CB rigs have been modified with a "slide".

Technically speaking though, in terms of spurious emissions such as TVI, RFI 
and image rejection on receive, the old 101B would have to be superior to my 
Pearce Simpson Bengal Base.

In short with CB Radio, you get what you pay for. The asian manufacturers, I 
have been told, get a working prototype CB, then proceed to take out parts 
until it stops working, then put the last part in and sell the set in that 
form.

Power output is not all that much more with an old FT-101B as the tubes are 
getting pretty weak with old age! Finding replacements is difficult.

Have you listened to 27 Mhz lately? 

Cheers
Peter

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 * Origin: The Junkbox BBS, Perth, Western Australia  (3:690/462)

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