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<blockquote data-quote="rolfw" data-source="post: 858448" data-attributes="member: 175057"><p>I had a secondhand President JFK AM/FM transceiver which broke after a few months, so took it to my dad for repair and that's the last I ever saw of it. Well not quite, I did actually see it, but it was connected to his newly installed antenna on his workshop and he was chatting to people on the Devil's Dyke down in Brighton, didn't have the heart to take it back. <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>It was useful though, as it rekindled his amateur interest, he had been unable to acquire a licence previously, not being a British citizen, but this was after us joining the EU and he was now permitted, amazing how quickly the various antennae sprouted up. <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>With the JFK re-homed, I bought a Superstar 2000 AM dual side band unit, a bit better, but had a 50 channel window, so if the conversation had to be moved up, I had to calculate which channel it was. <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /> Used this with a Big Jim external antenna at home (was an oversized firestick) and a K40 magmount for mobile.</p><p>[ATTACH]58693[/ATTACH] </p><p></p><p>At one time I had this rig working in an old 6v VW Beetle, using a 12v battery lashed under the bonnet. <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rolfw, post: 858448, member: 175057"] I had a secondhand President JFK AM/FM transceiver which broke after a few months, so took it to my dad for repair and that's the last I ever saw of it. Well not quite, I did actually see it, but it was connected to his newly installed antenna on his workshop and he was chatting to people on the Devil's Dyke down in Brighton, didn't have the heart to take it back. :) It was useful though, as it rekindled his amateur interest, he had been unable to acquire a licence previously, not being a British citizen, but this was after us joining the EU and he was now permitted, amazing how quickly the various antennae sprouted up. :) With the JFK re-homed, I bought a Superstar 2000 AM dual side band unit, a bit better, but had a 50 channel window, so if the conversation had to be moved up, I had to calculate which channel it was. :) Used this with a Big Jim external antenna at home (was an oversized firestick) and a K40 magmount for mobile. [ATTACH]58693[/ATTACH] At one time I had this rig working in an old 6v VW Beetle, using a 12v battery lashed under the bonnet. :) [/QUOTE]
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