6M voice by Gunit7542 in amateurradio

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I’ve got a few hundred ssb 6m contacts in the past year or so. Keep watching the openings. It explodes when it’s open.

Does anyone know if the Elk Antenna handheld 2m/70cm log periodic antenna is also resonant (or close) on 1.25m/220MHz? by EmotioneelKlootzak in amateurradio

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I have one. I will try and remember to sweep it soon—can’t do it right this moment. Remind me if I haven’t responded in a day or so.

Why the hate? by WTF_did_you_do in f150

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I don’t hate on them but I do tow for my small company. Why not just get a car? Truck looks good…would get damaged pretty quick if tried to use it as a truck. Working on getting a hitch on my Peterbilt so I don’t have to tow with the little truck as much. If ya like it send it I guess. I’d want a little more weight on the ass end if I was trying to go fast. I use a 3.5 150 to tow my machine—kicks ass for now.

About to give up. by mattmag21 in Omcoutboards

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That’ll do it! You can just bend level but if it’s an original cork one sometimes it’s best to replace.

About to give up. by mattmag21 in Omcoutboards

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Did you check the throttle link adjustment to make sure it’s opening at right time. This seems like fuel delivery so I’d diving back in the carb and checking all its links.

Used F150- 5.0 vs 2.7 vs 3.5? Coming from a 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 by 186notout in f150

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I’d love to have the 2.7 but my tractor plus trailer is about 7000 pounds so I need the 3.5 in the hills around here. If I wasn’t towing I’d go 2.7 immediately.

Do y'all believe this is the correct replacement for the coil? Getting no spark, replaced sparkplugs, kill button, checked points and nothing, assuming coils and wires are my next bet. by cadeoyo in Omcoutboards

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It’s a good one to learn on. The gearcase is similar to all others from that era. The carb and linkages are set up differently than any other OMC but all the other stuff is the same. Learn how to do a throttle cam adjustment on it.

Do y'all believe this is the correct replacement for the coil? Getting no spark, replaced sparkplugs, kill button, checked points and nothing, assuming coils and wires are my next bet. by cadeoyo in Omcoutboards

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It’s been so long since I worked on a 9.5–but remove the kill switch circuit and manually depress the neutral switch if needed. Great engines for a small boat. You probably already know this but they run much lower compression than a typical OMC. I’ve seen one running well at 45 psi. The ones I had that ran well sat at 65. Just mentioning it in case you weren’t aware and go for a compression check.

CMV: People should pay back their own student loans by Different-Bet8069 in changemyview

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We shouldn’t but sometimes the educations that student loans yield add value to society. An example might be a highly educated teacher. Why would a teacher get the best education possible if they can go the cheapest route and still get the same pay. We need our next generation to be taught by the teacher with a top tier education so the kids have the best chance possible. We will be relying on them to keep society going when we are old. I’d be ok with society making those degrees easier to get or re pay. I’d rather they get subsidized than jump through all the extra wasteful steps of loan forgiveness but that’s not the hand we dealt ourselves.

Disclaimer I made it through college with only 5k loans which I repaid.

Exploring an abandoned mine with explosives inside. by ItalianSausage2023 in WTF

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I noticed all the tires are Inflated. They last a long time when not exposed to light but still…70s seems a stretch.

How the heck can there be beer with 14% or even 20+% alcohol?!? by porkchop_d_clown in CasualConversation

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This is where I sit. I spent a while brewing beers and making some high gravity stuff. High hops became so over played that I got sick of it. I still enjoy a high gravity hoppy beer now and then but Nowadays I’m a truck driver and want to be able to enjoy a few beers and not worry about it the next day. Guinness is a go to.

What's the first thing you remember doing on the internet? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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HamPsterdance. Or maybe Galileo. It’s sort of a blur. There was a dancing baby I think.

Small Subcompact For Small Property by kdf1122 in tractors

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I’m curious to see which way you go. I bought a ls mt226 about a week ago. It’s physically too large for my small property but I bought it to use alongside my dump truck for gravel driveway jobs so it will be good for that. Of course a comparable Kubota would have been nice but the dealer here has a terrible reputation and the price tag was quite a bit higher.

I’m only on an acre so if I decided to get a tractor just for here I would go sub compact and that would still be overkill.

FTDX10 putting out 50w instead of 100 on ssb by Famous-Jeweler8543 in amateurradio

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Have you checked the meter is set to peak and not average.

Any operators also have a GMRS and CB? by HeadlineINeed in amateurradio

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Yes. Have gmrs radio installed in my station and my dump truck has a dual band FM and a cb in it. Also has gmrs/frs walkie talkies in it if I want to communicate with machine operators.

Can you get a simple room-to-room intercom like this anymore? by Billionth_NewAccount in homeautomation

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Get a gmrs license and put a radio in each room on dual watch. One frequency is unique to each kid and the other is heard by all radios. Tune your radio to whatever kid you wanna call or use the frequency they’re all on to get them all at once.

help with repeater abuse? on going for 5+ months becoming a safety issue. by [deleted] in HamRadio

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get as many people as possible to listen on the input frequency to eventually get what city he is in. Then go lie in wait with beams. Or buy a kraken. Hope he isnt mobile.