A cool surprise gift. Woohoo!

I guess you are stuck on 10 meters... bummer!

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Originally Posted by n0iu

I guess you are stuck on 10 meters... bummer!

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Nah, just enjoying the thought of having a radio to turn on that can't do anything else. This will make a lot of difference in my log on that band.
QRV 80m through 70cm. Not so good on 80 right now, but the leaves are bare and I have a ton of wire on hand.
Now...if it just wasn't so damn cold.

A-99 is a great antenna within it's parameters. Not only good for 10 meters, but I could easily load it for 12 & 17 as well. (And 15, but I never had much need for it on 15)

That said, we're still in the trough of the sun spots, so don't be disappointed if 10 meter activity is spotty. It will take a few years for the 'spots & propagation & activity to pick back up again, but when it does...

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Originally Posted by KC2UGV

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Originally Posted by n0iu

I think there is a guy at the truck stop near me who can mod that radio so it will work on the CB frequencies if you want!

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No, he can't. The HTX-10 and HTX-100 can not work on 11M. Wrong CPU. Unless, you swap the CPU out, and in that case, you might as well buy a Magnum 257. Same radio as the HTX-10, different CPU.

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http://www.chipswitch.com/

This was the first one I could remember but there are others.
The real trouble with the Radio Shack model is that it does not come stock with AM, several parts need to be added.

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Originally Posted by KA5PIU

http://www.chipswitch.com/

This was the first one I could remember but there are others.
The real trouble with the Radio Shack model is that it does not come stock with AM, several parts need to be added.

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Chipswitch is a 64-pin wide-DIP package.

The -1206 used in the HTX series is a 64-pin quad SMT device.

They aren't interchangeable.

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Originally Posted by ki4itv

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Originally Posted by n0iu

I guess you are stuck on 10 meters... bummer!

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Nah, just enjoying the thought of having a radio to turn on that can't do anything else. This will make a lot of difference in my log on that band.
QRV 80m through 70cm. Not so good on 80 right now, but the leaves are bare and I have a ton of wire on hand.
Now...if it just wasn't so damn cold.

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Not so good on 80???? Try GB, Germany and France last night on 80 in the mobile!!!!!!! And they were giving me 5x7 to 5x9+ signal reports.

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Originally Posted by N8YX

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Originally Posted by KA5PIU

http://www.chipswitch.com/

This was the first one I could remember but there are others.
The real trouble with the Radio Shack model is that it does not come stock with AM, several parts need to be added.

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Chipswitch is a 64-pin wide-DIP package.

The -1206 used in the HTX series is a 64-pin quad SMT device.

They aren't interchangeable.

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And, either way, it would be easier and more efficient to just buy a Magnum 257 radio. Same radio as the HTX's, but covers 11 meters.