>  Makes me wonder why people would spend $1795 CDN on a
 > multi-mode radio that only gets used on 2m FM,HF and NEVER ON 6m!!
A Fool and his money are soon parting.
 >>> and had some of the same features too. (RIT,dual VFO's
 >>> for odd-splits,memories)
 >  JE> yeah, think there's 5 memories, but it's small in size - definatly a
 > mobil
 >  JE> radio.
 >  There was an option to make it a base.
Saw that in the operators manual for the thing.
neat addition to this story - we went down to Victoria, TX this past weekend, 
and stopped in Cuero, a little town around 50km from Victoria to see the guy 
I bought the 2m rig from.  Looked up, and there was 11 elements, on a pole 
with a rotator on it.  He said "That's yours too, whenever you wanna get it." 
 So I asked how much, and he shocked me with "No, it comes with the Radio!"  
I can deal with that! ;-)
 >  JE> Y'know, I was looking at the back of that rig - it's got a three-
 > pronged
 >  JE> jack for the input of a T-pad - suppose that's a Tone-pad?  Does the
 > audio
 >  JE> from there go straight to the mixer stage in the IF?
(note, when I said Tone Pad, I was talking about sub-audible tones (better 
known as PL tones))
 >  The 6 pin Kenwood microphone plug is the same one
 > that the RCI2950 and Cobra series of radios used. You
 > should be able to find it at most any electronics
 > supply shop or amateur radio dealer.
I'm thinking if I can generate sub-audible tones and feed them in from the 
rear of the rig, at that T-pad point, then a DTMF mic would be handy for some 
repeaters functions.
 >  JE> Ultimatly, what I'd like the Mirage 1016B.  10w in, 160 out, 
M/CW/SSB
 >  JE> capable.  One for the house, one for the car.
 >  GLUTTON! (G!!)
Nah - mobil operation is MUCHLY attractive when you can transmit a -lot- 
farther than you should.  Makes the playing feild more level.  You can 
receive a lot farther than you can talk, in most mobile applications, and if 
the guy at the base station you're talking to is running 50w and a beam, 
pointed at you, your vertical and 25w isn't going to carry as far as you'll 
be able to hear.
 > At 185w out this amp sucks back a healthy
 > 35-40 amps at 13.8 DC to keep it toasting along.
 > Big enough when fired into a 13 element at 35 feet?
 > Plenty for me.
Sounds like it should work as advertised!  Phase in another 13-element beam 
and be twice as loud!
 >  I did try it mobile once but the car kept stalling
 > out at 185w output,and the dash display went all nuts
 > from the generated RF magnetic field so I keep it at home.
Ya gotta be rolling down the highway, Rob, before you can key that puppy up! 
(chuckle)
J.D. /K1ZAT used to have a 1968 Volkswagon Sqareback.  It was the first year 
they put fuel injection on their 'pancake' engine.  He had a Swan 350 in the 
car.  His wife was driving and he was trying to work some CW.
He said they about lost their teeth from being jarred when he sent -...- to 
test it out.  Seems the fuel injectors didn't know what to do with RF 
present, so they just stopped sending fuel to the cylinders... at 65+ mph  
)
   73 = Best Regards
   -Jeff KA5THB
   ka5thb@bigfoot.com
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