Here it is, the entire set up including the antenna and all of my equipment. A lot of guys out there who get down on channel 6 (the Superbowl) are running 5,000, 10,000 and even up to 75,000 or more watts! That's not me and will never be. My little 2,000 watts is plenty to do what I need it to do! As it is, my power supply already requires 240 volts to operate. I know a lot of guys won't believe me, but I'm done! This is it and I'm very happy with it. Thanks for watching! FORD MAN 302 NORTHERN NEVADA.
That is a clean and pro setup!!! Sweet!!
Amazing tower
Thank you!
Whomever changed the white lettering above the knobs on your Cobra 29 did an awesome job.
Thanks, that was my doing. When I received the radio after the mods were done, the decals weren't straight, so I redid them with my label maker.
@@vegasfordguy Doesn’t people’s non attention to detail drive you nuts after the money you pay for a custom tuned radio 🤬🤬. But Nate does do good work 👌.
beautiful set up
You sir are truly blessed to know how to do that thing you do,I only wish I had one of those little ones for my mobile radio. But I don't want to interrupt you sir so 73s and I'm off tha key... 475 KiloWatt Kid
Great video and a nice set up I'm jealous
Nice set up makes me want to get back into it
Thank you.
Nice set up👍
Love that crank up tower 🗼
Really nice,loved the video. 73s 514 Ontario Canada
Thank you!
Awesome 👌 setup 302..we hear ya in Florida..549 said that. We are proud of you and your beautiful set up..Ill be up in running in a few days..
Nice setup
Nice & Organized!
Dam nice setup
Thank you!
Nice hookup very nice
Very nice bud. Love seeing other peoples shacks. Thanks for the tour.
Very clean, well laid out system. Love it man. Thanks for sharing.
I realize I am quite off topic but do anybody know of a good website to stream new series online?
@Otis Kamden Flixportal :)
@Dwayne Phoenix thanks, signed up and it seems like they got a lot of movies there =) Appreciate it!!
@Otis Kamden happy to help xD
Beautiful set up , very organized. I hope to get all my shenanigans in order and set up sometime this year . I’m looking for a large office type desk with a back on it for a similar setup . BBI has my brand new Texas Star 667V I’m waiting for him to rework and do his thing to . When I get it back I’ll get started . All I’m looking for is about 550/600 clean PEP and I’ll be more than smiling . Once again ,, great attention to detail and a beautiful setup .
Nice station....
Thank you.
the HYGAIN SPT-500 is what I used in the 1970s. Dollar For Dollar it is still the best 5/8 wave.
That is what he has. Serio antenna company of Italy is bringing back a lot of the old antennas including that one. They make the antenna's for Maco under contract.
I have a hopper built 300 amp power supply running the 2x8 amplifier the power supply ground is ran to a grounding rod designated just for it it is ran by a 50 amp double pole designated breaker it is all ran on 220 volts
Not bad, Grandpa had a big amp back in the day and We could talk to people in Texas with it at night from Northern Ontario. The amp was 6 feet high lol. I forget how much wattage, it was a lot. We could talk over anyone within 100 miles easy. The base station he had was a Browning Golden Eagle, it chirped when you keyed it up.
Wow!😁
sound cool especially the talking over anybody
BBI told me you lose max power from the padding in variables and Bias circuits. I agree with you Sir i only have 2100-2200 pep max I dont need an amp the size of a washing machine doing 10 kw just so I can ask "How do I sound" "I just got down" AaHaaaHaa jaa haa.......
does the skull light up on the foot warmer ? My favorite feature on that rig !
What are u getting locally? How many miles out locally …thanks nice system
Very nice Tower setup and Radio Room setup. kind of disappointed with Nate not standing up for you on the power supply. I thought about getting one from him. but after this video I think I'll definitely will go somewhere else. I think I'll just get it from Fatboy.
Was that RMS or PEP watts that you were showing on your meter when you keyed up?
Your watt meter is working correct. The 2SC2879 transistors are rated for total power dissipation of the transistor, says they’ll put out 250 watts, under totally ideal circumstances. You cannot get that out of them. More realistically you will get 120 watts output, per transistor. That’s it. No matter what you do, you can’t invent more power. Running higher voltages will of course give you more power output PEP, peak. It’s a fixed gain, 13 to 15.2db bipolar transistor. 13 nominal. Regardless of how well you match a set of them, no matter what other logic you run behind it, and no matter how efficient your 4:1 transformers perform, you can’t violate the law of physics. So, 2 driving 8, doesn’t give you the effective output of 10... it simply gives you the output of 8, but requires higher input power to drive the base Again, you’re likely getting a maximum of 1200 watts PEP, maybe a bit more. I think the 1600 PEP is your very peak envelope. That’s about it. I’ve use to love big transistor boxes. I still run them in my mobile. But the minute you step into the tube world and realize what types of real power you achieve out of big ceramics, you realize that the pill boxes are fun, but still kind of a toy. Yes, I’m an RF engineer and a lifelong ham, but quite well known in the industry. To achieve big big power, you need tubes. Best sounding station I ever had, was a Galaxy Saturn turbo, that I modified to sound huge. Ran an astatic night eagle. Clipped and fine tuned my radio beyond belief. Disconnected the small 2 transistor amp do the radio was essentially running barefoot, 18-20 watts. Dead key was very low. Approx 300 mw but could of course I could run it much higher. Ran that barefoot radio, into a TNT Mod V plus, so I’d still dead key around 4 watts but swing up around 150-200 as I recall. When I would manually key my 3cx3000a7 tube amp, it was in transmit mode full time. No minimum power input to trigger relays, it was just talking. I could adjust my dead key through the modulator or the radio itself. End result, was a dead key of around 50-70 watts, and would swing upwards of 6000-7000 watts RMS. Yes. Rms not pep. If I didn’t tune it properly it would sound very dirty. If the receivers far off couldn’t lock to my carrier or receive my smaller carrier, I’d almost sound gravelly. I’d always turn the carrier up a bit more, so I would dead key around 200-250 watts. Audio would clean up excellent at that point. I was in the process of building a 2cx15000a7 amplifier when some major personal issues came up and I decided to put the hobby behind me and focus on life for a while. It’s hard to have the life of a CBer and a ham radio operator, but also be a professional in a high demand industry. I accomplished both quite well but sadly had to get out of the hobby for a while to succeed. Radios suck up a tremendous amount of time. Yes, I know personally some of the bigger names around the bowl for years. Some are attorneys, singers and stars. I’ve known quite a few of them personally as well as professionally throughout my life. Radio brings us all together. PS: if anyone home brews any amps, please be extremely careful. Lost a couple of friends when they decided not to add bleed resistors across their plate. The massive power generated by your plate voltage will kill you instantly. Don’t even try and turn a tube rig on to test with a cabinet open. Plate voltage will kill you instantly. Also, always be careful when running power levels over 100-200 watts. RF burn will ruin your life. Still missing feeling in my left index finger, 20 years later. Cheers.
This amplifier puts out an additional 250-300 watts using a bird 43 with a bird peak kit. The MFJ 870 meters don't read correctly on the PEP mode as it doesn't have a powered circuit. A true PEP reading meter will have a powered circuit. The 870 tries to show PEP power, however falls short. It's good for RMS, but not PEP.
You smart not over driving that Amp. If you do your signal will get choppy and splatter everywhere. Another thing That MFJ is more for modulation and standing wave ratio than for actually power. You will want to add an old Blue Bird true power meter. I would run it with around a 250 - 300 slug.
Nice, you really need to connect your breaker panel to the ground rod though. Electrical code calls for it so all the metal has the same grounds. Otherwise you risk lightning taking several paths.
Antenna has 4 ground rods, breaker panel is already connected to the 240 volt outlet. Breaker panel is on opposite side of house.
What channel do you talk on
I´m speechless. Beautiful set up. Why not a yagi ? 73s
My Omni directional Penetrator SPT-500 gets out just fine. No problems talking skip on a daily basis. It just works for me so I just leave what works alone.
hello. Is that antenna a 1/4 wave GP? Comment from Japan.
You can get a silent computer fan for $15 each with a thermostat $18 more. I been running one on my amp it works great.
It won't pull nearly the cfm needed to keep a decent sized amp cool. I wouldn't run a thermostat since they turn on once the heat has already built up. Fans being on at all times is a must for the longevity of the components.
What wattage does the antenna handle and great setup
Thank you. I believe it's rated for 1500 watts PEP, although I've ran more without any problems.
Nice
What's up with all the lables? In case you forget what you have?
Nice grounding But the pivot bolt and cable reel looks dry I would keep some wd-40 on em and tie down the wires a bit .
Thanks for the suggestion. All has been checked with a continuity meter.
I bought the same amp as you! So far so good. He used sand block resistors in mine for the biasing. Mainly I loaf just the 8 pill with my Stryker 497 and it runs great. But we’ve barely had any skip since I’ve gotten it unfortunately.
I know it, skip is gone! You should be fine with your amp. He's using the sand bock resistors now. They had quite a few failures with the other circuit.
@@vegasfordguy I was hearing a guy 007 Street Sweeper in South Fla last Saturday afternoon. He was conversing with someone in washington dc and lots of others that I couldnt hear. I was in Crossville Tennessee with my 955 in the mini van. And yesterday I was hearing some more folks from different states in my dump truck same radio. Hey Desert how long are your jumpers from radio to amp and amp to swr meter?
@@RC-Heli835 I guess for the best performance you should ideally null your coax by using an antenna analyzer and clipping the coax until everything zero's out. I just purchased pre made jumpers for mine. I'm running 6 foot jumpers on the base and 12 foot jumpers in the mobile. The only reason for the 12 foot jumpers is to reach where I have the amp mounted at. You're gonna hear a hundred different opinions about jumper length. I say use what works for you. People were fine with the standard 18 foot in the mobile and 3,6,9,12,15,18 feet lengths before antenna analyzers came along. At least that's my opinion. Awesome to hear that you're making some good contacts!
@@vegasfordguy I didn't try talking back they were too busy. 007 Street Sweeper had the lingo down. He sounded like side band but was on AM ch 19 with some kind off audio effect I suppose?
You're talking about 75000w stations in the description, and I'm looking for the next step up from my Texas Star 350. I've been trying to get bbi to build something for me, but I think I'd have better luck asking Santa Claus. Put in a good word for me if you talk to him. Anyways, that's a beautiful station. We have the same taste when it comes to style.... OCD!! I love it. I'm with you on the wattage as well. I'd be THRILLED with 2000. Very cool. I'll be listening for you on 6. Tin-Tin/2150 San Jose, CA said it, and we're 10-7...C-YA..... CLICK-CLICK
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HOW CAN I GET ONE I LIVE IN NORTHCAROLINA
i had mine 6 element beam at 70 feet
Here's a hint; avail yourself with a great totally forgotten secret radio technology. Its called a "Johnson Desk Top" see it that makes a difference in how many bases and mobiles respond to your calls...... And if the Johnson is not available try, I think it used to be called, a "WRL Globe king".......
i got me a 6 pill on the way. in a week or lees you will hear me. right now i got a 2 pill that runs 300 watts . IM GAMER NORTHEAST GA GOT DOWN IN THE MOBILE...
73 my friend beautiful set up
Thank you
I just bought a Fatboy straight 8 pill. I have the same meter. Also biased for sideband. What antenna are u using
Hy-gain spt 500
I have no idea what I'm looking at 🤣...that's a lot of power supply ...but this is totally awesome..I plan on getting a cb ..a ac/dc converter..and an antenna ...🤷 I'm guessing the bigger the antenna the more power you need... I just want a good 50 to 100 miles..
No, a bigger antenna doesn't require more power. The taller you get the antenna will increase your range of transmit and receive. An aluminum 5/8ths wave antenna such as the penetrator SPT-500, Maco 5000, Sirio Tornado 27, etc are all good Omni directional antennas. Even an A-99 will get you talking, but doesn't compare to the others mentioned. It's a lot harder to reach out 50 miles locally vs a couple thousand miles when skip is rolling. It also depends on your terrain, part of the country, etc.
@@vegasfordguy I never woulda thought it was easier to reach further out.. but that makes sense actually..and thanks for the antenna recommendations...don't suppose you have a personal Favorite ac/dc converter for a single cb ?
@@eriks87cam702 How big of an amplifier are you looking to run? How many watts? If it's under a thousand watts then I'd probably say go with the 100 amp power Max power supply. They are sold on eBay and Amazon. I'd recommend getting the one with the adjustable voltage setting. They are around $200 last I checked. For the money they are great.
@@vegasfordguy i had to research exactly what you were asking me..🤦 honestly haven't even decided on an antenna ATM moment to say but based on my research I definitely won't be going over 1000 watts due to budget etc. 1k aught to more than satisfy starting out in this new endeavor ...how ever now I know why you have so much power supply....tall antenna ...lots of power..
Impressive tower! I bet it’s heavy.
Myself and my son carried into the backyard, but it's definitely pretty heavy. It was home built from gas pipe. I picked it up used and got it all ready to use.
@@vegasfordguy I built a 55’ tower from 15 ga steel. It also had a hinged base & free standing. I wasn’t a crank up though.
@@mikebottiaux5850 That's awesome! Big tower 🗼
Buddy just wondering if u can use lmr400 coax for a cb I heard it was very good . However i thought I’d get your opinion. It has n male to n male connectors. Don’t know if i will have to change them,probably. Thanks
I'm using LMR-400 ultra flex. You can use regular PL-259 connectors on it just like any other coax. It seems to work just fine with over 1.5 kw going through it. Then again, the RG8x I used previously also worked just fine.
I’ll just change the connectors to work on a pl259 cb and antenna ends or will the n male work ?
@@charlesdunnavant7824 take the n off. Nothing cb runs n connections.
Thanks, i appreciate the come back, decided to go with Rg213 with pl259 connectors
@@charlesdunnavant7824 That will work!
So I know what I need to talk on the super bowl. Pork and Beans, 660. State of Maryland I know I need about 20.000 watt's....
You need a lot, that's for sure!
I ran on the super bowl for years, locking the west coast down when I could. Secret to talkin good on the bowl is not just a big amp. Very specific Antenna height, along with a very good ground is vital. Phased array beams work well, but just my twin 3cx3000a7, with custom Peter Dahl transformer, Jennings vacuum variable caps, and an 8 element flat at 56ft, along with wonderful West coast sea level, wet ground, on the salty coast gave me an amazing location to talk anywhere I wanted, any time I wanted. Don’t get me wrong, there were some much bigger stations operating, but if the skip is in your favor, you can lock it down. Other times, skip was in their favor and merely a difference of 200 miles north to south, I would run the show. 2 hours later, wasn’t in my favor, so I’d go check out sideband on the upper frequencies and try to work the world. You know when your station is working good, is when you could point your beam towards the west over the ocean, and you’d hear the big boys talking all over the nation on backscatter. The waving signal and hollow echo sound confirmed they were refracting on backscatter. I’d be talking to Hawaii on the bowl and I’d still hear stations trying to reach Mod Squad and other stations, but still hearing their stations refracting. Many times I’d just be running off my driver without even touching the foot pedal and be smashing all over the place, without using the ceramics. When small shooting stars would come into the atmosphere, if your antenna is big enough it would open up tiny windows or skip, and you could hear other stations in Washington and elsewhere for just small moments in time. Also, was able to work some strong stations out of So Cal, day or night, 700-800 miles away, even on the tiniest amount of skip. Radio is a wonderful thing. It’s mysterious. It’s something I’ve done my entire life. I took about a 20 year hiatus. Family, raised my kids, but now going to step back into it again with a home brew station. Have tower and most of my radio equipment now. Time to set it up this year. Great video. Appreciate the quick tour. Get yourself a nice beam. 4-8 element is all you’ll ever need. I prefer an 8 element flat, 4 element vertical on the same pole. Cheers.
Great antenna setup. Only thing is the ground wire in addition to the tower being grounded. No advantage to a long run of small-gauge conductor for lightning protection (or RF either as the SPT provides it's own ground plane). That #14 or #12 wire would look like an inductor to a lightning strike (especially with the coils at the bottom). It also causes a ground-loop situation. Nice freakin setup overall.
whrere can I get a tower like that to crabk up and down
Just came across your video. Nice set up. Install fake birds of prey (owl) to keep those pesky pigeons away.
All that gear and a MFJ meter
I'm telling you what! That MFJ shows very low, lol.
holly crap! after seeing this i wanna throw all my crap in the dumpster
WOW very clean setup, clever, great equipment, love the design but the only complain about it not have sufficient airflow, I mean a lot of space wasted for speaker and the psu (or power amp) have no space to put a finger? Sorry to say but I'm shure not last long, I have put more then 2 fan on re rear of the cabinet 1 down 1 up to make...
It has plenty of airflow. The rear of the amp and power supply are both cut out. Air flows out the back. Amp airflow never exceeds 75 degrees! Been running for 1.5 years, never heats up. Thanks for the compliment! I appreciate it.
This is a store bought tower had one just like it
Not a store bought tower. Look at it closely, it's built with gas pipe.
Maybe if you say so
@@ronvandemark1870 No maybe about it.
Better make its good don’t want to test in high winds
“Little 2000W”….
Considering you're still using Chad's equipment you're not saying very nice things about him you could just say I had a couple issues because you're still working the equipment and the equipment works, Is everything that you do come out perfect every time people are only human
😂 lol. Chad's equipment? Chad is Donkey stomper and Chad is top notch. Hopper built is Nate and he has terrible customer service. Both of these have been totally rebuilt. Learn what your talking about before you spread nonsense.
lots of money to hear Bye Bye Bye