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Wiring Cobra 29LTD CB for home use?

I'm a beginner trying to use one of my two CB radios as a "base station." The problem is that the power cable is just two wires (no connectors/12v car plug) and a 2A fuse along one. Is it ...
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Wiring a CW paddle and straight key to a TRS connector?

Some transceivers come with a TRS plug input labeled "key". When wiring my paddle or a straight key for these TRS connector inputs, is there any current standard for which key connection goes to ...
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Wiring questions: grounding, attic antennas, BNC connectors

I am upgrading from an HT to a Kenwood TM-V71A. Yay! But this means I need to install some antennas and run feed lines into my shack. I'm going to be installing antennas in my attic (the feed lines ...
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2-Pin Kenwood to Sound Card (Beofeng UV-82HP & ASUS Xonar Essence STX)

I have a Baofeng UV-82HP that I want to use to TX and RX to a TeamSpeak Server. For this I'm going to use a dedicated computer, for both the client and server that has a sound card (ASUS Xonar Essence ...
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I want to wire a cigarette lighter plug to the back of my uhf radio to make it portable can I do this

i have a uhf radio I want to wire a cigarette lighter plug to so it can be removed from the car and be put into another car is the possible or not plz help me with this matter It is just a standed ...
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Wiring a CW paddle

What kind of cable would be suitable for wiring an MFJ-564B Iambic CW Paddle to an Icom IC-718? I have heard that you can just use a length of old electric guitar cord but I was not sure what to do.