Did anyone here ever run one of the hi-gain CB boards that a lot of people 
converted to 10 meter FM in the late 70s and early 80s?

I think it was Bob Heil who designed the mod.

They wouldn't work repeater splits, but I heard and worked bunches of them 
on simplex when I bought my TS440 in 1986.

I never owned one of the FM conversion units, but I still have an AM only 
unit from Sharp that works great on 10 meters. The first contact I made with 
it was with a KH6 who was also running a converted Sears Road Talker.

I can't wait for 10 to get hot again, or even just a little warm, so I can 
fire that rig up for another solar season. With a little luck, I'll have my 
Lafayette HA410, which is a plate modulated AM only box going by then too.

I also have a Radio Shack HTX10 which will work great on FM as long as I 
don't need a PL tone, and as long as I power it up often enough to maintain 
the off set and the memory storage.

I could use the TS570, but there's just something fun about making contacts 
with cheap, low power rigs that some hams openly call "Junk."


Mike Duke, K5XU,
Certified Pack Rat

American Council of Blind Radio Amateurs