{"id":311,"date":"2015-09-01T00:19:42","date_gmt":"2015-09-01T04:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/k8cpa.com\/wp\/?p=311"},"modified":"2015-09-01T00:31:26","modified_gmt":"2015-09-01T04:31:26","slug":"about-that-new-tip-jar-in-the-sidebar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/k8cpa.com\/wp\/?p=311","title":{"rendered":"About that new Tip Jar in the sidebar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s half serious and half a joke.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-311 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"285\" src=\"http:\/\/k8cpa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/9500s-e1441081766672.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-314\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-314'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Alpha 9500, Amateur Radio Hotness at it&#8217;s finest!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/k8cpa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/9500dimension-e1441081790882.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-315\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-315'>\n\t\t\t\tSo hot&#8230;. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I do need a amp for the summer months and for a better signal on 160, 75, and 40 meters; especially in the summer. So, I thought I&#8217;d aim high! \ud83d\ude09 Do expect anyone to donate? No. But, if they did I wouldn&#8217;t complain.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d settle for an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ameritron.com\/Product.php?productid=AL-80B\" target=\"_blank\">Ameritron AL-80B<\/a>. I&#8217;d prefer the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ameritron.com\/Product.php?productid=AL-80BQ\" target=\"_blank\">one with the QSK in it.<\/a>\u00a0Here&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.randl.com\/shop\/catalog\/product_info.php?cPath=12060&amp;products_id=5187\" target=\"_blank\">R &amp; L&#8217;s price on one<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_317\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-317\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-317\" src=\"http:\/\/k8cpa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/al80b-e1441081658890.jpg\" alt=\"The Ameritron AL-80B. 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