Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression

2016-07-10 Thread Nicholas Hall-Patch
Add to Chuck's Rules For DXpedition Equipment : : Sacrificial Altar for making offerings to the weather gods before going out DXing in the wee hours of the morning. The downpour this morning wasn't DXI've seen less torrential rainfall in January. Details later, once we've all dried out.

Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression

2016-07-09 Thread k7wv
Club of America" Sent: Saturday, July 9, 2016 6:18:14 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression A Win 10 update caused the Perseus to mute? OK, unmute it But I get the feeling that you don't mean mute in the normal sense where audio was stopped by a button push. What

Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression

2016-07-09 Thread Bruce Portzer
op with battery issues seems to have shut down. So, even though it is a pain, I think it is worthwhile to make sure your system won't fail you on a DXpedition. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of James Renfrew Sent: Saturday, July 9, 2016 9:01 PM To: Ma

Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression

2016-07-09 Thread James Renfrew
have shut down. > > > So, even though it is a pain, I think it is worthwhile to make sure your > system won't fail you on a DXpedition. > > > Chuck > > > > > From: IRCA on behalf of James Renfrew < > jim.renf...@gmail.co

Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression

2016-07-09 Thread Bruce Portzer
e. Chuck From: IRCA on behalf of k...@comcast.net Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2016 1:32 AM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression You got it Chuck, Laptop will not recognize the Perseus hardware. B

Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression

2016-07-09 Thread Chuck Hutton
: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression You got it Chuck, Laptop will not recognize the Perseus hardware. Been trying drivers all day to no avail. Zadig installer included. The signed drivers by Nico are a dead link. Huge Win 10 update installed uncommanded on July 4 while visiting Denver with the laptop

Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression

2016-07-09 Thread Bob Coomler via IRCA
? Bob Coomler W7SWLTucson, AZ   38650 Beulah Reed Rd, Manzanita, OR 97130 | MLS #15223121 | Zillow From: Nicholas Hall-Patch To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Sent: Saturday, July 9, 2016 5:29 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression Never have to

Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression

2016-07-09 Thread k7wv
, July 9, 2016 6:18:14 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression A Win 10 update caused the Perseus to mute? OK, unmute it But I get the feeling that you don't mean mute in the normal sense where audio was stopped by a button push. What did happen, so we can be forewarned? I'

Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression

2016-07-09 Thread Chuck Hutton
July 9, 2016 8:30 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression Disasters? Tom seemed to have been fed a Windows 10 update that made his Perseus mute; fortunately, there was a netbook available that had Perseus software on i

Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression

2016-07-09 Thread Bob Coomler via IRCA
? Bob Coomler W7SWLTucson, AZ   38650 Beulah Reed Rd, Manzanita, OR 97130 | MLS #15223121 | Zillow From: Nicholas Hall-Patch To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Sent: Saturday, July 9, 2016 5:29 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression Never have to

Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression

2016-07-09 Thread Nicholas Hall-Patch
down. > > > So, even though it is a pain, I think it is worthwhile to make sure your > system won't fail you on a DXpedition. > > > Chuck > > > > > From: IRCA on behalf of James Renfrew < > jim.renf...@gmail.com>

Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression

2016-07-09 Thread coffee_canuck
hwhile to make sure your > system won't fail you on a DXpedition. > > > Chuck > > > > > From: IRCA on behalf of James Renfrew > > Sent: Saturday, July 9, 2016 9:01 PM > To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of Amer

Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression

2016-07-09 Thread Chuck Hutton
__ From: IRCA on behalf of James Renfrew Sent: Saturday, July 9, 2016 9:01 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression Well my laptop battery emptied too quickly the first morning on the cliffs. I had to ration my

Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression

2016-07-09 Thread Mark Durenberger
MY goodness! WHAT were you buys drinking thinking? Cheers! Mark Durenberger mobile -Original Message- From: James Renfrew Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2016 4:01 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression Well my

Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression

2016-07-09 Thread James Renfrew
Well my laptop battery emptied too quickly the first morning on the cliffs. I had to ration my use of it to stretch it. I hadn't any problems the previous week at a conference in Portland (which is what got me ot Oregon in the first place). I had an ac adapter for powering the laptop in the car, b

Re: [IRCA] First Rockworks impression

2016-07-09 Thread Neil Kazaross
Nick, what are you guys using for antennas for the SDR's? 73 KAZ On Sat, Jul 9, 2016 at 3:30 PM, Nicholas Hall-Patch wrote: > Hmmm, New Zealand you say. Why, yes, one or two. Both Tom and I > suffered minor disasters, but I think we've recorded a few bits of DX just > the same. > > I know I

[IRCA] First Rockworks impression

2016-07-09 Thread Nicholas Hall-Patch
Hmmm, New Zealand you say. Why, yes, one or two. Both Tom and I suffered minor disasters, but I think we've recorded a few bits of DX just the same. I know I heard Trackside on 549 and 828 plus Sport on 693, 774 and 792...but not 1503; conditions really favored the bottom of the band. More lis