I sure can't speak for others, but I wasn't in
the least offended... in fact, I'll join in!
Farrah Fawcett met St. Peter at the Pearly Gates.
Peter said "You've led a righteous life, you're
welcome here. In fact, for leading a good life,
you're entitled to the granting of one wish".
Farrah s
At 13:43 08-05-09, rbethman wrote:
>Did you read the comments AFTER this?
>
>Some "person" posts that "I thought twisted wire didn't pick up RF", (I
>may have missed the exact wording.)
>
>Bob - N0DGN
Well... if THAT'S the case, then the portable temporary HF receiving antenna
I've been using fo
At 11:27 08-05-09, Robert Nickels wrote:
>Bob Peters wrote:
> > took one look at the shack
> > and said NO CAN INSTALL you are a Ham Radio
> > Operator and will kick the you know what out of
> > our system.
> >
>I have to say I'm a bit impressed that he could recognize a ham radio
>station when he
Apparently there's a LOT of these things out there... a lot more
than I would have guessed!
I note that there are some complaints about drifting of the PTO. On
that score, there's something
I've been wondering about, but haven't tried.
On the PTO in mine, there is a HEATING ELEMENT, similar to
At 12:42 PM 3/23/2009, sbjohns...@aol.com wrote:
>I'd like to find or make a cabinet of some kind to house my T-368
>exciter deck which I use as a VFO. So far I've not come up with
>anything, either for the exciter alone or with some extra space to
>build a power supply into. Anyone have any sug
At 09:08 PM 3/21/2009, Donald R. R Moore wrote:
>Wanted: Modulation transformer for DX-100. I purchased a DX-100B at a
>auction today looked in side and the Modulation transformer and the
>1625's were not there. Could use a couple of 1625's too if anyone has
>any of these. W5FFK e-mail wa5...@
At 03:20 PM 1/19/2009, David Knepper wrote:
What I still wonder even today is how WRL/Leo Meyerson could make such death
traps and get away with it.
It's my understanding that Leo's designs, tho a bit eclectic, started
out OK. It was his Bean Counters that
messed 'em up.
I still have a Ga
At 09:33 AM 1/13/2009, John King wrote:
Since the response to my previous email was not voluminous, I will
pose a more direct question for my edification.
What is the difference in the radiation pattern and angle of
radiation between the folded unipole and the inverted L?
Well, unless you ca
At 07:58 PM 1/12/2009, Stevan A. White wrote:
Well Mike, OSHA says it's against the rules to climb a hot tower these
days. It's the suits with their wingtip$ you know, who have no idea
what's what.
It's my understanding that the AM guys (I was a 1st Phone at an FM)
still do make the tower hop
At 03:29 PM 11/23/2008, Mike Duke, K5XU wrote:
Speaking of 160, and sometimes 75, whatever became of Steve, N9FOY?
Steve is still among us... but I don't know how often he gets on the
air anymore.
Both of us are still slaving away for Wisconsin Public Broadcasting;
these days that
doesn'
At 09:49 PM 7/18/2008, Kim Elmore wrote:
This is simply an unfair assertion. It is not the ARRL's job to be
the Omniscient Spectrum Protector. Most of the spectrum is not the
Amateur's to protect. If the Government allows an activity that
trashes its own spectrum, it's their problem, not the AR
At 04:29 PM 5/17/2008, Rick Brashear wrote:
Has anyone had any experience with leaky oil filled capacitors? I have
several I have been going through and a couple have slight leakage around
the terminal. I know the oil could possibly have some kind of no-no
properties, but I am more concerned wi
At 01:22 PM 2/16/2008, jeremy-ca wrote:
I have 2 of the rather scarce 75 Ohm Bird 43's and would sure like
to obtain some more slugs of any description.
My feedlines thru 1296 are all 75 Ohm hardline and Ive been able to
make do with 50 Ohm line sections and slugs on HF and low VHF. If
the am
At 01:07 AM 2/16/2008, you wrote:
Hello JT,
I purchased a Circa 1950 600watt load off epay a couple months ago for
only $45. Called Bird and the fellow spent about half an hour helping
me ID the thing and sent me a manual. I was impressed. My Antenna
tuner has 1KW watt meters in it so didn't
At 11:27 PM 2/15/2008, you wrote:
I'm going to need a new dummy load and wondering if anyone knows of
any surplus houses with a good selection. I seem to recall seeing a
site a few years ago with more dummies than you could ever sort
through but the name escapes me. I'm looking for something in
>>> While a true wattmeter is an absorption type of instrument, the
wattmeters
like the Bird and many other thru line meters measure voltage and current to
determine power on the line. <<<
Quite true... thus the market for the Bird TERMALINE units, which combine a
line voltage measurement de
At 09:06 PM 2/1/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From the ARRL Letter:
- - - - - - -
ARRL BOARD AUTHORIZES NEW SECTION POSITIONS, ADOPTS BUDGET, MORE, AT
ANNUAL MEETING
The ARRL Board of Directors held its first 2008 meeting in
Houston,Texas on January 18-19...
All ARRL officers were re-e
At 02:00 PM 1/20/2008, jeremy-ca wrote:
I cant imagine anyone fitting that description is a member of this
forum BUT those particular persons do show up at hamfests to the
dismay of the majority from my experience. The operative word is "majority".
Then again... whenever I see some slick, bl
ROTFLMFAO!!!
At 12:51 AM 1/20/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
FCC ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
ZCZC DW05A 04032010
On March 15, Tom Martin, the new Special Counsel
in the FCC's Enforcement Bureau, issued a letter to Layton P. Dunkle,
WA7KJI, of Evansville, Oregon, indicating that
Dunkle's applic
Now THIS is an ARRL representative that I can support... no BS or beating
around the bush about where he stands.
When are the REST of the ARRL Division Directors gonna grow a pair?
Mr. T., W9LBB
At 08:24 AM 1/9/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In the ARRL Great Lakes Division newsletter fr
>>> Hmmm,
I thought most of that stuff was 400Hz? We used to have 60~400Hz
motor-generators on ship for our computers. I have a notch in my hearing
right at 400Hz courtesy of those mogens. <<<
The tale I heard re. 800 Hz aircraft supplies is that they were an extension of
the "less iron / le
At 12:29 PM 12/29/2007, Ed Sieb wrote:
Just ANOTHER reason for driving an old beater that doesn't USE a microcomputer!
And if they're claiming this thing won't harm human beings, I wanna see them do
a demonstration by aiming and firing this thing at thier own
crotches! <>
Mr. T., W9LBB
I realize this isn't directly Glowbug or AM related (it can do
analysis of AM signals, and it has a CRT that glows! ),
but I'm looking for a pesky part for my analyzer system.
I have the HP 140T mainframe, 8443 tracking generator, and
8445B automatic preselector here, and the interconnecting
cabl
At 11:49 AM 11/29/2007, you wrote:
As for the seating at the Cowboy's stadium - yeah I'd heard that
even bad seats are fetching around $1000 as of this morning. Up
here, it's almost impossible to get season's tickets to Packers
games. The waiting list is like 35 years. And since many fami
At 03:26 PM 11/29/2007, you wrote:
David Knepper wrote:
Thank you for this information - very much appreciated as I follow
basketball closely.
as in you root for the 4-10 76'ers?
(said from the comfort of home, where we enjoy the 13-3 World
Champion San Antonio Spurs)
;-)
Ok, ok... enough
>>> Question: What was your favorite April QST April Fool's article,
or one that could have qualified? <<<
I think my all time favorite (and the one that destroyed the most
equipment) was the one about
the dummy load made of RG8/U coax.
It was a section about a foot long with PL-259s on eac
GOOD GAWD!!!
Somebody actually BID on them???
He had up a BUY IT NOW of $400.00!!!
P. T. Barnum had it right after all!
Mr. T.
At 09:13 PM 11/26/2007, you wrote:
Thomas Adams wrote:
PERFECT NOS NIB MATCHING PAIR OF 6146B/8298A 8298 TUBES (revised
<http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.
Howdy, Steve!
Good points there...
>>> I challenge several points made by WD5BZO in the MP3 recording
of a net transmission...
The ARRL rep says the IARU region 2 bandplan is not meant for US hams
-
Why not? The USA is in Region 2. Radio signals don't stop at
national borders - that's
I for one don't buy one word of it.
If an ARRL representative said "Good Morning" to me, I'd make two
quick telephone calls.
First, I'd call the National Weather Service to find out if it's "good".
Second, I'd call the Naval Observatory to find out if it's really "morning".
The people in New
Greetings, Troops!
Some time ago I got lucky at a hamfest, and became owner of an HF
Termaline load
(DA-173/GRM-10, also known as a Bird 694). Try 1000 watts continuous
rating over
2 - 30 MHz, and a built in wattmeter.
It's been quite handy and has served me well over the years since I
got i
>>> Evening AM activity is pretty decent in some areas on 50.4.
Often several Q's going on +/-. I run a Clegg Zeus at 120W out and
Interceptor rcvr to a HB 8el at 60'. I have a good 100-150 mile range
under dead band condx; much more to a similiary equipped station.
Carl
KM1H <<<
Wish I c
At 05:56 PM 11/20/2007, you wrote:
I'm not an old buzzard yet, I just turned 35 this year.
--
JT Croteau, N1ESE - Manchester, NH (FN42gx)
__
I suppose I'm getting there... 58, and licensed for 44 years now,
41 of those as
an Extra
Howdy, Steve!
At 05:41 PM 11/20/2007, you wrote:
>...senile old AM jerks! You been pissing on
>the league for too long. you will all be dead in a couple
>years, so what you care? run
>AM all you want nobody cares"...
Real classy dude, that one.
They say that you can be judged by the qualit
Howdy, Geoff!
>>> Thomas Adams wrote:
and maybe even make the legal limit output for AM (375 watts of carrier).
Hi, Tom.
This is an incorrect statement. There is no -legal limit carrier
level- for AM.
The legal limit on -any- mode is 1,500 watts -PEP -output-. Period.
If y
Howdy, Don!
At 02:26 AM 11/11/2007, you wrote:
Looking for a halfway decent condition smoothing choke, 30 to 50 Henrys,
hopefully insulated for 4 KV or more, and capable of handling maybe
300 MADC or more.
>>> Is this for a power supply filter choke, or a modulation reactor? <<<
This is f
At 03:18 AM 6/7/2007 -0500, you wrote:
>Imagine the electric bill for that baby each month...Yower!!!
>
>Mike
>WE0H
That, and probably HD radio considerations, are probably the reason
they're selling it. It looks like it's been well and lovingly maintained;
this box is clearly the Pride and Joy
At 01:11 AM 6/7/2007 -0700, you wrote:
>Its on e-bay and I want one!
>
>Item 230139041579
>
>Dino - K6RIX
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
It'll make a nice exciter... but what about the FINAL???
Mr. T., W9LBB
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At 09:53 PM 5/1/2007 EDT, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
> I don't know if this fellow works any of the moidwest fests or not, what
>he buys, though, he keeps so I am pretty sure it is not the same guy.
That's discouraging... it sounds like it's probably NOT the same guy. I was
hoping this obnoxious clown
At 12:22 PM 5/1/2007 -0400, you wrote:
>
>
>On Tue, 1 May 2007, Todd, KA1KAQ wrote:
>
>>
>> I had a similar experience years ago at the Milton hamfest. Mike, W1RC
>> wrote about the event on the original boatanchors list back when it
>> happened. I was asking about the price of a Collins KWM-2A tha
>>> There is a very acceptable range of impedance (ohms)
that will work just fine for you. <<<
Right on! That's why Gawd (and the receiver makers) made
antenna trimmer capacitors! <>
In recieve only antennas, I tend to save a few bucks by
designing around Mil surplus RG11/U coax (70 ohms to be
At 03:34 PM 2/25/2007 EST, you wrote:
>
>I just confirmed that the grids of the 833s are indeed being fed 180 degrees
>from each other. One signal had more RF from the driver (only low B+ was
on)
>than the other, but otherwise all seemed normal.
>
>Steve
>
>
>
>
Howdy, Steve!
OK. Thinking ahe
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