Self amalgamating tape, covered with several layers of BLACK pvc tape for uv
protection. Works every time on coax connectors. I've never had a failure
yet with this stuff, even here in rainy England. The stuff usually costs
around GBP 5 per roll, though I got some in Germany recently that cost t
I don't know why, but single, double, and triple wraps don't
matter--mosture still gets in.
Last week I took a 4 element 2m yagi off a 40' tower and when I tilted the
boom (maybe 40" long) water came pouring out of the end.
This in the Arizona desert in a location that has not seen rain in 6
My blood pressure can not take another citation of the advice to wrap your
coax plugs with any kind of plastic electrical tape for water sealing
out-doors (again in Aug. QST ant. article by "ed").
I have wrapped and unwrapped exterior coax fittings for 47 years, in cold
weather and hot, wet an
I do that to. I'm sure you have heard some hand keying that sounds like a
monkey sending with its left foot.
So, it's much better.
I didn't say computer code contacts were wrong, I said it doesn't seem
quite right.
Think about a CW DXCC award where the recipient can't copy a single letter
of c
Best way to send anything via US Postal Service is inclusion of Delivery
Confirmation (DC): Only 45 cents for envelopes or 55 cents for
packages/parcels. DC permits online tracking and enables the Postal Service to
locate a missing parcel.
73 de Fred K2FRD, VO2FS
At 4:58 -0400 17/07/2005, Larr
So Bill, wonder what's your opinion about transmitting CW with an Electronic
keyer (that's kind a computer as well). The only true CW made by hand is with a
straight key.
I see no difference with Rtty, which originally was made with a telex and a
convertor and has been computerized as well. One th
I dont understand the problem
here. Almost all Contest CW is Computer Sent.
On the receiving end how do you know what/who is
sending the code?
Do we care?
Hey, if you disapprove - then dont work the
guy.
I already have his card on CW.
73 de tom
gm4fdm / T33C
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