The Astrons are quiet and pretty reliable. I have had a RS20 since 1980
and the only problem I had was cured by replacing the regulator chip
about 35 years ago.
Bob, N7XY
On 6/10/19 5:04 PM, Alan Corbeth wrote:
I have an Astron RS35 power Supply purchased in 1991. There was a period where
This was done by many stations when the price of gas first exceeded
$1.00 per gallon the (all mechanical at the time) pumps couldn't handle
3 digits.
Bob, N7XY
On 2/25/19 3:08 PM, ab2tc wrote:
Hi again,
Hopefully Eric will find it in his heart to let this thread continue.
Yes, we are. Booze
As I recall from school, Thomas Jefferson proposed that the U.S. switch
to the metric system over 300 years ago. Of course our reactionary
Congress then, as now, dug in their feet and stopped it cold.
Bob, N7XY
On 2/23/19 7:03 PM, Kevin McQuiggin (SFU) wrote:
Technically, “Celsius” rather th
I thought you lived out in the boondocks where traffic wouldn't be an issue.
Bob, N7XY
On 2/22/19 6:18 AM, Wes wrote:
This week it's rodeo days in Tucson. A favorite of the snowbirds.
This morning however, it seems the snowbirds brought the snow with
them. Yep, it's snowing in Tucson. Not l
DLW Associates makes a filter which has 40 dB rejection across the
entire broadcast band. It is available from DX Engineering.
On 12/22/18 7:20 PM, Al Lorona wrote:
No, not a null, but a rolloff. When I quoted -40 dB I didn't mean a notch at
one frequency, but the stopband level reached by
I miss good old WIOU. He had some technical insights which were unique,
to say the least.
Bob, N7XY
On 12/17/18 11:03 AM, Fred Jensen wrote:
Larson E. Rapp is using an alias now?
73,
Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County
On 12/17/2018 7:09 AM, Charlie T wrote:
Yes, but speaker
I bought my K3S and KPA500 at 79 and hope to get many years of enjoyment
from them.
73, Bob N7XY
On 11/16/18 7:49 AM, silve...@charter.net wrote:
I read the daily Elec raft emails and get enjoyment from the various
comments, and I learn a few things as well. The saddest part is, at soon to
b
It's about 16.75 inches wide if you remove the handle and feet from the
sides of the K3
On 9/21/18 2:36 PM, Clay Autery wrote:
I haven't measured lately... Is a K3/P3 width too wide for a single 19" 3U
rack unit?
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
Original message ---
A metal screwdriver might affect the inductance. There are several
inexpensive tuning tools made with a plastic handle and a small thin
metal blade, for example:
https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/bourns-inc/H-90/H90-ND/262571
I used a similar tool when I built my K2.
Bob, N7XY
On 9/
I'm probably a bit psycho at times and studied acoustics in college over
50 years ago. Now I need to figure out how to combine the two.
73, Bob N7XY
On 9/20/18 8:07 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
On a related topic, I discovered that as a guy of a certain age, 400 Hz may be
a better pitch for cop
from my iPhone
...nr4c. bill
On Sep 19, 2018, at 7:05 PM, Bob Nielsen - N7XY wrote:
I'm still learning to use my new K3S but am already very impressed with the
performance. However, I am unable to switch to the FM mode. I have installed
and configured the 13 kHz filter and chec
I'm still learning to use my new K3S but am already very impressed with
the performance. However, I am unable to switch to the FM mode. I have
installed and configured the 13 kHz filter and checked the K3 utility to
verify that FM is enabled for that filter and that TX FM is enabled, but
the
It's been quite a while, but Henry Radio was on Olympic Boulevard at
that time, not Century. I visited there many times.
Bob, N7XY
On 9/14/18 8:38 PM, Robert Friess wrote:
I received my Novice license in 1953 at the age of 11. I had a NC101X
receiver that my dad bought for me at Henry Radi
The most rewarding QSO I DIDN'T have:
A few sunspot cycles ago I tuned around 10 meters from my then-QTH in
California. The ONLY signal I could hear on the entire band was from a
beacon station on Reunion Island, very copyable.
73, Bob N7XY
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Back in my early days as a ham (1950s), I inadvertently discovered that
the metal housing of a D104 microphone was very effective in performing
such a touch test.
Bob, N7XY
On 9/2/18 7:19 AM, John Oppenheimer wrote:
On 09/02/2018 07:56 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
That W3EDP antenna is a strong s
/19/18 11:40 AM, Phil Kane wrote:
On 8/17/2018 10:40 PM, Bob Nielsen, N7XY wrote:
Like many of us of a certain age, I have started wearing hearing aids
Welcome to the club.
Has anyone been able to use a bluetooth connection (such as bluetooth
headphones) successfully on CW?
My hearing aid
Like many of us of a certain age, I have started wearing hearing aids
(actually I first tried one 20 years ago but since my hearing on one ear
was still pretty good at the time I gave up on it soon after). Now I
have issues in both ears and am essentially deaf in one so I got aids
with CROS te
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