Re: [Elecraft] denatured alcohol vs. Everclear

2021-07-17 Thread Lee Ormiston
their *esophagus*? > > On Sat, Jul 17, 2021, 21:24 Lee Ormiston wrote: > >> To add another thought to the medical doctor's good comments, when I was >> in >> school studying chemistry, some of my slower friends studying less >> rigorous subjects thought it would b

Re: [Elecraft] denatured alcohol vs. Everclear

2021-07-17 Thread Lee Ormiston
To add another thought to the medical doctor's good comments, when I was in school studying chemistry, some of my slower friends studying less rigorous subjects thought it would be a good idea to drink straight Everclear. They quickly and painfully learned the Everclear pulled water from the tissu

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft] Cammo KX2?

2019-09-04 Thread Lee Ormiston
What about either 'Reflective' or 'Glow In the Dark' tape. Lee, N0RRL On Wed, Sep 4, 2019 at 10:12 AM Fred C. Jensen wrote: > "AIRPLANE 'Black Box'" Orange? > > K6DGW > > Carter Craigie wrote: > >YES! Great suggestions! Hi-Viz traffic cone orange! > >73, > >Carter, N3AO > >Blacksburg, VA > > >

Re: [Elecraft] MAST HOLE FOAM FILLERS

2019-04-29 Thread Lee Ormiston
Kent, Suggest you read and perform the calculations in Calculating the Required Mast Strength section of *ARRL Antenna Book. *You will also want to search NWS.gov web site for Maximum Recorded Wind Gust speed at weather reporting stations nearest you. NORRL Lee On Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 5:47 PM B

Re: [Elecraft] whats a updated K3 called?

2019-01-10 Thread Lee Ormiston
Or, singing A Capella while in laboratory! On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 11:15 PM Eric Norris wrote: > I prefer neoK3S, like neoNoir, only brighter, depending on your LCD > backlight setting > > 73 Eric WD6DBM > > On Thu, Jan 10, 2019, 7:17 PM Rich > > I kind of like > > > > K3s (lower case S) is mod

Re: [Elecraft] OT: WWV/WWVH Closure

2018-08-21 Thread Lee Ormiston
The cesium and iridium clocks at National Institute of Standards and Technology through WWV and WWVH broadcasts, provide the time signals to the Global Positioning System satellites which without time signals to the Wide Area Augmentation system from WWV & WWVH are not accurate for navigation purpo

Re: [Elecraft] Breakers for KPA1500?

2018-07-10 Thread Lee Ormiston
Ladies and Gentlemen, As a *Recovering Regulator* and a person who contacted my insurance company when I was contemplating finishing my basement, let me share a couple thoughts/experiences. A couple of years ago I called my home owners insurance company, USAA, and told the nice young lady who an

Re: [Elecraft] K-Line Climate Control

2018-07-04 Thread Lee Ormiston
What about creating a Faraday Cage (as done in some offices) by covering walls, ceilings, floors of apartment with electrically bonded, metal (not plastic) window screen. Also, follow bonding/grounding techniques in H. Ward Silver's book published by ARRL? Lee N0RRL On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 11:06

Re: [Elecraft] Ham radio as a side dish

2018-05-28 Thread Lee Ormiston
There are many amateur radio operators in Civil Air Patrol as air crew (Mission Pilot, Mission Observer, Mission Scanner, Mission Photographer), Ground Team members, and Radio Communications officers also. On Sun, May 27, 2018 at 1:32 AM, Glen Torr wrote: > Hi All, > > Fascinating thread Wayne.

Re: [Elecraft] Please keep it cordial - No personal criticisms or attacks please

2018-03-16 Thread Lee Ormiston
Thank you Eric. On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 1:34 PM, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft < e...@elecraft.com> wrote: > Just a friendly reminder - making personal criticisms other's email > postings to the list, or follow on snide comments by others, just generate > unneeded noise on the list, are clearly

Re: [Elecraft] FLDIGI microphone level changes to 0

2016-10-29 Thread Lee Ormiston
Quite likely, last night ten to the minus six software did a massive something to Doze 10 which froze both my personal computers and messed up all the computers at work. Lee n0rrl On Saturday, October 29, 2016, Don Wilhelm wrote: > Michael, > > That sounds like a Windows 10 or an FLDIGI problem.

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Website

2015-12-31 Thread Lee Ormiston
Have had no trouble reaching Elecraft web site from Aurora, Colorado during past two days. 73, N0RRL Lee On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 2:17 PM, Richard S. Leary wrote: > Bob, > Elecraft site comes up fine here, south of Tacoma, WA. Using Comcast cable. > URL I use is http://www.elecraft.com/, then ju

Re: [Elecraft] Question about Selling K2

2015-12-05 Thread Lee Ormiston
Chuck, Before you give up on radio hobby, *Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015*, H.R.1301 (do not remember number for Senate version) is winding it way through Congress. This bill requires home owners associations to make reasonable (what ever that means) accommodations for amateur radio antennas due

Re: [Elecraft] OT: VHF radio in Tesla Model S

2015-10-06 Thread Lee Ormiston
Drifting back to the technicalities of flowing electrons: Nine electric cars operated on the streets of Paris, France between 1835 and 1839. The biggest problem with them was the inefficiency of the electric batteries - likely a variation of Volta cells. The biggest problem with current electric

Re: [Elecraft] Rig Insurance

2015-08-07 Thread Lee Ormiston
Jerry and Ian, As Ian said, ARRL has rig insurance. Also, talk with your homeowners/renters insurance company. Your casualty insurance will pay to repair/replace personal property up to the coverage levels in your policy. This type coverage has deductibles, etc. You can also purchase 'valuable

Re: [Elecraft] My Number one reason for wanting to buy the K3S

2015-08-06 Thread Lee Ormiston
Ladies & Gentlemen, boys & girls; As with everything else in life, we can pay a premium price for premium quality oats, we can pay a moderate price for medium quality oats, or we can pay a lower price for second hand oats. Personally, I am more interested in the rigs, accessories, other goodies, a

Re: [Elecraft] Atmospheric noise increases

2015-07-25 Thread Lee Ormiston
May I have copy of Presentation also? Thank you, NORRL Lee On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 10:33 PM, Dale Putnam wrote: > May I "me too" Please? > Sent from my NOOK > > Scott M via Elecraft wrote: > > I'd like to see it Phil,if you don't mind > Scott W0SGM > > > copy of my Power Point presentation