Re: [Repeater-Builder] Whiskers

2007-02-22 Thread Nate Duehr
On 2/21/07, Kevin Custer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you hit it hard enough, it would have fixed itself without taking it > apart. Nate knows how hard you have to smack it to break the whiskers > off, don't you Nate? Actually I've never done it myself... just knew it was an option -- one of

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Whiskers

2007-02-21 Thread Fred Flowers
That's why cussing first is best. -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chuck Kelsey Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 8:40 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Whiskers Seriously, I

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Whiskers

2007-02-21 Thread Fred Flowers
No, cussing is. -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chuck Kelsey Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 7:53 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Whiskers Did I bang on it ??!!! Of course!! Isn&#

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Whiskers

2007-02-21 Thread Chuck Kelsey
Seriously, I'm always pretty careful when I bang on something that has crystals in it. Chuck WB2EDV - Original Message - From: "Kevin Custer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 9:29 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Whiskers > If yo

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Whiskers

2007-02-21 Thread Kevin Custer
gt; - Original Message - > From: "Nate Duehr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 7:08 AM > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Whiskers > > > >> On 2/21/07, Chuck Kelsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Whiskers

2007-02-21 Thread Chuck Kelsey
Did I bang on it ??!!! Of course!! Isn't that the very first diagnostic test for a piece of electronics Chuck WB2EDV - Original Message - From: "Nate Duehr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 7:08 AM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Wh

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Whiskers

2007-02-21 Thread George Henry
>Sent: Feb 21, 2007 7:51 AM >To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Whiskers > >Chuck Kelsey wrote: >> Well, I've been playing with GE MVP's, Exec II's and Mastr II's for years >> and never had a casting develop whiskers.

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Whiskers

2007-02-21 Thread Chuck Kelsey
I did. after I placed the radio back in service ;-) Chuck WB2EDV - Original Message - From: "Kevin Custer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 8:51 AM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Whiskers > Chuck Kelsey wrote: >> Well, I'

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Whiskers

2007-02-21 Thread Kevin Custer
Chuck Kelsey wrote: > Well, I've been playing with GE MVP's, Exec II's and Mastr II's for years > and never had a casting develop whiskers... until now. This was a VHF high > band MVP and when I took it apart, there was one whisker that had to go an > inch long. That particular helical section w

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Whiskers

2007-02-21 Thread Nate Duehr
On 2/21/07, Chuck Kelsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Running the adjustment through it's range did nothing other than to confirm > that it's tuning had no effect. The whiskers had shorted to the outside of > the coil in several places. > > Chuck > >WB2EDV I have heard stories of folks successfull

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Whiskers

2007-02-21 Thread Chuck Kelsey
February 21, 2007 1:42 AM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Whiskers > > Anyone have an idea as to how long it takes for them to grow? When I have > one, I just break it off by running the helical adjustment through its > entire range. Never had one come back. > > Bob NO6B >>

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Whiskers

2007-02-20 Thread no6b
At 2/20/2007 16:20, you wrote: >Well, I've been playing with GE MVP's, Exec II's and Mastr II's for years >and never had a casting develop whiskers... until now. This was a VHF high >band MVP and when I took it apart, there was one whisker that had to go an >inch long. That particular helical secti

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Whiskers

2007-02-20 Thread Nate Duehr
On 2/20/07, Chuck Kelsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, I've been playing with GE MVP's, Exec II's and Mastr II's for years > and never had a casting develop whiskers... until now. This was a VHF high > band MVP and when I took it apart, there was one whisker that had to go an > inch long. That