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Subject: [TenTec] Pineapple upside-down DX
From: pklein@2alpha.net (Peter A. Klein)
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 23:47:25 -0700
This evening, I opened up my Omni VI to, among other things, disconnect
Connector 52.  As many on the list have reported, it eliminated the thumps
and clicks I heard in my headphones while operating CW.  A great return for
very little effort.

I had the radio upside down, with the bottom cover removed, and was
listening to my keying in a dummy load to hear the effect of the mod.  Then
I switched to an antenna on 20m to hear the effect with band noise.  I
heard Alex, EW2AA calling CQ. I tuned him in, which was kind of weird
because all the knobs were in the wrong place.  Anyway, I got him on the
first try.

As I said, pineapple upside-down DX.  Or was it backwards borscht. . . ?

73 from KD7MW,

--- Peter
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