On 10/26/2011 3:02 PM, Roger Parsons wrote:
> Thanks Don
>
> I could only get onionskin paper on a pad rather than for a printer but I
> tried it anyway. It printed OK, and is significantly better than normal
> printer paper, but is still quite grainy/papery with the back lighting.
>
How about using "transparency" sheets. They are thin, clear, plastic
that work in most of today's printers.
73
Roger (K8RI)
> So I'm still looking.
>
> 73 Roger
> VE3ZI
>
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> From: "n8de@thepoint.net"<n8de@thepoint.net>
> To: Roger Parsons<ve3zi@rac.ca>; Roger Parsons<ve3zi@yahoo.com>
> Cc: "towertalk@contesting.com"<towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, 24 October 2011, 15:30
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Emotator 1105MS Rotator& Controller
>
> I would try 'onion skin' paper, or very translucent paper which could be made
> even LESS opaque by rubbing it with OIL.
> 73
> Don
> N8DE
>
>
> Quoting Roger Parsons<ve3zi@yahoo.com>:
>
>> A while ago my controller stopped indicating the antenna direction,
>> although everything was OK otherwise. Significant messing around later I
>> found that a drive belt in the controller had perished. To my amazement I
>> found a source of the correct belt and now it works fine again.
>>
>> However:
>>
>> The direction indication was a printed translucent sheet held between two
>> transparent pieces of polycarbonate. Disassembling the unit to fit the new
>> belt made the translucent sheet fall apart - it was after all at least 20
>> years old. I was able to draw a replacement sheet pretty much exactly as
>> the original, but I can't find the proper material to print it on. If I use
>> a transparency it is much too light and the works of the controller are
>> clearly visible though it. If I use paper, the back illumination emphasises
>> the grain in the paper and it looks really amateurish.
>>
>> Any suggestions for the best material to use? I use an inkjet printer, but
>> if laser is necessary I could take it to a shop for printout. Thanks for
>> any help.
>>
>>
>> 73 Roger
>> VE3ZI
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