I suspect Rick might, today, select word other than "intimidating" to make his point, and so would I, but I think get his drift. The OMNI VII is my first transceiver of any kind. Before getting my li
Even with my more limited experience, I prefer to run my microphone through an external pre-amp, to boost it up to line level, and then use the Line Level Input - even for the microphone - for the re
Golly... Stu... I wonder if there is room for more than one type of emergency practice exercise each year? FD would not really crowd or obsolete your ARES SET exercises, but I sorta like the notion t
However, SET is much smaller than Field Day has become. Could that be because points are under-emphasized and SET is sometimes a county ARES group made up of members of several clubs? Thus, you don'
Well... shoot, Rick. Maybe next year, Stu, and Gary, and JB, and Bob, and the rest of the guys and I should skip over the pond to your villa in DE-land, and make a week of it. We can line up some goo
Does anybody use a burnishing tool to clean contacts? I seem to recall RadioShack selling such a thing years ago. Not having one, I sometimes use an old ink eraser. Are there better ideas for this? =
Cool. That's the ticket. (Although I don't recall them costing over $20 !) I will Google around and see what comes up not that you confirm their usefulness. Regarding exercising pots... I learned lon
YEAH... I REMEMBER MY MOM SAYING THAT ! My brother and I had a very old B-W GE TV in our room and we babied the tuning knob, just like my Mom said to do, and it lasted nearly 15 years of constant use
Point taken... I did not intend to suggest your said otherwise ! ;-) I apply it with a swab if possible... but I have some friends who just flood the thing and have to wipe the excess up for weeks af
On 7/15/2012 1:11 PM, w8au@sssnet.com wrote: At 11:13 PM 7/14/2012, Richards wrote: Does anybody use a burnishing tool to clean contacts? I seem to recall RadioShack selling such a thing years ago. N
Really...? Well Shoot. I figured the rubber eraser would be pretty harmless... actually, looking at it, it seems more of a soft rubber art eraser than an ink eraser, but still... never considered it
That comports with my understanding, ... the box for mine says : "Serial No. T-006." which is also etched in the heavy metal base. -- K8JHR -- I believe that mine says "T100," which would indicate th
ER...that brings back memories. I have what is called a "Pink Pet" ... I thought it was equivalent to the old "Pink Pearl" erasers my pop used as a a CPA so many years ago. But, now y'all got me worr
I agree. If you have only $500, you cannot take too big a risk. I add, without contradicting Geoffrey, that Burghardt Radio Repair often has used, certified radios, sometimes TT, as well here: http:/
Great... just the sort of answer I can use ! I was hoping for a groundswell of information on it... so I could be the best informed guy next year... I will have to Google and read my Antenna Book and
I believe in both cases the issue was either the operator and his adjustment of the radio or the radio itself. Could this be the result of sub-optimal or inappropriate filter selection for the affect
Gee... I know a guy... who needs... You can just send it all to ME... and I will make sure he gets it... ;-) == K8JHR == Yes, Hans will be the proud new owner of the Paragon, and one of the guys just
OK... while we are at it... Rick - I will send Hans a few nice patch cables from my collection, so he can connect the stuff together. I will email you off list for specifics. I have a bunch left over
Yeah... I only use the green ones on my cooking pans -very too abrasive for this sort of thing. As for the age of the kit board... sheesh... who knows how long TT had it on the shelf before sending i