Good point, Carter. There must be be different types of store locations. You may have to search to find one that packs. I live on the SW corner of GR, and our store packs and ships. If they don't pac
I cannot say why, but those Scouts are very popular. I saw one sell at a local swap meet last weekend for around $400 with no modules. -- JHR -- On 9/20/2014 4:12 PM, Al Gulseth wrote: I periodically
I agree - that IS wrong. My Orion II arrived the same way, but I was not home. The documentation clearly indicated the seller had purchased a signature on delivery. Fortunately it was all OK, and I i
When I ordered some stuff today, Stan Brock said they are moving about 200 yards South up the hill on the side street just behind the current location. -- K8JHR --
Actually, I am sure Bob said "beer" just to be polite... Being from Tennessee, I am confident he imbibes honest to goodness Made in the USA straight Tennessee Whiskey like a real man. I am sure he di
Er... um.... I figured that was just euphemism to be polite ... Be assured, a bottle of my finest will remain open and available to your use anytime you are in the vicinity. Parenthetically, I was di
With some music instrument tubes and lamps, and some automobile lamps (more older than those used at present) it was once fashionable to avoid touching and leaving greasy finger prints on the glass e
On 8/4/2014 9:58 PM, Clayton Brantley via TenTec wrote: Brandon: I have a set of boards from a 563 rev 3 that I bought a few years ago. I now have a 564 that I use here. Your 563 needs the eproms on
Amen. I paid a mere $16 for my 4-port serial adapter -a very cheap way to add 4 "real" serial ports to the box. I have touted this solution on several ham reflectors. A few report success following s
Brian -- Do you have a little microphone preamplifier and a dynamic (performance type) microphone you can plug into the Line-In input on the rear panel octopus cable, to determine if that works as a
-- Why negative? "resigning"s not a pejorative word. This is how rumors begin. This constitutes "half empty" instead of "half full" thinking. I am just glad to have a glass... --
A few random ideas ... I would try to find a data sheet on the microphone that should indicate what the transformer does and how it is wired. I would also scour the internet and look for an inexpensi
It is equally possible the offer came from outside the company, as it appears he is changing jobs, not retiring. -- JHR -- _________________________________________
______________________________________________ Well... Shoot... of course it is OBVIOUS... 'cause EVERYONE winds them in a COUNTER-clockwise coil - when they should be wound CLOCKWISE - unless, of co
YES! And... (he said in good humor) in another 20 years, you can upgrade to one of the current crop, and be even more amazed... but until then, ENJOY your new rig !! :-) I am sure it will prove a hug
I can't imagine a modern rig whose mic input isn't DC blocked. -- I agree, but I put a capacitor in my own circuit just in case. Belt and suspenders... but that saves me from trying to read the radio
John -- My test for mic quality is to make a recording on the computer using a low sampling rate, maybe 11.5 Hz - and if it sounds OK, then it should sound OK on the air. If not, try another model. P