Whether you would use it or not or feel uncomfortable using a scope, I cannot answer...but if you do decide you want one, let me suggest a Tektronix dual-trace 100 Mhz scope. At the e-place, they reg
On 1/31/2012 5:06 PM, Stuart Rohre wrote: Try coiling up part of a mike cable into an orderly solenoid coil, NOT scramble wound. You can put it on a pop bottle or other pipe form for a test. If that
Has anyone converted the Johnson KW Matchbox to an 'Alfred Annecke' style matchbox? I have a KW Matchbox and you are absolutely right. Works great on 80 and 40 feeding a 80 meter dipole with home bre
But I never figured he would have a SOUTHERN ACCENT ! Gee, a K4 that lives in Tennessee with a southern accent. Whatta big surprise. Who'd a thunk it? <grin>
You cannot take them with you when you die. The XYL will toss them out in the garbage or some ham with take them to a swap fest then trash them if not sold. Sadly, that is the answer. When I moved ou
Sheesh! This thread is turning into a tempest in a teapot. Possibly the wording of a response or two could have been interpreted as being a little rude...or possibly not. However, the *facts* remain
...a slip of the hand, and your XYL gets your life insurance. Not so, Dick Tracy... I cashed-in the policy and bought another radio ! Ha ! ;-) (OK... Just kidding, of course...) -- Happy Trails. So m
The internal BFO frequency adjustment for LSB is off 250 hertz. Just a comment...and I'm not knocking the OP's original interesting and valid question nor Carl's answer. However, I just can't help b
On 1/13/2011 5:39 PM, Don Steele wrote: Well, my Omni 6 is in for repair, and Ten Tec has diagnosed a logic board failure. Due to the unavailable chips, this means a dead radio. I know this isn't the
73, Frank KF6E Frank, I have the gray Centurion, 10-12 years old (?) and my settings are as follows: For 17 m, set band switch to 15 m, Load=5, Tune=1 For 12 m, set band switch to 10 m, Load=5, Tune
The reference to that is NEC Article 250.140. Specifically, it address the use of an external grounding conductor to the frame of a 4-wire dryer on legacy 3-wire service when several conditions are
Doyle wrote: Help, Was operating RTTY when my Centurion Amp quit working. The symptom is that it shows 200 Ma Even in the Stnby position the plate current is 200 Ma & the tubes are moderately red. Th
The real fun came from the cases where some lawyer thought he could show me up on cross-examination. Not once did the lawyer win. Been there, done that! I was the forensic expert for a large telcom
I my case, I was the lawyer... and the expert never won! (But then it was not between me or him... I was working for a client, and ... oddly enough... I THOUGHT we were there to find the TRUTH... not
At least avoid wearing polyester and acrylic and working on a wool carpet in the winter without lots of antistatic spray on the carpet nd whole house humidifiction while wearing only cotton clothes.
This not to say that there are not other dipoles of various designs and arrangements will work well, just stop calling them G5RVs. If they work, then name them as desired. Amen! You have pushed my p
BUT...for dealing with my power line noise (typically S8 on 40 meters) ... Maybe I just need to pony up to a Timewave DSP599Z... Or, might I respectfully suggest that you need to contact the power c
John Peters wrote: Hi there, I wish to request TenTec to reinstate the logic board for the OMNI VI+ I wish to keep this radio going for a long time I'm now 81 and I hope to use this radio for quite s