At 03:21 PM 1/20/06, Randy Russe3ll wrote: Does anyone out there using ladder lines, have a good system to bleed off electrostatic buildup on these transmission lines? I would like to set up somethin
I have a Argosy II and it works just fine on all bands but 80 meters, there's output but no where near what it should be. On 40 meters I get about 40+ watts, on 80 meters about 8 watts. I dug out my
At 08:30 PM 12/21/05, Paul DeWitte K9OT wrote: A call to T T just raised my phone bill and got no help. Garland used to work on these and he has got smart and retired. In the past he had helped me ou
Mike: Maybe that's due to the carrier osc needing tweaking so that the sideband filter passes more balanced audio. My D-104 and Triton 4 have always received wonderful reports. w8au
If "beginner" is a good benchmark, you can fill the bill with a Century 21 digital. 70W input/35W output. The five major HF bands prior to WARC...80/40/20/15/10. CW only with DirectConversion receive
Nope a century 21 for a new ham.. that direct conversion scheme will make a quick migraine for any new ham on the cw bands... As a beginner I spent 3 years with a Hallicrafters S-19R, wide as a barn
At 07:21 PM 11/10/05, Ralph Matheny wrote: I do NOT think the mount works out very well. I found that the mount allowed the radio to flex enough to cause (actually add to) VFO stability problems. I t
Is it gone yet? My mobile VSL is so dusty and crusty I better get a spare so I can dump the old one in the dishwasher! :-) What do these original $79.95 beauties go for now? 73, Perry
Not wanting to continue a subject that is not germain to this list, I will briefly say that I understand the recent trend to CW ops using more bugs than in the past 20 years. As a kid I entered the h
Tnx for the update on Ted. Sorry to get it this way instead of over the air....... Will there be any way for Ted to operate from the rest home? It has been done before, dependent on the rest home pol
At 04:07 AM 7/18/05, you wrote: When KPH was on the air last week, I was able to hear them on 426 kHz with the Paragon II, but I was not too impressed with the performance. Using my 160 meter (1/4 wa
At 03:45 AM 7/19/05, you wrote: I checked out my Paragon II manual, and sure enough there is a control line which causes RX input RF to bypass the first amplifier stage only when in 0.100 - 1.7 MHz.
Yes, but he sure sounded like his shorts were a little too tight! :-) Hearing him at Dayton and on other transcriptions (plus his cameo appearance on "Christmas Story") his voice was about an octave
At 11:22 PM 7/24/05, Chuck Gerarden wrote: (main points?) False advertising? software fixes that I doubt will ever come? am being asked to shell out another $1700.00 for O II with new filters? right
I have found that a 10-D dynamic sounds better than a D-104 on the Paragons I have. Both are by Astatic and have the same base connector. FWIW, Perry w8au
At 05:03 PM 4/7/05, Reed O. Krenn wrote: I have heard of that term "Lake Erie Swing" for many years, and never heard an actual definition. What sending characteristics constitute a "Lake Erie Swing",
That's the difference between a "typist" and a "real CW opr." :-) (I know a few keyboard users that AVOID the punctuation and full spelling of every word, and just type the standard brasspounder abbr
I TYPE LIKE CW SUMTIMES WHEN EMAILING ES PEOPLE TELL ME TO STOP SHOUTING. Yes, Ken.... I thought it humorous when someone asked (about yours or someone else's email that was ALL CAPS)..."why are you