It might not be a "true ham radio" article - but, in view of the recent grounding thread I thought some might find this of interest. de Mel KD7DCR The victims, mostly students aged 8 to 17, were take
Hello to all: Just a note about these cutting boards. Most restaurants use these and have to replace them from time to time for health department reasons. When they do, they just toss them. They are
I know you guys like a deal, so go check out Item #3020605230 on Ebay. Appears to be ROHN direct, FOB factory, tower # "SCL". 100 ft self-supporting, 75-100 MPH, EIA-222f/96 cert. They have 25 each f
Hi, Is everyone seeing these multi copy/font/linked posts coming through now? Or, is it just my "challenged" CompuServe GUI? Sure adds to the scrolling time for each digest. (I am on the digest forma
This "deep thread" about modeling ant has been a great help in showing me just how much about "tech details" I still have to learn - thanks to all. My question: Some time ago, like 4 or 5 years, I re
I have had three messages referring to this possibly being from one of the April Fools issues of QST... Sorry guys, I don't remember it as such at all. It may have been a "letter to the Ed" type form
Not wishing to start a huge battle, but still looking for "some way" to satisfy the masses of people to whom "ham" means dinner meat, perhaps we should take a page out of the old protest handbook - m
What is a good source for these AB Chance screw anchors? Don B. W6DRB Don: \ I just happened across my shipping slip from buying mine this summer. Got these from "Western States Electric, Inc" in Por
Hi all, Just finishing up my first station install. Have a "single point ground plate/bar" wall mounted just above and behind the operating position. Desk is an old computer/printer stand made out of
First, thanks to: Pete/N4ZR, Ed/W3NR, David/K1ttt, Ed/W5TM, Steve/K7LXC, Billy/AA4NU, and Tom/W8ji for their rapid responses and info. I will try and provide a summary here of same, while adding some
Makes me real spooky when things like this happen. The following "file" was attached to TT Digest #V4-454. LuisSutilTeixeira,CT4NH.vcf (395 bytes) Does anyone know what this is, or if it should even
Thanks to all that responded directly. It seems that I can once again post direct to the list - from CompuServe user no less. 73's to all. Mel - KD7DCR List Sponsored by AN Wireless: AN Wireless hand
My wife is highly reactive to such stings - to the point of carrying an auto-injector! Tried the meat tenderizer - did "some" good. She got nailed by a BUFF sized one at a lake, while camping once -
Hi all, I think this "reporter" just had a case of the "what do I write today" blues. But, the one suggestion about "something else" being involved like whales beaching themselves may be closer to fa
How are people getting their coax into the shack in the basement ?? i was thinking of using 4" pvc pipe with a cap on the outside with holes drilled for coax and sealing around each coax run with rtv
Hi all, Tried to send a response to this writer, at the addy shown. Got a bounce message in about 2 nano seconds! Me thinks he doesn't wish to hear from us directly about his writing. Stay safe, Mel
Hi all, Lots of "meat" in some of your comments. The investment capital angle holds a lot of water in my mind. The mini-marketing class from Jim reinforces this factor. And, for Steve's benefit, I wo
Hey Steve, In your original posting, you called it a "typical boat type winch". Like is on the trailer to haul the hull out of the water and secure it on the trailer? The only ones like this I have s
Testing reload of cs software after crash... KD7DCR _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Weather Stations", and lot's
Rich, I have one of the ATAS-100's also and from "observation" alone I think the only real difference is "how" they cover the exposed coil portion of the stick. On our's they use that folded rubber b