Author: Gary Hoffman" <ghoffman@spacetech.com (Gary Hoffman)
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 18:59:04 -0500
Well, Some people like general coverage radios for SWL... so if that's your = thing, fine. But, if you want a really good receiver, the last thing you want is = general coverage. This throws away a h
Author: Gary Hoffman" <ghoffman@spacetech.com (Gary Hoffman)
Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2002 22:18:13 -0500
Indeed there is much good software out there that you can use to examine signals. I use this stuff in my radio telescope work. For frequency domain signals I like SpectraPlus. I use skypipe software
Author: Gary Hoffman" <ghoffman@spacetech.com (Gary Hoffman)
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2002 20:38:04 -0400
I must say that I agree that we are increasingly finding ourselves in a world devoid of tolerance. My suggestion is that, while we can't fix the whole world, we try to set a good example here. 73 de
Author: Gary Hoffman" <ghoffman@spacetech.com (Gary Hoffman)
Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 20:40:59 -0400
Well.... On a "trying to be helpful note": I've seen this problem also. I'm not lucky enough to own a "6", but I do own a Corsair. What I see is that the frequency "normally" drifts a grand total of
Author: Gary Hoffman" <ghoffman@spacetech.com (Gary Hoffman)
Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2002 15:47:14 -0400
I also have a Pegasus. While 10m isn't the band I usually use, I have tried it on 10m of course. I have no problem getting weak signals. Like others, I found that my computer was the main source of n
Author: Gary Hoffman" <ghoffman@spacetech.com (Gary Hoffman)
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 20:26:16 -0400
A Troll ?? I thought a troll was some ugly guy who lived under a bridge...like me, in other words. What do you mean in this context ? A guy who is just looking for trouble ?? Gary, AA2IZ for wrong ca
Author: Gary Hoffman" <ghoffman@spacetech.com (Gary Hoffman)
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 20:51:37 -0400
I'd like to comment on ground also. My shack is in a separate building, and since its "the shack" I can make holes in the walls anywhere I want ! :)) So, I have a hole right behind the rig, going to
Author: Gary Hoffman" <ghoffman@spacetech.com (Gary Hoffman)
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 20:09:08 -0400
Why would a wider spaced feed line radiate more ? It should not radiate at all, unless you are assuming there is unbalance, or poor construction. But, given proper implementation, it should radiate n
Author: Gary Hoffman" <ghoffman@spacetech.com (Gary Hoffman)
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 18:16:14 -0400
Well.. of course I am talking about conventional transmission lines. These are spaced a negligable portion of a wavelength apart. As such, the fields surrounding them completely cancel one another at
Author: Gary Hoffman" <ghoffman@spacetech.com (Gary Hoffman)
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 18:23:55 -0400
All true of course. I had taken for granted that the line was considered to be properly terminated at both ends, or else "infinite" in length. These of course are the only conditions to which the cla
Author: Gary Hoffman" <ghoffman@spacetech.com (Gary Hoffman)
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 18:30:52 -0400
I think that a technical discussion like the one we have been having is very interesting. Certainly there is much room for divergent opinions on the usefullness of item X vs item Y. Sarcasm, on the o
Author: Gary Hoffman" <ghoffman@spacetech.com (Gary Hoffman)
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 19:41:56 -0400
Perry, Well, naturally, I agree with you. :) I have to say that I am very pleased to see that this thread is continuing to be conducted in a very nice fashion... no flaming, just a good technical dis