Long time ago the joints of certain cables were covered with lead, it was done by a person call a lead whipper. The squirrels enjoyed chewing on the lead. They did something to stop them but I donot
I agree that WD-40 is not a lubricant for a long time. However, I found that the 3-in-1 types of oils tend to solidify over a period of time, and, as you say messy. In a punch I would recommend the t
Potmetal usually refers to an alloy of zinc. The alloy is then pushed into a mold to form the cast. It is a quick way of making the item ie car door handle etc. Once broken not attachable by solderin
Most of the hams that I know, including myself, have used galvo water pipe with the bronze connector. On person went a little bit further and drilled a hole through the pipe, put a connector through
I know that this is admitting lack of knowledge but .... When is the capacitor at highest capacitance? (I shall leave that question open to see what answers I receive, as I could put in a few qualifi
My tuner also have the bands printed on the inductor. Now that did not make sense to me, unless, they knew what antenna I was going to hook up to it. Chris opr VE7HCB
Yes, I know the feeling. Why does the diving board look not too high until you climb up and out, t h e n look down ? Chris opr VE7HCB -- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts -- multipart/alternat
Long time ago my father built a garage with 2x4s rafters 24in on centre. Later the code changed, about 25 yrs. He then put in extra rafters between to make them 12in on centre. I assume that yours ar
Something is wrong here, a 3 hr job with a workbench of tools and rags? I think that you people should take a lesson from the Handyman's Corner on the Red Green Show and find out how a true Possum Lo
You have just disproved the old premiss, "Too soon, we grow old, and, too late, we grow smart.". And many people are happy that you so did. Chris opr VE7HCB -- StripMime Report -- processed MIME part
Barry: I run a length of guy rope, nylon I believe, throught the 450 ladder line (probably better called window line). I thread it through about every 10-12 spaces, after so many of those I put a twi
Jim: That is a good suggestion. I now remember it. I used something similar for coax line as well. No strain on the connexion. The Lexan was also used for the centre insulator and was in a triagular
I think that almost anything would work, how about a dozen condoms? The main point is that the helium has to stay in the vessel. Some plastics do not hold the helium which is a small size molecule. T
This is exactly the question that I would ask. Why have the other companies gone under and MFJ still keeps on a Tx? I just bought a 259 Ant analyzer as this was recomended to me by ??? guess who s. O
I theoretically fully agree with you Steve, b u t I hate climbing step ladders, imagine how I feel when I have to paint the facia. I bought some gizmos that go into the top rounds of the extension la
For Barry, if the shale is that impenetrable, would it not be an impervious layer to water, hence you might have a pool of water on the layer and therefore a better ground than my sandy soil that the
For light weight pulleys has anyone looked at ceramic rings? My wife wanted a roll up awning on the front window (and bedroom window) facing west. The awning is made out of metal oval tubes edge conn
Can you change the length of the elements? I think that CW would be onger than SSB so if you can shorten the elements would that not work? GURUs? Chris opr VE7HCB
I spent some time reading the reference. Thank you for pointing it out. I like the concept that water and cement form a paste that surronds the filler. Now I didnot find out how far or wide we can go
I have been given a CDE CD-45-II Rotor System. Questions: How does it compare to others? What would have been the original price? What would a good price be now? Chris opr VE7HCB