Don't be too quick to give up on the idea of solid state drives, Greg. I know several active hams who have had these installed for some time without any of the problems you experienced. There's no lo
Qualtek makes a neat little filter designed to replace the power input connector on a noisy supply. It fit into mine - one of those with the jumpered filtering components - and completely suppressed
FB - that explains the semi-circular arrow between the two inductors on the schematic - I wasn't familiar with the notation. I don't know the whys and wherefores, so I just picked the most elaborate
Interesting point on phono plugs. I wonder if it would be useful to use one of the Caig Labs chemicals on those shells to enhance their contact with the jack. They certainly work well on my Cinch-Jon
Groan.... years ago, I had a T-1 running to a teleconferencing center I managed - over $1000 a month for 24 64-Kb channels, IIRC. Surely there has to be a better way in most places, if only cable Int
I believe the whole idea of the split bolt is that, properly tightened, it exerts enough pressure to crush through any existing corrosion and make a joint that is too tight for corrosion to intervene
I'm not sure I'd go too far with the FCC map. At my QTH, which is shown as average, actual ground/earth varies within a hundred feet from deep old riverbottom loam to limestone with a thin covering o
I heard about the same idea from Fred, K1VR, using an 8-f0oot ground rod, with a hole drilled in the blunt end and slightly bent to make it sneak through the undergrowth better. 73, Pete N4ZR The Wor
I thought we were talking about RF. 73, Pete N4ZR The World Contest Station Database, at www.conteststations.com The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at reversebeacon.blogspot
For what it is worth, I am about 60 miles northwest of N3QE, who reports hearing the signal about the same strength day and night. I am hearing it S9 at night but right at my S5 noise level daytime,
Awww, c'mon. Do you have to be so snarky? You evidently have power, Jack - why not just silently count your blessings? 73, Pete N4ZR The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at re
I just lugged my TS-930 out to the tower base. It took all of 5 minutes to set the Omega match where it needed to be. I wonder what these BC stations run at night - my local one on 1550 runs a KW day
CU on the 525 foot band, Carl? Seriously, I suspect that the reason why many of us work in meters when modeling is simply that some of the most useful software products default to that. 73, Pete N4ZR
K1KI, W3TOM, N6AA, N6VI, W6RGG, and K9JF are the active contesters I noticed in a quick look at the ARRL Directors and Vice Directors. 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at http://rev
Respectfully, I don't think this is anywhere close to right. For example, the CAC did an exemplary job of developing a League position on where Skimmer techn0ology fit in its contests. A lot depends
But Joe, we've all known for years that you didn't like the way the Skimmer debate came out. That doesn't mean that the CAC under WC1M's leadership didn't do an exemplary job of thinking through the
I had always understood that because of coupling, radials laid on the ground were functionally the same on top-band as those buried a few inches. Recently, some experimentation with Beverage on groun
I'm about to try replacing the feedlines to my receive antenna with direct burialRG-6 that has a polyethylene jacket. What is the problem? Jacket too thick? 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the Reverse Beacon
Craig, what does "lateral" mean here - parallel to or perpendicular to the length of the cable? 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at reversebeacon.b
Amphenol F connectors? Whoah! 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com. For spots, please go to your favorite ARC V6 or VE7CC