[Amps] Palstar DL5K 5KW load

Wed Aug 31 14:33:09 EDT 2005

Bill,

No matter what though, it's still descrimination in my eyes, and I wont support it. To me, why make the girl who was a quadraplegic even do morse if she can talk and has the knowledge in her head? Why force her to do it when it was hard on her, remember she had to stop? That's just flat wrong as I see it even though she wanted to do it so no body would pitty her. I know how it is because I'm handicapped myself. I've not been able to walk now for about 5 years and I hate when folks pitty me. There's absolutely no use for morse code these days as communication to different countries and languages can be done other easier ways. Back in the times of telegraph and spark gap transmitters, before the phone, and before the phone line was laid across the Atlantic, yes I could see it as it was needed to communicate to others, and with different languages. At the time he tested, and now, I could not and can not see it. When somone has just as much, or in some cases more, knowledge in their noggen than some with extra class licenses, and they are rejected because of morse code whether they are handicapped or just dont flat want to learn it, that's descrimination. It's just as bad as saying because your black, red, yellow, or white you cant qualify even though you know whats really needed in your head. I'd about bet if someone had the money to take it to the Supreme Court, they'd have to throw it out of the requirements. That requirement was written when Mathuzla was around and the sticklers just absolutely dont want to do away with it for an ego thing where they think holding that slip of paper makes them somewhat better than the ones below them. I've seen that happen time and time again in this hobby and it's unforgivable. It's to me like the haves' and have nots where the rich look down their nose at the poor folks because they've not gained their wealth in one way or the other. When the license is based on what one knows in theory and law, then the playing ground will be level. That's just my thoughts on the subject. Now, I'm gonna get off this off topic subject as it really is plus I don't want to stirr the pot ; )

Best,

Will

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On 8/31/05 at 12:56 PM Bill Coleman  N2BC wrote:

>Sorry to continue this off-topic thread, but Will, you are wrong.   There 
>has long been a process to accommodate physical handicaps.  For quite a 
>while, the FCC would accept a doctor's statement (on the appropriate form
>of 
>course) to completely exempt the applicant from CW.
>
>I have personally administered the CW exam to a number of handicapped
>folks. 
>One young lady refused to go for the FCC waiver, insisting she wanted to
>be 
>treated like everyone else.  She passed her Extra exams (every element, 
>including 20WPM) in one sitting.  She was a quadriplegic but had enough 
>mobility in one hand to tap a pencil on a PC keyboard.  The accommodation
>we 
>made was to stop the code test when she indicated, then she would type out 
>the copy from memory.  The only other accommodation we made was to fill
>out 
>the answer sheet for her - she said that was an accommodation for US as it 
>made the process quicker!   Quite a young lady.
>
>There has not been a Morse sending requirement for years.  I suppose if 
>'years ago', means decades ago prior to the VE process, I guess your
>friend 
>would have been faced with a sending exam.
>
>But is seems to me if a quadriplegic can pass 20WPM, somebody with a bit
>of 
>a hand tremor could do 5WPM with a perfectly permissible accommodation.
>
>In the end... if a person wants the license bad enough, a little thing
>like 
>5WPM or 20WPM is easy to overcome.    Little.... in the face of living
>one's 
>life in a wheelchair.
>
>73, Bill  N2BC
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Will Matney" <craxd1 at verizon.net>
>To: <amps at contesting.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 12:19 PM
>Subject: Re: [Amps] Palstar DL5K 5KW load
>
>
>> Theo,
>>
>> Joking around aside (I know Hal does run legal), the FCC does in fact 
>> descriminate over how many WPM one can do. That's the very reason I 
>> dropped my license years ago after having it a whole 2 years at the
>most. 
>> A friend of mine had a nervous condition, where he always shook just a 
>> small amount. Anyhow, he couldn't never use his hand to even get 5 WPM!
>By 
>> this, the FCC says, no you cant have a license. Even though mind you, he 
>> was just as smart as myself and deserved it. Just like now, even though 
>> some is smart enough by studying to pass the extra exam, if they cant
>pass 
>> the code, they cant get the license. That's nothing but pure blatent 
>> descrimination. The license should be given by what one knows in their 
>> noggen, not how fast ones finger will move.
>>
>> One of these days, maybe, if those requirements are finally quashed,
>I'll 
>> re-license, but not until then. To me, it's a shame there's still 
>> descrimination in what supposed to be a free country with no 
>> descrimination. They also wonder why the number of hams are dropping
>off. 
>> My thoughts are that young folks would rather use a computer for their 
>> communication than go through the license requirements, especially morse 
>> code. Quash morse code, and the youth will seek their licenses. However, 
>> we still have the hard liners, or the "hollier than thows" (that think 
>> they're better than others!), who make the rulings and protest against 
>> stopping the code requirements. If it's left up to them, my opinion is
>the 
>> hobby will go right down the toilet....
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Will
>>
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>>
>> On 8/31/05 at 11:07 AM Theo Bellamy wrote:
>>
>>>Haven't you heard? 20 wpm Extras can now run 6kw. It is only fair since 5
>>>wpm Extras can run 1.5 kw ....
>>>
>>>
>>>Theo K4MO
>>>
>>>;-)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: amps-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com]On
>>>Behalf Of Don Havlicek
>>>Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 10:51 AM
>>>To: PA3DUV
>>>Cc: amps at contesting.com; Harold B Mandel
>>>Subject: Re: [Amps] Palstar DL5K 5KW load
>>>
>>>
>>>6 Kw output?
>>>Hmmmmmmm
>>>Wish we had that opportunity in the USA, but who needs 6 db?
>>>Don
>>>N8DE
>>>
>>>PA3DUV wrote:
>>>> However, there are some minor flaws in the design of the DL5K.
>>>>
>>>> First the long silver plated wire from the UHF connector to the 
>>>> resistors
>>>is
>>>> hanging on the solder joint of the UHF connector. The cheap rubber
>>>grommet
>>>> in the directional coupler box provides no support at all. I have
>>>machined
>>>a
>>>> teflon support bushing to replace the grommet which supports this long
>>>lead.
>>>> Also I have bolted the directional coupler box to the chassis in order 
>>>> to
>>>> remove strain from the broken solder connection to the UHF plug.
>>>>
>>>> The DL5K works just fine with the 6 kW output from my 2 x GU84 
>>>> amplifier.
>>>> The fan kicks in after approx. 20 seconds and a nice flow of hot air
>>>heats
>>>> my shack in the wintertime. Together with the air flow through the GU
>84
>>>> plate coolers I do not need to fire up the wood burner in the shack.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers, Dick
>>>> PA3DUV
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Harold B. Mandel" <ka1xo at juno.com>
>>>> To: <amps at contesting.com>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 12:21 AM
>>>> Subject: [Amps] Palstar DL5K 5KW load
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>When opening up the Palstar DL5K dummy load
>>>>>the owner can spot a ceramic capacitor at one end of
>>>>>the two load resistors.
>>>>>
>>>>>As well, the input line goes through a metal box that serves as
>>>>>the pickup for the relative wattmeter on the front panel.
>>>>>
>>>>>While never approaching the 5KW limit I have seen some
>>>>>reflected energy from this device at the legal limit area and
>>>>>wonder if any of you might have encountered this as well.
>>>>>
>>>>>I went so far as to swap coax jumpers, etc., to eliminate
>>>>>cable glitches and the effect followed.
>>>>>
>>>>>Hal Mandel/W4HBM
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