Shim stock is cheap! 73, Scott K9MA 73 RIch NN3W Ø1/4" 6061-T6 with a 17ga (.058) wall is listed in my old Central Steel & Wire catalog but only .035 and .049 walls are shown in my newer Ryerson cata
Note all the direct sampling radios clustered around 100 dB close in dynamic range. As Rob has pointed out many times, this is more than enough unless you have another very nearby transmitter, as wi
On 1/12/2026 8:35 PM, Kelly Taylor wrote: I was similarly disappointed to see the 7760 be only a titch better than a 7610 I think they both use the same ADC chip, pretty much the only thing that affe
It depends. Obviously, calling CQ at 45 wpm when the rate is very low late in a contest is counterproductive. Likewise, when you're hearing echos, they're probably hearing them on the other end, too.
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Unfortunately, in N1MM+ disabling that feature also disables spotting to the bandmap on QSY. (Though that doesn't always work.) This is important to unassisted operators, less so to assisted ones. Ye
One station this weekend is going to get a NIL penalty for not working me. He wasn't in my log, but I chose not to argue about it. I lose one QSO, he loses 3. Just work the dupes! 73, Scott K9MA Jo
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Sorry, Ron! 73, Scott K9MA I didnt say that... the email I was replying to did! Please... I make enough dumb remarks as it is... I dont need any help, homestead! 73, Ron W3WN On Feb 23, 2026, at 4:21