Larry, The "excess" voltage and current requirements for the laptop power adapter are generally to help facilitate charging the battery. Most laptops I've worked with generally use an AC adapter that
Didn't see this posted, so... InRad is having their 7th Annual Happy New Year Sale. Orders must be placed on-line on Jan 1, 2004. Take $20.04 off any one filter. More details at their website. http:/
In a nutshell, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would permanently ban taxes on the internet, but I read earlier this week that the Senate looks like it might put their version of
I know the discussion is about Inrad's SSB mod, but wasn't the Inrad 2.8KHz filter originally designed to eliminate a CW chirp with some Omni VI's? - Aaron, NN6O
Don't think he's a pirate...if you click on the "ULS" link on QRZ's listing, it takes you straight to the FCC's ULS listing for KM6XZ. I also had no problem finding KM6XZ using the ARRL lookup on it'
Just a quick OT blurb (but interesting, none-the-less)... In another newsletter I get, a current hot topic is the new "Site Finder" page that now comes up instead of a "Site not found" page when you
Correct, and I use a cookie manager. But they do track IP addresses. They state that they don't keep personally identifiable information; if I use a static IP address (either assigned by work or by a
Bob, The info on environmental specs are out there, at least for the major manufacturers. It's just a matter of knowing where to look. On the 'net, environmental specs for Compaq's, IBM's, Dell's, an
Be thankful you missed the Advanced test - it was the toughest of the 5 class "era". Mostly electronics theory with a spattering of radio operation and rules. The day I took the test, I left my calcu
The "Repeater Builder" website has a page with Astron PS schematics and a link to the CAP recommended battery "float" modification for Astron supplies. http://www.repeater-builder.com/rbtip Looks lik
.01uF bypass caps solved all the RFI problems I had with my station (two TS-850S/AT's and an Argosy 525 (plus other "on-the-shelf" rigs)). Tried everything else (chokes, isolators, prayed for divine
I don't think the "reply" topic will ever end. We'll just have to deal with it the same way we deal with the color of the TenTec dot, true north, and "what is the best radio for a newbie?". Please al
I often hear from others that they don't hear the "hash" from the switching power supply (SPS) they own. In thinking about it, I remember that I lived with switching noise for a couple of years not k
Those of you who received the new Orion have a GREAT opportunity to do some real testing starting at 0000 hours GMT Saturday...the CQ WPX SSB Contest! (Saturday and Sunday) Please get that spiffy new
I'm sorry, I just had to chime in after staying silent for so long. People, PLEASE STOP WHINING ABOUT THE "REPLY" function on this list. Our List Admin already stated his case (it's about 50/50 for/a
Switching supplies came up as a topic on the CQ-Contest reflector a few months ago. I posted the following message there and here it is for the TenTec list... Oh, as an update, I used the Astron SS-3