Dick Cotton, W8DX, worked out of the Detroit Office. He was a real "bull of the woods." :-) Harassment was the name of his game. (Standard practice...instill fear and there will be total compliance)
At 11:30 PM 4/14/05, Robert Carroll wrote: I bought my Orion with the tuner installed but did not expect to use it often and have not done so. However the few times I have used it I did notfeel it di
At 01:06 PM 4/27/05, Bob Cunnings wrote: I do remember using what I *think* is real A2A back in the Navy. Although an obscure mode, the requirement came up on a NATO cruise when the Admiral (Norwegia
100 watts is normal. Did you check if the "ALC" knob down or all the way up? If ALC has been ruled out, there are also internal adjustments for limiting the output. They may need adjustment. Is the d
I wonder if there were changes made during the production runs of Corsair 2? Mine is unmodified, but has a very good tone. (no I'm not deaf, I used to be an active musician) :-) Perry w8au
At 05:27 PM 3/24/05, dbp@tds.net wrote: I have had great success bathung the PTO mechanism in "Tri-Flo" bicycle chain lubricant. I have squirted it in the PTO until it has washed out all the old grea
At 01:32 PM 3/25/05, Ken Brown wrote: Zero beating your transmit signal to that of the station you are calling is not necessarily the best thing to do. Even in a ragchew or round table QSO, when sign
If your new mike is one of their electret types, (lo-Z) you need to try a Hi-Z type such as the D-104 you mentioned. Better match to the audio input circuit and consequently more audio. It may be as
Heard one big gun big shot say that the clicks were good cause nobody could get too close to him ! With "store-bought" equipment the norm, have we forgotten that excessive klix are illegal. Time for
I just got hold of an old 252mo power supply for use with my Omni A. The supply has not been used for at least the last 3 years. It fires up and puts out 13.07 volts. Is this the rated output for thi
Now that sounds like 'fun' ham radio to me! jerome - va7vv Are you kidding? That's like "driving a Formula 1 car at Indy" but being at home and only thinking about it, (not even watching on TV).... m
At 11:37 PM 12/17/04, Rick Williams wrote: Mark I'd sure question the module! Take the module out and gently take a pencil eraser to the contacts. Clean it off and re-insert it and try again. It shou
Sorry I can't offer more concrete information, but when I used NiCad and later on NiMh 9V batteries, I could get longer times than 4 days. Never ran a longevity check, though. My normal operating pro
Dave: The civilian version (RX-325) is not the same width as the SP, so they would not work. However, I do have the SP-325 version and if the end mounts are available, I can use them. Perry w8au
At 12:22 PM 12/31/04, Reed O. Krenn wrote: Yinz better wahtch aht Yinz better not paht yinz better not cry, I'm tellin yinz houscome Santa Claus is comin' dahntahn ......et al. Thanks, Reed, for the