Now you've got ONE MORE VOTE to kick FLAMERS off the LIST... Remember, NO
PERSONAL ATTACKS...
Larry, W1GOR
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> 1. (no subject) (Chuck K8CPA)
> 2. use of load resistors for HV (John T. M. Lyles)
> 3. K8CPA (Dino Darling)
> 4. Re: K8CPA (W0YR@aol.com)
> 5. Re: K8CPA (Nick Wallace)
> 6. FS TUBES (Smirk5766@aol.com)
> 7. Re: K8CPA (wb8jkr@juno.com)
> 8. K8CPA (Pete Smith)
> 9. Re: K8CPA (Douglas Dedon)
> 10. Re: K8CPA (Kim Elmore)
> 11. RE: K8CPA (Joe Subich, K4IK)
> 12. ICOM 756 PRO II or FT 1000 MP Field or Mk 5 ? (KenK1ZYW@aol.com)
> 13. FT-1000D Band Data Jack (Mike Wapner)
> 14. RE: K8CPA (Douglas Dedon)
> 15. Alpha 99 QSK noise??? (David E. Shelton)
> 16. Re: K8CPA (Michael Tope)
> 17. Re: FT-1000D Band Data Jack (dan hearn)
> 18. RE: K8CPA (Paul Noble)
> 19. Merry Xmas (RICK COLE)
> 20. Re: K8CPA (Rich)
> 21. RE: K8CPA (Rich)
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> Message: 1
To: <amps@contesting.com>
> Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 12:16:01 -0500
> From: Chuck K8CPA <k8cpa@arrl.net>
> To: amps@contesting.com
> Subject: [Amps] (no subject)
>
>
> >Message: 5
> >From: "Robert Carroll" <rlcarroll@rcn.com>
> >To: <amps@contesting.com>
> >Subject: RE: [Amps] ICOM 756 PRO II or FT 1000 MP Field or Mk 5 ?
To: <amps@contesting.com>
> >Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 19:03:27 -0500
> >Does anyone have experience with the supposedly fabulous Ten Tec Orion?
> >I have seen no reviews yet. http://www.tentec.com/TT565.htm
> >Bob W2WG
>
>
> you mean the ten-tec MORON? anyone that pays that kind of price for a
> ten-tec or any other radio for that matter is a Moron.
>
> and besides all that, you got to put a brick on top the radio, otherwise,
> it'll drift off your desk! ;-P
>
> The best solution! GET A KENWOOD! Preferable a TS-950SDX!
>
> 73 and good luck in the contest!
>
> -Chuck K8CPA
>
> P.S. what does this have to do with amps in the first place????
>
>
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> Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 11:15:11 -0700
> To: amps@contesting.com
> From: "John T. M. Lyles" <jtml@lanl.gov>
> Subject: [Amps] use of load resistors for HV
>
> I haven't tried them, because they are even more difficult to come by
> here. However, Bird and Altronics both make the thin film on ceramic
> for their RF loads, and the ratings for CW, average are nearly same
> as peak. In other words, they are incapable of handling very high
> voltages, much more than what is seen with P=E^2/R with CW RF power.
> Maybe for a one time transient they would work though. What I have
> heard from Altronics engineers is that we cannot run typical 4 x or
> 10 x the average rating with short peaks that are repetitive, such as
> one might get with a Ohmweve resistive element (toaster looking
> thing) or Globar resistor.
>
> Happy Holiday, signing off until Jan 1 (unless I get on a PC at my
sisters)
> 73
> John
> K5PRO
>
>
>
> >>Has anyone tried a typical dummy load resistor (usually carbon film on
> >>ceramic)? The long, thin shape is right... here in England we call them
> >>"cricket stumps".
> >>
> >73 from Ian G3SEK
>
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> Message: 3
> From: "Dino Darling" <k6rix@arrl.net>
> To: <amps@contesting.com>
To: <amps@contesting.com>
> Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 12:01:21 -0800
> Subject: [Amps] K8CPA
>
> You have one vote to ban Chuck from this list. I certainly don't see
where
> his comments contribute to the discussion.
>
> Dino...K6RIX
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck K8CPA" <k8cpa@arrl.net>
> To: <amps@contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 9:16 AM
> Subject: [Amps] (no subject)
>
>
> > you mean the ten-tec MORON? anyone that pays that kind of price for a
> > ten-tec or any other radio for that matter is a Moron.
> >
> > and besides all that, you got to put a brick on top the radio,
otherwise,
> > it'll drift off your desk! ;-P
> >
> > The best solution! GET A KENWOOD! Preferable a TS-950SDX!
> >
> > 73 and good luck in the contest!
> >
> > -Chuck K8CPA
> >
> > P.S. what does this have to do with amps in the first place????
>
>
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> Message: 4
> From: W0YR@aol.com
To: <amps@contesting.com>
> Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 15:04:51 EST
> Subject: Re: [Amps] K8CPA
> To: k6rix@arrl.net, amps@contesting.com
>
> Now you have two votes. Way out of line.
>
> Mike
> W0YR
>
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> Message: 5
> From: "Nick Wallace" <NICK.WALLACE@xtra.co.nz>
> To: <W0YR@aol.com>, <k6rix@arrl.net>, <amps@contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [Amps] K8CPA
To: <amps@contesting.com>
> Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2002 09:13:23 +1300
>
> Make that three
>
> Nick ZL1IU
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <W0YR@aol.com>
> To: <k6rix@arrl.net>; <amps@contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2002 9:04 AM
> Subject: Re: [Amps] K8CPA
>
>
> > Now you have two votes. Way out of line.
> >
> > Mike
> > W0YR
> >
> >
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> Message: 6
> From: Smirk5766@aol.com
To: <amps@contesting.com>
> Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 15:12:24 EST
> To: ForSale-Swap@mailman.qth.net
> CC: amps@contesting.com
> Subject: [Amps] FS TUBES
>
>
> SEVERAL GENERAL ELECTRIC 12DQ6B/12GW6 TUBES FOR SALE, NOT TESTED..
>
> ALSO A COUPLE OF CAPS 9800UF 50VDC
> 2 INCHES ROUND X 5 3/4 INCHES TALL
>
> IF INTERESTED;
>
> WAYNE W4WRL
> W4WRL@AOL.COM
> <A HREF="http://6mt.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi";>VHF/UHF DISCUSSION BOARD -
Index</A>
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> Message: 7
> To: k6rix@arrl.net
> Cc: amps@contesting.com
To: <amps@contesting.com>
> Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 15:31:11 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Amps] K8CPA
> From: wb8jkr@juno.com
>
> I don't *think* he called anybody a moron, I think he was
> substituding the word "moron" for "orion"
>
> 73, Mark WB8JKR
>
>
> On Tue, 24 Dec 2002 12:01:21 -0800 "Dino Darling" <k6rix@arrl.net>
> writes:
> > You have one vote to ban Chuck from this list. I certainly don't see
> > where
> > his comments contribute to the discussion.
> >
> > Dino...K6RIX
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Chuck K8CPA" <k8cpa@arrl.net>
> > To: <amps@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 9:16 AM
> > Subject: [Amps] (no subject)
> >
> >
> > > you mean the ten-tec MORON? anyone that pays that kind of price
> > for a
> > > ten-tec or any other radio for that matter is a Moron.
> > >
> > > and besides all that, you got to put a brick on top the radio,
> > otherwise,
> > > it'll drift off your desk! ;-P
> > >
> > > The best solution! GET A KENWOOD! Preferable a TS-950SDX!
> > >
> > > 73 and good luck in the contest!
> > >
> > > -Chuck K8CPA
> > >
> > > P.S. what does this have to do with amps in the first place????
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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> > Amps@contesting.com
> > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/amps
> >
> >
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> Message: 8
To: <amps@contesting.com>
> Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 15:35:50 -0500
> To: amps@contesting.com
> From: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>
> Subject: [Amps] K8CPA
>
> Four.
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
> Happy Holidays
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 9
To: <amps@contesting.com>
> Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 12:45:19 -0800 (PST)
> From: Douglas Dedon <dwdedon@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Amps] K8CPA
> To: wb8jkr@juno.com, k6rix@arrl.net
> Cc: amps@contesting.com
>
> I am sure you are correct in your deduction but some
> Folks enjoy reading between the lines. Doug. Wb5ado
>
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> Message: 10
To: <amps@contesting.com>
> Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 14:54:55 -0600
> To: amps@contesting.com
> From: "Kim Elmore" <Kim.Elmore@noaa.gov>
> Subject: Re: [Amps] K8CPA
>
> Five votes.
>
> Kim Elmore, N5OP
>
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> Message: 11
> From: "Joe Subich, K4IK" <k4ik@subich.com>
> To: "'Douglas Dedon'" <dwdedon@yahoo.com>, <wb8jkr@juno.com>,
<k6rix@arrl.net>
> Cc: <amps@contesting.com>
> Subject: RE: [Amps] K8CPA
To: <amps@contesting.com>
> Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 15:55:44 -0500
>
>
> This thread ends right here ...
>
> There is no reason for responding to an obvious effort
> to stir up trouble and further public postings will be
> dealt with accordingly.
>
>
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> Message: 12
> From: KenK1ZYW@aol.com
To: <amps@contesting.com>
> Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 15:59:07 EST
> To: amps@contesting.com
> Subject: [Amps] ICOM 756 PRO II or FT 1000 MP Field or Mk 5 ?
>
> I WAS AN ICOM MAN TILL I GOT THE FT1000 MP FIELD (I HAD SEVERAL DEAD IN
THE
> BOX MK5'S.... BUT FIELD IS PERFECT)
>
>
> IT IS A NO BRAINER..... GET YAESU IF YOU ARE A SERIOUS CONTESTER OR DXER
AND
> ARE WILLING TO STUDY THE MANUAL -- OTHERWISE
> JUST GET ICOM......
>
> MOST ALL THE SERIOUS CONTESTERS HAVE YAESU FT1000'S
>
> DE KNE K1UM
>
>
>
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> Message: 13
> From: Mike Wapner <MWapner@Vetronix.com>
> To: "'amps@contesting.com'" <amps@contesting.com>
To: <amps@contesting.com>
> Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 12:58:57 -0800
> Subject: [Amps] FT-1000D Band Data Jack
>
> Looking for a source for the "special" 8-pin DIN plug with the tab to
> activate the internal connector switch which isolates pin 8 from ground.
> Any help will be appreciated. Thanks & 73, Mike-K6QD
>
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> Message: 14
To: <amps@contesting.com>
> Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 13:06:01 -0800 (PST)
> From: Douglas Dedon <dwdedon@yahoo.com>
> Subject: RE: [Amps] K8CPA
> To: "Joe Subich, K4IK" <k4ik@subich.com>, wb8jkr@juno.com, k6rix@arrl.net
> Cc: amps@contesting.com
>
> Hummmmm A new Moderator that Double Posts Messages.
> Doug. WB5ADO
>
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> Message: 15
> From: "David E. Shelton" <n4in@insightbb.com>
> To: <amps@contesting.com>
To: <amps@contesting.com>
> Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 17:15:13 -0500
> Subject: [Amps] Alpha 99 QSK noise???
>
> I am serious about buying an Amp this new year and I am also serious
> about quiet amps, both the QSK (relay noise) and fan noise. Is the Alpha
> 99 quiet on QSK CW and what about the fan noise? I have heard that the
> Acom 1000 is very quiet but I want an amp that is full legal limit and
> something I will use for many years to come without forking over the $6K
> for a 87A. Max budget is $3500.
>
> Tnx es 73,
> David, N4IN
>
>
>
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> Message: 16
> From: "Michael Tope" <W4EF@dellroy.com>
> To: <k6rix@arrl.net>, <wb8jkr@juno.com>
> Cc: <amps@contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [Amps] K8CPA
To: <amps@contesting.com>
> Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 14:18:59 -0800
>
> Yes, Mark, I believe you are correct. The first time I
> read Chuck's comment I interpreted it as a personal
> attack towards Bob W2WG. Upon second reading,
> however, I figured out what he was trying to say.
> A good example of how much difference a comma
> can make.
>
> BTW, I disagree wholeheartedly with Chuck's assessment
> of the Ten-Tec radio. I don't believe his opinion was in
> any way (perhaps other than with respect to price) well
> considered. The Orion appears to have a number of
> features and performance characteristics that just can't
> be had in radio's found in a lower price class.
>
> 73 de Mike, W4EF...........................................
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <wb8jkr@juno.com>
> To: <k6rix@arrl.net>
> Cc: <amps@contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 12:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [Amps] K8CPA
>
>
> > I don't *think* he called anybody a moron, I think he was
> > substituding the word "moron" for "orion"
> >
> > 73, Mark WB8JKR
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 24 Dec 2002 12:01:21 -0800 "Dino Darling" <k6rix@arrl.net>
> > writes:
> > > You have one vote to ban Chuck from this list. I certainly don't see
> > > where
> > > his comments contribute to the discussion.
> > >
> > > Dino...K6RIX
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Chuck K8CPA" <k8cpa@arrl.net>
> > > To: <amps@contesting.com>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 9:16 AM
> > > Subject: [Amps] (no subject)
> > >
> > >
> > > > you mean the ten-tec MORON? anyone that pays that kind of price
> > > for a
> > > > ten-tec or any other radio for that matter is a Moron.
> > > >
> > > > and besides all that, you got to put a brick on top the radio,
> > > otherwise,
> > > > it'll drift off your desk! ;-P
> > > >
> > > > The best solution! GET A KENWOOD! Preferable a TS-950SDX!
> > > >
> > > > 73 and good luck in the contest!
> > > >
> > > > -Chuck K8CPA
> > > >
> > > > P.S. what does this have to do with amps in the first place????
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
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> > > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/amps
> > >
> > >
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> Message: 17
To: <amps@contesting.com>
> Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 16:54:52 -0800
> From: dan hearn <dhearn@ix.netcom.com>
> Reply-To: dhearn@ix.netcom.com
> To: Mike Wapner <MWapner@vetronix.com>
> CC: "'amps@contesting.com'" <amps@contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [Amps] FT-1000D Band Data Jack
>
> Try this location http://www.therfc.com/dinconn.htm 73, Dan, N5AR
>
> Mike Wapner wrote:
> >
> > Looking for a source for the "special" 8-pin DIN plug with the tab to
> > activate the internal connector switch which isolates pin 8 from ground.
> > Any help will be appreciated. Thanks & 73, Mike-K6QD
> > _______________________________________________
> > Amps mailing list
> > Amps@contesting.com
> > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/amps
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> Message: 18
> From: "Paul Noble" <w4doa@hotmail.com>
> To: Amps@contesting.com
To: <amps@contesting.com>
> Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 20:32:51 -0500
> Subject: [Amps] RE: K8CPA
>
>
>
>
> 12-24-02
>
> Merry Christmas, even to Chuck who has taken a 3.898 comment, designed to
up
> set people that are ten tec fans, and to promote it to a new level,
leading
> to the upseting of a large number of people in several nations.
>
> I personally have had several ten tec's and find them an excellant radio.
> However, I understand others live for conflict. So it is, even in radio on
> Christmas.
>
> This is my take on this....I don't think it was/is personal, simply a
> conflict starting statement.
>
> I think the statements made on this listing regarding Eimac was much more
> deflamatory than Chuck's comments.
>
> 73, Peace and relaxation for the season, let the feathers settle.
> Paul.
>
>
>
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> Message: 19
> Reply-To: "RICK COLE" <vk3ym@primus.com.au>
> From: "RICK COLE" <vk3ym@iprimus.com.au>
> To: <Amps@contesting.com>
To: <amps@contesting.com>
> Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2002 15:49:41 +1100
> Subject: [Amps] Merry Xmas
>
> It's Xmas Day and the Turkey, Prawns and Scallops went down well with =
> the Scotch..and the present I got WOWWW!!!!
> Merry Xmas all and thanks for the help over the past year.
> Rick VK3YM
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> Message: 20
> Subject: Re: [Amps] K8CPA
To: <amps@contesting.com>
> Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2002 07:11:13 -0800
> From: Rich <2@vc.net>
> To: "Dino Darling" <k6rix@arrl.net>, "AMPS" <amps@contesting.com>
>
> Jackbooting anyone off of a mailing list is an open invitation for
> him/her to play the Persecution Card,
> The best censor is the members of AMPS themselves. This is accomplished
> by limiting responses and avoiding ad hominems,
>
> >You have one vote to ban Chuck from this list. I certainly don't see
where
> >his comments contribute to the discussion.
> >
> >Dino...K6RIX
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Chuck K8CPA" <k8cpa@arrl.net>
> >To: <amps@contesting.com>
> >Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 9:16 AM
> >Subject: [Amps] (no subject)
> >
> >
> >> you mean the ten-tec MORON? anyone that pays that kind of price for a
> >> ten-tec or any other radio for that matter is a Moron.
> >>
> >> and besides all that, you got to put a brick on top the radio,
otherwise,
> >> it'll drift off your desk! ;-P
> >>
> >> The best solution! GET A KENWOOD! Preferable a TS-950SDX!
> >>
> >> 73 and good luck in the contest!
> >>
> >> -Chuck K8CPA
> >>
> >> P.S. what does this have to do with amps in the first place????
> >
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> >
>
>
> - Rich..., 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.
>
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> Message: 21
> Subject: RE: [Amps] K8CPA
To: <amps@contesting.com>
> Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2002 07:16:56 -0800
> From: Rich <2@vc.net>
> To: "Joe Subich, K4IK" <k4ik@subich.com>, "AMPS" <amps@contesting.com>
>
>
>
> >
> >This thread ends right here ...
> >
> >There is no reason for responding to an obvious effort
> >to stir up trouble and further public postings will be
> >dealt with accordingly.
> >
> ** some people either fail to see the obvious -- or maybe they enjoy
> hair-pulling and watching WWF wrestling on TV when they ain't postin' on
> the Internet?
>
> cheers, Joe.
>
> - Rich..., 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.
>
>
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