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Re: [CQ-Contest] Fw Bananas

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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Fw Bananas
From: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com>
Reply-to: vo1he@rac.ca
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 11:14:34 -0000
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com 
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of 
> ALANNOTTAGE@aol.com
> Sent: June 13, 2007 08:04
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Fw Bananas
> 
> In an earlier message N6TJ wrote:
> 
> 
> > So if one banana provides a 90-minute energy boost...
> > 
> This will depend on it's ripeness, as the GI value changes as 
> it gets riper (and hence sweeter).  A K6VVA spec (greenish) 
> one will provide energy in a more evenly distributed form 
> (i.e over a longer period) without the 'boost' 
> effect.  
> 
> If want to speed up ripening on the other hand, you could 
> always place it next to the warm air exhaust of your 3-500Z 
> amp.  It may have anti-parasitic properties too, which could 
> of course suppress unwanted oscillation and hence minimise 
> the risk of flashover, but that's a whole other area :>)
> 
> Al G0XBV   


I'm in the process of rebuilding a SB220 so should I be considering a banana
socket and, if so, where could I acquire said beast? Are they hard to
fabricate?

73 -- Paul VO1HE  

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