WOW, everyone is missing my point. I would not spend any more money on the Oll.
Now, I have a classic Harley Davidson Motorcycle that I have spent in excess of
3k on chrome to make it mine. I have Lionel Trains (standard gauge ) that were
my Dad's. As an x Corp pilot I have help restore several aircraft. You see, we
all have our gigs. I just can not see spending money on the Oll. Better radio's
will come along.
Andy
>
>
> That's a rather presumptuous thing to say, Andy. Not to make too fine a
> point of it, but I make decisions in this regard that please me.
> Therefore, what anyone else thinks, or might think, of it isn't
> particularly relevant to what I decide.
>
> But, since you asked, I'll address your question. I tend to keep radios
> a long time when I like them. I like the O II and I know TT will support
> it for quite a while, yet. I have a TS-930S, long since a fossilized
> horse. Yet, long after it was out of production, I bought a PIEXX
> microprocessor board for it. Then, in a fit of unparalleled
> irrationality I bought an INRAD roofing filter for it!
>
> But wait! It gets better. I have a Hammarlund HQ-170 receiver that I
> have used since I was first licensed as WN5CLC in 1970. My dad (W5JHJ
> SK) kept it in pristine condition from the day he bought it in 1959. I
> have continued the tradition and have spent money on it for various
> replacement parts. I also have a WRL Globe Champion 350, also my dad's
> and that I used since I was licensed. I've actually modified it to make
> it more robust, have improved the power supply, and added fuse
> protection for the LV supply transformer.
>
> But the peak of insanity lies in my purchase, restoration, use and
> continued maintenance of a 1946 Cessna 140. That airplane was out of
> production in 1949! The engine hasn't been made by Continental motors
> for decades. What must I have been thinking?!
>
> Economically, it's all quite silly. But it also makes me very happy.
>
> So, why do spend the money, time (my only nonrenewable resource), and
> effort on all these "dead horses?" Because, as far as I can tell, they
> are still quite animate and keeping them around and caring for them
> gives me great pleasure.
>
> 73,
>
> Kim N5OP
>
> On 5/13/2014 4:12 PM, P C A wrote:
> > Kim, can not understand why you would spend the money on a dead horse. The
> > Oll is obsolete, I know I own one.Andy, W3LI
> >
> >>
> >> Kim, FYI I posted to this list about my lack of success using the RX366
> >> 9MHz output to drive LP-PAN (w preamp). I believe the VE7TK mod that adds
> >> a Clifton Labs buffer amp to generate the 9MHz output will probably yield
> >> much more satisfactory results.
> >>
> >> 73/GL,
> >> Barry N1EU
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 1:36 AM, Kim Elmore
> >> <cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net>wrote:
> >>
> >>> I've just finished the installation of my new (and, apparently last) RX366
> >>> into my Orion II. Being the kind of ham that wants to have all the bells
> >>> and whistles available, even if I don't have the ability to use them right
> >>> now, I decided to go ahead and take advantage low-level the 9 MHz output
> >>> from the RX366. I obtained a length of coax with TMP connectors on both
> >>> ends and looked up the 9 MHz output mod by VE7TK. To my astonishment, I
> >>> see
> >>> that one of the unused TMP receptacles on the back of the unit (the one
> >>> next to where cable 3 plugs in) goes to the RCA jack on the back labelled
> >>> "SPARE." I double checked and, sure enough, there's a DC path to the
> >>> "SPACE" RCA jack on the back. KEWL!
> >>>
> >>> So, apparently, all I need now is an LP PAN adapter unit with a preamp and
> >>> I'll be cookin' with a real-time spectrum display.
> >>>
> >>> Kim N5OP
> >>>
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