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No antennae radiate all the power fed to them!
Jerry Stuckle wrote:
On 11/4/2014 1:02 AM, wrote: Jerry Stuckle wrote: On 11/3/2014 10:14 PM, wrote: Jerry Stuckle wrote: I use Thunderbird also, and just mark the filtered posts as "read". That way when I go through unread messages it skips over them, yet I can go back to them if I want. Real USENET users access news with tin running in an ASCII X11 terminal window running on Unix. No, REAL USENET users use a program which properly threads messages using a GUI to display threading. Tin shows threads in ASCII just fine. Yes, but I must amend my statement. Only those stuck in the 1970's use Tin in an ASCII X11 terminal. REAL USENET users have kept up with the times. As there is zero advantage to interacting with an ASCII based application, i.e. USENET, with a GUI and I often find myself somewhere where my only connection is via a crappy VPN where a GUI is dog slow, ASCII is the prefered method for me. I suppose you still use a BC-610 on HF, also. I did start out with a one tube, xtal transmitter and ARC-5 receiver, but the current HF gear is: TS-440 on semi-permanent loan to a new ham TS-870 currently on backup status TS-2000X main rig -- Jim Pennino |
No antennae radiate all the power fed to them!
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... TS-440 on semi-permanent loan to a new ham TS-870 currently on backup status TS-2000X main rig Aaah .... a Cheque Booker (CBer) which explains the technical ignorance and the rednecked abusive persona. |
No antennae radiate all the power fed to them!
gareth wrote:
wrote in message ... TS-440 on semi-permanent loan to a new ham TS-870 currently on backup status TS-2000X main rig Aaah .... a Cheque Booker (CBer) which explains the technical ignorance and the rednecked abusive persona. To make it worse, I didn't build my house, cars, or airplane myself either though I have thought about building a kit airplane when I retire. But I do build my own antennas for the most part and they work exactly as predicted before building. -- Jim Pennino |
No antennae radiate all the power fed to them!
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... gareth wrote: wrote in message ... TS-440 on semi-permanent loan to a new ham TS-870 currently on backup status TS-2000X main rig Aaah .... a Cheque Booker (CBer) which explains the technical ignorance and the rednecked abusive persona. To make it worse, I didn't build my house, cars, or airplane myself either Irrelevant as those do not represent your pursuits that are technically based. |
No antennae radiate all the power fed to them!
gareth wrote:
wrote in message ... gareth wrote: wrote in message ... TS-440 on semi-permanent loan to a new ham TS-870 currently on backup status TS-2000X main rig Aaah .... a Cheque Booker (CBer) which explains the technical ignorance and the rednecked abusive persona. To make it worse, I didn't build my house, cars, or airplane myself either Irrelevant as those do not represent your pursuits that are technically based. Avaiation is not a technically bases pursuit, gas bag? -- Jim Pennino |
No antennae radiate all the power fed to them!
Brian Reay wrote:
wrote: gareth wrote: wrote in message ... TS-440 on semi-permanent loan to a new ham TS-870 currently on backup status TS-2000X main rig Aaah .... a Cheque Booker (CBer) which explains the technical ignorance and the rednecked abusive persona. To make it worse, I didn't build my house, cars, or airplane myself either though I have thought about building a kit airplane when I retire. But I do build my own antennas for the most part and they work exactly as predicted before building. Jim, Evans has owned or owns a raft of commercial radios, inc: FT101, F7?7, FT221, FT817.... he has bought homebrew equipment made by others but, as for actually building radios, it seems to be vapour ware. This is all supported by his own posts. He couldn't use the 101 due to not having the manual, or some pages to be exact, so wasn't able to tune the PA. Hard to believe I know but you can check the archive. I concider the choice of build versus buy to be based on price and performance criteria. For ham radio specifically, the cost to build a modern DSP based radio would far execeed the cost of just buying one, even neglecting the time it would take, not to mention the test equipment required to align and calibrate it. For antennas it is not quite as clear cut as sometimes the antenna I want is not available commercially and/or the raw material costs in small quantities is in the ball park of buying commercial. As for airplanes, the airplane I would like to have is simply not available as anything but a kit or used and I will not fly used kit airplane unless I know a LOT about who built it. Gareth is just a gas bag blowing hot air. -- Jim Pennino |
No antennae radiate all the power fed to them!
On 11/4/2014 4:56 PM, wrote:
snip As for airplanes, the airplane I would like to have is simply not available as anything but a kit or used and I will not fly used kit airplane unless I know a LOT about who built it. I wouldn't fly a kit plane anyone put together - especially if it was me! I have pretty good electronic skills, but my mechanical skills are sorely lacking. I wouldn't trust it. Gareth is just a gas bag blowing hot air. Renewable energy resource for a hot air balloon? -- ================== Remove the "x" from my email address Jerry, AI0K ================== |
No antennae radiate all the power fed to them!
Jerry Stuckle wrote:
On 11/4/2014 4:56 PM, wrote: snip As for airplanes, the airplane I would like to have is simply not available as anything but a kit or used and I will not fly used kit airplane unless I know a LOT about who built it. I wouldn't fly a kit plane anyone put together - especially if it was me! I have pretty good electronic skills, but my mechanical skills are sorely lacking. I wouldn't trust it. As I worked my way through college as an avionics technician, which at times included things like major modificatons to aircraft, I have faith in my abilities. I also used to own and maintain British sports cars, or British road oilers as we in the US call them. Gareth is just a gas bag blowing hot air. Renewable energy resource for a hot air balloon? From what I hear about his stature, it would take a huge balloon to lift him, but he does seem to have an unlimited supply of hot air. -- Jim Pennino |
No antennae radiate all the power fed to them!
"Brian Reay" wrote in message
... Jim, Evans has owned or owns a raft of commercial radios, inc: FT101, F7?7, FT221, FT817.... he has bought homebrew equipment made by others but, as for actually building radios, it seems to be vapour ware. This is all supported by his own posts. He couldn't use the 101 due to not having the manual, or some pages to be exact, so wasn't able to tune the PA. Hard to believe I know but you can check the archive. That's not true, as you well know. I chose not to tune it without the manual as when I obtained it, it was in pristine condition desite being 30 years old. I had plenty of previous experience in tuning other TXs, starting with the KW2000E that G3UOE had in my time there. Why do you spend to much time in originating abusive material? Why not contribute your technical expertise, such as your knowledge of Maxwell's Equations? No reason why a real radio amateur, a home brewer, should not also pick up old rigs out of interest. |
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