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I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
Did I get ripped off?
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I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
New Ham wrote: Did I get ripped off? You might try a Stetson. |
I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
"John S." wrote in message oups.com... New Ham wrote: Did I get ripped off? You might try a Stetson. four or five X beaver John? BH |
I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antennastill gets wet when it rains.
Reminds me of the time (many years ago), when the
new kid on the gang was ordered to "Wash the Dishes" (microwave ), on a 150 foot tower ! Kid decided it was time to quit! Had to tell him it was a JOKE, or get the WHOLE Gang in hot water !!! Jim NN7K Brian Hill wrote: "John S." wrote in message oups.com... New Ham wrote: Did I get ripped off? You might try a Stetson. four or five X beaver John? BH |
I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
Jim - NN7K wrote in news:blJhg.19147
: Reminds me of the time (many years ago), when the new kid on the gang was ordered to "Wash the Dishes" (microwave ), on a 150 foot tower ! Kid decided it was time to quit! Had to tell him it was a JOKE, or get the WHOLE Gang in hot water !!! Jim NN7K Yeah. When I was in the RCAF many years ago, a common thing was to ask a newbie to go to the tool crib for a bucket of propwash. -- Dave Oldridge+ ICQ 1800667 |
I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
Or looking for a left-handed crescent wrench and fetching a bucket of
prop wash. Jim - NN7K wrote: Reminds me of the time (many years ago), when the new kid on the gang was ordered to "Wash the Dishes" (microwave ), on a 150 foot tower ! Kid decided it was time to quit! Had to tell him it was a JOKE, or get the WHOLE Gang in hot water !!! Jim NN7K Brian Hill wrote: "John S." wrote in message oups.com... New Ham wrote: Did I get ripped off? You might try a Stetson. four or five X beaver John? BH |
I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antennastill gets wet when it rains.
John S. wrote:
New Ham wrote: Did I get ripped off? You might try a Stetson. Try a Dunce Cap (low capacitance) attached to your screwdriver and manually adjust until your dip meter reads moron :) |
I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antennastill gets wet when it rains.
John S. wrote:
Or looking for a left-handed crescent wrench and fetching a bucket of prop wash. The problem with this joke is that the wrench exhists. Handedness in a wrench is determined by which thumb closes the jaws. Right thumb right hand wrench, left thumb left handed wrench. I have a left handed crescent type wrench. Where was it made? POLAND of course. Wrench available for inspection. Dave WD9BDZ Jim - NN7K wrote: Reminds me of the time (many years ago), when the new kid on the gang was ordered to "Wash the Dishes" (microwave ), on a 150 foot tower ! Kid decided it was time to quit! Had to tell him it was a JOKE, or get the WHOLE Gang in hot water !!! Jim NN7K Brian Hill wrote: "John S." wrote in message egroups.com... New Ham wrote: Did I get ripped off? You might try a Stetson. four or five X beaver John? BH |
I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
David G. Nagel wrote:
John S. wrote: Or looking for a left-handed crescent wrench and fetching a bucket of prop wash. The problem with this joke is that the wrench exhists. Handedness in a wrench is determined by which thumb closes the jaws. Right thumb right hand wrench, left thumb left handed wrench. I have a left handed crescent type wrench. Where was it made? POLAND of course. Wrench available for inspection. Dave WD9BDZ At 23, I took a job as a young engineer at a place that had previously been a gyroscope manufacturer. As the new guy, they asked my to deliver a briefcase to the boss' office and (you guessed it) there was a spinning gryo in the briefcase. I got a big surprise when I tried to turn a corner in the corrider and the briefcase kept going straight ahead! A great 'new guy' trick. -- Brian Denley http://home.comcast.net/~b.denley/index.html |
I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
I worked in a shoe store as a teenager.
The newbies were instructed to get the wall-stretcher from the backroom when there were too many shoes to put up. jawod wrote: John S. wrote: New Ham wrote: Did I get ripped off? You might try a Stetson. Try a Dunce Cap (low capacitance) attached to your screwdriver and manually adjust until your dip meter reads moron :) |
I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
No.
I know a fellow who works in Tech support for a big computer company who says they get questions likes this all the time. There are several reasons the product has failed to meet your expectations. 1- you have likely installed it upside down. 2- Your antenna is defective, the product is not meant to be used with a defective antenna. 3- Exposure to weather has nullified your warranty. 4- There is an improved replacement product available and you may wish to upgrade at a special price. de W8CCW John On Wed, 07 Jun 2006 20:26:26 GMT, (New Ham) wrote: Did I get ripped off? John Ferrell W8CCW |
I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
David G. Nagel wrote: John S. wrote: Or looking for a left-handed crescent wrench and fetching a bucket of prop wash. The problem with this joke is that the wrench exhists. Handedness in a wrench is determined by which thumb closes the jaws. Right thumb right hand wrench, left thumb left handed wrench. I have a left handed crescent type wrench. Where was it made? POLAND of course. Wrench available for inspection. You had me going there for a moment..... I know...one side is labeled L and the flip side is labeled R. |
I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
Brian Denley wrote: David G. Nagel wrote: John S. wrote: Or looking for a left-handed crescent wrench and fetching a bucket of prop wash. The problem with this joke is that the wrench exhists. Handedness in a wrench is determined by which thumb closes the jaws. Right thumb right hand wrench, left thumb left handed wrench. I have a left handed crescent type wrench. Where was it made? POLAND of course. Wrench available for inspection. Dave WD9BDZ At 23, I took a job as a young engineer at a place that had previously been a gyroscope manufacturer. As the new guy, they asked my to deliver a briefcase to the boss' office and (you guessed it) there was a spinning gryo in the briefcase. I got a big surprise when I tried to turn a corner in the corrider and the briefcase kept going straight ahead! A great 'new guy' trick. -- Or send the new guy in engineering to supply for a pressurized container of Dihydrogen Monoxide. Or send the new finance guy to get the difference finder. |
I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antennastill gets wet when it rains.
John S. wrote:
David G. Nagel wrote: John S. wrote: Or looking for a left-handed crescent wrench and fetching a bucket of prop wash. The problem with this joke is that the wrench exhists. Handedness in a wrench is determined by which thumb closes the jaws. Right thumb right hand wrench, left thumb left handed wrench. I have a left handed crescent type wrench. Where was it made? POLAND of course. Wrench available for inspection. You had me going there for a moment..... I know...one side is labeled L and the flip side is labeled R. No. This is an honest to god left handed crescent style wrench. Hold in left hand and close the jaws using the left thumb. Dave WD9BDZ |
I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
jawod wrote: John S. wrote: New Ham wrote: Did I get ripped off? You might try a Stetson. Try a Dunce Cap (low capacitance) attached to your screwdriver and manually adjust until your dip meter reads moron :) Uh oh...feeling a bit testy today??? |
I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
"David G. Nagel" wrote in message ... John S. wrote: David G. Nagel wrote: John S. wrote: Or looking for a left-handed crescent wrench and fetching a bucket of prop wash. The problem with this joke is that the wrench exhists. Handedness in a wrench is determined by which thumb closes the jaws. Right thumb right hand wrench, left thumb left handed wrench. I have a left handed crescent type wrench. Where was it made? POLAND of course. Wrench available for inspection. You had me going there for a moment..... I know...one side is labeled L and the flip side is labeled R. No. This is an honest to god left handed crescent style wrench. Hold in left hand and close the jaws using the left thumb. I have a metric one :-) |
I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antennastill gets wet when it rains.
John S. wrote:
jawod wrote: John S. wrote: New Ham wrote: Did I get ripped off? You might try a Stetson. Try a Dunce Cap (low capacitance) attached to your screwdriver and manually adjust until your dip meter reads moron :) Uh oh...feeling a bit testy today??? Not, not at all...didn't you see my :) ? No offense intended. |
I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
In article .com, "John S." wrote:
jawod wrote: John S. wrote: New Ham wrote: Did I get ripped off? You might try a Stetson. Try a Dunce Cap (low capacitance) attached to your screwdriver and manually adjust until your dip meter reads moron :) Uh oh...feeling a bit testy today??? What good's a hat if it don't keep the antenna dry? I think I'll keep it though, for some odd reason my SWR's are better. |
I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antennastill gets wet when it rains.
John S. wrote:
Brian Denley wrote: David G. Nagel wrote: John S. wrote: Or looking for a left-handed crescent wrench and fetching a bucket of prop wash. The problem with this joke is that the wrench exhists. Handedness in a wrench is determined by which thumb closes the jaws. Right thumb right hand wrench, left thumb left handed wrench. I have a left handed crescent type wrench. Where was it made? POLAND of course. Wrench available for inspection. Dave WD9BDZ At 23, I took a job as a young engineer at a place that had previously been a gyroscope manufacturer. As the new guy, they asked my to deliver a briefcase to the boss' office and (you guessed it) there was a spinning gryo in the briefcase. I got a big surprise when I tried to turn a corner in the corrider and the briefcase kept going straight ahead! A great 'new guy' trick. -- Or send the new guy in engineering to supply for a pressurized container of Dihydrogen Monoxide. Careful that stuff is extremely deadly if inhaled. Or send the new finance guy to get the difference finder. |
I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
jawod wrote: John S. wrote: jawod wrote: John S. wrote: New Ham wrote: Did I get ripped off? You might try a Stetson. Try a Dunce Cap (low capacitance) attached to your screwdriver and manually adjust until your dip meter reads moron :) Uh oh...feeling a bit testy today??? Not, not at all...didn't you see my :) ? No offense intended. Ooops...please accept my apology. |
I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antennastill gets wet when it rains.
Brian Hill wrote:
"John S." wrote in message oups.com... New Ham wrote: Did I get ripped off? You might try a Stetson. four or five X beaver John? BH No, no! Thats a waste of good beaver : |
I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
Ahhhh!! Those only work when it rains capacitors !.
73, Steve, K9DCI "John S." wrote in message oups.com... New Ham wrote: Did I get ripped off? You might try a Stetson. |
I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
Somebody wrote: No. This is an honest to god left handed crescent style wrench. Hold in left hand and close the jaws using the left thumb. I have a metric one :-) Yep ! Me too. I have a 150mm "Crescent" wrench! Works great on metric nuts & bolts. 73, Steve, K9DCI |
I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
Steve N. wrote: Somebody wrote: No. This is an honest to god left handed crescent style wrench. Hold in left hand and close the jaws using the left thumb. I have a metric one :-) Yep ! Me too. I have a 150mm "Crescent" wrench! Works great on metric nuts & bolts. 73, Steve, K9DCI Yeah, and I've had these two left handed pipe wrenches around for years. This southpaw found them indispensable on galvanized, but can't seem to get them to work on copper pipe. |
I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
"Dave Oldridge" wrote in message 9... Jim - NN7K wrote in news:blJhg.19147 : Reminds me of the time (many years ago), when the new kid on the gang was ordered to "Wash the Dishes" (microwave ), on a 150 foot tower ! Kid decided it was time to quit! Had to tell him it was a JOKE, or get the WHOLE Gang in hot water !!! Jim NN7K Yeah. When I was in the RCAF many years ago, a common thing was to ask a newbie to go to the tool crib for a bucket of propwash. -- Dave Oldridge+ ICQ 1800667 When I reached my first duty assignment in the USAF I was sent on a fools errand to get 1000 yards of flight line. When I got to the place I was suppose to pick it up I told the guys there that I knew what flightline was but I had an idea for a joke on the guy that sent me down there.They were very happy to help. We went out back of the base and loaded up a truck with rubble from flightline construction then took it back and put it the POV pickup of they guy who had sent me out. When I went back to the shop I told him I had the flightline but didnt think I had the thousand yards he had requested. This got him and everyone else in the shop curious and they all wanted to see what I had brought back. Thats when I told him to go look in the back of his pickup. |
I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
New Ham wrote: What good's a hat if it don't keep the antenna dry? I think I'll keep it though, for some odd reason my SWR's are better. What are SWR's? Does your antenna have multiple standing wave ratios? Were they sick? Did they have MPD? Do you SWR's look in the mirror each morning and say "well, who are we going to be today?" Does the standing wave ratio own something called "are better"? Are SWR's related to 73's, and if so does the hat help 73's also? Is your antenna still a fertile female that gets wet whenever a large capacitance hat climbs on top? A local school had "Spelling Award's Day" on a sign out front. When I saw a pamphlet, it said "Selling Awards' Day". Maybe it was award's for selling extra 's as a school project "SWR's" and "73's" , or should I s'ay award's for s'ellin extras' s'sses ? 73's and Happy SWR's to all, Tom's |
I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
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I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antennastill gets wet when it rains.
Methinks your leg was being pulled.
The SWR with the apostrophe s is a grammatical error. The apostrophe s indicates that the SWR is possessive, that the SWR owns something; or, that the SWR is doing something. The apostrophe s is not plural!! The plural, multiple, SWR is denoted SWRs. New Ham wrote: In article .com, wrote: New Ham wrote: What good's a hat if it don't keep the antenna dry? I think I'll keep it though, for some odd reason my SWR's are better. What are SWR's? Does your antenna have multiple standing wave ratios? Were they sick? Did they have MPD? Do you SWR's look in the mirror each morning and say "well, who are we going to be today?" Does the standing wave ratio own something called "are better"? SNIPPED |
I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
Dave wrote:
Methinks your leg was being pulled. "The SWR with the apostrophe s is a grammatical error. The apostrophe s indicates that the SWR is possessive, that the SWR owns something; or, that the SWR is doing something. The apostrophe s is not plural!! The plural, multiple, SWR is denoted SWRs." - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - How To - Use an Apostrophe : http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=119095 PLURALS - When you add an 's' to make a plural, it NEVER takes an apostrophe. Never. There are no exceptions. The same is True for Plurals of Abbreviations - it is A.T.M.s, not A.T.M.'s - itr is G.P.s not G.P.'s. NOTE - These Rules are those which Apply in Modern British English (as taught in High Schools and Universities throughout the Commonwealth). FWIW - The King's English which is often NOT Spoken or Written by Americans. Mind Your Apostrophes http://betweenborders.com/wordsmithi...r-apostrophes/ http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/...wrerrors3.html Punctuation and Capitalization: Using the Apostrophe http://rwc.hunter.cuny.edu/reading-w.../apostrop.html http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handou...r/g_apost.html http://www.wheaton.edu/learnres/writ...apostrophe.htm http://depts.gallaudet.edu/englishwo...ar/using-s.htm http://projects.uwc.utexas.edu/handouts/?q=node/11 http://www.asu.edu/english/englished...hes_pp_5-6.pdf often a mangler and tangler of : Words, Meanings, Capitalization and Punctuation ~ RHF |
I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antennastill gets wet when it rains.
Dave wrote:
Methinks your leg was being pulled. The SWR with the apostrophe s is a grammatical error. The apostrophe s indicates that the SWR is possessive, that the SWR owns something; or, that the SWR is doing something. The apostrophe s is not plural!! On the contrary, the plural of the letter A is A's. The plural of the number 3 is 3's. It's not too much of a stretch to assume that the plural of SWR is SWR's. From Webster's: "apostrophe - a make used to indicate ... the plural of letters or figures." -- 73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp |
I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
"Cecil Moore" wrote ...
Dave wrote: Methinks your leg was being pulled. The SWR with the apostrophe s is a grammatical error. The apostrophe s indicates that the SWR is possessive, that the SWR owns something; or, that the SWR is doing something. The apostrophe s is not plural!! On the contrary, the plural of the letter A is A's. The plural of the number 3 is 3's. It's not too much of a stretch to assume that the plural of SWR is SWR's. From Webster's: "apostrophe - a make used to indicate ... the plural of letters or figures." To take the argument well into absurdity (as if it needed any help), we can discuss whether your Webster's is descriptive or prescriptive. |
I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
"Not Lloyd" wrote in message ... Well, Webster shows more than one error, at least insofar as formal English goes. What Webster depicts is the "dumbing down" of what our kids are being taught today. Do what you wish, but those who are better educated will continue to use the apostrophe to denote the possessive rather than the plural. more importantly, you didn't post with proper bracketed attributions (Cecil's comments in particular). so go somewhere else with your grammar Nazi crap, or i'll start with my proper netiquette rantings. Gravity |
I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
"Cecil Moore" wrote in message . com... Dave wrote: Methinks your leg was being pulled. The SWR with the apostrophe s is a grammatical error. The apostrophe s indicates that the SWR is possessive, that the SWR owns something; or, that the SWR is doing something. The apostrophe s is not plural!! On the contrary, the plural of the letter A is A's. The plural of the number 3 is 3's. It's not too much of a stretch to assume that the plural of SWR is SWR's. From Webster's: "apostrophe - a make used to indicate ... the plural of letters or figures." -- 73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp Well, Webster shows more than one error, at least insofar as formal English goes. What Webster depicts is the "dumbing down" of what our kids are being taught today. Do what you wish, but those who are better educated will continue to use the apostrophe to denote the possessive rather than the plural. |
I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antennastill gets wet when it rains.
Richard Crowley wrote:
"Cecil Moore" wrote ... From Webster's: "apostrophe - a make used to indicate ... the plural of letters or figures." To take the argument well into absurdity (as if it needed any help), we can discuss whether your Webster's is descriptive or prescriptive. That definition agrees with what I learned in English class 50+ years ago. The plural of a number uses an apostrophe. So 73's would indeed be the plural of 73 as in "many best regards". It's no stretch to assume that the plural of SWR would be SWR's. Incidentally, I have an obvious typo in the definition that the spell-checker didn't catch. Should have been: "apostrophe - a mark used to indicate ... the plural of letters or figures." I have a "Webster's New Universal Unabridged Dictionary" which contains a "Basic Manual of Style" in the back. Here's what it says for "Apostrophe: ... 3. To form the plurals of letters or figures add an apostrophe and an s." That's seems to be prescriptive. -- 73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp |
I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antennastill gets wet when it rains.
Not Lloyd wrote:
Do what you wish, but those who are better educated will continue to use the apostrophe to denote the possessive rather than the plural. Would a "Basic Manual of Style" change your mind? I have a "Webster's New Universal Unabridged Dictionary" which contains a "Basic Manual of Style" in the back. Here's what it says for "Apostrophe: 1. ... 2. ... 3. To form the plurals of letters or figures add an apostrophe and an s. ..." It does say that a few people object to number 3. As in many other areas of the English language, the context of the use of the apostrophe determines its function: 1. to replace missing letters, 2. possessive, 3. plurals of letters or numbers. P.S. The better educated posters avoid violating the attribution rules for newsgroups. -- 73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp |
I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antennastill gets wet when it rains.
Richard Crowley wrote:
"Cecil Moore" wrote ... Dave wrote: Methinks your leg was being pulled. The SWR with the apostrophe s is a grammatical error. The apostrophe s indicates that the SWR is possessive, that the SWR owns something; or, that the SWR is doing something. The apostrophe s is not plural!! On the contrary, the plural of the letter A is A's. The plural of the number 3 is 3's. It's not too much of a stretch to assume that the plural of SWR is SWR's. From Webster's: "apostrophe - a make used to indicate ... the plural of letters or figures." To take the argument well into absurdity (as if it needed any help), we can discuss whether your Webster's is descriptive or prescriptive. good one If I can ever help in increasing the absurdity of these newsgroups, I am glad to do so. BTW, all dictionaries are descriptive. |
I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antennastill gets wet when it rains.
jawod wrote:
BTW, all dictionaries are descriptive. But all Basic Manuals of Style are prescriptive. Please see my other posting. -- 73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp |
I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antennastill gets wet when it rains.
Cecil Moore wrote:
jawod wrote: BTW, all dictionaries are descriptive. But all Basic Manuals of Style are prescriptive. Please see my other posting. Use of the apostrophe as a plural designation is rapidly becoming passe'. IIRC it already is in the UK. Possessive is the new standard. I get my chops busted if I write with say last year's work instead of last years work. - 73 de Mike KB3EIA - |
I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antennastill gets wet when it rains.
Possessive is the new standard. I get my chops busted if I write with say last year's work instead of last years work. - 73 de Mike KB3EIA - I don't understand. Possessive is the new standard? Your chops get busted whey you write "last year's work"? That IS possessive. |
I bought a large capacitance hat for my vertical, but the antenna still gets wet when it rains.
jawod writes:
I don't understand. Possessive is the new standard? Your chops get busted whey you write "last year's work"? That IS possessive. Is it? I've always wondered. Does the work "belong" to last year? Does last year "own" the work? It's *my* work that was done last year. Curious, // marc |
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