Larry Roll K3LT wrote: In article , Dave Heil writes: Actually, aside from a couple of Karjalainen brews in Helsinki in October, my yearly beer intake is about four bottles. I mostly stick to vodka or with Jack Daniels and branch water. Dave K8MN Dave: OK, I give up -- what the Sam Hill is "branch water?" I heard it mentioned a few times on the old TV program "Dallas," when J.R. Ewing used to order a "bourbon and branch" at the Ahwl (Oil) Baron's Club. Is it water that dripped off a tree branch during the rain, or did it come from a branch tributary of some particular river, or what? Or is it just another way of saying "Club Soda," as I suspect? Oh Lord no, Larry--nothing fizzy at all. A branch is a swift-running little stream. There's a town downstate named Jumping Branch. It is named for a nearby stream. Dave K8MN |
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Larry Roll K3LT wrote: In article , Dave Heil writes: Actually, aside from a couple of Karjalainen brews in Helsinki in October, my yearly beer intake is about four bottles. I mostly stick to vodka or with Jack Daniels and branch water. Dave K8MN Dave: OK, I give up -- what the Sam Hill is "branch water?" I heard it mentioned a few times on the old TV program "Dallas," when J.R. Ewing used to order a "bourbon and branch" at the Ahwl (Oil) Baron's Club. Is it water that dripped off a tree branch during the rain, or did it come from a branch tributary of some particular river, or what? Or is it just another way of saying "Club Soda," as I suspect? Oh Lord no, Larry--nothing fizzy at all. A branch is a swift-running little stream. There's a town downstate named Jumping Branch. It is named for a nearby stream. Dave K8MN It's important to select the branch with the fewest cattle upstream. Poultry and swine operations are bad news, too. |
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In article , Dave Heil writes: N2EY wrote: The newer computers actually seem to keep worse time than the older ones... Not an issue. When the 'puter clock here is noticeably off time vs. WWV I simply ping NIST and let them reset it. My tax dollars at work. YMMV. http://www.boulder.nist.gov/timefreq...-computer.html But my Tymeter grinds on, flipping the drums. . . groan . . ! 73 de Jim, N2EY w3rv |
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"Bert Craig" wrote I feel for the poor slob who finally breaks down and buys a '7800 just before the '7800 Pro or Pro II comes out. First of all, I don't think he'd be poor, and why are you calling me a slob? I'm placing my order. 73, de Hans, K0HB Good for you, Hans! I hope to join you some day! I remember some time ago two different friends of mine telling me that ICOM sold almost 10 times as many IC-781s as they had forecast when it was being designed. Both were in a position to know -- one was a former ICOM National Service Manager and the other was the owner of a large amateur radio store. 73, -- * Do NOT use Reply * Reply to K3TD via contesting dot com Tad, K3TD |
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(N2EY) wrote in message ... In article , Dave Heil writes: N2EY wrote: The newer computers actually seem to keep worse time than the older ones... Not an issue. When the 'puter clock here is noticeably off time vs. WWV I simply ping NIST and let them reset it. My tax dollars at work. YMMV. http://www.boulder.nist.gov/timefreq...-computer.html KEWL! Of course there are also clocks an watches that "listen" to WWVB and reset themselves as needed. But my Tymeter grinds on, flipping the drums. . . groan . . ! It works! The battery-operated clock above it in the pictures (you saw my shack pix, I presume) is the backup and local timekeeper. The Tymeter just keeps doing its job. Simple technology - watta concept. Every so often I tune in WWV on the '342 just for a check. Usually the Tymeter is dead on. Did I ever show ya the pix of my trip to Boulder NIST and Fort Collins? A few years back - got shots of the then-standard atomic clocks and the transmitter site. Plus me standing by the transmitter site sign. 73 de Jim, N2EY |
Len Over 21 wrote: In article , Dave Heil writes: Len Over 21 wrote: In article , Dave Heil writes: I believe that's the beauty of the Orion, it's never "ancient." The latest upgrade is just a download away. I feel for the poor slob who finally breaks down and buys a '7800 just before the '7800 Pro or Pro II comes out. TT just keeps making it better and better. The rig is now about eight months old and I've downloaded about ten firmware releases in that time. "FIRMWARE releases?!?" Yes, firmware releases. Gosh, you must be equipped with a Star Trek Transporter! :-) No, just a PC with an internet connection. Oh, you mean SOFTWARE updates, right? No, I don't. I mean firmware updates. Get it straight, Herr Robust. "Firmware" is hardware. Actually, kindly old gent, you don't have it quite right. You may go to http://whatis.techtarget.com/definit...212127,00.html to educate yourself. Afterward, you may like to take a look at the site where such firmware upgrades are available for the Orion: http://www.rfsquared.com/ Please note the first two words in blue at the top center of the page. There is NO computer system anywhere in the world that will "download firmware." It appears that you are quite mistaken. Let's see, that's more than one per month. - Version 1.325 - initial release 03/26/03 Version 1.326 03/27/03 Version 1.327 03/28/03 Version 1.328 03/31/03 Version 1.329 04/01/03 Version 1.330 04/02/03 Version 1.331 04/03/04 Version 1.332 04/04/03 Version 1.333 04/06/03 Version 1.334 04/07/03 Version 1.335 04/08/03 Version 1.336 04/10/03 Version 1.337 04/11/03 - 04/13/03 Version 1.338 04/14/03 - 04/16/03 Version 1.339 04/26/03-05/06/03 Version 1.340 05/12/03-05/14/03 Version 1.341 05/19/03-05/22/03 Version 1.342 05/27/03 Version 1.343 06/03/03 Version 1.344 06/06/03 Version 1.345 06/11/03 Version 1.346 06/13/03 Version 1.347 06/25/03 Version 1.348 07/08/03 Version 1.349 07/10/03 VERSION 1.350 07/29/03 Version 1.351 08/07/03 Version 1.352 08/11/03 Version 1.353 08/12/03 Version 1.354 08/15/03 Version 1.355 08/19/03 Version 1.356 08/21/03 Version 1.357 08/22/03 Version 1.358 08/25/03 Version 1.359 09/12/03 Version 1.360 09/16/03 Version 1.361 09/25/03 Version 1.362 10/06/03 Version 1.363 10/22/03 Version 1.364 10/23/03 Version 1.365 11/14/03 Version 1.366 12/19/03 Version 1.367 Well, it certainly looks like more than one per month, doesn't it old fellow? Interestingly, the manufacturer lists the above list under "Firmware Revision History". All that many updates? Why would I have reason to manufacture a phony list? Tells me they didn't know what they were doing to begin with, or just shoved software and hardware out the door before they had finished testing the firmware and software. No, that's simply what you've guessed and you'd again be incorrect. I would think that Orion could have stabilized the programming by now. No new band changes have happened in eight months... :-) Really? I seem to recall adding 60m capability to the Orion. Weren't you paying attention? Were you under the impression that "band changes" were the only things which could be modified in the Orion? Apparently it can also TRANSPORT material things as they did on Star Trek. Perhaps they should have beamed up some smarts to release the RIGHT code the first time... I'm sure that you'd have done so and that you'd have designed a transceiver which performed much, much better. Your abilities are legend. Oh, my, you drone on busy prussian bee. It's like listening to a lecture on 1800s science...all done by amateurs. Nothing new, same old "landfill" remarks from the prussian. There's plenty new, Leonard. You may start your education after you learn about firmware. Dave K8MN |
Dave Heil wrote:
There's plenty new, Leonard. You may start your education after you learn about firmware. I just downloaded new firmware for my cable modem, over my cable modem. Guess I'll have to use UPS next time. 8^) - Mike KB3EIA - |
Mike Coslo wrote:
Dave Heil wrote: There's plenty new, Leonard. You may start your education after you learn about firmware. I just downloaded new firmware for my cable modem, over my cable modem. Guess I'll have to use UPS next time. 8^) Careful, Mike. Leonard is an electrical engineer and a proud electronics professional. Dave K8MN |
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writes: I just downloaded new firmware for my cable modem, over my cable modem. Something electro-existentialist about that, Mike. Reminds me of a Lily Tomlin joke where she describes going to the store and buying a wastepaper basket. At the checkout counter the cashier put the wastepaper basket in a paper bag. Once she got it home, Lily took the wastepaper basket out of the paper bag, folded up the paper bag, and put the paper bag into the wastepaper basket. 73 de Jim, N2EY |
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