On Aug 6, 10:30*am, Krypsis wrote:

I used to take my trusty old FRG7 whenever I was sent OS. It must have
been one of the very earliest of them as I bought it in 1977. I see that
they were only produced from 77-80. In the old days I was sent OS for a
few weeks at a time but in recent years I rarely spent more than a few
days sorting out issues so I didn't bother taking anything other than my
Sony 7600D. The FRG7700 was much bulkier than the FRG7 anyway. That
7600D did a lot of miles with me until it met an untimely end. It got
drowned on one of my OS forays and I never bothered replacing it. Damn
tropical rainstorms!

I can imagine that scenario.


Interestingly, the 7600D seemed much more sensitive
* than any of the FRG's that I have owned. Maybe I should get another
one of them.

Maybe you should, that would be a trip if you
actually did.



I wished I had that piece you do and I know there

There's plenty out there that would give a 7700 a run for its money
these days.

Indeed, but it's not a 7700.:-)

At my age, going any higher than a 2-step ladder is fraught with risk.
My balance isn't what it used to be.

Hey, I can totally understand that, and I am at the
43 yr. old mark. I have to be a lot more careful than I
was 10 yrs. ago.



My 70 year old neighbour fell off
his roof a while back and it took him a good year to come good.

Yeah, he's lucky he didn't kill him himself.

Any
longwire I rig up will, at best, be a "jury rig". I probably wouldn't be
able to find my insulators, baluns, etc. so I will have to source some
of them I will have to get a younger, more agile person to do the
climbing however.

I am sure that won't be a problem, all you have to
do is simply ask. There are many that would be
more than happy to take care of it for you, I am sure- but you have to
ask. Believe
it or not, if you were in my neighborhood, I'd hook
you up, but then you would have to let me listen to
your receiver.:-)

On Aug 6, 9:29*am, Bushcraftgregg wrote:
On Aug 6, 10:30*am, Krypsis wrote:

I used to take my trusty old FRG7 whenever I was sent OS. It must have
been one of the very earliest of them as I bought it in 1977. I see that
they were only produced from 77-80. In the old days I was sent OS for a
few weeks at a time but in recent years I rarely spent more than a few
days sorting out issues so I didn't bother taking anything other than my
Sony 7600D. The FRG7700 was much bulkier than the FRG7 anyway. That
7600D did a lot of miles with me until it met an untimely end. It got
drowned on one of my OS forays and I never bothered replacing it. Damn
tropical rainstorms!

I can imagine that scenario.

Interestingly, the 7600D seemed much more sensitive

* than any of the FRG's that I have owned. Maybe I should get another
one of them.

Maybe you should, that would be a trip if you
actually did.



I wished I had that piece you do and I know there

There's plenty out there that would give a 7700 a run for its money
these days.

Indeed, but it's not a 7700.:-)

At my age, going any higher than a 2-step ladder is fraught with risk.
My balance isn't what it used to be.

Hey, I can totally understand that, and I am at the
43 yr. old mark. I have to be a lot more careful than I
was 10 yrs. ago.

*My 70 year old neighbour fell off

his roof a while back and it took him a good year to come good.

Yeah, he's lucky he didn't kill him himself.

Any

longwire I rig up will, at best, be a "jury rig". I probably wouldn't be
able to find my insulators, baluns, etc. so I will have to source some
of them I will have to get a younger, more agile person to do the
climbing however.

I am sure that won't be a problem, all you have to
do is simply ask. There are many that would be
more than happy to take care of it for you, I am sure- but you have to
ask. Believe
it or not, if you were in my neighborhood, I'd hook
you up, but then you would have to let me listen to
your receiver.:-)

***Krispy Cream wrote...
"...I spent time in soc culture Vietnam..."

FN writes...

Krispo, are you still there...?...Me thinks the Distinguished Troll
Society smells another "playground"...*grin*

soc.culture.vietnam?

I got more than enough culture when I did my year over there in 1964.My
brother was over there too, in 1962 and 1964 after a year in Germany.He
wasen't crazy like I am.
cuhulin

nurk_fred2000 wrote:
On Aug 6, 9:29 am, Bushcraftgregg wrote:

snip

I am sure that won't be a problem, all you have to
do is simply ask. There are many that would be
more than happy to take care of it for you, I am sure- but you have to
ask. Believe
it or not, if you were in my neighborhood, I'd hook
you up, but then you would have to let me listen to
your receiver.:-)

***Krispy Cream wrote...
"...I spent time in soc culture Vietnam..."

FN writes...

Krispo, are you still there...?...Me thinks the Distinguished Troll
Society smells another "playground"...*grin*


So Gregg, you really want to identify with these morons? To them, usenet
is merely a "playground", a place they can be big brave bullies".
They're real heroes, these trolls, with destruction the only game.

Your call

Krypsis

On Aug 6, 4:23*pm, Krypsis wrote:
nurk_fred2000 wrote:
On Aug 6, 9:29 am, Bushcraftgregg wrote:

snip

I am sure that won't be a problem, all you have to
do is simply ask. There are many that would be
more than happy to take care of it for you, I am sure- but you have to
ask. Believe
it or not, if you were in my neighborhood, I'd hook
you up, but then you would have to let me listen to
your receiver.:-)

***Krispy Cream wrote...
"...I spent time in soc culture Vietnam..."

FN writes...

Krispo, are you still there...?...Me thinks the Distinguished Troll
Society smells another "playground"...*grin*

So Gregg, you really want to identify with these morons? To them, usenet
is merely a "playground", a place they can be big brave bullies".
They're real heroes, these trolls, with destruction the only game.


Krypsis, I know how you feel about them, "some"
of it IMO you may have brought a little on yourself,
I'm not saying all of it...but maybe a tad.

I'm not saying your a bad guy either. But Larb/Fred
and the guys have always treated me with respect.

IMO - Kramer is unlike *ANYTHING* I have ever
read in usenet, a true physological study, he holds
me almost spellbound in a weird way when I read
his posts.

All Fred / Larb and the boys did, was bring out the
fact that he is one of the most (IMO) incredible
"story tellers".....and by that - I mean a truly disturbed
individual who for whatever reason...just isn't happy
enough with his life ....which I don't understand myself because he
lives or had lived in some of the worlds most exotic locations. But
for some reason
that only Kramer himself can explain - - it apparently
just isn't enough.

The part Krypsis I don't understand, is why in the world would you
"stand up" so too speak for someone like that? You may not like the
way the
guys are unrelenting, but that is exactly what it takes
for someone like him.

I can be usenet friends with you and also with Larb
and the guys. Just remember, this group is about
shortwave radio and the entire spectrum and anything that goes along
with it, not bullcrap. It gets
old IMO and makes this group not fun when there
is constant bickering. Mike pushed and pushed, not
just at me either....he has/had done it for **YEARS**.