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Are there any real people still here? Should we have a roll call? So many of the old guard gone. I'm not sure what keeps bringing me back here unless it's the odd hope of reading about someone's latest DX catch, homebrewing exploit or DXpedition adventure.
I admit, my SWL activity has decreased since I went berzerk over ham radio, but recently I've started building regenerative receivers, Manhattan style, on copper clad circuit boards, and you can build a damn good receiver that way. I still have some excellent shortwave rigs (AOR 7030+, Lowe HF-150, etc.), but they aren't seeing much use these days. There are only so many hours in the day (24, I'm told, though that figure sounds exaggerated to me).. I'm thinking a good direct conversion receiver might be a good project for the future. So what's up out there? |
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On 9/9/2015 2:31 PM, Steve wrote:
Are there any real people still here? Should we have a roll call? So many of the old guard gone. I'm not sure what keeps bringing me back here unless it's the odd hope of reading about someone's latest DX catch, homebrewing exploit or DXpedition adventure. I admit, my SWL activity has decreased since I went berzerk over ham radio, but recently I've started building regenerative receivers, Manhattan style, on copper clad circuit boards, and you can build a damn good receiver that way. I still have some excellent shortwave rigs (AOR 7030+, Lowe HF-150, etc.), but they aren't seeing much use these days. There are only so many hours in the day (24, I'm told, though that figure sounds exaggerated to me). I'm thinking a good direct conversion receiver might be a good project for the future. So what's up out there? I still see an occasional post of interest, and I read through the Google News everyday. Not much, but it doesn't take much effort, either. |
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On Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at 4:41:16 PM UTC-4, Travis McGee wrote:
On 9/9/2015 2:31 PM, Steve wrote: Are there any real people still here? Should we have a roll call? So many of the old guard gone. I'm not sure what keeps bringing me back here unless it's the odd hope of reading about someone's latest DX catch, homebrewing exploit or DXpedition adventure. I admit, my SWL activity has decreased since I went berzerk over ham radio, but recently I've started building regenerative receivers, Manhattan style, on copper clad circuit boards, and you can build a damn good receiver that way. I still have some excellent shortwave rigs (AOR 7030+, Lowe HF-150, etc.), but they aren't seeing much use these days. There are only so many hours in the day (24, I'm told, though that figure sounds exaggerated to me). I'm thinking a good direct conversion receiver might be a good project for the future. So what's up out there? I still see an occasional post of interest, and I read through the Google News everyday. Not much, but it doesn't take much effort, either. Most of the diehards are still around. But (very long pause) the present solar cycle is really the worst according to the astronomers ... since 1750. |
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On Wednesday, 9 September 2015 19:31:12 UTC+1, Steve wrote:
Are there any real people still here? Should we have a roll call? So many of the old guard gone. I'm not sure what keeps bringing me back here unless it's the odd hope of reading about someone's latest DX catch, homebrewing exploit or DXpedition adventure. I admit, my SWL activity has decreased since I went berzerk over ham radio, but recently I've started building regenerative receivers, Manhattan style, on copper clad circuit boards, and you can build a damn good receiver that way. I still have some excellent shortwave rigs (AOR 7030+, Lowe HF-150, etc.), but they aren't seeing much use these days. There are only so many hours in the day (24, I'm told, though that figure sounds exaggerated to me). I'm thinking a good direct conversion receiver might be a good project for the future. So what's up out there? I still use my NRD525, Grunding Sat800 and Icom ICR20 every day and even listen to Radio Romania on DRM. Not impressed by my SDR though - seems deaf on SW. |
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I agree with Joe....it was so dismal on the 9th, I went outside to see if my antennas had been damaged. Thank goodness HF is recovering today.
73 Don Icom IC-7200 CommRadio CR-1a |
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On Wed, 09 Sep 2015 11:31:09 -0700, Steve wrote:
Are there any real people still here? Should we have a roll call? So many of the old guard gone. I'm not sure what keeps bringing me back here unless it's the odd hope of reading about someone's latest DX catch, homebrewing exploit or DXpedition adventure. I admit, my SWL activity has decreased since I went berzerk over ham radio, but recently I've started building regenerative receivers, Manhattan style, on copper clad circuit boards, and you can build a damn good receiver that way. I still have some excellent shortwave rigs (AOR 7030+, Lowe HF-150, etc.), but they aren't seeing much use these days. There are only so many hours in the day (24, I'm told, though that figure sounds exaggerated to me). I'm thinking a good direct conversion receiver might be a good project for the future. So what's up out there? I lurk in here occasionally to see if anyone still active. My AR7030+ also rarely sees any action now. HF broadcasting has declined steeply in the last few years. That said; enjoyed hearing plenty of South American HF locals (mainly Brazilian) this summer here in Scotland. Obtained a Tecsun PL-660 recently, out of curiosity, and so far very impressed by the performance you get for such a modest price. AM DXing seems to be alive and well these days, even though broadcasting has declined somewhat in Europe (but still fairly busy). Planning to re- build my tuneable loop in preparation for coming winter conditions; for trans-Atlantic DX. I used to run an amplifier from it and fed the output back through a ferrite bar mounted in the centre. This applied positive feedback and produced an astoundingly selective tuning peak. Also bought a Sony ICF-EX5MK2; an unusual AM-DX portable from the domestic Japanese market which is totally analogue yet has a type of sync detection which (usually) works a treat. |
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Steve wrote:
Are there any real people still here? Should we have a roll call? So many of the old guard gone. My 8 element active MW array has fallen into disrepair since internet streaming has made Imus available without going to 500-mile distant AM stations. And also IBOC has made nulling away interference pretty impossible. On SW, Radio Japan long ago stopped doing adult programming, in particular the interviews with various experts who could be enjoyed for wild English accents that only the Japanese can produce. Now it's all happy-talk aimed at sub-teens. I listen to ham CW on my bike commutes, mostly 20m, or 40m if 20m is dead. -- On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk. |
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I still check the traffic here from time to time, but sadly it's mostly useless drivel. SWBC bands are not as teeming with activity as they used to be.. As for the overall decline of rec.radio.shortwave, it was compounded by the high volume of non-radio traffic and the emergence of more focused, often moderated, alternatives like Yahoo groups. The latter migration was rather unfortunate in that it Balkanized the hobbyist chatter among many groups of specific interest areas. Oh well...
Speaking for myself, I'm still doing swling, with some UTE and ham band monitoring, using my Drakes and other receivers, among which is a '7030+, which I bought new in its final production year. Steve, it was in part due to the glowing comments by you and Joe Analssandrini that I finally bought that one! There are any number of good folks who silently disappeared from rec.radio.shortwave: Joe A., Telamon, Eric F. Richards, just to name a few. Hope they're doing well, and still enjoying the hobby in some way or another. Sorry to hear that your MW antenna arrangement has fallen into disrepair, Ron. On any number of occasions when engaging my ANC-4, I thought of your antenna project out there in the Midwest...wishing that I had the space to execute antenna projects on such a scale! |
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On Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 9:29:34 AM UTC-4, junius wrote:
I still check the traffic here from time to time, but sadly it's mostly useless drivel. SWBC bands are not as teeming with activity as they used to be. As for the overall decline of rec.radio.shortwave, it was compounded by the high volume of non-radio traffic and the emergence of more focused, often moderated, alternatives like Yahoo groups. The latter migration was rather unfortunate in that it Balkanized the hobbyist chatter among many groups of specific interest areas. Oh well... Speaking for myself, I'm still doing swling, with some UTE and ham band monitoring, using my Drakes and other receivers, among which is a '7030+, which I bought new in its final production year. Steve, it was in part due to the glowing comments by you and Joe Analssandrini that I finally bought that one! There are any number of good folks who silently disappeared from rec.radio.shortwave: Joe A., Telamon, Eric F. Richards, just to name a few. Hope they're doing well, and still enjoying the hobby in some way or another.. Sorry to hear that your MW antenna arrangement has fallen into disrepair, Ron. On any number of occasions when engaging my ANC-4, I thought of your antenna project out there in the Midwest...wishing that I had the space to execute antenna projects on such a scale! I have the AOR 7030 (not the plus) version. The controls are getting hard to turn, believe this was a common problem in the original production run (for a few years). Hard to beat its performance - anything else pales in comparison with just a few exceptions: R-390 (non A),Harris RF-550,Racal R-2174(P),Drake R-7,Palstar R30CC ... |
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junius wrote: I still check the traffic here from time to time, but sadly it's mostly useless drivel. SWBC bands are not as teeming with activity as they used to be. As for the overall decline of rec.radio.shortwave, it was compounded by the high volume of non-radio traffic and the emergence of more focused, often moderated, alternatives like Yahoo groups. The latter migration was rather unfortunate in that it Balkanized the hobbyist chatter among many groups of specific interest areas. Oh well... Speaking for myself, I'm still doing swling, with some UTE and ham band monitoring, using my Drakes and other receivers, among which is a '7030+, which I bought new in its final production year. Steve, it was in part due to the glowing comments by you and Joe Analssandrini that I finally bought that one! There are any number of good folks who silently disappeared from rec.radio.shortwave: Joe A., Telamon, Eric F. Richards, just to name a few. Hope they're doing well, and still enjoying the hobby in some way or another. Sorry to hear that your MW antenna arrangement has fallen into disrepair, Ron. On any number of occasions when engaging my ANC-4, I thought of your antenna project out there in the Midwest...wishing that I had the space to execute antenna projects on such a scale! Still here! |
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dxAce wrote:
junius wrote: I still check the traffic here from time to time, but sadly it's mostly useless drivel. SWBC bands are not as teeming with activity as they used to be. As for the overall decline of rec.radio.shortwave, it was compounded by the high volume of non-radio traffic and the emergence of more focused, often moderated, alternatives like Yahoo groups. The latter migration was rather unfortunate in that it Balkanized the hobbyist chatter among many groups of specific interest areas. Oh well... Speaking for myself, I'm still doing swling, with some UTE and ham band monitoring, using my Drakes and other receivers, among which is a '7030+, which I bought new in its final production year. Steve, it was in part due to the glowing comments by you and Joe Analssandrini that I finally bought that one! There are any number of good folks who silently disappeared from rec.radio.shortwave: Joe A., Telamon, Eric F. Richards, just to name a few. Hope they're doing well, and still enjoying the hobby in some way or another. Sorry to hear that your MW antenna arrangement has fallen into disrepair, Ron. On any number of occasions when engaging my ANC-4, I thought of your antenna project out there in the Midwest...wishing that I had the space to execute antenna projects on such a scale! Still here! Ditto! Nyssa, who is waiting for the return of her future-ex-husband and wondering where Doggy and DhiaDuit might be hiding.... probably in that WalMart just down the street from Doggy's couch |
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On Friday, September 18, 2015 at 8:35:13 AM UTC-5, Nyssa wrote:
dxAce wrote: junius wrote: I still check the traffic here from time to time, but sadly it's mostly useless drivel. SWBC bands are not as teeming with activity as they used to be. As for the overall decline of rec.radio.shortwave, it was compounded by the high volume of non-radio traffic and the emergence of more focused, often moderated, alternatives like Yahoo groups. The latter migration was rather unfortunate in that it Balkanized the hobbyist chatter among many groups of specific interest areas. Oh well... Speaking for myself, I'm still doing swling, with some UTE and ham band monitoring, using my Drakes and other receivers, among which is a '7030+, which I bought new in its final production year. Steve, it was in part due to the glowing comments by you and Joe Analssandrini that I finally bought that one! There are any number of good folks who silently disappeared from rec.radio.shortwave: Joe A., Telamon, Eric F. Richards, just to name a few. Hope they're doing well, and still enjoying the hobby in some way or another. Sorry to hear that your MW antenna arrangement has fallen into disrepair, Ron. On any number of occasions when engaging my ANC-4, I thought of your antenna project out there in the Midwest...wishing that I had the space to execute antenna projects on such a scale! Still here! Ditto! Nyssa, who is waiting for the return of her future-ex-husband and wondering where Doggy and DhiaDuit might be hiding.... probably in that WalMart just down the street from Doggy's couch Doggy is at the Vet, tumor surgery. I am still here. |
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DhiaDuit wrote:
On Friday, September 18, 2015 at 8:35:13 AM UTC-5, Nyssa wrote: dxAce wrote: junius wrote: I still check the traffic here from time to time, but sadly it's mostly useless drivel. SWBC bands are not as teeming with activity as they used to be. As for the overall decline of rec.radio.shortwave, it was compounded by the high volume of non-radio traffic and the emergence of more focused, often moderated, alternatives like Yahoo groups. The latter migration was rather unfortunate in that it Balkanized the hobbyist chatter among many groups of specific interest areas. Oh well... Speaking for myself, I'm still doing swling, with some UTE and ham band monitoring, using my Drakes and other receivers, among which is a '7030+, which I bought new in its final production year. Steve, it was in part due to the glowing comments by you and Joe Analssandrini that I finally bought that one! There are any number of good folks who silently disappeared from rec.radio.shortwave: Joe A., Telamon, Eric F. Richards, just to name a few. Hope they're doing well, and still enjoying the hobby in some way or another. Sorry to hear that your MW antenna arrangement has fallen into disrepair, Ron. On any number of occasions when engaging my ANC-4, I thought of your antenna project out there in the Midwest...wishing that I had the space to execute antenna projects on such a scale! Still here! Ditto! Nyssa, who is waiting for the return of her future-ex-husband and wondering where Doggy and DhiaDuit might be hiding.... probably in that WalMart just down the street from Doggy's couch Doggy is at the Vet, tumor surgery. I am still here. I hope Doggy comes through her surgery in prime shape and returns soon to her honored position on her couch. Nyssa, who was starting to wonder if she had killed a whole newsgroup rather than just a thread |
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I check every day but sooo much spam. I'd hoped to learn more about the topic.
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On 15-09-09 12:31 PM, Steve wrote:
Are there any real people still here? Should we have a roll call? So many of the old guard gone. Who you calling old? mike (who doesn't look a day over sixty five) |
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On Sunday, September 20, 2015 at 2:24:56 PM UTC-5, m II wrote:
On 15-09-09 12:31 PM, Steve wrote: Are there any real people still here? Should we have a roll call? So many of the old guard gone. Who you calling old? mike (who doesn't look a day over sixty five) My doggy didn't make it, cancer. Doggy is in the back yard now. I sure do miss my couch buddy doggy. |
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DhiaDuit wrote: On Sunday, September 20, 2015 at 2:24:56 PM UTC-5, m II wrote: On 15-09-09 12:31 PM, Steve wrote: Are there any real people still here? Should we have a roll call? So many of the old guard gone. Who you calling old? mike (who doesn't look a day over sixty five) My doggy didn't make it, cancer. Doggy is in the back yard now. I sure do miss my couch buddy doggy. Sorry to hear about doggy. My condolences. RIP Doggy. |
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On 9/23/2015 7:09 PM, DhiaDuit wrote:
On Sunday, September 20, 2015 at 2:24:56 PM UTC-5, m II wrote: On 15-09-09 12:31 PM, Steve wrote: Are there any real people still here? Should we have a roll call? So many of the old guard gone. Who you calling old? mike (who doesn't look a day over sixty five) My doggy didn't make it, cancer. Doggy is in the back yard now. I sure do miss my couch buddy doggy. So sorry Larry. Been down that road my self. Drifter... |
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DhiaDuit wrote:
On Sunday, September 20, 2015 at 2:24:56 PM UTC-5, m II wrote: On 15-09-09 12:31 PM, Steve wrote: Are there any real people still here? Should we have a roll call? So many of the old guard gone. Who you calling old? mike (who doesn't look a day over sixty five) My doggy didn't make it, cancer. Doggy is in the back yard now. I sure do miss my couch buddy doggy. Oh, DhiaDuit, I'm so sorry! You must be hurting tremendously. I know how it is to lose a furry family member. The hurt never really goes away. I will have a moment of silence in Doggy's memory. And I send lots of hugs and sympathy. Nyssa, who has lost several furbabies over the years and still loves and remembers each one |
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On Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at 7:09:50 PM UTC-4, DhiaDuit wrote:
On Sunday, September 20, 2015 at 2:24:56 PM UTC-5, m II wrote: On 15-09-09 12:31 PM, Steve wrote: Are there any real people still here? Should we have a roll call? So many of the old guard gone. Who you calling old? mike (who doesn't look a day over sixty five) My doggy didn't make it, cancer. Doggy is in the back yard now. I sure do miss my couch buddy doggy. Maybe it is time to get another pet ... |
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On Thursday, September 24, 2015 at 10:33:34 AM UTC-5, wrote:
On Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at 7:09:50 PM UTC-4, DhiaDuit wrote: On Sunday, September 20, 2015 at 2:24:56 PM UTC-5, m II wrote: On 15-09-09 12:31 PM, Steve wrote: Are there any real people still here? Should we have a roll call? So many of the old guard gone. Who you calling old? mike (who doesn't look a day over sixty five) My doggy didn't make it, cancer. Doggy is in the back yard now. I sure do miss my couch buddy doggy. Maybe it is time to get another pet ... Looking at, Google,,, Mississippi Market Bulletin ... DOGS. |
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DhiaDuit wrote:
On Thursday, September 24, 2015 at 10:33:34 AM UTC-5, wrote: On Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at 7:09:50 PM UTC-4, DhiaDuit wrote: On Sunday, September 20, 2015 at 2:24:56 PM UTC-5, m II wrote: On 15-09-09 12:31 PM, Steve wrote: Are there any real people still here? Should we have a roll call? So many of the old guard gone. Who you calling old? mike (who doesn't look a day over sixty five) My doggy didn't make it, cancer. Doggy is in the back yard now. I sure do miss my couch buddy doggy. Maybe it is time to get another pet ... Looking at, Google,,, Mississippi Market Bulletin ... DOGS. I hope you find another good buddy who will warm that spot left by Doggy(Blueberry). Keep us posted, please, on your search. Nyssa, who still misses her little girl kitty but who can at least borrow the neighbor's cat for cuddles when needed |
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On 9/28/2015 3:33 PM, DhiaDuit wrote:
On Thursday, September 24, 2015 at 10:33:34 AM UTC-5, wrote: On Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at 7:09:50 PM UTC-4, DhiaDuit wrote: On Sunday, September 20, 2015 at 2:24:56 PM UTC-5, m II wrote: On 15-09-09 12:31 PM, Steve wrote: Are there any real people still here? Should we have a roll call? So many of the old guard gone. Who you calling old? mike (who doesn't look a day over sixty five) My doggy didn't make it, cancer. Doggy is in the back yard now. I sure do miss my couch buddy doggy. Maybe it is time to get another pet ... Looking at, Google,,, Mississippi Market Bulletin ... DOGS. Good luck on that Larry. Drifter... |
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and we are "Old." See Ham Swaps and such.
The Intertubes get us to long-distances and talking about that rather than radio. In North America we live in a (looking-inward) media culture. Living overseas and in the middle of another continent is another story. We need "foreign" radio because local media is another language, or dull. So we turn up the shortwave for any other media. |
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And who knows of the Usenet anymore?
Many services have dropped the entire Usenet service. Google bought DejaNews. Another monopoly. Otherwise web-interfaces the the Usenet are the only resource for many. (You thought that you were use the Internet, and didn't use TIN, NN, Pine or other Usenet reader?) |
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On Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 1:13:27 AM UTC-5, DanNospamSay wrote:
And who knows of the Usenet anymore? Many services have dropped the entire Usenet service. Google bought DejaNews. Another monopoly. Otherwise web-interfaces the the Usenet are the only resource for many. (You thought that you were use the Internet, and didn't use TIN, NN, Pine or other Usenet reader?) Google,,, mentalfloss.com The Late Movies: Dogs Welcoming Home Soldiers |
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On Monday, October 5, 2015 at 4:01:03 PM UTC-5, DhiaDuit wrote:
On Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 1:13:27 AM UTC-5, DanNospamSay wrote: And who knows of the Usenet anymore? Many services have dropped the entire Usenet service. Google bought DejaNews. Another monopoly. Otherwise web-interfaces the the Usenet are the only resource for many. (You thought that you were use the Internet, and didn't use TIN, NN, Pine or other Usenet reader?) Google,,, mentalfloss.com The Late Movies: Dogs Welcoming Home Soldiers New puppy dog. This afternoon I bought a three months old Blue Heeler, Australian Cattle Dog. The people I bought her from had named her Jasmine, I will call her Jasmine too. She answers to that name. |
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DhiaDuit wrote:
On Monday, October 5, 2015 at 4:01:03 PM UTC-5, DhiaDuit wrote: On Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 1:13:27 AM UTC-5, DanNospamSay wrote: And who knows of the Usenet anymore? Many services have dropped the entire Usenet service. Google bought DejaNews. Another monopoly. Otherwise web-interfaces the the Usenet are the only resource for many. (You thought that you were use the Internet, and didn't use TIN, NN, Pine or other Usenet reader?) Google,,, mentalfloss.com The Late Movies: Dogs Welcoming Home Soldiers New puppy dog. This afternoon I bought a three months old Blue Heeler, Australian Cattle Dog. The people I bought her from had named her Jasmine, I will call her Jasmine too. She answers to that name. Oh, how sweet! Nice breed too, very trainable and sociable. I hope that Jasmine settles into her new forever home easily and that you both enjoy many happy years together. Nyssa, who WOOFS at the new doggy! |
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On Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 4:18:20 PM UTC-5, Nyssa wrote:
DhiaDuit wrote: On Monday, October 5, 2015 at 4:01:03 PM UTC-5, DhiaDuit wrote: On Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 1:13:27 AM UTC-5, DanNospamSay wrote: And who knows of the Usenet anymore? Many services have dropped the entire Usenet service. Google bought DejaNews. Another monopoly. Otherwise web-interfaces the the Usenet are the only resource for many. (You thought that you were use the Internet, and didn't use TIN, NN, Pine or other Usenet reader?) Google,,, mentalfloss.com The Late Movies: Dogs Welcoming Home Soldiers New puppy dog. This afternoon I bought a three months old Blue Heeler, Australian Cattle Dog. The people I bought her from had named her Jasmine, I will call her Jasmine too. She answers to that name. Oh, how sweet! Nice breed too, very trainable and sociable. I hope that Jasmine settles into her new forever home easily and that you both enjoy many happy years together. Nyssa, who WOOFS at the new doggy! She looks like the runt of the litter. Google,,, Three months old Blue Heeler dogs. Youtube |
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On 10/8/2015 5:26 PM, DhiaDuit wrote:
On Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 4:18:20 PM UTC-5, Nyssa wrote: DhiaDuit wrote: On Monday, October 5, 2015 at 4:01:03 PM UTC-5, DhiaDuit wrote: On Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 1:13:27 AM UTC-5, DanNospamSay wrote: And who knows of the Usenet anymore? Many services have dropped the entire Usenet service. Google bought DejaNews. Another monopoly. Otherwise web-interfaces the the Usenet are the only resource for many. (You thought that you were use the Internet, and didn't use TIN, NN, Pine or other Usenet reader?) Google,,, mentalfloss.com The Late Movies: Dogs Welcoming Home Soldiers New puppy dog. This afternoon I bought a three months old Blue Heeler, Australian Cattle Dog. The people I bought her from had named her Jasmine, I will call her Jasmine too. She answers to that name. Oh, how sweet! Nice breed too, very trainable and sociable. I hope that Jasmine settles into her new forever home easily and that you both enjoy many happy years together. Nyssa, who WOOFS at the new doggy! She looks like the runt of the litter. Google,,, Three months old Blue Heeler dogs. Youtube Vary cool buddy. I have found the "runt" usually turns out to be the best of the litter. Congrads on the new house-buddy... Drifter... |
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On Friday, October 9, 2015 at 12:37:38 AM UTC-5, Drifter wrote:
On 10/8/2015 5:26 PM, DhiaDuit wrote: On Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 4:18:20 PM UTC-5, Nyssa wrote: DhiaDuit wrote: On Monday, October 5, 2015 at 4:01:03 PM UTC-5, DhiaDuit wrote: On Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 1:13:27 AM UTC-5, DanNospamSay wrote: And who knows of the Usenet anymore? Many services have dropped the entire Usenet service. Google bought DejaNews. Another monopoly. Otherwise web-interfaces the the Usenet are the only resource for many. (You thought that you were use the Internet, and didn't use TIN, NN, Pine or other Usenet reader?) Google,,, mentalfloss.com The Late Movies: Dogs Welcoming Home Soldiers New puppy dog. This afternoon I bought a three months old Blue Heeler, Australian Cattle Dog. The people I bought her from had named her Jasmine, I will call her Jasmine too. She answers to that name. Oh, how sweet! Nice breed too, very trainable and sociable. I hope that Jasmine settles into her new forever home easily and that you both enjoy many happy years together. Nyssa, who WOOFS at the new doggy! She looks like the runt of the litter. Google,,, Three months old Blue Heeler dogs. Youtube Vary cool buddy. I have found the "runt" usually turns out to be the best of the litter. Congrads on the new house-buddy... Drifter... My little Blue Heeler puppy dog is the peeinst doggy in the World, I don't think my other dog had to go out outside to pee as often when she was a puppy, as my new puppy does. Puppy is wearing me out! Google,,, Why does my puppy dog have to pee so often? |
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On Saturday, October 10, 2015 at 9:41:44 PM UTC-4, DhiaDuit wrote:
On Friday, October 9, 2015 at 12:37:38 AM UTC-5, Drifter wrote: On 10/8/2015 5:26 PM, DhiaDuit wrote: On Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 4:18:20 PM UTC-5, Nyssa wrote: DhiaDuit wrote: On Monday, October 5, 2015 at 4:01:03 PM UTC-5, DhiaDuit wrote: On Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 1:13:27 AM UTC-5, DanNospamSay wrote: And who knows of the Usenet anymore? Many services have dropped the entire Usenet service. Google bought DejaNews. Another monopoly. Otherwise web-interfaces the the Usenet are the only resource for many. (You thought that you were use the Internet, and didn't use TIN, NN, Pine or other Usenet reader?) Google,,, mentalfloss.com The Late Movies: Dogs Welcoming Home Soldiers New puppy dog. This afternoon I bought a three months old Blue Heeler, Australian Cattle Dog. The people I bought her from had named her Jasmine, I will call her Jasmine too. She answers to that name. Oh, how sweet! Nice breed too, very trainable and sociable. I hope that Jasmine settles into her new forever home easily and that you both enjoy many happy years together. Nyssa, who WOOFS at the new doggy! She looks like the runt of the litter. Google,,, Three months old Blue Heeler dogs. Youtube Vary cool buddy. I have found the "runt" usually turns out to be the best of the litter. Congrads on the new house-buddy... Drifter... My little Blue Heeler puppy dog is the peeinst doggy in the World, I don't think my other dog had to go out outside to pee as often when she was a puppy, as my new puppy does. Puppy is wearing me out! Google,,, Why does my puppy dog have to pee so often? Puppies are just like humans. Maybe it is the cooler weather or they are just sort of scared of the new environment. |
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On Saturday, October 10, 2015 at 9:45:21 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Saturday, October 10, 2015 at 9:41:44 PM UTC-4, DhiaDuit wrote: On Friday, October 9, 2015 at 12:37:38 AM UTC-5, Drifter wrote: On 10/8/2015 5:26 PM, DhiaDuit wrote: On Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 4:18:20 PM UTC-5, Nyssa wrote: DhiaDuit wrote: On Monday, October 5, 2015 at 4:01:03 PM UTC-5, DhiaDuit wrote: On Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 1:13:27 AM UTC-5, DanNospamSay wrote: And who knows of the Usenet anymore? Many services have dropped the entire Usenet service. Google bought DejaNews. Another monopoly. Otherwise web-interfaces the the Usenet are the only resource for many. (You thought that you were use the Internet, and didn't use TIN, NN, Pine or other Usenet reader?) Google,,, mentalfloss.com The Late Movies: Dogs Welcoming Home Soldiers New puppy dog. This afternoon I bought a three months old Blue Heeler, Australian Cattle Dog. The people I bought her from had named her Jasmine, I will call her Jasmine too. She answers to that name. Oh, how sweet! Nice breed too, very trainable and sociable. I hope that Jasmine settles into her new forever home easily and that you both enjoy many happy years together. Nyssa, who WOOFS at the new doggy! She looks like the runt of the litter. Google,,, Three months old Blue Heeler dogs. Youtube Vary cool buddy. I have found the "runt" usually turns out to be the best of the litter. Congrads on the new house-buddy... Drifter... My little Blue Heeler puppy dog is the peeinst doggy in the World, I don't think my other dog had to go out outside to pee as often when she was a puppy, as my new puppy does. Puppy is wearing me out! Google,,, Why does my puppy dog have to pee so often? Puppies are just like humans. Maybe it is the cooler weather or they are just sort of scared of the new environment. Google,,, Subaru Imprezza TV Ad Youtube |
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On Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at 2:31:12 PM UTC-4, Steve wrote:
Are there any real people still here? Should we have a roll call? So many of the old guard gone. I'm not sure what keeps bringing me back here unless it's the odd hope of reading about someone's latest DX catch, homebrewing exploit or DXpedition adventure. I admit, my SWL activity has decreased since I went berzerk over ham radio, but recently I've started building regenerative receivers, Manhattan style, on copper clad circuit boards, and you can build a damn good receiver that way. I still have some excellent shortwave rigs (AOR 7030+, Lowe HF-150, etc.), but they aren't seeing much use these days. There are only so many hours in the day (24, I'm told, though that figure sounds exaggerated to me). I'm thinking a good direct conversion receiver might be a good project for the future. So what's up out there? Still listening in SE Va. on a Satellit 770, YB400 and Sony SF39FP. |
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On Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at 2:31:12 PM UTC-4, Steve wrote:
Are there any real people still here? Should we have a roll call? So many of the old guard gone. I'm not sure what keeps bringing me back here unless it's the odd hope of reading about someone's latest DX catch, homebrewing exploit or DXpedition adventure. I admit, my SWL activity has decreased since I went berzerk over ham radio, but recently I've started building regenerative receivers, Manhattan style, on copper clad circuit boards, and you can build a damn good receiver that way. I still have some excellent shortwave rigs (AOR 7030+, Lowe HF-150, etc.), but they aren't seeing much use these days. There are only so many hours in the day (24, I'm told, though that figure sounds exaggerated to me). I'm thinking a good direct conversion receiver might be a good project for the future. So what's up out there? Just checked in after a long absence. My ISP stopped carrying usenet, and frankly I've been super busy as I picked up another hobby of serving as Chairman of my local Board of Education. Also got my ham ticket a while back - W1MSH but it seems every time I put up an antenna to transmit, a storm comes along and takes out every tree I used. Thinking about putting up a vertical someplace in the back yard where I'd like an in ground pool as at the rate I'm going it's a cheap and easy way to get a nice big hole in the ground. I'm also still active with astronomy. I still fire up the 7030+ and my Harris RF-550 periodically. One of these days I'll get around to thinning the herd of some of the others. Mark Holden |
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On Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at 7:06:54 PM UTC-5, Mark Holden wrote:
On Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at 2:31:12 PM UTC-4, Steve wrote: Are there any real people still here? Should we have a roll call? So many of the old guard gone. I'm not sure what keeps bringing me back here unless it's the odd hope of reading about someone's latest DX catch, homebrewing exploit or DXpedition adventure. I admit, my SWL activity has decreased since I went berzerk over ham radio, but recently I've started building regenerative receivers, Manhattan style, on copper clad circuit boards, and you can build a damn good receiver that way. I still have some excellent shortwave rigs (AOR 7030+, Lowe HF-150, etc.), but they aren't seeing much use these days. There are only so many hours in the day (24, I'm told, though that figure sounds exaggerated to me). I'm thinking a good direct conversion receiver might be a good project for the future. So what's up out there? Just checked in after a long absence. My ISP stopped carrying usenet, and frankly I've been super busy as I picked up another hobby of serving as Chairman of my local Board of Education. Also got my ham ticket a while back - W1MSH but it seems every time I put up an antenna to transmit, a storm comes along and takes out every tree I used. Thinking about putting up a vertical someplace in the back yard where I'd like an in ground pool as at the rate I'm going it's a cheap and easy way to get a nice big hole in the ground. I'm also still active with astronomy. I still fire up the 7030+ and my Harris RF-550 periodically. One of these days I'll get around to thinning the herd of some of the others. Mark Holden Murphy puppy doggy has an allergy because of the changing of the weather over here. I took her to the vet this morning so she got her last two vaccines. On top of that I have to give her two little bitty Hydroxyzine pills twice each day to control her allergy. Humph! how come I don't get such special treatment? |
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Steve wrote:
Are there any real people still here? Should we have a roll call? So many of the old guard gone. I'm not sure what keeps bringing me back here unless it's the odd hope of reading about someone's latest DX catch, homebrewing exploit or DXpedition adventure. Been gone for a long while but decided to check in again. Got another email address and another newsreader (Xpn). Also got myself a Hallicrafters sx 100. Almost deaf, bad hum. Freakin' snowy today. Time for indoor projects. Frank Dresser |
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On 11/21/2015 2:04 PM, analogdial wrote:
Been gone for a long while but decided to check in again. Got another email address and another newsreader (Xpn). Also got myself a Hallicrafters sx 100. Almost deaf, bad hum. Freakin' snowy today. Time for indoor projects. Frank Dresser Congrats on the SX-100...nice radio and I always liked the engine turned front panel. You don't say how experienced of a radio repair person you are. The most likely cause of the hum is a defective power supply filter capacitor; "almost deaf" could be anything. If you have a way, check the tubes -- if you don't have access to a tube tester at a minimum try re-seating all the tubes in their sockets. A schematic should be readily available on the web. Check/replace the input coupling capacitor to the grid of the final audio stage. A leaky cap here could damage/destroy the audio output tube and/or the output transformer. Needless to say, be careful around the high voltage; probably not fatal but more worrisome than the 9-12 VDC used by solid state radios. Good luck and let us know how you make out. |
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On Saturday, November 21, 2015 at 3:24:59 PM UTC-6, Joe from Kokomo wrote:
On 11/21/2015 2:04 PM, analogdial wrote: Been gone for a long while but decided to check in again. Got another email address and another newsreader (Xpn). Also got myself a Hallicrafters sx 100. Almost deaf, bad hum. Freakin' snowy today. Time for indoor projects. Frank Dresser Congrats on the SX-100...nice radio and I always liked the engine turned front panel. You don't say how experienced of a radio repair person you are. The most likely cause of the hum is a defective power supply filter capacitor; "almost deaf" could be anything. If you have a way, check the tubes -- if you don't have access to a tube tester at a minimum try re-seating all the tubes in their sockets. A schematic should be readily available on the web. Check/replace the input coupling capacitor to the grid of the final audio stage. A leaky cap here could damage/destroy the audio output tube and/or the output transformer. Needless to say, be careful around the high voltage; probably not fatal but more worrisome than the 9-12 VDC used by solid state radios. Good luck and let us know how you make out. Stick a pencil in a drill press with the eraser pointing down and use some valve grinding compound. you can do your own engine turning. |
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