"Jackie" wrote:
| The only thing I really hate about winter is trying to get anywhere if
there
| is a snowstorm during rush hour(s) which, around the Twin Cities, means
| "most of the day, except for maybe 12 noon to 2:00 pm weekdays and early
| morning on the weekends".

I often wish I could work third shift, or at home. Hey, I have an idea:
Maybe
I'll set up shop at home - I could do Title Exams from home, certainly.

Anyway....

I remember December 9th - the day MNDOT didn't plow. I live at 35W next
to the Burnsville Center, and was driving all the way to 494 at Bass Lake
Road
in Maple Grove. It took me 3 hours to get TO work, and 3 hours to get home.
What a day!

| I actually like winter most of the time.
| Stargazing and DXing are better in the winter by far, and I love X-country
| skiing and snowshoeing along the St. Croix river valley and along the
north
| shore of Lake Superior.

Let's not forget the *superb* fishing. On Friday, I'm off for 3 days of
fishing
on Lake Pepin. The walleyes have spawned (hopefully), and will be moving
in to the shallows. If luck is on my side, we'll have some tasty fillets in
the
deep freeze (minus a couple kept fresh for lunch on Sunday).

Ya sure, you betcha......

73,

Steve in Burnsville


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"Jackie" wrote:
| The only thing I really hate about winter is trying to get anywhere if
there
| is a snowstorm during rush hour(s) which, around the Twin Cities, means
| "most of the day, except for maybe 12 noon to 2:00 pm weekdays and early
| morning on the weekends".

I often wish I could work third shift, or at home. Hey, I have an idea:
Maybe
I'll set up shop at home - I could do Title Exams from home, certainly.

Anyway....

I remember December 9th - the day MNDOT didn't plow. I live at 35W next
to the Burnsville Center, and was driving all the way to 494 at Bass Lake
Road
in Maple Grove. It took me 3 hours to get TO work, and 3 hours to get
home.
What a day!

| I actually like winter most of the time.
| Stargazing and DXing are better in the winter by far, and I love
X-country
| skiing and snowshoeing along the St. Croix river valley and along the
north
| shore of Lake Superior.

Let's not forget the *superb* fishing. On Friday, I'm off for 3 days of
fishing
on Lake Pepin. The walleyes have spawned (hopefully), and will be moving
in to the shallows. If luck is on my side, we'll have some tasty fillets
in
the
deep freeze (minus a couple kept fresh for lunch on Sunday).

Ya sure, you betcha......
Good luck fishin Steve, let me know how you did.
Two weeks or so for the fishing opener!

"MnMikew" wrote:
| Good luck fishin Steve, let me know how you did.
| Two weeks or so for the fishing opener!

Correction: Unless you're on the Mississippi
(i.e., Lake Pepin). Season's already open there.

Aren't I one of the sneakiest sunzabitches you've
ever seen? (Big, Evil Grin)

Oh, yeah, I'm taking the old FRG-7 along, with 100
feet of wire, and a big bunch of "D" sized batteries.
Just think: Two of my favorite pastimes, and I get
to combine them all at once!

73,

Steve Lawrence
KAØPMD
Burnsville, Minnesota

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Stephen M.H. Lawrence wrote:

Oh, yeah, I'm taking the old FRG-7 along, with 100
feet of wire, and a big bunch of "D" sized batteries.
Just think: Two of my favorite pastimes, and I get
to combine them all at once!

How long do you get on a set of batteries? I've never tried them in that
radio. I've been thinking of getting a 12v gel-cell like used in
emergency lighting for powering the set. They don't spill like regular
lead acid batteries.

"m II" wrote in message
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Stephen M.H. Lawrence wrote:

Oh, yeah, I'm taking the old FRG-7 along, with 100
feet of wire, and a big bunch of "D" sized batteries.
Just think: Two of my favorite pastimes, and I get
to combine them all at once!

How long do you get on a set of batteries? I've never tried them in that
radio. I've been thinking of getting a 12v gel-cell like used in
emergency lighting for powering the set. They don't spill like regular
lead acid batteries.


You can get a sealed lead-acid 12V battery that are made for portable depth
finders, comes with charger too and usually only $20. A bit smaller than a
motorcycle batter.

"MnMikew" wrote:
| You can get a sealed lead-acid 12V battery that are made for portable
depth
| finders, comes with charger too and usually only $20. A bit smaller than a
| motorcycle batter.

I've thought of doing just that, but I've been 'spearmintin' with
NiMH D cells, and they seem to last forever. Plus, they fit
inside the receiver, so that saves the space that would be taken
by another piece of kit. However, when I start taking QRP to
the field, I think I'm going to have to do just that.

73,

Steve Lawrence
KAØPMD
Burnsville, Minnesota

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| Stephen M.H. Lawrence wrote:
|
| Oh, yeah, I'm taking the old FRG-7 along, with 100
| feet of wire, and a big bunch of "D" sized batteries.
| Just think: Two of my favorite pastimes, and I get
| to combine them all at once!
|
| How long do you get on a set of batteries? I've never tried them in that
| radio. I've been thinking of getting a 12v gel-cell like used in
| emergency lighting for powering the set. They don't spill like regular
| lead acid batteries.

I've gotten a good week's use, with about 12 hours a day and headphones.
Turning on the dial lights really seems to suck the current out.
It's interesting- when I go on these little DXPeditions, I find
I don't have to crank up the AF gain to drown out TV RFI
and powerline / Fluorescent hash, so I'm sure that has a lot
to do with the batter life.

73,

Steve Lawrence
KAØPMD
Burnsville, Minnesota

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Oh, yeah, I'm taking the old FRG-7 along, with 100
feet of wire, and a big bunch of "D" sized batteries.
Just think: Two of my favorite pastimes, and I get
to combine them all at once!

There you go! Ah yes. I am often able to combine stargazing and DXing in one
night too. Let us know what catches you get-- both fish and radio stations!!

Jackie

"Jackie" wrote:
|
| "Stephen M.H. Lawrence" wrote in message
|
| Oh, yeah, I'm taking the old FRG-7 along, with 100
| feet of wire, and a big bunch of "D" sized batteries.
| Just think: Two of my favorite pastimes, and I get
| to combine them all at once!
|
| There you go! Ah yes. I am often able to combine stargazing and DXing in
one
| night too. Let us know what catches you get-- both fish and radio
stations!!
|
| Jackie

I hope I can find a decent tree to hold the wire. I'm hoping I can get
KTNN-660 in the log one more time before Summer gets here. Last
time I heard the station was in January, parked in front of work at about
6:45 a.m., well before sunup.

73,

Steve Lawrence
KAØPMD
Burnsville, Minnesota

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"Stephen M.H. Lawrence" wrote in Let's not forget
the *superb* fishing. On Friday, I'm off for 3 days of
fishing
on Lake Pepin. The walleyes have spawned (hopefully), and will be moving
in to the shallows. If luck is on my side, we'll have some tasty fillets
in
the
deep freeze (minus a couple kept fresh for lunch on Sunday).

Ya sure, you betcha......

73,

Good luck Steve. you bum!