[DX-CHAT] IRC question please

2004-02-10 Thread Gary Stone
Hi, I have heard it said that an IRC 'must be stamped.' Can someone give me a little more details please? Is this the 'date/time' stamp the post office uses? My local post office finally got a few IRCs and don't know how to stamp them. I suggested they look it up in their manuals but I don't

Re: [DX-CHAT] IRC question please

2004-02-10 Thread Ron St.Laurent ND5S
Based on IRC's I have received (several hundred), the post offices use a standard cancellation stamp showing their post office and date. For both old and new IRC's, they are stamped on the left side of the coupon. The new coupon does not have a place to stamp the price of the IRC. The old

[DX-CHAT] Some RFI Prevention Tips

2004-02-10 Thread Larry, K4WLS
Here are some simple RFI prevention techniques that I have learned here at home with the rigs and computer, so thought I would pass them along in hopes they might help someone. I live in an old house with a 2 wire AC distribution system (Hot and Neuteral). My 40M Inv Vee is only 10 ft away and