Believe me, Nick, I really thought about the current draw on that
receiver when I punched on the 313e and my shack lights went out less
than 30 seconds later. I was quite relieved when I looked out the
windows and found the entire town also jet black. Had I known in
advance, I'd have gotten a 12 VDC supply from my deep cycle battery
(for the Wellbrook) and used my E-1 for some TP DXing on an AC-less
island.. Instead my Polar Fleece Lap Robe grabbed me around the
ankles and threw me, bodily, into my Lazy Boy Rocking Recliner.
Retirement is a nasty job, but sumbuddy has to do it!
John Bryant
Orcas Island, WA, USA
Winradio G313e and various Ultralights
Wellbrook Phased Array + Superloops
At 06:33 PM 10/17/2009 +0000, you wrote:
At 18:11 10/17/2009, you wrote:
> Got up, fired up the receiver and ZAP! the lights went out on
three of the four islands in our off-shore county. They were out
for well over two hours.
Uh, John, shouldn't you be checking the current draw on your
receiver? (hi) Correlation may not be causation, but the islanders
won't be happy if it happens again tomorrow morning.
Nick (ducking for cover)
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Nick Hall-Patch
Victoria, BC
Canada
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