On 10/21/2021 6:51 PM, Fred wrote:
Jim, K9YC, has done a ton of research on ferrites for baluns and
chokes. I think j...@k9yc.com will get you to his published results. If
6.6 uh/4 turns is correct, you might be able to figures out the ferrite
mix from his data.
Unfortunately, 99.9% of
Jim, K9YC, has done a ton of research on ferrites for baluns and
chokes. I think j...@k9yc.com will get you to his published results. If
6.6 uh/4 turns is correct, you might be able to figures out the ferrite
mix from his data.
--
73,
Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County
Mike
Shortly after I got on the air with my brand new Galaxy GT-550 (550
watt sweep tube finals), he called one evening to tell me I was
"coming through his wife's organ."
Imagine my dismay ...
I seem to remember that the GT-550 was plagued by spurious... Don't
remember if it
was harmonics or
On 10/21/2021 1:10 PM, Ron Bell via Elecraft wrote:
Unless you have no alternatives, find another ISP. Comcast is not a great
or consumer focused company. If you have a lot of time and energy, you can
fight this and may win. If you dont have Verizon or an alternative wireline
company in your
About the time I was first licensed, in August of 1969, a neighbor had
purchased an electronic organ for his wife.
Shortly after I got on the air with my brand new Galaxy GT-550 (550 watt sweep
tube finals), he called one evening to tell me I was "coming through his wife's
organ."
Imagine my
In my case my DX-20 had not yet been on the air when the neighbor across
the street complained about me wiping out his stereo system just after
my Dad helped me put up a 40m vertical up on the roof. After the
neighbor found out I did not even have my transmitter he stopped
complaining. Word
If my memory is still working [chancy at best], "Madman Muntz" pioneered
the 21 MHz TV IF. Ranks right in there with the FCC's decision to 86
Channel 1, move the hams from 5 and 2 1/2 meters to 6 and 2 meters and
locate TV Ch 2 at 5 meters, putting the 2nd harmonic of 10 [and the 4th
harmonic
OK, gotta tell my favorite TVI tale: When I was a kid, my dad got a TVI
complaint from our next door neighbor in Maryland:
K3QDC: Are you sure it's me?
Neighbor: Yes, you said and...
K3QDC: Yes, that was me!
Neighbor: ... and then he said .
K3QDC: Oh, I see. Ma'am, the fellow who said that is in
The Fairchild/On Semi data sheet is common to the 2N7000/2N7002/NDS7002A.
There are some differences in the maximum ratings, with the 2N7000 good for
more continuous drain current (probably due to the TO-92 package). They all
have the same drain-source breakdown voltage (60V).
I’m assuming
On 10/21/2021 2:24 PM, Lyn Norstad wrote:
I currently have 235 Mbps down, and about 20 up for ~$80/mo.
My speeds are nowhere near that in the Santa Cruz Mountains, but
certainly more than good enough -- typically 85 MBPS down. The problem
with their "service" is the lack of adequate backup
We had satellite several years ago, and had frequent outages - especially in
the Spring - due to severe weather, sometimes far away, but in line with the
satellites. We first switched to AT DSL and it was OK 15 years ago.
Eventually we went with Comcast/Xfinity cable, and have had virtually
On 10/20/2021 11:21 AM, eric norris via Elecraft wrote:
My XYL depends on an internet connection to work. Being off the air is
unimaginable.
Hi Eric,
I see that you're in Santa Clara, so likely have many options for
alternate carriers.
Street View shows pretty much unobstructed view of
Unless you have no alternatives, find another ISP. Comcast is not a great
or consumer focused company. If you have a lot of time and energy, you can
fight this and may win. If you dont have Verizon or an alternative wireline
company in your area, look into Starlink, still in Beta but I am
This, and others that may come along, could become a terrific booklet and a
standard of procedure for all of us.
On Thu, Oct 21, 2021 at 1:11 PM Fred wrote:
> That's worked for me twice in the last several years. First answer will
> be "What?" Just persist ... perhaps asking to speak to
Questions:
1. is this coax?
2. do you use a cable modem?
I found on 160 m my cable modem kept resetting…
discovered the upstream side uses HF and above 30 Mhz!!!
Fix?
Grounded the cable to my system ground (the existing cable ground was a joke)
…put some ferrites on the cable near the modem.
We were gifted a somewhat large (6"OD, 2.6" ID, 9/16" thick) ferrite core of
unknown mix and original use. On face was marked 6.6uH w/4turns. My
thinking it might make a good common mode RF choke on the output of an inverter
generator or on coax feedline. Not familiar with properties of
That's worked for me twice in the last several years. First answer will
be "What?" Just persist ... perhaps asking to speak to someone who
knows what a Registered Agent for Service of Process is. We had a
problem in the ice maker of a new fridge, the warranty service company
kept sending
A T-mobile hotspot is probably easiest. With 5G, I have measured speeds up to
700 megabits and typically around 300 megabits with the occasional dip to 100
megabits. $50 per month.
> On October 21, 2021 12:27 PM Julia Tuttle wrote:
>
>
> My girlfriend has a setup like this in rural NH.
On 10/21/2021 6:35 AM, Julia Tuttle wrote:
Seriously though, did you find out if they're actually kicking you off or
if this was just a grumpy local tech misguidedly trying to fix a problem by
threatening you?
One more comment - be aware that the "technicians" that you see driving
around in
My girlfriend has a setup like this in rural NH. Cricket Wireless will sell
you a whopping 100 GB data on AT's network for just $55 a month. We get
about 15 Mbps down and 5 Mbps up with 50ms latency (to speedtest.net's
servers), although of course that will vary based on AT's local network.
She's
On 10/21/2021 9:43 AM, Drew AF2Z wrote:
Dump Comcast at the soonest opportunity.
There may be more options than you realize that avoid having to deal
with the cable company and have no potential for interference to/from
the amateur station.
I recently bought a house here (near St. George
Yeah...normally it takes a 4-hour series of phone calls, half of them
involving screaming invective, closing a bank account, and getting a credit
card replaced just to get RID of a Comcast/Xfinity account. I know, I had
to do it when we switched to Verizon FIOS the day it became available at
our
The bulk of consumer electronics, like wi-fi routers, is covered under Part
15, and it is therefore the responsibility of the operator of the Part 15
gear to deal with interference issues, NOT a neighborhood ham. Hams are not
responsible for interference to Part 15 gear. In fact, Part 15 gear has
Yeah, but they may only be satisfied if all the antennas are gone, and
that's not practical.
On Thu, Oct 21, 2021, 11:44 Drew AF2Z wrote:
> I would take the easiest way: tell them whatever BS they need to hear to
> be satisfied; then operate however you like without restriction. Dump
> Comcast
I would take the easiest way: tell them whatever BS they need to hear to
be satisfied; then operate however you like without restriction. Dump
Comcast at the soonest opportunity.
I would not waste my time with lawyers, letters, phone calls,
explanations, etc. As Mark Twain said: Never argue
Good advice - don’t be unprofessional just because a rogue technician is.
Hank
K4HYJ
> On Oct 21, 2021, at 9:36 AM, Julia Tuttle wrote:
>
> But remember, you're required to use the lowest power level feasible...
>
> ...so time to try for some really challenging DX, and keep your logs!
>
>
Oh, yes, that's what I have -- KXPD3 on the front, straight key plugged in
to the key jack -- but I assumed Paul was looking for a setup for discrete
external paddles.
73,
Julie
On Thu, Oct 21, 2021, 10:46 Buddy Brannan wrote:
> The KX3 does have thi separate paddle jack for the matching
My bet is you have a rogue tech who couldn't find the problem and
decided to blame you. He greatly exceeded his authority and as soon as
a higher-up hears what happened, this will be reversed. Besides, since
we know you aren't the problem, the problem is still there and his
"solution" will
The original surface-mount part seems to be back in stock in the US, but
I'm afraid that what I need is a through-hole equivalent, because the PC
board where the old one was mounted is a wreck (damage from part
failure, plus my ham-handed efforts to replace it). Google thinks a
2N7000 will do,
Oh, that's a cool trick! Sadly, I don't see anything in the manual or on
Google about it for the KX3.
You can, of course, always assign that menu option to PF1 or PF2, or go
further and do one of the cute pairs of macros to toggle between the two
modes you use.
Congrats on the KX3, by the way!
My new KX3 is in the mail and I am really looking forward to getting it! There
is a little trick that works on the K2, using a couple of diodes, that allows
you to have both a straight key and a paddle plugged in at the same time and
the rig will auto-detect which one is being used at a given
But remember, you're required to use the lowest power level feasible...
...so time to try for some really challenging DX, and keep your logs!
Seriously though, did you find out if they're actually kicking you off or
if this was just a grumpy local tech misguidedly trying to fix a problem by
Jim beat me to it. I was also going to urge you to transmit as much as possible
on 20 meters with the highest power you can. The idea is to become a hair ball
that Xfinity can't swallow nor can't cough back up.
If anybody comes up to you to complain that you're still causing outages, use
the
"Just our luck - ham radio operators":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alI2TWuL3cs
John AE5X
https://ae5x.blogspot.com
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