o +06. The
+06 was from VE2XK, so go figure.
I always have a blast working DX on 6M. Maybe I should get an
antenna. :-)
73 Bill AE6JV
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408-356-8506 | The guy who *is* wearing a parachute is
*not* the
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ynthesizer.
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*not* the
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do code.
Is there any recommended settings for the shift lo cut and width?
It has the KFL3A-400 and the KFL3A-12.8 8 pole filters installed
I have read the manual and it does not really help me.
Thanks
Bill
W3WGG
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eps in .10 increments
not 0.05 increments is there some CONFIG item I need to change?
I looked through the CONFIG menus and Fred Cady’s book
however I did not see anything about setting that step.
73,
Michael
KK6RWK
On Jun 30, 2018, at 5:37 PM, Bill Frantz wrote:
Congratulations. T
box soon.
Before I do, I thought I’d ask you guys if you have any advice for a
newbiebefore I open the box,
Joe-can’t-wait, MW1MWD
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r
cleaner mic bias and for TX EQ and compression setup.
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old days, many hams did not have a Teletype machine for RTTY
contests and had to forgo RTTY contacts.
Do what you enjoy. Ham radio is a very big tent.
73 Bill AE6JV
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73 Bill AE6JV
On 7/3/18 at 2:17 PM, j...@audiosystemsgroup.com (Jim Brown) wrote:
And I suspect FT8 has much better immunityto noise and QRM.
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408-356-8506 | Fourth
TNX Will WC2L
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evening out the changes.
73 Bill AE6JV
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Bill Frantz|"We used to quip that "password" is the most common
408-356-8506 | password. Now it's 'password1.' Who said
users haven
ever, that
kind of regulation would solve this problem.
73 Bill AE6JV
On 7/6/18 at 2:10 PM, k6...@foothill.net (Fred Jensen) wrote:
A data transmission could occupy any BW so long as its symbol
rate remains at or below 300.
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l 103 could send data only in one direction at a time so
RTS and CTS were included to control the flow of the data.
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Bill Frantz| Re: Computer reliability, performance, and security:
408-356-8506 | The guy wh
aming them "transmit" and "receive." "DTE2DCE"
and vice versa might have been a better choice so many years
ago. "Data Terminal" and "Data Communications" were probably
equally poor naming choices, but it seemed so obvious then.
the delta Freq
(triangle f) LED is illuminated and sometimes not. I'll admit I'm not sure
what that's about and would appreciate some clarity. Thanks!
Bret/N4SRN
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Bill Frantz| Since the IBM Selectric, keyb
t/drupal/speleonics>
Some of the European radios have had problems in the US because
they are sensitive to the harmonics of our 60 Hz power.
73 Bill AE6JV
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Bill Frantz| When an old person dies, a | Periwinkle
(4
g, as long as something else is.
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Bill Frantz| Can't fix stupid, but duct | Periwinkle
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www.pwpconsult.com | - Bill Liebman |
) wrote:
Hence the reason for 3AC fuses. They have a ceramic body and
don't explode. Of course the only way to tell if they are open
is to measure them.
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Bill Frantz| If the site is supported by | Periwinkle
Of course the only way
to tell if they are open is to measure them.
Bob, K4TAX
It was a long time ago, but I think we blew up some of those, too.
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(40
ect that most times I won’t be able to check into the
net, but most of the fun with QRP is when the unexpected happens.
Just thought I’d ask rather than cause unneeded QRM.
tnx
de George
WD0AKZ
dit – dit
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73, Jim K9YC
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*not* the
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useful for
quieting airplanes, but since I once fell asleep at a Jefferson
Airplane concert, I really don't have a problem putting up with
noisy environments.
73 Bill AE6JV
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Bill Frantz| If the site is support
For those curious about the reasons for high power draw at low
power out, it might be useful to review the handbook discussion
of amplifiers, and the characteristics of class A, B, and C designs.
73 Bill AE6JV
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used four 4-1000A's in
parallel and the filament power was 600 watts. Efficiency,
including filament power was just over 70%.
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Bill Frantz| Ham radio contesting is a| Periwinkle
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outside is then
covered with a piece of coax braid. It does well on the antenna
analyser test Bob, K4TAX suggests.
It lives in a pocket of Rose's case and goes where the radio goes.
73 Bill AE6JV
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pass audio up to 2.45 KHz, which makes SSB voice quite intelligible.
73 Bill AE6JV
On 8/26/18 at 5:45 AM, elecraft@mailman.qth.net (Lee Murrah via
Elecraft) wrote:
What does the 2.1 KHz filter do for you?
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x27;t black. It
would seem that black letters on a light background would be
more visible under low light conditions. It would also liven up
the shack.
73 Bill AE6JV
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Bill Frantz| Concurrency is hard. 12 out | Periw
ith more traditional methods but that
wouldn't work using this unsupported method.
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w
d carry
> substantial RF current.
> 73,
> Erik K7TV
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w
2E26] rockbound 10 m TX, and indeed, I seemed
to be able to work everything I heard if I had a 40 m rock
close enough. Window screens are no longer copper so I don't
think it would work today.
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called me
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408-356-8506 | Fourth Amendment that it operates only by
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theoretical resistance that allows
us to compute the radiated power. A higher number is better.]
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your callsign.
http://www.reversebeacon.net/srch.php
Compare your received signal strength on each antenna by the
stations who heard you. Run the test a few times to minimize
QSB and propagation fading.
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major issue, but we are
curious. Has anyone else experienced this effect?
73 Bill AE6JV
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Bill Frantz| Concurrency is hard. 12 out | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | 10 programmers get it wrong. | 16345
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Gatos, CA.
I found a lovely site overlooking the valley with trees giving
me about 15' elevation for the dipole. I had a fun afternoon
making PSK contacts.
73 Bill AE6JV
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Bill Frantz|Security, like correctnes
posted about what I had been taught years ago
concerning solid state circuit design. As of those designs, it
is my understanding that solid state radios will have reduced
performance in cold temps.
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these programs to connect after
upgrading OSX to Sierra? I can't seem to get them to connect, upgraded
last week to sierra, and today was the first time I tried it..
Regards.. Fred
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Bill Frantz| Since the IBM
/16 at 5:32 PM, donw...@embarqmail.com (Don Wilhelm) wrote:
The closest thing I can think of is to set up the M1-M4
memories for each band. I use M1 for CW mode, M2 for data
mode, and M3 for SSB mode - M4 is unused in my case.
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Bill Frantz| I don't have high-speed | Periwinkle
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CA
supply capable of 15-20A continuous current, with a
10A 12V switcher built in for the rest of the radio.
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Bill Frantz| Concurrency is hard. 12 out | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | 10 programmers get it wron
can only run the KX2 at 5W.
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Bill Frantz| Airline peanut bag: "Produced | Periwinkle
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) out in the
sticks...ever...save Field Day?
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Bill Frantz| Can't fix stupid, but duct | Periwinkle
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the bonding.
73 Bill AE6JV
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Bill Frantz|"We used to quip that "password" is the most common
408-356-8506 | password. Now it's 'password1.' Who said
users haven't
www.pwpc
MM, FD and DXpedition RX uses which in
fact push the dynamic range and mixing limits today? There are
MM stations which operate two transmitters on the same band.
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eiver...
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Bill Frantz| When it comes to the world | Periwinkle
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www.pwpconsult.com | but to explore? - Lisa Randall | Los Gatos,
CA
hear everybody. The filters were wide open,
preamp on, and NR off. Zoom in and you can see for yourself.
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Bill Frantz|"After all, if the conventional wisdom was
working, the
408-356-8506 | rate of sys
will work after I figure out the
settings. Thanks!
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er to the Blue Smoke Monster.
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Bill Frantz| Security is like Government | Periwinkle
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by the receivers.
I would stick with communications grade bandwidth.
73 Bill AE6JV
On 11/15/16 at 8:42 PM, elecraft@mailman.qth.net (Barthold
Lichtenbelt via Elecraft) wrote:
Is it OK to use ESSB on the net?
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anks in advance,
Ted, KN1CBR
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408-356-8506 | Fourth Amendment that it operates only by
www.pwpconsult.com | accident. - William Hugh Murray
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www.pwpconsult.com | | Los Gatos,
CA 95032
Bill AE6JV
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Bill Frantz| I like the farmers' market | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | because I can get fruits and | 16345
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www.pwpconsult.com | vegetables without stickers. | Los Gatos,
CA 95032
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ntegrated solution.
73 Bill AE6JV
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Bill Frantz| I like the farmers' market | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | because I can get fruits and | 16345
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www.pwpconsult.com | vegetables
.
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Bill Frantz| Security is like Government | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | services. The market doesn't | 16345
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www.pwpconsult.com | want to pay for them.| Los Gatos,
CA
missing something? Would appreciate any comments!
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Bill Frantz| Since the IBM Selectric, keyboards have gotten
408-356-8506 | steadily worse. Now we have touchscreen keyboards.
www.pwpconsult.com | Can we
ceive that kind of email from
UPS automatically no matter who initiates the shipment.
I’ve also been surprised and mystified on occasion when I get
that notice when I know I haven’t ordered anything lately.
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ls do not have to be resonant, elevated radials
must be resonant. The ground effects will alter the resonance
of buried radials while radials in the air are a part of the
total antenna resonance.
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Bill Frantz|Security,
. I'm guessing that you can hear
a radio transmission mathematically below the apparent noise level
because it is "atypical" or "organized noise" as opposed to the "noise"
in the S2 noise floor which is "disorganized".
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will be
using a TH11DX as the main antenna
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Bill Frantz|"After all, if the conventional wisdom was
working, the
408-356-8506 | rate of systems being compromised would be
going down,
www.pwpconsult.com
x27;t know what is
happening with John's system. I see a device:
'cu.usbserial-A503XYB1' which is probably my K3.
73 Bill AE6JV
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Bill Frantz|The nice thing about standards| Periwinkle
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ed in the power lead. No RFI. Plenty bright. Mine came
from Amazon but there are many to choose from these days; you
can even select color temperature when you order.
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Bill Frantz| Truth and love must pr
40 seemed to work well.
Am I the only one driving the USB this hard?
73 Bill AE6JV
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(408)356-8506 | services. The market doesn't | 16345
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n then
the base hardware level.
If you ENJOY building it yourself, don't let small parts intimidate you.
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Bill Frantz| Truth and love must prevail | Periwinkle
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and not PTT) Do I
need to enable PTT?
I have tried switching MIKE to LINE IN to no avail.
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Bill Frantz| Security is like Government | Periwinkle
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n.qth.net (Harry Yingst
via Elecraft) wrote:
I see New hardware in data centers lose more than a second a
week without a external clock source to update them.
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Bill Frantz|"Insofar as the propositions of math
ramming connector
Here are the pin outs as I read them
1 Unused - MCLR, Low to reset CPU
2 +5 vDC - VCC5
3 Ground - VSS
4 Data - PGD
5 Clock - PGC
6 +5 vDC - VCC5
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way of writing a
limited number of macros, that have to be sent to the K3 and
stored, only to be executed by a K-Pod over a dubious
interface, the macros should simply be saved in the K-Pod in
the first place and sent via USB and/or RS232.
isn't one of Jim Brown's Pin 1 problems, is pin 1
isn't used :-)
Wes N7WS
On 1/16/2017 8:08 PM, Bill Frantz wrote:
It is likely that the interface used by the K-Pod is the I2C
bus <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%C2%B2C>, a very commonly
used bus in the chip world. I
AE6JV
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(408)356-8506 | tape can muffle the sound... | 16345
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www.pwpconsult.com | - Bill Liebman | Los Gatos,
so) voltage
sag, particularly if operating at QRP power levels. It indicates
that there is a high resistance in the power supply or the
associated wiring, connectors etc.
73 Bill AE6JV
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vance.
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light bulb) to test our rigs and
had someone call us in return!
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Bill Frantz|The nice thing about standards| Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 |is there are so many to choose| 16345
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www.pwpconsult.com |from.
ilter for use in the
am position. Any other suggestions would be appreciated.
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Bill Frantz| The first thing you need when | Periwinkle
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ature. This may or may not
make it onto the air.
What is interesting is that while the station runs 50KW on 1550 KHz, it is
daytime only.
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Bill Frantz|"Web security is like medicine - trying to
do good fo
quot;What would you do with a KX2?" joint
contest with K6UDA. Here are the winning videos that won a KX2.
Pretty cool!
See:
https://youtu.be/xlDQu9GbbbY
73,
Eric
/elecraft.com/
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Bill Frantz| "I wish ther
wenty meters the snow was causing a lot of noise but I was
getting out to at least Michigan and Indiana.
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tereo.
The main RX is on the left channel and the sub is on the right.
Question is what do you want to do with the sub RX audio?
I.e., for RTTY you'd need to run a separate instance if MMTTY and set input
from RTTY channel.
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r very close to it, necessitating
a transformer to shift the impedance into range of the ATU or a
purpose-built matching network (tuner). Shifting the length
from a half wave simply turns the wire into a "random wire".
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g by a questionable requirement. Put another way, do you also
have a schematic for your microwave oven and cellphone?
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that
Amazon has several for <$100. Has anyone had any experience
with these? Are they just a waste of money?
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Bill Frantz| If you want total security, go to prison.
There you're
408-356-8506 | fed, c
ed, the coax
should perform that function.
Now, where am I all wet?
73 Bill AE6JV
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Bill Frantz| "I wish there was a knob on the TV to turn
up the
408-356-8506 | intelligence. There's a
ld make the P3 far more functional.
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do good for
408-356-8506 |an evolved body of kludges"
.
73 Bill AE6JV
On 2/13/17 at 9:57 AM, gthorn...@thorntonmostullaw.com (George
Thornton) wrote:
To work with miniaturized surface mount components you need
specialized equipment and specialized skills.
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nut.com (Joe Stone
(KF5WBO)) wrote:
Wouldn't you prefer an HDMI output? SVGA must be 30 years old. I was
working for IBM at the time it was defined.
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limitations of the hardware
that stand in the way of implementing a feature you want.
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Bill Frantz| I like the farmers' market | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | because I can get fruits and | 16345
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ecade?
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Bill Frantz| The first thing you need when | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | using a perimeter defense is a | 16345
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www.pwpconsult.com | perimeter. | Los Gatos,
CA 95032
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Elecraft mailing
...@coho.net wrote:
High amperage DC is very dangerous. You would need to have a
finger or hand amputated if your jewelry shorts it out.
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(2-way radio tech). She understood. I
did wear a watch but removed it when working on live ckts.
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Bill Frantz| Ham radio contesting is a| Periwinkle
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like the Yuge
radios.
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Bill Frantz|The nice thing about standards| Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 |is there are so many to choose| 16345
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www.pwpconsult.com |from. - Andrew Tanenbaum| Los Gatos,
CA 95032
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bands.
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Bill Frantz| Truth and love must prevail | Periwinkle
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www.pwpconsult.com | - Vaclav Havel | Los Gatos,
CA 95032
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you
use a boost regulator like the TG Electronics Boost Regulator,
note that these may introduce a junction voltage drop which will
cause the warning to sound at a higher voltage.
73 Bill AE6JV
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ur
needs and operating preferences.
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Bill Frantz| Privacy is dead, get over| Periwinkle
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y'all are interested.
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Bill Frantz| Security is like Government | Periwinkle
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www.pwpconsult.com | want to pay for them.
EVER!
Doesn't matter if you KNOW they are "safe". Do not do it. ONLY
guaranteed way to avoid this type of attack.
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working, the
408
ssage-
From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bill
Frantz
...
Now to use SLP=15 for digital, where I want the AtoD to not
have to deal with a big range, while using something with more
dynamic range for voi
73 Bill AE6JV
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www.pwpconsult.com | vegetables without stickers. | Los Gatos,
CA 95032
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released. It is
almost a K3S.
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(James Bennett) wrote:
Crap - what is one supposed to do?
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Bill Frantz|Security, like correctness, is| Periwinkle
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www.pwpconsult.com |ibuted to
nsverter and
some DX chasing.
tu es 73
Gernot, DF5RF
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Bill Frantz| "The only thing we have to | Periwinkle
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FSK D).
I just upgraded my firmware from 5.5 to 5.7 and the VOX setting
remains the same when I switch between SSB and Data.
73 Bill AE6JV
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