Re: [Elecraft] Datlight saving

2005-09-06 Thread Larry Cahoon
At 07:21 PM 9/5/2005 -0500, Matt Osborn wrote: Fred, Windows Xp has a registry entry that keeps all the time zone information. All Microsoft has to do is update that entry; it should be a very simple change. My PC is on GMT year round - no problem here. 73 de Larry...WD3P in MD

RE: [Elecraft] RE: K2 Featured in Hurricane News Coverage

2005-09-02 Thread Larry Cahoon
At 10:01 AM 9/2/2005 -0500, Craig Rairdin wrote: The copyright on footage of a little league game belongs to the league, not to ESPN. It's like a performance -- the rights are owned by the performer. And it's entirely within the rights of the station to turn him down. Not quite the entire

Re: [Elecraft] Headphone police

2005-05-29 Thread Larry Cahoon
At 09:04 AM 5/29/2005 -0400, john wrote: I hope we all remember that it is illegal to drive with headsets of any kind covering BOTH ears, or did I dream that? At one time it was illegal in MD to have even one ear covered by a headphone. They passed that law after some poor fellow on his

RE: [Elecraft] Headphone police

2005-05-29 Thread Larry Cahoon
At 10:31 AM 5/29/2005 -0700, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: Brian wrote: Proving that the cell phone was in use at the time doesn't prove that the driver was using it. Someone else could have been using it (either as a passenger in the vehicle or elsewhere)... - And they will

Re: [Elecraft] Re: Mobile Antenna for KX1

2005-03-03 Thread Larry Cahoon
You can use the Hustler spider attachment and put up to three coils on the same antenna - I've seen it done with as many as five bands covered. General rule is the higher you can get the coil the better. The down side is the higher the coil also put the weight up high and you may need to guy

[Elecraft] Mission Accomplished

2004-10-24 Thread Larry Cahoon
Hi Gang, I've been working lately at getting my average power to work a county down below one watt. Well the mission came to completion yesterday. So it must be time for a big celebration. Earlier this week Jerry, NR5A/M of this list made a special effort to get me Pennington, SD. It took

[Elecraft] Another Good Weekend

2004-10-10 Thread Larry Cahoon
This weekend turned out to be as good as the one two weeks ago. Three new counties QRPp - two in IA and one in AR to bring the total worked QRPp to 2,624. Better yet, with those and by working a few others at new power levels I managed to cut another 20 watts off the total power to work the

[Elecraft] Can this weekend be as good?

2004-10-02 Thread Larry Cahoon
With three teenagers around the house it is getting harder and harder to find radio time. But last Saturday turned out to be a very good day radio wise. As many of you know I was working on the counties all QRP CW. At the same time I've been knocking them off QRPp. When I finished them up

Re: [Elecraft] Re: KX1 1000 miles per watt

2004-10-02 Thread Larry Cahoon
The thing is, I almost think the award should have gone to the OM on the other end. He was the poor fellow who had to pick out my 2.3W signal and make sense of it. My part was easy! You can send him the award - both parties the the QSO are eligible for the award - he does not have to be QRP