Re: [Elecraft] A little theory

2017-04-20 Thread Terry Schieler
Thanks. My point exactly, Guy. Terry, W0FM From: Guy Olinger K2AV [mailto:k2av@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2017 8:40 PM To: Ron D'Eau Claire; Terry Schieler; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] A little theory Kind of like the sea drawing out before

Re: [Elecraft] A little theory

2017-04-20 Thread Guy Olinger K2AV
; > > > -Original Message- > From: Ron D'Eau Claire [mailto:r...@cobi.biz] > Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2017 9:45 PM > To: kev...@coho.net; elecraft@mailman.qth.net; 'QRP-L Mailing List' > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] A little theory > > I forgot to add, if you have any comm

Re: [Elecraft] A little theory - speculation on new product?

2017-04-20 Thread Rick Stealey
So let's all go crazy and guess: K4? KPA 1500? Enhancements to the KX2. Adding 160 and 6 meters. Rick K2XT __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm

Re: [Elecraft] A little theory - speculation on new product?

2017-04-20 Thread Buck
et; 'QRP-L Mailing List' Subject: Re: [Elecraft] A little theory I forgot to add, if you have any comments, let us take them off the Elecraft list. The OT Traffic here has been FIERCE lately, Hi! 73, Ron AC7AC __ Elecraft mailing list

Re: [Elecraft] A little theory

2017-04-20 Thread Terry Schieler
[Elecraft] A little theory I forgot to add, if you have any comments, let us take them off the Elecraft list. The OT Traffic here has been FIERCE lately, Hi! 73, Ron AC7AC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailma

Re: [Elecraft] A little theory

2017-04-18 Thread kev...@coho.net
The link was not off topic when I posted it. My intention was not to advertise an already famous person but rather to get folks more interested in learning theory. There has been so much discussion of grounding, dielectrics, antenna theory, impedance, and feedline problems which a few

Re: [Elecraft] A little theory

2017-04-18 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
Aaargh. Here's the link: http://www.gocomics.com/alley-oop/2003/08/04 Ron AC7AC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:

Re: [Elecraft] A little theory

2017-04-18 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
PM To: kev...@coho.net; elecraft@mailman.qth.net; 'QRP-L Mailing List' Subject: Re: [Elecraft] A little theory For all of you Feynman fans out there, you might get a chuckle out of these Alley Oop strips featuring Dick hisself from 2003. Arrow forward a couple of days an Dr. Feynman will enter

Re: [Elecraft] A little theory

2017-04-18 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of kev...@coho.net Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2017 11:41 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net; QRP-L Mailing List Subject: [Elecraft] A little theory If you are not familiar with Richard Feynman he was a physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project. He was also

Re: [Elecraft] A little theory.

2017-04-18 Thread John Marvin
Sorry, it is you are confusing the two. It was Feynman on both counts. Sagan would have been 8 years old when the Manhattan Project was started. Feynman was also on the Rogers Commission that was tasked with investigating the Challenger disaster (Carl Sagan was not involved). 73, John AC0ZG

Re: [Elecraft] A little theory.

2017-04-18 Thread David Woolley
I believe people are confusing Feynman and Sagan. I think it was Carl Sagan who demonstrated the sloppy practices with combination locks and did the Challenger enquiry. I did read some of Feynman's lectures, in high school. -- David Woolley K2 06123 tOn 17/04/17 02:32, k...@juno.com wrote:

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft] A little theory.

2017-04-17 Thread David Pratt
Thank you, Fred. Having one of the CNC knobs on my K3, I had forgotten about that. I did not realise it was causing such an issue. 73 de David G4DMP In a recent message, Fred C. Jensen writes >My K3 has one, it's around the Big Knob. >Fred K6DGW >Sparks NV DM09dn >David

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft] A little theory.

2017-04-17 Thread Fred C. Jensen
My K3 has one, it's around the Big Knob. Fred K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn David Pratt wrote: >Excuse my ignorance, Tim; maybe I am being naive, but could you explain >to which Elecraft products you are referring? I do not know of any 'O' >rings in any of my Elecraft transceivers.

Re: [Elecraft] A little theory.

2017-04-17 Thread David Pratt
Excuse my ignorance, Tim; maybe I am being naive, but could you explain to which Elecraft products you are referring? I do not know of any 'O' rings in any of my Elecraft transceivers. 73 de David G4DMP In a recent message, "k...@juno.com" writes > >A long time admirer. For me,

[Elecraft] A little theory.

2017-04-17 Thread k...@juno.com
A long time admirer. For me, his "O ring and a glass of ice water" demonstrationwhich kicked the air out of the NASA gas bags during theChallenger Disaster inquiry was most memorable. A remarkable man. 72, Tim Colbert K3HX 3 Things

Re: [Elecraft] A little theory

2017-04-17 Thread jrquark
; or for a few chuckles >>>> his autobiographical book "What do YOU Care What Other People Think?" >>>> >>>> I strive to live by his advice, "Study hard what interests you the most in >>>> the most undisciplined, irreverent and original

Re: [Elecraft] A little theory

2017-04-16 Thread Howard Hoyt
On 4/16/2017 8:15 PM, elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net wrote: My greatest treasure however was meeting Doug De Maw I will agree with that statement, Doug was a hero of mine when I was in High School learning electronics and ham radio, I always looked forward to his articles which taught me so

Re: [Elecraft] A little theory

2017-04-16 Thread Phil Hystad
s advice, "Study hard what interests you the most in >>> the most undisciplined, irreverent and original manner possible." >>> >>> I'm afraid not all of my college instructors agreed, however. >>> >>> 73, Ron AC7AC >>> >>&g

Re: [Elecraft] A little theory

2017-04-16 Thread KarlErb
r possible." >> >> I'm afraid not all of my college instructors agreed, however. >> >> 73, Ron AC7AC >> >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of >> kev...@coho.net &

Re: [Elecraft] A little theory

2017-04-16 Thread Brian Denley
Both brilliant men but I have to say that I enjoyed Feynman's lectures more. Susskind is tougher for me to listen to. Brian KB1VBF Sent from my iPad > On Apr 16, 2017, at 3:38 PM, Phil Hystad wrote: > > Yes, off topic but then my interest in Mathematical Physics comes

Re: [Elecraft] A little theory

2017-04-16 Thread Fred Jensen
A short story, possibly apocryphal ["alternative fact" in today's vernacular], that circulated at NASA during Apollo, had Dr. Feynman lecturing on some subject. At one point, the chalk hit the blackboard, he wrote out an equation [or something like that] and then said, "This is obvious, of

Re: [Elecraft] A little theory

2017-04-16 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bob Nielsen Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2017 2:42 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] A little theory I did meet him. The first thing he said to me was, "Call me Dick", as he wasn't much for titles. When he was scheduled to give

Re: [Elecraft] A little theory

2017-04-16 Thread Glen Torr
On Monday, April 17, 2017, kev...@coho.net wrote: > I wish I could have met the man - he was a pistol :) > > 73, > > Kevin. KD5ONS > > > Ditto, I have been very fortunate though, I have had Brian Schmidt (Nobel in Physics) as a lecturer, I have met Bob Dylan and

Re: [Elecraft] A little theory

2017-04-16 Thread kev...@coho.net
, Ron AC7AC -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of kev...@coho.net Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2017 11:41 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net; QRP-L Mailing List Subject: [Elecraft] A little theory If you are not familiar with Richard Feynman

Re: [Elecraft] A little theory

2017-04-16 Thread Roger D Johnson
There is a man I wish I had met. Look up his safecracking escapades at Los Alamos! 73, Roger On 4/16/2017 2:40 PM, kev...@coho.net wrote: If you are not familiar with Richard Feynman he was a physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project. He was also a professor at Caltech. Here are some of

Re: [Elecraft] A little theory

2017-04-16 Thread jrquark
> > > -Original Message- > From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of > kev...@coho.net > Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2017 11:41 AM > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net; QRP-L Mailing List > Subject: [Elecraft] A little theory > > If you are not

Re: [Elecraft] A little theory

2017-04-16 Thread Phil Hystad
kev...@coho.net > Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2017 11:41 AM > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net; QRP-L Mailing List > Subject: [Elecraft] A little theory > > If you are not familiar with Richard Feynman he was a physicist who worked > on the Manhattan Project. He was also a professor at Caltech

Re: [Elecraft] A little theory

2017-04-16 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
73, Ron AC7AC -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of kev...@coho.net Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2017 11:41 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net; QRP-L Mailing List Subject: [Elecraft] A little theory If you are not familiar with Richard Feynman he was

Re: [Elecraft] A little theory

2017-04-16 Thread Josh
Not sure how this is applicable to Elecraft list, but... If you're interested in Feynman's Caltech lectures, a little poking around the net and you can (carefully) find audio files of many of these lectures. They're really fabulous if you like this sort of thing! 73, Josh W6XU Sent from my

[Elecraft] A little theory

2017-04-16 Thread kev...@coho.net
If you are not familiar with Richard Feynman he was a physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project. He was also a professor at Caltech. Here are some of his lectures on physics which he offered to undergrads. Introductory college level physics taught by a master.