Yes, I tried that a few zillion years ago. The upper section of an HF2V was
never designed to support a long hunk of wire hanging off the top ... it turns
into a noodle, requiring a set of guys at the top. Tuning was difficult and
inconsistent. Vertical section isn't high enough to be effective
N1MM: You can press ALT + W , or program one of the function keys with
{WIPE}. I have F12 set like this, for those not so rare times that the call I
entered is so fumble-fingered that using backspace or arrow keys is hopeless:
better to start fresh. Of course, by the time I've retyped the call
Location: FN02mq antenna: 160m inv vee ( sorry no directonal antennas - down
for repairs)
Last night: 10 over S9, one fade down to S9 over the course of a few hours.
This morning: S7, started fading around 1200z - once to zero ( so suddenly, I
thought it was shut off, but it slowly came back
And yet another lightning app
http://www.intellicast.com/Storm/Severe/Lightning.aspx
All kinds of info on that site, including earthquakes
Bud 2RU may find this one interesting too
http://rochesterweather.myserver.org/StormVue.html
Paul WB2ABD
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I basically live in the woods, and we have all the perpetrators. The only cable
any critter ever chewed through was gray jacketed RG8x. I've never encountered
cable or wire damage on anything else, gray, black or otherwise. We do have
visiting coyotes and foxes, but they doesn't get 'em all. I
There are heavy rubber caps/ w. hose clamps available that will cover the ends
of plastic pipe. Allows for easy removal and minimal fussing with sealing. I
bring my cable(s) in thru the rubber.
Paul WB2ABD
< A short length of SH 40 PVC pipe with end caps works good. Cement only
one end cap. M
I found one of these in box of stuff. The printing on the label has
disappeared. Does anyone have one of these, and could you email me which taps
on the terminal strip are what impedance? This is a multi-tap beverage
transformer.
Paul WB2ABD
callsign at roadrunner.com
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Not to extend the thread, but I've found that certain plastic bottles are a lot
huskier than regular pop bottles: here, 1 liter "Polar" brand refreshments
have a pretty husky bottle, and last much longer than plain pop bottles. Same
is true of plastic bags. I always keep an eye out for heavy du
