Re: Topband: Wall warts

2013-05-08 Thread John Harden, D.M.D.
I am not offended at all relative to the fine whiskey deal. To begin with I'm too busy to worry about trivia such as that. On 5/7/2013 7:10 PM, ZR wrote: - Original Message - I dont care for forced signatures...period. Just more useless bandwidth to be erased when replying so as to

Re: Topband: Wall warts

2013-05-08 Thread Eddy Swynar
On 2013-05-08, at 10:40 AM, John Harden, D.M.D. wrote: I am not offended at all relative to the fine whiskey deal. To begin with I'm too busy to worry about trivia such as that. I agree, John---there's nothing at all wrong with a fine whiskey, anyway...! If that's not some PC kop's

Re: Topband: fine whiskey is a daylight beverage

2013-05-08 Thread Gary Smith
I prefer Laphroaig myself, 10 year preferred over the 15 year. Besides, you send them the serial info from the individually numbered pamphlet in the carton and they deed you one Sq foot of land on their estate in Islay, Scotland (pronounced eye-la) for life it's your's to visit, have your

Topband: VK6HD Remembrance at the Dayton Topband Dinner

2013-05-08 Thread donovanf
I will be presenting a brief remembrance of our friend Mike, VK6HD at the Dayton Topband Dinner. Does anyone have an audio recording of VK6HD or any other information about Mike of general interest? I will provide an opportunity for dinner attendees to make their own brief comments in

Re: Topband: 24th Annual Top Band Dinner in Dayton

2013-05-08 Thread Gary Smith
I can never seem to get away as I'm parent wrangling have no back-up to help out at this time. If anyone takes some photos/videos of the dinner your think of it, please post them online, I'd like to see some of the doings and faces to go with the calls. Thanks, Gary KA1J The annual Dayton

Re: Topband: 'Re: fine whiskey is a daylight beverage

2013-05-08 Thread wa5pok
Sorry Jim, That one is reserved for us cavers ;) -- From: Jim McDonald j...@n7us.net Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2013 4:19 PM To: Topband Reflector topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: 'Re: fine whiskey is a daylight beverage I suppose that

Re: Topband: Wall warts

2013-05-08 Thread Keith Jillings (G3OIT)
On 08/05/2013 15:40, John Harden, D.M.D. wrote: I am not offended at all relative to the fine whiskey deal. I hate to say this, but whiskey is Irish or US. The real water of life, from Scotland, is whisky. I love the subtle flavours of the many varieties, from the smooth gentle Speyside

Re: Topband: 'Re: fine whiskey is a daylight beverage

2013-05-08 Thread Mike Armstrong
Mike, sorry buddy. It is reserved for us (now retired) military folk... The night is my friend. As is water and a few other things that make me harder to spot. LOL LOL. Mike AB7ZU Kuhi no ka lima, hele no ka maka On May 8, 2013, at 8:48, wa5pok mikefur...@att.net wrote: Sorry

Re: Topband: Wall warts

2013-05-08 Thread ZR
On 2013-05-08, at 10:40 AM, John Harden, D.M.D. wrote: I am not offended at all relative to the fine whiskey deal. To begin with I'm too busy to worry about trivia such as that. I agree, John---there's nothing at all wrong with a fine whiskey, anyway...! If that's not some PC kop's

Re: Topband: Wall warts

2013-05-08 Thread Garry Shapiro
This thread is a perfect indicator that 160 propagation currently sucks. Threads like these are like the RTTY diddle--a signal that carries no new information. Not that I don't like single-malt... Garry, NI6T On 5/8/2013 9:00 AM, Keith Jillings (G3OIT) wrote: On 08/05/2013 15:40, John

Re: Topband: Problem with compression F connectors on Quad RG-6

2013-05-08 Thread Michael Tope
On 5/7/2013 7:55 PM, Tom W8JI wrote: LMR400 or any cable, in sensitive applications, requires a solid bond to the shield that carries the vast majority of return current. In the case of almost all cables on HF and higher, that is the innermost foil. Of course it is different at audio or

Re: Topband: Wall warts

2013-05-08 Thread HAROLD SMITH JR
Gary, I remember having some single-malt with you in Dayton. That was several years ago. 73 Price W0RI This thread is a perfect indicator that 160 propagation currently sucks. Threads like these are like the RTTY diddle--a signal that carries no new information. Not that I don't like

Re: Topband: 24th Annual Top Band Dinner in Dayton

2013-05-08 Thread Tom Haavisto
Last time I was at Dayton 2 years ago, there was a webcam set up in the Contest Supersuite. Not sure what the plan is for this year, but if so, it may be a chance to check out what you are missing out on. Then again, time to start planning for next year :-) Tom - VE3CX On 5/8/13, Gary Smith