Return-Path: Received: (qmail 12188 invoked from network); 16 Mar 2001 09:38:56 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO warrior-inbound.servers.plus.net) (212.159.14.227) by excalibur.plus.net with SMTP; 16 Mar 2001 09:38:56 -0000 Received: (qmail 26384 invoked from network); 16 Mar 2001 09:38:31 -0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by warrior with SMTP; 16 Mar 2001 09:38:31 -0000 X-Priority: 3 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #2) id 14dqaj-0000fW-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Fri, 16 Mar 2001 09:32:13 +0000 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from mail.cc.kuleuven.ac.be ([134.58.10.6]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #2) id 14dqai-0000fQ-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 16 Mar 2001 09:32:12 +0000 Received: from LCBD15.fys.kuleuven.ac.be (LCBD15.fys.kuleuven.ac.be [134.58.80.15]) by mail.cc.kuleuven.ac.be (8.9.3/8.9.0) with SMTP id KAA144234 for ; Fri, 16 Mar 2001 10:31:49 +0100 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: <3.0.1.16.20010316103131.2c976660@mail.cc.kuleuven.ac.be> X-Sender: pb623250@mail.cc.kuleuven.ac.be X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (16) Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 10:31:31 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org From: "Rik Strobbe" Subject: Re: LF: RE: EF50 In-reply-to: <65AECDF1F89AD411900400508BFC869F9C03D2@pdw-mail-1.dera.gov .uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: Hi Andy, >A pity, I threw away some old VMP4 devices only a few weeks ago in a >clear out of ancient and obsolete semiconductors as part of teh shack >rebuild, they would have been quite good for an active antenna. It is a variant on Murphy's law : you will not need a component until you have thrown (given) it away. Due to the same law : - when you drop anything heavy (hammer, screwdriver) it will always land on something fragile or when you drop a sandwich it will alway come with the 'buttered' side down (law of selective gravity) - when you need x components to built a project you will always find x-1 components available (law of selective statistics) - any expensive component protected by a fuse will protect the fuse by 'melting' first - the chance that a component gets defective is proportional to its value and so on ... 73, Rik ON7YD PS : Sespite all semiconductor theories we were told the truth is that any transistor or IC just works on some smoke that is kept inside. Proof : put in an IC / transistor the wrong way or increase voltage / current above the allowed level and wait until the smoke comes out. The device will not work anymore afterwards.