Return-Path: Received: (qmail 15917 invoked from network); 30 Jun 2001 09:44:59 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO murphys-inbound.servers.plus.net) (212.159.14.225) by excalibur.plus.net with SMTP; 30 Jun 2001 09:44:59 -0000 Received: (qmail 8055 invoked from network); 30 Jun 2001 09:43:45 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by murphys with SMTP; 30 Jun 2001 09:43:45 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #2) id 15GHDK-0003Wz-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Sat, 30 Jun 2001 10:38:54 +0100 Received: from siaag1ae.compuserve.com ([149.174.40.7]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #2) id 15GHDJ-0003Wu-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 30 Jun 2001 10:38:53 +0100 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: (from mailgate@localhost) by siaag1ae.compuserve.com (8.9.3/8.9.3/SUN-1.9) id FAA23573 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 30 Jun 2001 05:38:11 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 05:37:51 -0400 From: "'Geri' Kinzel, DK8KW" Subject: Re: LF: Lightning -- Knife Switch Source To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Message-ID: <200106300538_MC3-D7AD-8F4@compuserve.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Disposition: inline Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: Hello, >Mabe some of the old 'bakelite' ones are pretty poor, but the ones I >remember were made of white porcelain (I think) which should have good >RF properties. > >73, Tom G3OLB < .... the one I use is definetely made of ceramics, no flashovers whatsoever observed ... bought it some years ago in Dayton and definetely paid less for it than advertised on the website (18.- US$ or so, as far as I can remember ...). 73 Geri, DK8KW (W1KW)