Return-Path: Received: from rly-mf03.mx.aol.com (rly-mf03.mail.aol.com [172.20.29.173]) by air-mf07.mail.aol.com (v126.13) with ESMTP id MAILINMF074-94f4b31e3973b8; Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:32:21 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-mf03.mx.aol.com (v125.7) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINMF035-94f4b31e3973b8; Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:32:09 -0500 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1NNNYT-0003KP-78 for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:30:53 +0000 Received: from [83.244.159.144] (helo=relay3.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1NNNYS-0003KG-Pi for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:30:52 +0000 Received: from n12.bullet.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([209.191.125.209]) by relay3.thorcom.net with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1NNNYS-0001FT-Cg for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:30:52 +0000 Received: from [68.142.200.227] by n12.bullet.mail.mud.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 23 Dec 2009 09:30:45 -0000 Received: from [68.142.201.254] by t8.bullet.mud.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 23 Dec 2009 09:30:45 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by omp415.mail.mud.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 23 Dec 2009 09:30:45 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 243851.39827.bm@omp415.mail.mud.yahoo.com Received: (qmail 81217 invoked from network); 23 Dec 2009 09:30:45 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=btinternet.com; h=Received:X-Yahoo-SMTP:X-YMail-OSG:X-Yahoo-Newman-Property:Message-ID:From:To:References:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE; b=m2SMhGFF4PFfepy+cojHDEdMS7zO4ofYG8AjJhj+LWWXr0IOosRzwOAaCKlWzIKnUYaNtH1CoWweJP19vgg1DSqWUeTMMrr3Tuz9uWl7zbHt65dppeFoLpW0HvsLJND4ytOXcZyt9wXGt5juD+1avg5n4QWcViTO8X8A2qtAzqY= ; Received: from host86-134-97-244.range86-134.btcentralplus.com (ken.h.wright@86.134.97.244 with login) by smtp129.mail.mud.yahoo.com with SMTP; 23 Dec 2009 01:30:44 -0800 PST X-Yahoo-SMTP: 9Y6mUHuswBAgnrOsukIiNdFDf95uy_Dz34nY1hlg2liKgYD952sjbg-- X-YMail-OSG: eiCzyKEVM1nsLbjsi26K2IdiY0hLvT35XDsVanV4mhEFwE7x37oJGJY7BLuCXKfJ0.rf.P9lW55BH2YkyDiqjJxnQQB.H8Zf_MgBPTsfTgGCzfmo6KT9ZvLttx4x99mgswY5qn3xATWA6MPCj00DGE9q30UOMf7ZYhfn2Fw_Xy2gZ29bHwoZQ9AK85Jxk0T3jeMIYbvwS3UaMEjir2W4oZ2DH.bm0pKp2n.waV1OBPE3WHpettiUXR4Hdd1o1lQVFqz2VagnI9c7b3iTyVmuwrhIbs8L7djL4YkgxzWOm3UYUFV74i2Yz1xrX3ZD2xDCBlck_ngWgyVyM_DCWzJ.UQ-- X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 Message-ID: <7A1AC1DEC5B14ED389221BB1C9F06640@lindavideo> From: "Ken" To: References: <678FAD4478574A8682D9BDE7D982EE11@lindavideo> <1f0624b90912220213l299aa2ebvd9a91a3fbd3b0983@mail.gmail.com> <41AD0F546A9449DBA4357932408AFEF3@lindavideo> <85d83b4a35a1a0f396829ec51c08438b.squirrel@webmail.xs4all.nl> Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:30:42 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5843 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 DomainKey-Status: good (testing) Subject: Re: LF: PA0RDT Mini-Whip Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.6 required=5.0 tests=FORGED_MUA_OUTLOOK autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 Hello Roelof. Thank you for all your help, and I wish you the seasons greetings. 73 Ken M0KHW ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roelof Bakker" To: Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 9:16 AM Subject: Re: LF: PA0RDT Mini-Whip > Hello Ken, > > I don't think that it is neccessary to use protection diodes. > Just try it and when it goes wrong it will only cost you a cheap FET. > > 73, > Roelof, pa0rdt > > >