I should have some mica recovered from the capacitors at the Decca Lurgan site, abt.2.5x1.5 inches. Any use? If so will institute a search of the workshop. (I tidied it up a few weeks ago and can fin
Hi all, Seasons greetings from IO64XM - somewhat dank and soggy at the moment. Been following all the recent happenings on the reflector with sick green envy that I haven't been able to get in among
There is no need to split the reflector. Amateur radio is fragmented enough already and surely this relatively tiny group of ours can accomodate all without further subdivision A lot of what appears
Maybe a bit "old hat" - no pun intended - but I see GM3HAT has a bit on the CFA in the July issue of RSARS mag, "Mercury".( Actually while I was presidenting he sent me a copy of the paper presented
Re 706s, I have found my nice new IC 706GII to be a dead duck for 73 KHz receive. I agree with Mike that it is usable on 136 with a bit of assistance, but not on the lower band. Not hearing much on o
HI all and seasons greetings, what a wonderful time these last weeks have been. Despite my best endeavours, due to a concatenation of minor troubles it has proved impossible to fulfil my promise that
Couple of days ago was told I had a case of BADTRANS Trojan. Now deloused but if it got to anybody via my last posting ("good on yer, mate") then my abject apologies; sackcloth and ashes are the curr
HI Mal, 40673 now obsolete and very hard to get. Last lot of ten I managed to get were at the 'Dag voor de Amateur' at Apeldoorn three years ago. However when you come across with the half-gallon of
Can anyone point me in the direction of information about Cohn type filter design as applied to ladder crystal filters? Also info on Motorola MRF286 devices? Now on topic. At long last metal is being
I am indebted to my son-in-law for this gem. Is Hell exothermic or endothermic? The following is an actual question given on a University of Washington chemistry mid-term. The answer was so "profound
Perspex will most certainly burn. Ask anyone who has seen the thruster demo at recent AMSAT Colloquia. When fed with oxygen it don't arf go wiv a roar. Ian. MI0AYZ
Listened these last two mornings on 71.75KHz but heard and saw nothing. QRN a bit vicious this morning. Question; are times A or Z? Listened intermittently from 0750A - 0945A. Still hopeful, still st
As a consequence of the current backchat about these devices, intending to use one as lf driver, and having recently acquired a half decent counter, I checked out my particular sample of the breed to
This afternoon, while characterising the long delayed LF antenna now draped artistically all round the garden (looks like 10 microhenries and 1000pFas the first approximation), I was delighted to hea
Just confirming Lauries posting about todays QSO. M reports exchanged, tho' Laurie started at O and gradually went down during the exchanges. Will be on Sunday 0900z for sked with Peter, but due to d
Thanks to all those who replied to my posting. Will be on 71.75 QRSS3 ot 0900z tomorrow, Saturday for a sked with Laurie. Other reports (even negative), or QSOs more than welcome. Also will be on fro
System now complete and working with both QRSS and hand speed Morse. Antenna current around 1.5A with coil in shack. Should be better when I get it into its own Box outside but in the meantime is any
Nice QRSS sigs here from both Laurie and Peter; copiable aurally at about S3. Obviously couldn't separate them by ear but could tell when both keys were down simultaneously by the appearance of the b
