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Re: a curley question about valve transceivers.
From:
Colin McDonald <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:49:53 -0600
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right.
i bet you never new an amateur transceiver had a mother? and i'm sure you
weren't aware of her social standing and her morality either lol.
Thankfully there was no RF, that i know of, since the transmitter wasn't on.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Shaun Oliver" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 5:50 PM
Subject: Re: a curley question about valve transceivers.


> and that's being polite about it.
> I'm suspecting there were several uncomplimentry words spoken at the time.
>
> Shaun
> web sites:
> http://www.myspace.com/blindmanshaunoliver
> http://blindman.homelinux.org/~blindman/
> skype: brailledude
>
>
> On 21/03/2008 10:21 AM, the old scribe known as John Miller was able to
> impart this pearl of wisdom:
> > ouch
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 6:53 PM
> > Subject: Re: a curley question about valve transceivers.
> >
> >
> >> ah it ain't that bad.
> >> I once stuck my finger in a hole it wasn't supposed to go in, when
working
> >> on an old tube radio...it was some loading coil or something, and it
threw
> >> my arm back and burned my finger pretty bad.
> >> I later had someone test it with a volt meter, and it was something
like
> >> 700
> >> volts DC...which isn't fun....good thing there was very little current
> >> involved.
> >> 73
> >> Colin, V A6BKX
> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> From: "Shaun Oliver" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 9:29 AM
> >> Subject: Re: a curley question about valve transceivers.
> >>
> >>
> >>> which is why I ask these questions here. I refuse to do anything like
> >>> that right off the bat. I might like to play but I don't have a death
> >> wish.
> >>> Shaun
> >>> web sites:
> >>> http://www.myspace.com/blindmanshaunoliver
> >>> http://blindman.homelinux.org/~blindman/
> >>> skype: brailledude
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 21/03/2008 2:18 AM, the old scribe known as Butch Bussen was able
to
> >>> impart this pearl of wisdom:
> >>>> Removing one final is not a good idea.  There are better ways to cut
> >> down
> >>>> power.  It depends on the tranceiver, some will let you turn power
back
> >>>> with a power control.  Others will let you do the same thing with the
> >> mike
> >>>> gain on ssb, but with this method, you won't have any alc.  Lord, who
> >>>> thinks this stuff up!!!
> >>>>
> >>>> 73s
> >>>> Butch Bussen
> >>>> wa0vjr
> >>>>
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