and that's being polite about it.
I'm suspecting there were several uncomplimentry words spoken at the time.

Shaun
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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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