The baby's due March 28, so not much longer at all, just over 6 weeks.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barbara Lombardi" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 9:18 PM
Subject: Re: A note on today's 40-meter round table
> When is the baby due?
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of John Miller
> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 9:01 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: A note on today's 40-meter round table
>
> I'm glad it was only my backup radio, but it's still disappointing, oh
> well,
> I'm thinking about putting the whole station in the sun room and fixing it
> up so that's more for year round use anyway so maybe I'll move the TS-2000
> out there soon and for inside where the TS-2000 is now, I'll have
> basically
> 2 meters and VHF commercial for emergency communications and 900 MHz, so
> I'll probably put a commercial radio in here, or my Kenwood TR-7850 I was
> just given if I can come up with a tone board for it. More likely the
> Motorola SM120 though, I need something I can put way up high so a little
> one can't get in to it and I've seen HT's bigger than that SM120.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Barbara Lombardi" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 8:52 PM
> Subject: Re: A note on today's 40-meter round table
>
>
>> John, am really sorry about what happened. Its awful. Gosh I
>> remember years ago when I had a dx100 and the rectifier sockets would
> short out.
>> And
>> had transformers let go--now that's an interesting smell for sure.
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of John Miller
>> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 7:30 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: A note on today's 40-meter round table
>>
>> It's the known built in power supply problem for the TS-930, I can
>> only think something was hurt back at field day because this is the
>> first time I used it since then. For whatever reason it was straining
>> like anything when I tried to transmit to check SWR, and on low power
>> as well, I let it warm up for a few minutes and tried it again, that's
>> when I got the smell and noises. Been there and done that before. I
>> probably should have just shut it right off when I noticed it
>> struggling, it never buzzed like that before but it was a bit cool in
>> the sun room, I hoped letting it warm up would help it.
>>
>> I don't know. It's done now. I hope it's just capacitors but either
>> way, I'm not in a position to fix it but I have had a couple good
>> offers already for it. I think I figured out the antenna issue as
>> well, it's all unrelated but next time I'll try it with the tripod, or
>> I'll just wait until the permanent install is done, the ground froze
>> before I could get to it this year, I figured it would but in the
>> spring, first project is put a floor in the shed, then fix the lawn
>> mower, after that comes the antenna unless I happen to sneak it in but
>> the other 2 will be while the ground's still frozen for the most part
>> and for ground mounted antenna, I don't think I can while the ground
>> is frozen. Now the wet season, after seeing how my yard muddies up
>> with very little grass out there anymore, that's the time to do it
>> then worry about the grass.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 7:05 PM
>> Subject: Re: A note on today's 40-meter round table
>>
>>
>>> John:
>>>
>>> I'm terribly sorry to hear about your TS930 and power supply!
>>>
>>> That doesn't make one's day for sure!
>>>
>>> I had something like that happen to a rig I had many years ago, and
>>> still remember that feeling!
>>>
>>> It was my fault too, which didn't make it any easier!
>>>
>>> In fact, I bet a number of others on the list have had similar
>>> experiences, so if it's any consollation, you are not alone.
>>>
>>> Hang in there, and hopefully, the damage will not be as bad as it
>>> first looked.
>>>
>>> Good luck, and keep us posted.
>>>
>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>
>>>
>>>
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