What verticals for HF are some of you using these days.  Is the 80 meter kit 
still made for the r8 vertical.  I haven't found that kit but just the guide 
kit for the r8.  I don't see any butternut verticals covering 80 through 6 
plus the WARC bands.  I've had a vertical years ago 80 through 10 the same 
coverage of the butternut hf6vx but they were, and are, both only 26 feet 
tall.  Not tall enough for 80 meters unless you put it on a tall tower.  The 
last time I did that, I took a direct lightning strike two weeks later.

Phil.
K0NX

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "For blind ham radio operators" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 11:58 PM
Subject: Re: Non political; not ham related; iPhone new water and shatter 
proof cases


> Zach,
>
> I discovered it was tight today when I tried the headphones for the first 
> time.  Glad to know the port it goes in gives a little as time goes by so 
> the earphones fit better.
>
> Phil.
> K0NX
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Zach Shifflett" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 11:45 PM
> Subject: Re: Non political; not ham related; iPhone new water and shatter 
> proof cases
>
>
>> My friend has one of those cases, and it's indestructible.  It can be
>> hard to put headphones in the jack when the case is on for the first
>> little while, as the cases can be stiff at first.  This usually goes
>> away.
>> You're phone definitely can't be destroyed now.
>>
>> Zach
>>
>> On 6/21/13, Phil Scovell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> I purchased one of the newer Life Proof, company's name, water proof, =
>>> breakage proof, and water proof to 6 feet under water for my iPhone 5. 
>>> =
>>> They also make them for the iPhone 4s.  It makes the phone more slim =
>>> than the oterbox I've had for over a year.  The sales people in the =
>>> store, put one ins ide a fishbowl in the store on the display case, =
>>> filled with water to the top, throws it 20 feet across the room to =
>>> another sales person, who acts as if he can catch it, and it hits the =
>>> floor and bounces all around 5 or 6 bounces until the guy traps it.  =
>>> Then they dry it off and sometimes throw it against the wall 10 feet =
>>> away.  Then the show how it still is working, screen on, and how the =
>>> phone is bone dry.  With my impeded mobility, not to be confused with =
>>> ham radio impedance on a wire, I crash into a lot of desk and table =
>>> corners.  Of course, I have 6 grandkids in the yard and house right now 
>>> =
>>> so they are always leaving things out for grandpa to trip over, both in 
>>> =
>>> and outdoors, so I figured this case was worth the money.  I got it from 
>>> =
>>> a Verizon store for 59 dollars on sale.  They are 79 dollars at WalMart. 
>>> =
>>>  I think they either have them already for droids and other cell phones 
>>> =
>>> or will have them by year's end if I understood them correctly.  Pretty 
>>> =
>>> cool case and comes in various colors.  Did you notice how I discretely 
>>> =
>>> squeezed ham radio into my message, just to be safe?
>>>
>>> Phil
>>> K0NX
>>>
>>
>