OK folks,

I think this has now run its course and has been very helpful.

I'll be in conversation with the RSGB President over the coming weeks and hope we get something good out of that.

Many thanks to all who have contributed to this thread.

Cheers and 73,

Terry

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Don Breda 
  To: [log in to unmask] 
  Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 11:37 AM
  Subject: Re: What would we like to improve our ham radio


  Jerry, consider it sold.

  Please contact me at [log in to unmask] and we can make arrangements for 
  you to get paid and for me to get the tw1 in my hands.

  Thanks.

  Don w a 2 i w c


  On 4/18/2015 10:52 PM, Gerry Leary wrote:
  > Oh Alan, you let the magic smoke out. You know you can't put it back in very=
  >   easily! If you need another I do have a TW one that I would like to sell. I=
  >   am also looking for the Ella craft meter. Have you had any experience with i=
  > t?
  >
  > Sent from my iPhone this time=20
  >
  >> On Apr 16, 2015, at 6:15 PM, Alan R. Downing <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
  >> =20
  >> Hello Steve, remember that a hampod connected to a Power Master II gives y=
  > ou
  >> a lot of info, including a tone for tuning up a tube amp.  One nice featur=
  > e
  >> of this arrangement is that you don't have to worry about melting a TW-1
  >> like I did several weeks ago when I ran a bit over 4.0 KW thru one, Hi.  I=
  >> bought a 10 KW coupler for my Power Master II, so I don't have to worry
  >> about cooking anything.  The TW-1 has a very low threshold for power, and
  >> when you run more goo thru it than you are supposed to, smelly things
  >> happen!
  >> =20
  >> Alan - N7MIT
  >> =20
  >> =20
  >> =20
  >> Alan R. Downing
  >> Phoenix, AZ
  >> =20
  >> -----Original Message-----
  >> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]=
  >> On Behalf Of Steve Forst
  >> Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 2:42 PM
  >> To: [log in to unmask]
  >> Subject: Re: What would we like to improve our ham radio
  >> =20
  >>         A few days late, but I'll throw this one out:  How about an
  >> inline=20
  >> tuning aid for  adjusting manual tuners or tube amps?   Most of us=20
  >> aren't able to dig into the  amp to hook up an oscillator, or whatever.=20=
  >>    A unit to go in the feedline and  act like a TW-1 with tones for=20
  >> getting a low SWR, or  for tuning an amp for   high power would be nice.
  >> =20
  >> 73, Steve KW3A