Hi gents!

The light ap on the Iphone works, but only barely.

I was equally disappointed in the light detectors I bought last year from
NFB. They worked, but construction resembles an elementary school science
project.

My kiwi prototype was far superior. 

73,
Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Jim Gammon
Sent: Saturday, 30 January 2016 8:21 a.m.
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Howling at the moon

Pat, of course they still make 9 volt batteries.  You can get them at most
drug stores and probably get a box of 20 or more at Costco if you want.  I
wouldn't sell the light app on the I-phone short.  I don't have one, but
they are marcelous tools.  73, Jim WA6EKS

-----Original Message-----
From: Pat Byrne
Sent: Friday, January 29, 2016 8:49 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Howling at the moon

Jim,
Came across my old light probe recently but I don't have a nine volt battery
in the house!  Do they still manufacture them?!
I doubt that the iPhone light detector app. is sensitive enough to see the
moon!
PatAt 09:39 PM 1/28/2016, you wrote:
>Pat, I have no sympathy, go dig out your old light probe and scan the 
>sky! Well, maybe it's just easier to go out and howl.  Noone else will 
>know whether or not you are howling at the moon or because you stubbed 
>your toe bumbling around out there looking for your light probe.  73, 
>Jim WA6EKS
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
>From: Pat Byrne <[log in to unmask]
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Date sent: Thu, 28 Jan 2016 20:38:35 -0600
>Subject: Re: Update on trouble with radio:
>
>It's hard to tell where the damned thing is Jim.  It doesn't give off 
>any heat in the midwest!!At 07:37 PM 1/28/2016, you wrote:
>Yah Pat, me too, but I bet that never stopped you from howlin at the 
>moon, and you was probably pointin the wrong di rection!  Ha Ha!  Jim 
>WA6EKS
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Pat Byrne
>Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2016 5:01 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Update on trouble with radio:
>
>If I had gotten that radio Jim, I'd have never known if the display was 
>upside down or not!!  Ain't we totals lucky!!
>patAt 06:49 PM 1/28/2016, you wrote:
>Well, at least Pat didn't get that rig, so we won't have to put up him 
>his howling at the moon! Jim WA6EKS
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>From: Colin McDonald <[log in to unmask]
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Date sent: Thu, 28 Jan 2016 17:37:31 -0700
>Subject: Re: Update on trouble with radio:
>
>maybe he's holding it upside down?  Maybe the radio came from Australia 
>where everything is upside down or backwards hi hi.
>
>73
>Colin
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jim Gammon
>Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2016 5:17 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Update on trouble with radio:
>
>I think he said it was reading words right to left.  Maybe it's written 
>in Hebrew.  Jim WA6EKS
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Colin McDonald
>Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2016 4:07 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Update on trouble with radio:
>
>Mike, you did say you bought it used didn't you?
>If so, then the display issues are likely the reason it was being sold 
>cheap.
>
>73
>Colin, V A6BKX
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mike
>Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2016 1:42 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Update on trouble with radio:
>
>I did a full reset and the beaps came back.  When the radio powers up 
>sometimes the screen is backwards, letters from right to left, and also 
>backwards, like the letter e would point to the left instead the right, 
>and sometimes it would come up right, and then sometimes not at all.
>I  am not sure why it would do that.
>Mike
>KD2CDU