5671
Huh? / Re: Peskie Party Radio Christmas Card
« on: December 21, 2014, 0039 UTC »
Things in Canada must be bad. That's Red Green working the nets.
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5672
Huh? / Re: Will the Search for Amelia Earhart Ever End?
« on: December 20, 2014, 1322 UTC »
I know of a town in Florida that would be perfect for introducing coconut crabs to the Sunshine State, but it's name escapes me.
Oh golly, what is the name of that place?
Oh golly, what is the name of that place?
5673
General Radio Discussion / Re: SoCal for the holidays
« on: December 17, 2014, 0127 UTC »
Al and I provide a service to the pirate radio world with our witty repartee' and rational discourse. A pair of shining beacons to the unenlightened masses.
5674
General Radio Discussion / Re: It's A Miracle! Happy Hanukkah Radio
« on: December 17, 2014, 0119 UTC »
I still have a QSL from them from years ago. The gelt was gone in 10 minutes. Go figure?
5675
Huh? / Re: Prolific Geminid meteor shower peaks Saturday night
« on: December 15, 2014, 2021 UTC »
I wish I had known, Al. My over/under Potato-Avocado gun can easily be adapted for mangos, navel oranges and tangerines. It's good for pythons and penguins, but it just ticks alligators off.
I'm working on a magnum version that fires coconuts, but I haven't started beta testing with those yet. The tests with acorn squash on Ted Turner's ranch stopped stampeding bison in their tracks at ranges from seven feet to over a half mile.
I'm working on a magnum version that fires coconuts, but I haven't started beta testing with those yet. The tests with acorn squash on Ted Turner's ranch stopped stampeding bison in their tracks at ranges from seven feet to over a half mile.
5676
Equipment / Re: 11 Meter SW BX Band....
« on: December 15, 2014, 1925 UTC »
Yup. I heard a couple of hams on ten meters ragchewing about no one using ten meters anymore awhile back. They blamed it on hams depending on propagation predictions from various websites/software and not actually taking the time to listen up there.
My take is when the FCC lifted the restrictions on new hams operating only on 10 meters and above with restricted power, the newbies headed down to what they saw as the "big boy bands", leaving 10 meters deserted.
I regularly see 10 meter rigs at hamfests dirt cheap and gathering dust.
My take is when the FCC lifted the restrictions on new hams operating only on 10 meters and above with restricted power, the newbies headed down to what they saw as the "big boy bands", leaving 10 meters deserted.
I regularly see 10 meter rigs at hamfests dirt cheap and gathering dust.
5677
Equipment / Re: What kind of cabling to use 75 pr 50 ohm?
« on: December 15, 2014, 1909 UTC »
You said it, Witchdoctor. I've built so many types of antennas over the years it's a wonder the coax and wire haven't wrapped around me like a python ad squeezed the life out of me. It's a nasty habit. 
TV line is an often overlooked material for FM antennas. Folded dipoles, J-Poles if you need a little gain, etc....
Give the ham sites a look and check out the DIY antenna designs for 6 and 2 meters. They're easily adaptable to the FM bands. Even a simple ground plane design can give excellent results. At FM frequencies you can build one out of scraps of wire and the female connector that matches up with the male connector on your coax. It takes a couple of hours,at most,to throw together.
TV line is an often overlooked material for FM antennas. Folded dipoles, J-Poles if you need a little gain, etc....
Give the ham sites a look and check out the DIY antenna designs for 6 and 2 meters. They're easily adaptable to the FM bands. Even a simple ground plane design can give excellent results. At FM frequencies you can build one out of scraps of wire and the female connector that matches up with the male connector on your coax. It takes a couple of hours,at most,to throw together.
5678
General Radio Discussion / Re: SoCal for the holidays
« on: December 15, 2014, 0919 UTC »
How's your Dad's throwing arm? Can he still bean you with an avocado from 70 yards away, or does he have to wait until you pull into the driveway?
I'll send him plans for an over-under Avocado/Potato Cannon if it's the latter.
I'll send him plans for an over-under Avocado/Potato Cannon if it's the latter.
5679
General Radio Discussion / Re: WBCQ $20 per hour. 5110 khz outlet FYI
« on: December 15, 2014, 0909 UTC »
Are you sure your old buddy Coz wouldn't do something, say send studio copies to certain ops he's friendly with, that aren't so fond of you?
Naaah...... not Coz.
Naaah...... not Coz.
5680
The RF Workbench / Re: Another helpfull site for making RF
« on: December 15, 2014, 0820 UTC »
Sounds good to me. Glad to see you're still around.
5681
General Radio Discussion / Re: Perfect gift for nosy neighbors paranoid about your antennas...
« on: December 14, 2014, 0553 UTC »
It reminds me of those old, "Turn Your House Into A Giant TV Antenna" things from the pre-cable days. Hell, it probably is one of the things with new packaging and a new pitch.
Have you been able to keep your S.O. from buying a box, Corq?
Have you been able to keep your S.O. from buying a box, Corq?
5682
General Radio Discussion / Re: WBCQ $20 per hour. 5110 khz outlet FYI
« on: December 14, 2014, 0545 UTC »
Hmmm.... they've changed their policy of having to make a commitment to purchase an hour for x number of weeks to get a good deal.
It could be worth considering at the new terms. That's a good frequency for winter.
It could be worth considering at the new terms. That's a good frequency for winter.
5683
The RF Workbench / Re: Another helpfull site for making RF
« on: December 14, 2014, 0538 UTC »
Glad to hear about the Questmitter schematic being online. I've got a paper copy of it upstairs in the vast Pigmeat archives, but it's in one of several mystery boxes containing radio related junk.
BTW, are you the same QRP guy I used to exchange emails with years ago?
BTW, are you the same QRP guy I used to exchange emails with years ago?
5684
North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WHYP 3440 AM 0000 UTC 13 Dec 2014
« on: December 14, 2014, 0523 UTC »
I had a real "WTF!" moment when I heard Brownyard the Elder chanting while tuning down from 80 meters to 90. Then I recognized the bit. They were off air a couple of minutes after I caught it.
Sounds like it was a good show from the above reports.
Signal was a S-6 or so by ear. It's tough to call as I heard it so briefly.
Nice to hear that the boys are back on the air.
Sounds like it was a good show from the above reports.
Signal was a S-6 or so by ear. It's tough to call as I heard it so briefly.
Nice to hear that the boys are back on the air.
5685
Huh? / Re: Prolific Geminid meteor shower peaks Saturday night
« on: December 14, 2014, 0501 UTC »
I'm socked in here, Al. How were the skies there?
