Ok, as i plan for winter building , yah a little early , but i want to be ready , i seen these tweezers on ebay-Stainless Steel Anti-static Nail Art Rhinestones Glitter Nipper Picking Tool MPH

"Going back to bed cuz these pneumonia meds are making me a little weird…..” Ah, shouldn’t that be weirder? Just a kidding:-) I hope the meds are working and you are good as new quickly!!!!

Walter, you “da man”!! The Banner is a wonderful expression of QRP, in general, and the 4StateQRPGroup in particular!!! cu es 72, Bart

It's Monday. If you didn't participate in the SSS last night, your next chance won't be until July. If you DID participate in the SSS last night, don't forget to send in your results so I can tally

Darryl, If you have the internal battery, the ideal voltage is between 14.3 volts and 15 volts. If you exceed 15 volts, that is above the spec'ed maximum voltage, so you are 'own

My experience has mostly been with some big (2000 A-Hr) batteries used in the power plant where I work. Plus assorted AGM batteries for the workbench and pesky garden tractor and car batteries. Be

Thanks for the information, John. I tried hovering, at least what seemed to me to be hovering, but nothing popped up. Was not able to get in on SSS today anyway. 73, Lou

I run mine at 12.0 volts. That gives plenty of overhead for even high power operation. You can run it lower if you are staying qrp cw, though. Having it higher means internal regulators just have to

Great read Walter tnx. de Paul N0NBD Sent from my iPad

I am feeding my K2 with a Samlex 1223 PS with variable voltage currently set at 15.0 volts, display shows 14.4 and 0.30 on receive and 14.1 and 1.80 running 5 watts into 50 ohm dummy load. I intend to

Thanks Ray 72 Johnny AC0BQ -- QRP....."more smiles per watt" 72 JOHNNY AC0BQ ..

When I was researching batteries for solar power some number of years ago, I learned a lot about lead acid batteries. The important thing is to understand that the deeper you discharge a lead acid

For those operators who use bugs and were interested in the mechanical dot stabilizer I make but were told they weren't available for the models with the flat pendulum such as the Vibroplex Champion,

People sometimes forget how the A. H. rating is determined. It is based on a 20 hour constant discharge. As an example, I'm looking at a PowerSonic spec sheet for a 5.0 A.H. SLA. It gives the A.H.

OK.....now the Date header is changed, June vs May ! Thanks guys that had my back so the change could be made. If you forward the Banner or keep copies, then you may want to download the corrected

I certainly would not consider it dishonest to rate a battery at its maximum available power. The capacity is there should the user choose to use it. It may not be the smartest thing to do, but the

You did good, Walter!! Another great edition. Thanks for all you do for 4SQRP Ron – AG1P

Some time back the builders among us were excited about the closeout Panavise at RS. Not quite the same but Lowes is closing out Bessey clamps and I saw their vacuum base swivel vise (like Panavise)

Another teriffic Banner Walter. Thanks so much! 72, Jim, K8IQY

Another FB Banner, Walter. The Mag Loop from John was very intresting! 72 Johnny AC0BQ -- QRP....."more smiles per watt" 72 JOHNNY AC0BQ ..