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Re: Hello 4SQRP
Paul Smith
Tnx to all for the responses for stick on feet. I had not thought of the big box stores. Although the nearest Home Depot/Lowes/ect is 75 miles from here. Humboldt Ks is about 100 miles from any where. tnx de Paul N0NBD
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Sent: Tuesday, June 6, 2017 1:18 AM To: 4sqrp@... Subject: Re: [4sqrp] Hello 4SQRP
Sent from Outlook Thanks for the responses good to see urprint. I think I have 4 located thanks de Paul N0NBD
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Jon Jesse
For future reference,I was at my local Home Depot last week and found that they have many stick on and screw type feet/pads. They're in the aisle with the "furniture accessories". I'd suppose that Lowes might have the same.
Jon WS1K
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Funny, but I was thinking the same thing. Probably saw that same movie last year sometime - LOL
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John Lonigro
Jim: I saw a science fiction movie the other day about giant mutant insects. I guess your Cricket qualifies - hi. Everyone: Don't forget the Second Sunday Sprint is this coming Sunday.
Besides checking out the normal frequencies, including the Bayou
Jumper Frequency (7.122+/-), maybe you should check out the
Cricket hangout as well. Except for Jim's, you might be able to
find some crickets under rocks (3.579MHz rocks). I'll send another reminder or two (without the corny jokes) later in the week. 72, John, AA0VE
On 06/05/2017 08:19 PM, Jim Sheldon
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Re: Hello 4SQRP
RWeeks <neotoxo54@...>
Home Depot has tons of stick on rubber/silicon feet in all sizes and quantities... Sent from my iPad Mini Rocky Weeks, AF5AF East Arkansas Fur Takers, FTA Chap 29B
On Jun 5, 2017, at 19:37, Paul Smith psmith61@... [4sqrp] <4sqrp@...> wrote:
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Wanna get really weird? I think I have a very unique Cricket. Right now it's the only frequency agile (VFO controlled), 25 watt Cricket (miniHFPA amplifier) in existence. At least it'll be capable of 25 watts as soon as the 80 meter LPF module gets here for the amp. Thanks to Terry WA0ITP for the VFO connection idea that worked. Jim, W0EB
On Jun 5, 2017, at 8:00 PM, Johnny Matlock jomatlock@... [4sqrp] <4sqrp@...> wrote:
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Paul Smith
Sent from Outlook Thanks for the responses good to see urprint. I think I have 4 located thanks de Paul N0NBD
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Hello Paul I think I have some in the stash. I'll take a look. Yep the reflector has been very quiet!! Not much happening here, just work and Stuff. 72 Johnny
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Re: Cricketeer Member Number 003 is no longer available
Nice work, Bill! Making QSOs with less than a watt are a prize for sure! 72....Walter - K5EST
On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 11:17 AM, dekle@... [4sqrp] <4sqrp@...> wrote:
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Paul Smith
I was glad to read the Cricket operators today. I was wondering if my email was broke. I guess it has been the summer doldrums although summer is not here yet. I have been pounding out SKCC contacts on 40 meters and my Blue Racer bug. It has been fun! I am in need of 4 stick on feet for a old MFJ tuner, The feet on it have melted/ rotted and are sticky. I found some feet on Amazon but I really dont want to order a hundred. If anyone has 4 and would sell them let me know. I can pay for them and postage. Thanks de Paul N0NBD Sent from Outlook
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Re: Cricketeer Member Number 003 is no longer available
Curt
Congratulations, quite an accomplishment! Difficult band, frequency, QRPp, rockbound. Wow!
72, Curt KB5JO
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Re: Obituary(s) To A Filter Cap And A 6X4 Rectifier Tube
Tom Sevart
Oh the humanity!
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Good Going Bill Congrats! 72 Johnny AC0BQ
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Re: Cricketeer Member Number 003 is no longer available
WA0ITP
Congrats Bill. Good going, it is indeed a fun little
rig isnt it.
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72 WAØITP I love this radio stuff. www.wa0itp.com www.4sqrp.com On 6/5/2017 11:43 AM, Bob Zolecki
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Bob Zolecki
Congrats Bill de Bob z Sent from my iPhone
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dekle@...
WOO HOO BABY !!!!!!!
A few minutes after 6 a.m. this morning I had a great QSO on my Cricket with Dale - WN0WWY. The band was exceptionally quiet and his 559 QRP signal was the only thing in my passband for a change. We chatted for 10 minutes until QSB started. The QSO with Dale was the 10th (unique callsign) QSO on my Cricket so I requested membership to the Cricket Society. Man, that certificate is a beauty and it's going on the wall !!! That little radio just amazes me. 73 Bill KV6Z
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Re: Obituary(s) To A Filter Cap And A 6X4 Rectifier Tube
Sam Neal
Hello Steve,
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Thanks for the condolences. The replacement filter cap is working well at about 75VDC below it's maximum rating. the replacement is running cool being in the transmit mode all the time - or off. I will check ir again ( temperature ) before putting it back on the operating position. Right now it is still on a workbench. I buy in bulk a flea=markets and install one in every rig when I first put it on the air. I try to fuse it just above the " blowing " point, installed in one of the 110 VAC primary power leads going to the power transformer. the fuse holder that permanently mounts on the chassis, with a little cap you unscrew to replace the bad fuse if the type I like to use. Quick and easy and you don't have to take the cabinet/cover off to get to the spent fuse. On some of the older transmitters like the classic Heath-Kits - AT-1 and DX-20 have thicker steel chassis and then it is easier to mount a " one bolt holds it in place ", but it makes replacing the fuse more difficult. Steve, basically I am a 75 year old teen-ager re-living my mis-spent youth buying these 60 + year old radios I couldn't afford when I was a kid and using them today. I also have other radios running full time, a pair of Iom 756PROIIs and an Icom 765PROIII I just bought from the estate of my lifelong friend which reminds me I need to " thin our the herd somewhat here. At Christmas time, one of the big market items are fruit cakes - and their main good point are the cans they come in, which I use to store parts/wire/and fuses in. I got tired if buying expensive fuses one at a time, and started buying assortments in bulk at flea-markets, and now I have a fruit-cake can full of almost every possible fuse I might need. Sorry for the long outpouring on this subject. It is raining cats and dogs here in east Texas rifght now and I am trapped in my detached shack - not a bad way to send the day. Keep the operating Voltages well below the ratings stamped on them! 73, Sam Neal N5AF Celebrating 60 Years In Amateur Radio And the filter cap is still running cool to the touch.
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Received: Mon, 05 Jun 2017 04:01:23 AM CDT From: "'Steve Ireland' vk6vz@arach.net.au [4sqrp]" <4sqrp@yahoogroups.com> To: "Sam Neal" <n5af@usa.net>, <4sqrp@yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [4sqrp] Obituary(s) To A Filter Cap And A 6X4 Rectifier Tube G’day Sam Your email made me laugh aloud – although not at the tragedy of course. I may be laughing on the other side of my face soon, having just replaced the multiple capacitor-in-a-can in an old Drake 2-B with four Chinese 450V electrolytics. The rectifier whose bumps they are smoothing out just happens to be a JAN 6X4. Maybe I should think about a fuse?.. ;-) Have a great day, mate. Vy 73 Steve, VK6VZ From: mailto:4sqrp@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2017 4:13 AM To: 4sqrp@yahoogroups.com ; amecoac1@yahoogroups.com ; GQRP@yahoogroups.com ; AQRP@yahoogroups.com ; regenrx@yahoogroups.com ; Robert Melton ; Sam Neal Subject: [4sqrp] Obituary(s) To A Filter Cap And A 6X4 Rectifier Tube Hello, I sadly report the passing of two QRP radio transmitter components. ( #1 ) Passing ( Suddenly! ) of a 22 mFd/450 Volts DC Filter capacitor. Born approximately 2007 in China ( The People's Republic There-of ) Passed ( suddenly ) just before the 4 States QRP Group Net, 0130 Z - 7122 kHz - 24 May, 2017 at 01:15:05Z Born in People's Republic of China to operate continually at 450 VDC. Passed suddenly and in a spectacular manor while operating at approximately 380 VDC We also sadly report the associated passing of two 1 Ampere fuses and one 6X5 Tube. __________________________________________________________ ( #2 ) Suddenly, 01:15:06 Z one 6X5GT/G CHS/Jan rectifier tube. 6X5/GT/G/JAN/CHS served proudly during the World War 2 conflict assigned to the United States Navy. Two innocent 1 Ampere fuses lost their lives as a result of the above incident. Services will be This coming Wednesday by the P&H Garbage Pick-up Service Company Pall-bearers will be Cooter and Bubba. Internment will be shortly there-afterwards at The Liberty County Texas Landfill ========================================================================================= ========================================================================================= This is the first failure I have had with these small sized fiter caps. I suggest operating these imports will below heir rated Voltage limits. The above components were in the built-in power supply of a clone-kit of an Ameco AC-1, with a Ken-Rad 6V6 tube as a crystal oscillator. The transmitter was not being used when the filter cap failed, just minding it's own business, awaiting net time. The current rush took the 6X5/G/GT with it, and it's rolling off the desk top and playing Humpty Dumpty didn't help it any at all. So far, no problems with the replacement 22 mFd. 450 VDC cap. All kidding aside, have any of you had problems with these type capacitors, operating well below their operating Voltage, failing? The value and Voltage ratings are well marked, but no manufacturer's info is shown. I either bought them in small lots off of E-Bay purchases, or the filter cap was supplied with the kit - I forget. Due to failure with 50+ year old paper filter caps in older boat anchor rigs, I routinely replace the filter caps and also add a fuse before ever transmitting the first dot with them. I had hoped that operating well below it's Voltage rating would help, but it didn't. Any comments on similar incidents would be appreciated. 73, Sam Neal N5AF Celebrating 60 Years In Amateur Radio ----------------------------------------------------------
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Steve Ireland <vk6vz@...>
G’day Sam
Your email made me laugh aloud – although not at the tragedy of
course.
I may be laughing on the other side of my face soon, having just replaced
the multiple capacitor-in-a-can in an old Drake 2-B with four Chinese 450V
electrolytics. The rectifier whose bumps they are smoothing out just happens to
be a JAN 6X4. Maybe I should think about a fuse?.. ;-)
Have a great day, mate.
Vy 73
Steve, VK6VZ
From: mailto:4sqrp@...
Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2017 4:13 AM
Subject: [4sqrp] Obituary(s) To A Filter Cap And A 6X4 Rectifier
Tube Hello,
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davemrtn
I have a few 'old' Analog Meters I want to get to somebody that can use one. My nostalgic tendencies won't let me chunk them in the trash, besides they are in good condition and still usable. Here's the list of what I have: Calectro 100mA D.C. in original box Calectro 50uA D.C. in original box Triplet 500 mA. D.C. Triplet 50 Volts D.C. (1000 ohms/volt) Triplet 300 Volts A.C. Westinghouse 500 mA. D.C. Westinghouse 500 Volts D.C. Calectro 10 A. D.C. Calectro 30 Volt D.C. Simpson 300 Volts A.C. (Sealed unit) Simpson 100 uA. D.C. horiz. edge meter Weston 50 mA. D.C. Weston 10 A. D.C. Weston 100 mA.D.C. If you are interested in any or all, I can send you a photograph. I have no idea of their $$$ value, to me it is pretty low, but to someone needing one for a restoration or purpose, they might be of considerable value. I don't want to make a killing off of any of them, I would just
like to get them to someone that can use them and only be given a
modest compensation, plus shipping cost. -- David Martin - NA1MH - Mountain Home, Ar. ----------------------------------------- Everybody complains about CO2, but nobody complains about all the trees cut down to build Highways and Cities. Recycle, Reuse, Re-purpose, Repair
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DOOH! Sent from my iPhone
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