Happy Birthday and Best Wishes in the coming year from both of us! John - K8CQA and Jane - KC8IEE

Somehow I missed this offering when it was posted in the past. I would easily be game for 2 or probably 3 sets of boards if they are offered again. Completely retired now, so hope to have the time to

I will mark that date on my calendar and will try to "attend". I've wanted to attend one of these in person, but have found it difficult to get away that long, as I am caregiver for my wife of 55 year

I have a friend who would like to build a code practice oscillator with his grandson. I would like to get him a SSCPO kit, but see they have been awaiting re-kitting since the first of the year. Any i

What you are describing certainly sounds like an oscillation; years ago many receivers would exhibit an oscillation referred to as "motorboating" because the sound resembled an outboard motor. Frequen

For those not using the "Jumper", most modern rigs have an all-too-often-unused control marked "RIT" ... some may want to consult their manuals to learn the benefits (i.e., more contacts!) which can b

Re: [4sqrp] Bayou Jumper First QSO! Re: Grinding crystals. I have used Bon Ami cleanser (their logo shows a newly-hatched chick with the saying, "Hasn't scratched yet") on a sheet of plate glass for y

Re: Tonight's 40m net Wayne, I tried … heard most of your call once, and "4sqrp 4sqrp" rose above the noise nicely once … but nothing really definitive enough for me to call and expect a QSO. I have a

Re: Tonight's 40m net Wayne, QRN was terrible here. Began using 175' longwire; could barely hear you & got no response from you. Then switched to my NVIS 40-meter dipole (about 8' high) … your signals

Re: This Wednesday evening, anyone up for a 40m net? Sounds good, Wayne! I believe that is the only open evening I have this week … so now have something to do Wednesday! Will listen for you :-) 73 de

You might also install a few by-pass capacitors where leads enter/exit the case. You don't want to affect the audio, but I'd try .001uF or .001uF and .01uF in parallel. I would do this in addition to

RE: [4sqrp] Re: OT - Chainsaw question Dale, I just got this from a high-school classmate (class of 1960) … she said she would like to have one of these. I'm just trying to give you ideas for all your

Re: [4sqrp] Ramsay Kits RIP Another source for low-priced kits is http://www.rainbowkits.com/index.html which offers kits from simple to complex, through-hole and surface-mount. They have been around

Don, So sorry to hear of your accident and associated health issues. Here is wishing you a very speedy recovery! John - K8CQA

Re: test Terry, At 10:18 AM EDST this morning I got this message simply marked "Test" with no number. Is this the first one to which you were referring? 72/73 de John - K8CQA

Re: [4sqrp] Punk antenna I have a 32-foot fiberglass pole which collapses to about 3 or 4 ft. total length. I believe it was marketed by MFJ several years ago. It has a loop on the top so you can atta

As I recall, I saw in a "Hint" or "Kink" somewhere a while back where you could fill the hole(s) using auto body filler maerial. The type they used in the article was metal of some sort, obviously som

I don't have the full manual, but can direct you to a schematic: This website has an amazing amount of Heathkit manuals available for downloading; occasionally (such as the HM-9) they have only the sc

Thanks, Bill! John - K8CQA ---- "Don Lewis dlewis11193@... [4sqrp]" <4sqrp@...> wrote:

So sorry to hear of your family friend's passing; Jane and I extend our condolences! John - K8CQA & Jane - KC8IEE