'Adjusting' My Transceiver...
Frank Faber (KB7LYM)
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The fine art of "adjusting and fine-tuning" your Handheld Transceiver:
It must be said that with all the knobs, dials and plug-ins it might be said, that in order to talk on the Ham waves one must have a valid license and an Engineering degree from a well known Technical institution. But ala... to work! I had a radio that was not up to par and with the help of a local Rabbi’s hands over my head I started this difficult task of adjusting my radio. The trouble was that the screws had to be tightened first in order to be loosened. Not to be mistaken with loose tightening...
An other problem I had was with the Pandamonial pins. They where very thin and almost as thin as the height It was hard to see the different. In matter of fact I had to set it upright to lay it flat. After that installing the pins was easy… but in reverse.
Then this Radio was of Japanese origin and we all know that there is either one extra screw or one short. On the side of the radio there were a few little holes. I thought it was for lubricating the radio but found out after several hundred dollars that it was for the earphone. Needles to say I was upset and washed all the oil out of it in my Dishwasher. I have now a fine well-worn radio that looks it had many years of service. Like an old Pro I carry it along.
One thing bothers me... It does not transmit or receive. Perhaps the batteries need charging?
I wish you well. Frank, KB7LYM
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by N1JAO on October 21, 2003
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I have no idea what this article is about, but thanks for posting it anyway.
Robert
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by K3ASF on October 21, 2003
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Finally some humor added to the activity. There is a forum on Drum Corps Planet called "The Bored Drum Corps' Nut... I hope you've started something. Keep up the good work.
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by W3DCG on October 21, 2003
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You might try spraying some Windex on the speaker.
Next, lift up on the rubber thingie that covers the jack holes.
Holding that up with your fingernail, bring the HT to your lips, near the hole.
Purse your lips,
Blow three times into the jack hole.
Now holding the unit at arms length, spin around three times.
Next, simultaneously replace the rubber thingie into the jack hole(s), while sucking some air out of the mic hole.
Turn it on.
If that doesn't work, then, yeah, check the batteries.
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by K9IKE on October 21, 2003
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Obviously he never studied CW. It's plain that if he had....................
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by K0BG on October 21, 2003
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Frank, I looked at your picture posted under your call on this web site. Either you're one big jokerster, or a neanderthal as your picture so indicates.
Alan, KØBG
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by KA5N on October 21, 2003
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There is nothing wrong with the rig. Just put up a fan dipole and connect it somewhere and all will be fine (at least for CW).
Allen KA5N
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by KB7LYM on October 21, 2003
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Thanks for the reply... Yes it take knowledge to understand the seperation of nothing or something
Wish you well
KB7LYM
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by KB7LYM on October 21, 2003
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Sure did !
3 shots Rum, 3 Spanish peppers,4 more shots of Rum, 7 Palipinio Peppers, 7 more Rhots of Sum .
I wizz you well Frank KB7LYM
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by KB7LYM on October 21, 2003
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Thanks
Yes we need that nowadays !
Wish you well
Frank
73
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by KB7LYM on October 21, 2003
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I was a Commander in the Sasquat Army... a former battle group that became known as The Bigfoot Brigade.
Its a LONG story and the Misses says I have to make the flapjacks
Wish you well
Frank
73
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by KX2S on October 21, 2003
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If all else fails put on ground and run over with car!
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by KA4KOE on October 21, 2003
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Just make darned sure the framus is in phase with the discombobulator discriminator circuit or a grand mal seizure may result.
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by W0UCE on October 21, 2003
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Also try turning the On/Off thingy up or down, left or right to the alternate position if that doesn't work repeat the steps in reverse several times. May be you don't have the mode whidget in the right setting try up or down then down or up.
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by AE4X on October 21, 2003
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Ummmm??? Too early in the week or year for this..
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by NE1RD on October 21, 2003
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Once you've got peanut butter in it you'll never get the SWR down. Good luck.
-- Scott (NE1RD)
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by W4VR on October 21, 2003
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KB7LYM is your typical modern-day ham....an appliance operator.
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by W3NRL on October 21, 2003
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Frank, KB7LYM , we need more humor on this site
thankx for the laugh!!!
by the way charging your batteries in a skillet with some onions, peppers and dash of salt and pepper, they will last you a life time!!!
thanx again
w3nrl
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by K5DVW on October 21, 2003
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I hope you were using the proper RF grease on the connection manifold. Lithium is good.
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by G7HEU on October 21, 2003
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Frank
Get that radio on E-bay a.s.a.p.
Be careful to describe it as 'unlocked' and 'one careful owner' and you shoud get back more than you paid for it.
Steve
M0HEU / G7HEU.
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by WA8HHH on October 21, 2003
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I had one of those. They never install the veeblefetzer at the factory. Look in the box for it and handle carefully so as not to remove the green furry coating. Install at right angles to the upper left hand corner at the bottom of the case. If you get it backwards the stupid radio will transmit on one frequency and receive on another. Stupid engineer who designed the thing!
GL
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by WA0ZZG on October 21, 2003
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You may have a problem with the three-phase
AC/DC step-aside transformer. Never use a step-up
or a step-down transformer in this case. It's a
good idea to protect the new transformer by wrapping
it in several feet of airport flight line. This
will prevent the smoke from leaking out. If all else
fails, your radio has been infected by a small creature
that is always doing this. You can always blame your
problem on it. Many hams do. This creature is called
a Hellifiknow. You may have seen pictures of it.
K9DOG had a drawing on his web page. If out of
the U.S., use the web page of RG8AU, or 5U4GT
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by WT0A on October 21, 2003
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Actually knew a ham(?) in Idaho who would've done just that. We called him "Moonbounce".
Fine photo of KB7LYM on QRZ.
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by N8XRV on October 21, 2003
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The radio must have a misprint on the side.
When you can put external power, it probably says something like 12V.
They forgot a 0, use 120V. That could be why it's not working.
Erm, I take no responsibility for the above comment, don't do it unless the planets are aligned to exact specifications put forth by the government of Antartica.
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by AB2KT on October 21, 2003
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An appliance operator? Could be. But there are risks associated with excess homebrewing as well...
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by KE4ZHN on October 21, 2003
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I hear if you take that HT and connect it to the B+ supply of a big amplifier. Then fire it up...and I DO mean FIRE it up! Make sure you have an extinguisher nearby when you do this, and a flak jacket too as parts will fly. It will work great after this, better then ever. The extra voltage will make that HT full legal limit! And if you believe this, I got a nice bridge up in New York Id like to sell.....
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by WT0A on October 21, 2003
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When you put the antenna on the bnc connector be sure to tighten it at least 3 full turns.
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by AJ5F on October 21, 2003
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Definite mistake using the dishwasher! You should have immediately taken it to the local airport and placed it in prop wash.
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by KD7BCY on October 21, 2003
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Who needs an amplifier? I found the secret to QRO ops with an FT-817! If it puts out 5 watts with a 12v supply, and tube amplifiers have high voltage supplies, there must be a link. Sure enough, for my experiment I didn't want to build too much stuff so I went for a 50W goal - and surpassed it! Simple put a bridge rectifier on your AC outlet and wire directly to the DC input on the back of the rig. Those of you with the cute Z-11 tuner please note that it doesn't like this, so detach before experimentation. I don't think there's much of a use for the power button anymore, and you don't need a key! Just get some good rubber gloves, attach any antenna to the radio, and start shaking out CW! Seems that it makes quite a spark gap transmitter when attached to the wall.
Might be quite popular with the 817 crowd after BPL shows up in force!
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by AG4RQ on October 21, 2003
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Do you see the cage with the wheel inside? You need to visit your local pet shop. Placing a hampster on that wheel will solve all your problems.
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by K2WH on October 21, 2003
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Have you tried self abuse? Go into your room and try it.
K2WH
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by XE1UFO on October 21, 2003
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I think the REAL problem is that you have NOT properly adjusted the dyno-difibrolator mechanism, which controls the Guibiery circuit. Now, run down to the local auto parts place and buy yourself a Metric Adjustable Wrench. Be sure it has “Metric” clearly stamped on the tool! With this, you clamp on to the radio in such a way that one jaw of the wrench is on the volume control knob and the other on the BNC connector. Tighten the wrench slowly. Whichever one breaks first (BNC or volume control) was the culprit.
You mention your helpful Rabi. With all do respect, does he think HAM radio is kosher?
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by AD6WL on October 21, 2003
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One possible problem is that you didn't lubricate the radio with Frequency Grease. Using other types of non-type accepted grease would not work.
73 es gl.
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by KC8UZK on October 21, 2003
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what i can't understand is why my keypad on my ht continues to be sticky, even after repeated washings with acetone....
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by WA9SVD on October 21, 2003
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Is it leagl to "adjust" a transceiver if you don't have a Chiropractor's license???
(It's a joke, guys. NOT a slam against Chiropractors.)
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by AA3VD on October 21, 2003
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What does this have to do with code/no code? I just don't understand. Also, no mention of the ARRL's shortcomings. Are you really a ham?
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by KC8DEJ on October 21, 2003
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Yup!!! Everyone has gone copletely "Ape S---"! Well... at least were all on the same page today.
73's John KC8DEJ
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by KG4PZZ on October 21, 2003
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Pop the cover on that lil' bugger.
Take an alligator lead doo-hicky, and clip one end to some resistapacitor thingy. Start poking around. If somethin' sparks, IT'S BROKE. Just hold down the lil' cable there til all the smoke gets out. Smoke holds back radio frequency, don't ya know? After you let some of the transpacitor mini-tube things get all unsmoked, the radio should work fine. Never had it work for me, I get crazy SWR's when I try to hook it up to the TV antenna on the roof. I mean, an antenna is an antenna, any of em' should work, right?
Right?
Fred
KG4PZZ
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by W0UCE on October 21, 2003
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Now I ask everyone who has participated and enjoyed this string... Isn't this far more fun and entertaining than Code vs No code, Tech vs Extra and who QRM's who?
See.... we are a community of mostly decent people that can enjoy our hobby without malice and taking pot shots at others.
We should band together to accelerate and improve the hobby, get inactive hams active and encourage others, regarless of age to join us.
I have been blessed by 51 years of hamming. Let's appreciate what we have and work together to make it better
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by G7HEU on October 21, 2003
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Hurrah for W0UCE!!!
Amateur radio is a great hobby / service / thing.
Sadly the vitriol that is shown on this site makes me believe that ham radio in the U.S.A. has a serious and possibly fatal illness.
I have never been to the the States so don't know what your 'local' bands are like. On HF you all seem like a good bunch (except for the well known fools with full power who 'own' a few frequencies).
What's it really like over there fellas? Is this site representative of the state of your ham radio nation?
I am genuinely interested - please let me know.
Steve
M0HEU / G7HEU.
p.s. W0UCE - I have seen ur E-ham.net picture. Razor blades are in the post!
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by G7HEU on October 21, 2003
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Hurrah for W0UCE!!!
Amateur radio is a great hobby / service / thing.
Sadly the vitriol that is shown on this site makes me believe that ham radio in the U.S.A. has a serious and possibly fatal illness.
I have never been to the the States so don't know what your 'local' bands are like. On HF you all seem like a good bunch (except for the well known fools with full power who 'own' a few frequencies).
What's it really like over there fellas? Is this site representative of the state of your ham radio nation?
I am genuinely interested - please let me know.
Steve
M0HEU / G7HEU.
p.s. W0UCE - I have seen ur E-ham.net picture. Razor blades are in the post!
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by G7HEU on October 21, 2003
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Hurrah for W0UCE!!!
Amateur radio is a great hobby / service / thing.
Sadly the vitriol that is shown on this site makes me believe that ham radio in the U.S.A. has a serious and possibly fatal illness.
I have never been to the the States so don't know what your 'local' bands are like. On HF you all seem like a good bunch (except for the well known fools with full power who 'own' a few frequencies).
What's it really like over there fellas? Is this site representative of the state of your ham radio nation?
I am genuinely interested - please let me know.
Steve
M0HEU / G7HEU.
p.s. W0UCE - I have seen ur E-ham.net picture. Razor blades are in the post!
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by G7HEU on October 21, 2003
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Hurrah for W0UCE!!!
Amateur radio is a great hobby / service / thing.
Sadly the vitriol that is shown on this site makes me believe that ham radio in the U.S.A. has a serious and possibly fatal illness.
I have never been to the the States so don't know what your 'local' bands are like. On HF you all seem like a good bunch (except for the well known fools with full power who 'own' a few frequencies).
What's it really like over there fellas? Is this site representative of the state of your ham radio nation?
I am genuinely interested - please let me know.
Steve
M0HEU / G7HEU.
p.s. W0UCE - I have seen ur E-ham.net picture. Razor blades are in the post!
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by G7HEU on October 21, 2003
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Hurrah for W0UCE!!!
Amateur radio is a great hobby / service / thing.
Sadly the vitriol that is shown on this site makes me believe that ham radio in the U.S.A. has a serious and possibly fatal illness.
I have never been to the the States so don't know what your 'local' bands are like. On HF you all seem like a good bunch (except for the well known fools with full power who 'own' a few frequencies).
What's it really like over there fellas? Is this site representative of the state of your ham radio nation?
I am genuinely interested - please let me know.
Steve
M0HEU / G7HEU.
p.s. W0UCE - I have seen ur E-ham.net picture. Razor blades are in the post!
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by KA3RFE on October 21, 2003
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I was on the radio one day when the guy on the other end said that my transmitter wasn't adusted. So I took it to a psychiatrist who told me I was crazy. Go figure.
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by G7HEU on October 21, 2003
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What's happening? I hit 'post' a few times because my words of great urgency did not appear. I even checked in a new browser window.
Now I see my post, many times, right in the middle.
Confused of England.
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by WA2JJH on October 21, 2003
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Hey frank TNX for the humor. You missed one of my adjusting. It is called radio sculpting.
Get some ACETONE. ACETONE WILL MELT JAPNESIUM.
Japnesium is not on the periodic table.
JAPNESIUM is what all H-t's Made in japan are made of.
Looks like metal, but it is plastic.
Do no like the shape of your H-T? Apply ACETONE to JAPNESIUM case. You will then be able to shape te radio to your liking!
Another poster in another thread pointed out that the use of ACETONE can get you the TS-2000 SHAPE!
DO NOT USE ACETONE ON DISPLAY!
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by N6AJR on October 21, 2003
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I guess if it is a dual bander you could make a very small FAN DIPOLE for it and perhaps it would work better.
Hold it upsidedown so all the electrons can run freely down the antenna, guarrenteed to up your power.......
A mind is a terrible thing to loose...
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by WA2JJH on October 21, 2003
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I agree with many posters. PUH-LEASE lets not turn this into a CW/ANTI CW tread.
It is a humor thread. Something we all can use.
Ohh..advanced dual bander radio shaping. After the ACETONE has softened the JAPNESIUM case one can plant all sorts of things in the case.
N6AJR'S FAN DIPOLE can be imbedded in the case of the radio. You can also put in pennies, dimes, and quarters
for improved ground plane!
A quasi eliptical injection locked sapping diode will improve RX PERFORMANCE! IMOD is eleminated by the sapping diode.
Also if you install implant a bipolar psuedo gunn diode electron accelerator, you do not have to turn the radio upside down for improved performance. In fact you can use the radio in an RF/EMI faraday sheilded room to work DX!
Adjust the FM discriminator with a ball peen hammer.
Cut out the limiter circuit. Because it limits you!
The mixer should be mixed in a blender with larks vomit.
For ultra long battery life use a liquid oxygen/hydogen fuel cell. Just ask NASA if they can spare one!
All rubber duckies should be replaced with PVC ROOSTERS! A PVC ROOSTER ANTENNA is a real MANS antenna!
73 and laugh's MIKE
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by W4CNG on October 21, 2003
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Yes, Frequency Juice is the same thing as Focusing Fluid that those of us in Engineering kept a bottle of for the summer interns in the news department at a large Atlanta TV Station back in the early 1970's. They always wanted a bottle of "Focusing Fluid" to clean the film cameras with. Was that a long time ago or not?
Steve W4CNG
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by W3DCG on October 21, 2003
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Hey, my HT ain't got no Japnesium in it. It's made of cast-a-looney-minium.
Hey Sasquach,
you might try substitooting 7 Palipinio Peppers,
wit Seben Pilippino Capers.
Es-pes-see-ali aptur de por-teen shot up rum.
Cheers, and
Sebenty Tree!
Dubble-you-tree-di-see-gee.
(hiccup)
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by KD7VDB on October 21, 2003
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I once took my ht to the chiropractors to get adjusted when he tried to adjust the back and the battery pack fell off the poor thing just died.
I have had to go to the psychiatrist ever since it died for POST DRAMATIC STRESS DISORDER
73's JJ SCOTT
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by KD7VDB on October 21, 2003
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I once took my ht to the chiropractors to get adjusted when he tried to adjust the back and the battery pack fell off the poor thing just died.
I have had to go to the psychiatrist ever since it died for POST DRAMATIC STRESS DISORDER
73's JJ SCOTT
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by DSFSDF on October 22, 2003
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the radio hse goes upa nd down in the rf frequencyas gup and down up and down hehehehe
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by KB1JHN on October 22, 2003
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Dude, you gotta charge up the flux capacitor and reach speeds of 88mph, only then will you understand.
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by RobertKoernerExAE7G on October 22, 2003
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Sun spots.
ya gotta think sun spots.
They are decreasing, so all goes quiet.
Find an old time Novice who still has plans for a sun spot trap. When things go quiet, release a few sun spots from your trap.
Plus, you might ask Steve, WIK, to re-post his his dishwasher article; you had to dry the rig very well before using it again.
73
bob
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by WA2JJH on October 22, 2003
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went to a top notch psycopharmocolgist for my adjustment problems.
She prescibed a coctail of LSD, MESCALINE, PEYOTE, KETAMIN HCL(BOLUS I.V.)methlyndesoxymetamphetamine(extacy), morphine sulphate, oxycontin, and prune juice.
Sure enough I saw green light rays from japan. Worked stations on PLUTO, and NEPTUNE, worked the ISS,
had a QSO with a pilot of the AURORA SPY PLANE,had a QSO on 200 gigahertz with a freebander, then I had to work my tiolet(MUST HAVE BEEN THE PRUNE JUICE!).
All I used was a qrp spark gap transmitter,with a paper clip for an antenna!
got very sick the next day. TO add triple injury to insult, I did not get one QSL card! QSL cards are hard to get from the AURORA. The AURORA is still classified.
I can not understand why I cannot reproduce all the DX without the all the medication! Must be the prune juice!
73 and laughs MIKE
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by K8IG on October 22, 2003
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You may wish to add some Grid Leak Bias and about 50 yards of Flight Line to the mix as well.
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by G5FSD on October 22, 2003
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take it to the hardware store and ask them for a long weight...
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by K4JSR on October 22, 2003
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Try using it with a fan dipole. If you live in area
with lots of CCR's, use a stealth Ceiling Fan Dipole.
Also if no one hears you it is because you are not
pushing the push to talk button hard enough or yelling
"BREAKER! BREAKER!" loud enough. If all else fails,
start another thread on code testing -- Everybody seems to hear those! :-@
73, Cal K4JSR
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by AB2RC on October 22, 2003
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"typical modern-day ham" I did not have my glasses on when I read this and and saw it as "typical modem-day ham"
Also to KB7LYM -- you need to hold the ht upside down so all of the rf will flow into the antenna
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by AB2NM on October 22, 2003
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Had the exact same problem with mine. Found two resistors installed backwards, and all of the filter caps were full. Be sure to empty the filter caps!
73, and tnx for a good laugh!
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by 2E1SDX on October 22, 2003
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nice picture on qrz.com frank...may i suggest some hedge cutters and a skip.
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by WA9SVD on October 22, 2003
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by K4JSR on October 22, 2003
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Try using it with a fan dipole. If you live in area
with lots of CCR's, use a stealth Ceiling Fan Dipole.
Also if no one hears you it is because you are not
pushing the push to talk button hard enough or yelling
"BREAKER! BREAKER!" loud enough. If all else fails,
start another thread on code testing -- Everybody seems to hear those! :-@
73, Cal K4JSR
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Cal:
I assume the "ceiling fan dipole" will provide circular polarization, right?
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by WA9SVD on October 22, 2003
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we all know that there is either one extra screw or one short.
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FRANK: Not necessarily. Sometimes it's just one or more screws that are "loose." (And I certainly hope nobody ever thinks there's anything serious about this thread!)
Thanks for a chuckle; some of the replies are pretty good too!
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by K4JSR on October 22, 2003
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Attention WA9SVD.
Larry, I take this post *VERY* seriously.
The ceiling fan dipole will only provide circular
polarization when counter- rotating and modulated with
a double pole double throw Wobulator. Otherwise the
whole thing will go gazornanblatz, which is hard to
pick up off of a hardwood pile carpet. Needless to say that the XYL would have a fit over such an eventuality! Of course then she would kick over the
Dit Bucket, which would mean that us cw types could
only say Dah! Dah! Which isn't too bad - - The German
hams would think us most agreeable!
73 for now. The nurse is here with my meds and to re tie my restraints. She is so jealous that the compandored SSB signal are only speaking to me!
Remember: FAN DIPOLES FOR INDUSTRY!
FAN DIPOLES FOR THE DEAD!
Cal K4JSR
NURSE! I'll go peacefully, now!
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Achtung Yall...
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by K4JJL on October 22, 2003
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ACHTUNG!
Alles Touristen und Non-technischen Lookens Peepers!
Das machine control ist nicht fur Gerfingerpoken, Mittengrabben, Knobbentwisten, Buttonpushin, Dialenturnin, und Switchenthrowen. Oderwise ist easy to Schnappen der Springenwerken, Blowenfuze, and Poppencorken mit Spitzensparken, Sparkenflyen, Smokenrollen, und der Ownercussen.
Der machine ist diggen by Experten only. Ist nicht fur geverken by das Dummkopfen. Das Rubbernecken Sightseenen sittenzi back, keepen das kottenpicken hands in das pockets und watchen das Blinkenlights und hearen das Beepenoisen.
Danke.
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by KC0ODY on October 22, 2003
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ROTFL!!
Is that what's generously referred to as "Pig German"??
I rarely laugh out loud at anything posted here, but that was danged clever. Thanks.
Jackie
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by WT0A on October 22, 2003
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Please do not attempt ANY of these recomendations unless you have 'Inner Peace". To achieve "Inner Peace", see post under 25 years from now article.
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by KB7LYM on October 22, 2003
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I figured.... 1 haircut every 5 weeks at $ 14.00 included tip. Appr: 150.00 yearly
Shavingcream, razors, combs an other $ 200.00
Some smelly stuff to keep the Misses happy $ 75.00
Hygenic stuff and good Russian generic toilet paper made from leftover grocery bags. An other $ 200.00
So thats about $ 625.00 a year.
50 years ... comes to $ 31250 the price of a good car ! But here is some important information I discovered. Everybody except me is wearing their socks the wrong way. Take a sock and turn it inside out. Do you see all those seams ? Thats where you are walking on. Hard ridges and cracks. But the outside is soft. So why not turn your socks inside out and walk on velvet.
I should get paid for all that wisdom.
Frank KB7LYM
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by WA2JJH on October 23, 2003
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socks inside out? OK, Frank if you have now decided turn your funny thread into a psychotic MARTHA STEWART
thread, I have to step up to the plate!
1)helpfull movie tip. Are you sick and tired of getting a great seat at a movie, only to have a 6'5"
transvestite wearing a cowboy hat sit in front of you?
Simple...Buy a 128 once $15.00 soda. Pore the soda all over the three seats in front of you. Nobody will ever block your view again!
Tired of French and CANADIAN tourist walking on the grass in your local park?
Simple....Dig 3 foot deep trenches in the grass. Cover the trench with sticks from a tree. Put patches of grass over the sticks. After they sprain or break a bone, go over to help. Give them the wrong directions to the hospital!
Tired of drug dealers using pay phones. Put doggie-doo in the coin return of the pay phone the drug dealers use. Walk by and say....I heard your crack is the GOOD
SH-T! I can smell it from 100 yards away!
HAVE FUN 73 AND LAUGHS MIKE the anti-MARTHA STEWERT!
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by WA9SVD on October 23, 2003
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by K4JJL on October 22, 2003
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ACHTUNG!
Alles Touristen und Non-technischen Lookens Peepers!
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HOO BOY! That's an early '60's oldie, probably even before that! Hy-Gain (long before MFJ even existed) used to hand out QSL size cards with the same thing. I haven't seen it in a long time. TNX for the chuckle.
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by AB0OX on October 24, 2003
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Frank, coat the HT with a thin layer of soap or wax (or cooking spray, etc) and encase in plaster to make a food mold.
Make yourself a bunch of HT popsicles to munch loudly while wandering through the local ham shop (a little slight-of-hand might be helpful here).
Can I see that HT? Hmm..... (distraction) Crunch Crunch Crunch....
Also, you could bake some brownies for WA2JJH & crew as they're bound to be hungry after that DXpedition.
--- But ---
Your best bet is to cut a work glove and a workboot in half and find an unwatched construction site. Leave a heel print rolling forward at the edge of some wet concrete. Fill the fingers of the glove with something solid (concrete?) and wedge them down into the wet concrete so that just the fingertips appear to be trying to grab their way out of the concrete. Walk round to the far edge of the same concrete section and jam the HT down in so it looks like it was dropped during the "immersion."
Bake for 8 hours at daylight temperature and then adjust belly.
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by NZ5L on October 24, 2003
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I know what you mean. My Yaecomwood TFX-6000GL gave me similar fits. Next time try reversing polarity on the IF Disgronification module (Reducing power- to under 6000W - also helped). Good luck, 73. Norm.
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by NZ5L on October 24, 2003
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I know what you mean. My Yaecomwood TFX-6000GL gave me similar fits. Next time try reversing polarity on the IF Disgronification module (Reducing power- to under 6000W - also helped). Good luck, 73. Norm.
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by OLDFART13 on October 24, 2003
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There once a man from Nantucket whoose.... oh uh wrong place...sorry.
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by KI4AOB on October 24, 2003
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I don't get the point but at least it has no know-code vs. no-code in it.
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by WA1GJF on October 25, 2003
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You know, I had a similar problem with an old transmitter that would not match, no matter how hard I tried, henry would choke. Sorry, the xyl says I have a capacity for such sickness and cannot resist it.
Back when I worked at an AM station, part of the weekly mainatainance (sic) was to take the plug screw out of the bulk tape eraser and empty out all the words onto the table. We then poured them into the teletype to get the hourly news pre written.
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by M0WAC on October 26, 2003
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Hi Frank, With all the problems you have with the radio I suggest you "S I T" on it!!!!!! Meaning that SIT is "Sudden Impact Technology" - in other words hit it with a large hammer. It may not improve the performance but it will increase the "bandwidth". Best wishes from Keith - m0wac.
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by W5HTW on October 26, 2003
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I remember long ago the story of Mike Farad and Mllie Amp and their adventures, which cannot be posted here. It went over well, though, among a bunch of teenage hams.
Somehow this reminds me of the advice given on a ham forum, perhaps just last year, when a 'no-call-sign" poster was asking about how to use his amp on 26 mhz. Someone told him the amp would work well, but the best way to get it to maximum performance was to clip the cooling blower wires, as they draw too much current away from the tubes, then tune it dead-key at maximum power for five minutes solid, to "burn in the tubes" to the new power setting. He should, it was said, repeat this procedure every thirty minutes all day, and again on the second day.
Well, that may not be how it went, but that is an approximation of the solution. We never heard from him again, so maybe he is still burning in the tubes.
As in "the old days" when tubes were tuned for 'color!" Perhaps the new transceiver should be tuned for the proper shade of orange-pink on the heat sink of the output transistors??
Ed
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by NN2G on October 26, 2003
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I think you should check the flux capacitor for shorts, if you have a short..then get a longer one.
The henway could be out of wack, whats a henway? About 5 pounds for a older one.
Sometimes antenna jack could be empty, then you have to refill the jack,...daniels is the the manufacturer.
If you see smoke while trying to power it up, you have lost smoke (all radios run on smoke) you have to replace the smoke. (Unless smoking is prohibited where you are fixing it or under 21).
Now this gets complicated , the discrimiter circuit contains, the capacitive resistor, if it has the .007
rectifier transformer..then replace it with the NPN type 4F graphing calculator type. The slide rule is less accurate, but could work if you leave in the 5% deviation oscillation factor. Then adjust the negative and postive feedback to the obudsman, see if you get a response.
Read the Smith chart and determine where the ground flows to, and if the reactance is optimum to the decoder, turn the adjustment 90 degrees out of phase, while the bias current to the display is idle with a minimum DTMF delay factor of 88.5 just make sure its not modified sine wave. Then the 5BTV module should light up and glow warm and that should be it.
Yup Yup that should do it.
I will post my next tips and hints on how to get 1000 watts out of the FT-817 while using a minus positive grid encoding grid bias resistance.
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by NN2G on October 26, 2003
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Forgot this ...
Remember Ohm's law, and don't mess with Mrs. Ohm.
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by WA2JJH on November 7, 2003
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NEWS FLASH OHMS LAW REPEALED! A MAN WAS OPERATING HIS RIG AT ABSOLUTE ZERO!
Anti Martha stewart tip. Every tool box is not complete unless you have a "BFH "for adjusting any delicate electronics. What is a BFH
A BIG F--KING HAMMER
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BE CAREFUL WITH THIS THREAD!
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by N8YV on November 27, 2003
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....It just MIGHT end-up being on a future Technician exam....
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