Recent content by FlyBoy50

Don't feel alone, radio stunk here today also and only made 1 contact yesterday. I notice that solar site has only rated 10-12 meter as only fair for 5-6 days now. When does the summer slow down in DX start ? I don't really remember. But sometimes when the solar site says fair the DX is good...

Yeah I looked at and thought about Commodore but at that stage I had too much on my plate as a husband and father and not enough money to go around so I had to wait. And after I bought a Packard Bell Dos computer shortly after is when 3.1 came out. Story of my life I should have waited just a...

Wish I could find a little starter coarse about Linux to give me a jump start. I started with MicroSoft DOS & then jumped to Windows 95-98 both editions- 2000 Pro-XP-Windows 7 and ran that as long as I dared before switched to 10. I built computers, up-grade them and now I'm almost 76 YO and...

I still use windows 10 but at almost 76 YO I guess I'll have to learn Linux like I've been thinking for some time. It's either that or throw the computers out the door and go back to the old way of the Dark Ages.

Thanks for the kind thought but the plate has been full with stuff that has to be done for a reason. But I did turn the radio on briefly today to find I wasn't missing much. Better days coming ( I Hope )

Wish I could play today but it's alternator, belt ,and tension er change day today so a whole lot of cussing going on in PA today ! Enjoy !

I've wondered that myself sometimes. Maybe old habits die hard ! Seems as if LSB would be a good place to meet and then jump up to the USB to not be disturbed as much. There I go trying to think again! LOL

I turned the radio on this morning because the solar site said fair for today and there wasn't much going on but I left it run while I was working on my good warm weather to do list. Late morning and around noon the radio really got rocking but I couldn't stop because of our 2 day warm up & my...

Last night before bed I decided to use the double male and double female connectors I already had so I cleaned every connection with alcohol and applied dielectric grease to every application and tightened them well. Then I hooked it to my Q6 Pro after cleaning & greasing that connector and was...

ebay 3.49 ea.

Ok I decided to snoop in Walmart.com and found what I was originally thinking about so they do make them but Walmart says they are out of stock. But they must be out there in the wild somewhere ...

Everything is going crazy these days in price. I guess I'll have to tone down my wants and settle for 1 or 2 after I looking around. Ya gotta start being Scottish and be Thrifty to survive. I want some turf tires for my quad and Walmart want over $700 buck for 4 tires close to turf. Makes me...

That's another great idea for temporary bench type set ups. Where is a good place to get them? I think they ( 3 ea ) would be a great addition to my bench.

Thanks ! I guess great minds think alike because I checked my connector and found enough to do both of my Q6s and I'll make them permanent after cleaning and silicon grease. And I'll never cuss that connection again.

Thanks to the forum gang ! That's how I've learned as much as I have so far. See you old Die-Hards really are usefull ! LOL