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  1. fodendaf

    Anyone else have the FLU?

    I'm not worried about colds or flu. I've had a cold for over a month now but nothing serious. I have enough body fat to stay warm enough to handle any normal flu, though I did get swine flu a few years ago and that nearly killed me from relentless exhaustion over 48 hours due to occupational...
  2. fodendaf

    Kenwood 990 Coming Next Month

    I see on the link it uses 50V fets driven to 200w for the finals. I wonder what power supply it uses. The FT1000 is awkward to get a power supply for as it gives several different voltages as well as 48v I hear. If this radio could be used with a server psu it wouldnt be too bad because we all...
  3. fodendaf

    My new Brimstone Amp

    there is probably a vent hole under the heatsink with both fans pulling either in or out. if there is no vent hole the air will never circulate through the heatsink as there is too much space in the case.
  4. fodendaf

    kvar

    If you're still stuck you could make a post with google translate here: Два.ч — Радиотехника It's a russian image board for radio techs. You don't need a user name or password, just fill in a captcha and you're all set.
  5. fodendaf

    kvar

    i dont know kvar but kva is another way of saying watts so 10/4=2.5 amperes perhaps?
  6. fodendaf

    Newbee needs help... torn between Yeasu 897D and FT 450D

    If you plan on operating on hf make sure you have an auto notch or you will be driven mad by tuner uppers.
  7. fodendaf

    2pill 2sc2879 amp build

    I finished the amp yesterday and wired up the fan today. I was advised to use greater than 2 watts for the feedback resistors so I series paralleled 4. I removed one ssb delay cap to make it 3300uf which gives a more appropriate delay. I couldn't get the amp to tune with 4 wraps on the input so...
  8. fodendaf

    Santa's sleigh

    I suspect he uses the superbowl to get back to the north pole
  9. fodendaf

    A long run to the antenna ?......

    you'll need a current balun to convert from 50 ohm unbalanced from the radio to balanced ladder line. if u use a 4 to 1 balun then u use 200 ohm ladder line but the ohms of the ladderline is not critical as it is not lossy like coax if you have a mismatch and you use an atu to bring the swr...
  10. fodendaf

    Galaxy Saturn

    I think i read some radios are badly laid out. they have transistors beside crystals that switch on and off when keying that cause temp shifts in the crystal.
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  12. fodendaf

    Possibly a new human species‏?

    Well if you click on new posts on the header bar for this website and examine the link to this thread the page numbers count down 3,2,1 yet on every other thread the page numbers count up 1,2,3
  13. fodendaf

    Possibly a new human species‏?

    I dare say it's an acquired taste.
  14. fodendaf

    Possibly a new human species‏?

    I suppose the convicts belts were removed to prevent them hanging another inmate and then their trousers lacked support which then fell down around their ankles and rather than admit to embarrassment the convicts saw their fallen trousers as a mark of solidarity with their peers and made it in...
  15. fodendaf

    Possibly a new human species‏?

    I understood it was made fashionable by prison convicts whose trouser belts were removed when they entered jail. Possibly a new human species‏? ( 1 2) Se7en why is the link to this thread on the newposts page of a different format to all others. This has page2, then page 1 after title, all...
  16. fodendaf

    Galaxy Saturn

    DL4YHF's Ham Radio and Homebrew Homepage Here's a nice article to read. I wouldn't go breaking up your radio though. Just accept it as it is. There are other radios to buy that don't drift.
  17. fodendaf

    Galaxy Saturn

    TXO= transmitter oven, more commonly known as TXCO, transmitter crystal oven. A procedure where insulation and a heating element is installed around a crystal to reduce rate of drift usually by 10 times. google for homebrew TXCO and read all you want.
  18. fodendaf

    Somebody's Homemade 200 Watt Dummy Laod

    It looks like it's rated for 10watts carrier.
  19. fodendaf

    Galaxy Saturn

    I say buy the saturn if you want it. A local had one with distorted ssb transmit and he was perpetually off frequency but if you can get a tech to repair it and unlock the clarifier then you should go for it. I consider them to be better than the rci2950 as they had 10 meter spurs on transmit...
  20. fodendaf

    Icom 706MKIIG

    Some radios turn on and off the preamp and attenuator when changing bands.