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    Canadian Smoke

    Mother Nature is un happy!! The story a forest ranger told me many years ago: Before we came to this country (long time ago). Mother would send down a lightning strike and start a fire. The deer, bear, birds, human Indians and anything that could leave the area. Indians would just...
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    Transformer for a Siltronix FS-600A Watt Meter

    You may have to pay a fee for the schematic. But if you are going to work on the unit the schematic will be useful to keep.
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    Transformer for a Siltronix FS-600A Watt Meter

    Go to Google.com insert Siltronix FS-300A it will bring up a bunch of links. I forgot which one it was but click on one and then the next You will find it.
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    6 Meters is OPEN

    Finally a fellow MAN who enjoys our GOD given vocal cords. Congratulations""
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    Transformer for a Siltronix FS-600A Watt Meter

    I just googled the meter. I found a write up on antique radio in the google list it is very informative. And there is schematics with calibration procedure. I would think from the schematic the transformer in and out could lead to a replacement
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    What are your thoughts on the VHQ Hexbeam

    have rebuilt my hexbeam three times since 2019 I bought the DX engineering hub and purchased the fiberglass spreader's some place else. They rotted away due to the Floriduh sun twice. I now have new fiberglass spreaders and have used boat gelcoat stuff on three and have to coat three more and...
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    Wanted 4 Pieces of Small Stranded Wire 6 Ft Long

    Go wireless! geta wireless key board and mouse from walmart for cheap. I got a set from a savealot store for under twenty bucks still working ok after two years. The brand was "home" something? two double A batteries in the keyboard and one in the mouse. Plug and play with wireless USB
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    Anyone getting snow?

    After discharge from the Army. while at Spartan school in Tulsa Ok. I seen cars parked in the middle of intersections nobody around and the intersection polished in ice. I drove 4 blocks on the side walk (nobody out walking either) to get around the parked cars. I would get up in the morning...
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    Anyone getting snow?

    From Piseco here. A long way from now. At 75 years old now in Florida. Some times I miss New York. Then some times I'm glad to be away from the state of politics and TAXES. Don't worry there will be snow again this old earth goes through cycles. As I remember a couple winters there it didn't...
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    Anyone getting snow?

    My friends and relatives that still live in New York had a surprise of snow this morning. The heavy wet snow most without electricity. Ihave lived in Floriduh since 1983 and I still miss a good old snow storm. lot of fun driving. I had a Sonar G model CB and used it a few times to call a...
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    Anyone getting snow?

    Anyone experience a WHITE OUT? The only thing visible is two black streaks on your windshield called wipers at 65 MPH. with traffic all around you doing 65 also. YEHAW!!
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    SNOW 4.18.22

    I live in Floriduh now. But when growing up in the lower part of Hamilton co. New York. The 1950's we had snow that didn't match the 1930's snow photos I've seen. But I do remember the plow running maybe three times a night Down shifting to a lower gear going passed our house. While waiting for...
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    Contacting Midland

    Batteries: I have a battery (80 volt) chain saw, The battery that came with it last about 4 -5 hours. The extra I bought from another company worked great the first time. Not lasting as long but as powerful. Then a month later it wouldn't last 5 minutes. Well it is a dud I may as well take...
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    Contacting Midland

    If the battery is lion you may find a BMS board at Aliexpress that will fit. just don't get the cell too hot when soldering the wires on the cell. You may have a dud cell too. check each individual cell for same voltage. If you have nicad's in there you may find some at battery junction...
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    Something new on this solar cycle!

    I guess I should break out (if I can find it) my old Ramsey 6mtr kit I built back in 1997 or there abouts. I had lot of FM contacts along the east coast from Florida. I also have a FEW Midland high split low band units. Three are programed and tuned up to some 6mtr freqs. OH dang don't have a...
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    Anyone getting snow?

    No snow in north central Floriduh. 32 at 5:15 this morning when I got up Now at 9:50 it's 45. We have to remember the 21st of December was the first day of winter. We still have a way to go. When I lived in New York mountains I had an orange 76 ball on my antenna so I could find my car in the...
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    Learning CW, what method?

    Here in Columbia county the county commisioners (crooks) allowed a foreign country to install and operate commercial chicken farm slap dab in the middle of residential neighborhood. SO we have this odor all year long and flies like we never had before. 12 each 500 foot long by 40 feet wide...
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    Learning CW, what method?

    I think the proper name of this was/is Farnsworth method? Character speed fast with with 5 WPM spacing?
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    Learning CW, what method?

    I had a friend who used the MFJ thing passed his general took it out to the range and used it for target practice LOL!!. Big Al is passed on now. But was a good ham.