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Appreciate all comments, including the snarky one. Lemon Pledge on a cotton ball did the trick beyond expectations (looks like new). WD-40 was highly recommended by a coworker today, but I won't try it until I have to remove the tougher residuals of 'Redman' (I wanna be a comedian after leaving...

Recently bought a D-104 (chrome lollipop) that has some stains & rough areas. Since the mic works well, I'd like to restore the shine of the chrome areas. What product(s) do you recommend? Is there a tried-n-true chemical that will clean without damaging the chrome surface? Will water/ soap do...

Marconi: Sorry but I do not have pictures of these antennas. The website for the Ground Electronics Engineering & Installation Agency (geeia.org) used to have a couple of pictures, but I was unable to find them. The section that we used to refer to as the counterpoise was right smack in the...

DB: I recall that many of the discones were used as receiving antennas, while the rhombics were used to transmit. It's been a long time.... and did not mean to detract from the main subject. Just wanted to describe what I knew as a counterpoise. Thanks.

Nice picture! It is worth a thousand words. That's the discone that I tried to describe, and that is how they look from a helicopter. While there are many discone antennas, it is not easy to describe the size of the ones that I worked with (lots of land needed, but not as much as the rhombics)...

My counterpoises were huge. One of the NASA antennas that I used to build & maintain was called the discone. The upper section was suspended from 5/8 galvanized steel wires that ran around to top of 8 creosoted poles, each about 80' tall and set in a circular pattern. The multiple-length wires...

Thank you for taking the time to elaborate! Have clarified some misconceptions and learned a few things (not so easy at my age).

It defies logic or reasoning. Having fundamental discord on the issue of human rights, and knowing that the ultimate goal of communism is to destroy the system that we cherish, why do we continue (or why ever started) to give them the only thing (money) they needed to develop? China is vastly...

Thank you KM3F for helping with this puzzle. I recognize by your explanation that the absence of a variety of filters (not just one) in certain amps is one of the reasons why they are considered non-compliant with government standards. I guess that I may analogize the use of one of these amps to...

I only seek too enhance my enjoyment of this hobby, but at the same time, wish not to bother others that live near me (that's why I initiated this thread). I seek advise here because I've found that this forum is one of a kind, for not been sponsored by a manufacturer, distributor or promoting a...

It may not be so obvious to someone that consistently adds value to the forum by bringing witty humor (cartoons/ comments), constructive debate and by sharing experiences that enhance the collective knowledge of all readers. I enjoy your threads because they either bring a smile or awareness of...

I appreciate the offer. Maybe after retirement, I will have the leisure time to take a course in electronics to decipher these books. The mere fact that a bunch of transistors, resistors, diodes etc can be thrown together and allow communications across the world, is fascinating. I worked in...

Mr. Beetle: While I can interpret certain legal & medical literature related to my job, as well as answer questions about the subject without making a jackass out of myself, I admit that when it comes to electronics I am not the brightest bulb on the tree. In case that you lack the intuition...

I've been using Texas Star amps for years, and never had complaints of interference, bleeding thru other channels or bad reports. Have heard messed up signals on channel 6, which invariably are tied to class C amps, often driven beyond its limits. I'm worried that my station is suddenly acting...

Booty Monster: We've have had rain and snow for the last week. What role does rain & snow has in these problems? If anything, I would expect rain/ snow to somehow improve conductivity of the ground rods due to wet terrain. I'm aware of the manufacturing issue with PC speakers. But the fact...

Thanks you. Will check ground connections tomorrow. The PC speaker picks up my voice while the amp is turned off. The amp is advertised as class AB, and I never had problems of this sort in the past. I was trying an old d-104 when I first heard the noises, but they persisted even after returning...

Ok: Texas Star amplifiers have no output filtering. 1) Will somebody please outline any inherent pros/cons to such design approach? 2) Are the terms intermodulation distortion, harmonics, spurious signals, splatter & TVI one and the same? 3) What effect does a Bencher YA-1 LPF have when...

Uncle Sam, in trying to rectify the wrongdoings to Vietnam vets, have added diabetes, heart disease and many other diseases to the list of presumptives of Agent Orange. These disabilities are more commonly associated with lifestyle choices than any exposure. The statistical data used to link...

The mentioned pension, compensation and other benefits stem from entitlement programs enacted by Congress. They are often directed to certain groups of our population, which include the elite ëx-US Presidents, veterans, railroad workers, coal miners and others. Most were enacted with a good...

Could it be Florida Hwy Patrol?