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Re: I'm Back!
开云体育Well… Yes I was SUPPOSED TO have a website… created by my beautiful wife… HOWEVER… she has been putting that off for the past couple of weeks… so all I have is a shell with nothing there:? ? She is working on the taxes for a couple of our businesses and will get back to it shortly (hobby thing you know).? In the interim, I will take orders via private email… ? ? Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ VP2EHZ ? Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch – K9ZC Staunton, Illinois ? Owner – Operator Villa Grand Piton – J68HZ Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I. Rent it: ? Moderator: North American QRO Group at Groups.IO. Moderator: Amateur Radio Builders Group at Groups.IO. ? email:? bill@... ? ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Gary via groups.io
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2025 11:38 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AmateurRadioBuilders] I'm Back! ? Bill, I think I remember that you have a website for ordering, remind me what its url is. If not, where is the list of orders for kits? Gary W9TD |
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Re: USPS Ban on China - Follow up...
开云体育I’m like that too… you are in good company. ? ? Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ VP2EHZ ? Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch – K9ZC Staunton, Illinois ? Owner – Operator Villa Grand Piton – J68HZ Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I. Rent it: ? Moderator: North American QRO Group at Groups.IO. Moderator: Amateur Radio Builders Group at Groups.IO. ? email:? bill@... ? ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Doug W via groups.io
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2025 11:37 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AmateurRadioBuilders] USPS Ban on China - Follow up... ? On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 10:51 AM, K9HZ wrote:
------------------------------------------ ? That is what I thought at first but the order made it to the US before it got stuck.? Either way, this morning's email shows it is moving now.? Funny how now I get jumpy when a dirt cheap order takes a few weeks instead of a few days.? I am almost embarrassed how spoiled I have become. ? |
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Re: I'm Back!
开云体育The LC Meter is on hold…? I’m looking to get to that sometime later this summer now.? Oliver has turned this back to me to complete. ? I’m currently kitting the 100W amp modules. ? ? Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ VP2EHZ ? Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch – K9ZC Staunton, Illinois ? Owner – Operator Villa Grand Piton – J68HZ Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I. Rent it: ? Moderator: North American QRO Group at Groups.IO. Moderator: Amateur Radio Builders Group at Groups.IO. ? email:? bill@... ? ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Peter McCracken EI3JCB via groups.io
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2025 11:05 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AmateurRadioBuilders] I'm Back! ? Hi Bill, ? Just following up on this thread, did you ever get the LC Meter kits or 100W amp into stock ? ? I don't remember seeing further emails on this but could have missed them in the interim, if I have apologies. ? Thanks! ? Br Peter EI3JCB ? ? On Wed, 25 Dec 2024 at 13:36, John KC9OJV via <greusel=[email protected]> wrote:
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Re: K9HZ PA
开云体育Most welcome Wayde! ? ? Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ VP2EHZ ? Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch – K9ZC Staunton, Illinois ? Owner – Operator Villa Grand Piton – J68HZ Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I. Rent it: ? Moderator: North American QRO Group at Groups.IO. Moderator: Amateur Radio Builders Group at Groups.IO. ? email:? bill@... ? ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Wayde VA3NCA/AD2GX via groups.io
Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2025 10:46 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AmateurRadioBuilders] K9HZ PA ? I guess I did say "good" device in my reply ( lol ! ) and good devices would definitely be expensive... I was thinking of trying ( and testing... ) something like one of these (for example):? ? ? Assuming it lives up to its claims... Is this the type of thing you were thinking about @Jerry , when you mentioned trying a flange attenuator? ? Thanks for all the guidance, everyone , and for the 20W Amp kit in the first place Bill!? 73! Wayde VA3NCA/AD2GX ? ? |
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Re: USPS Ban on China - Follow up...
开云体育Oh!? I know what this was… Chinese New Year… and remember is several days long! ? ? Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ VP2EHZ ? Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch – K9ZC Staunton, Illinois ? Owner – Operator Villa Grand Piton – J68HZ Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I. Rent it: ? Moderator: North American QRO Group at Groups.IO. Moderator: Amateur Radio Builders Group at Groups.IO. ? email:? bill@... ? ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Doug W via groups.io
Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2025 1:49 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AmateurRadioBuilders] USPS Ban on China - Follow up... ? I'm curious what others in the US are seeing with orders from the usual Chinese suppliers.? I placed an order 1FEB for a bunch of little things from Aliexpress.? Everything has been sitting in customs since 6FEB.? Usually I would have received the order by the middle of last week.? I expected the slow boat to come to a screeching halt and I assume this is the new normal.? Does anyone else have any recent orders to prove or disprove this?? Best case I'm just unlucky with this order which happens every now and then. ? |
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Re: K9HZ PA
I guess I did say "good" device in my reply ( lol ! ) and good devices would definitely be expensive... I was thinking of trying ( and testing... ) something like one of these (for example):?
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Assuming it lives up to its claims... Is this the type of thing you were thinking about @Jerry , when you mentioned trying a flange attenuator?
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Thanks for all the guidance, everyone , and for the 20W Amp kit in the first place Bill!?
73! Wayde VA3NCA/AD2GX
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Re: K9HZ PA
开云体育These are not cheap devices. ?Dr.?William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ ? Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch – K9ZC Staunton, Illinois ? Owner – Operator Villa Grand Piton - J68HZ Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I. Rent it: www.VillaGrandPiton.com email:??bill@... ? On Feb 22, 2025, at 10:16?PM, Wayde VA3NCA/AD2GX via groups.io <wayde@...> wrote:
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Re: K9HZ PA
Well, this is the kit I have, and it's a nice one (thanks Bill!) Having a use in mind for it gives a practical goal to the building exercise ( until my T41 is further along that is! ), and 6dB is 6dB after-all when you're out in a park? :-D?
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I'll look into an external attenuator, perhaps 30dB / 20W or so out front, might let me set 1W or a little less out, and give some room below for inaccurate power settings.
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Re: K9HZ PA
开云体育That should not be a big deal unless the mode is a digital continuous one like FT8 etc. ?You need 8 watts to drive my 100W PA to full power so the 20W intermediate stage is the right module for that purpose. ? Dr.?William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ ? Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch – K9ZC Staunton, Illinois ? Owner – Operator Villa Grand Piton - J68HZ Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I. Rent it: www.VillaGrandPiton.com email:??bill@... ? On Feb 22, 2025, at 3:30?PM, Gary via groups.io <w9td@...> wrote:
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Re: K9HZ PA
Wayde,
The attenuator on the amp is made with 1/8 W SMD resistors, so 100mW would about the most power you could drive it with. It only needs 1 mW to drive it to full power so you would have to dissipate nearly all the 100mW of drive in the attenuator. I think you need to consider an external attenuator which absorbs most of the drive power. In any case, if you already have a 5W rig, why do you need a 20 W amp? For 6dB?
Gary
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Paul K5EBP
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Gary
Wayde VA3NCA/AD2GX