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Re: PRC320 and dipole?
Ben.
As we (I) said earlier this was an amateurs bodge, not official teaching In reality the 320 does tolerate a substantial mismatch, although there is no way of know what the output is under such circumstances, in service terms. It automatically turns down the output to carry a mismatch Mike -----Original Message-----
From: Military1944@... To: Racal-manpacks@... Sent: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 9:13 Subject: Re: [Racal-manpacks] PRC320 and dipole? ?
In a message dated 22/09/2010 19:58:42 GMT Daylight Time, iain@... writes:
Feeding the dipole with coax from the transmitter output BNC is the correct : The trouble there Iain is that there no way of knowing the match as the metering is not in circuit,the manual states using the BNC and I guess they (the mil) must have just accepted the slight mismatch etc, after all, even a diploe cut for say 14.200 will be off at 14.250 so I think we just need to accept it.
There was a thread on the clansman_larkspur group a : Thats interesting as the mnual makes no mention of adding a cap, and none is carried in the kit, unlike the Ws19 cap unit.
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Anyway, out portable next week, will have a play, hi.
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cheers, Ben.
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Re: PRC320 and dipole?
开云体育In a message dated 22/09/2010 19:58:42 GMT Daylight Time, iain@...
writes:
Feeding the dipole with coax from the transmitter output BNC is the correct : The trouble there Iain is that there no way of knowing the
match as the metering is not in circuit,the manual states using the BNC and I
guess they (the mil) must have just accepted the slight mismatch etc, after all,
even a diploe cut for say 14.200 will be off at 14.250 so I think we just need
to accept it.
There was a thread on the clansman_larkspur group a : Thats interesting as the mnual makes no mention of adding a
cap, and none is carried in the kit, unlike the Ws19 cap unit.
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Anyway, out portable next week, will have a play, hi.
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cheers, Ben.
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Re: PRC320 and dipole?
Iain G. Moffat
Ben
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Feeding the dipole with coax from the transmitter output BNC is the correct way to do it - the operator is expected to roll up or unroll the dipole ends for best match. There was a thread on the clansman_larkspur group a few months ago about using the ATU for a dipole (with one leg connected to case ground and one to the antenna terminal) and I seem to recall that the conclusion was that a series capacitor of a few 10s of pf and a suitably high voltage rating between the antenna terminal and that leg of the dipole helped it match. Regards Iain 73 de G0OZS ============ On Sep 22 2010, Military1944@... wrote:
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Re: PRC320 and dipole?
Hi Ben, No problems feeding the dipole directly, bypassing the internal tuner, I have a dipole cut exactly for 80m (3729Khz) and get good reports when I check on a daily net.? One just have to make sure the dipole is cut to the frequency and present a 50 ohm load to the PRC320 transmitter.? ( I use an antenna analyzer to check the antenna beforehand). Have fun JC VE7OI (Vancouver Island) From: "Military1944@..." To: Racal-manpacks@... Sent: Wed, September 22, 2010 7:27:49 AM Subject: [Racal-manpacks] PRC320 and dipole? ?
PRC320 and dipole?
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Has anyone tried feeding their dipole from the lower rear
socket as apart from the atu mount ?
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PRC320 and dipole?
开云体育PRC320 and dipole?
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Has anyone tried feeding their dipole from the lower rear
socket as apart from the atu mount ?
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Ben. |
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Re: Nicad replacements (waS Radio Rucksac)
hAS anybody used the Lidl ones?
My experience is that they dont seem to hold a good charge for long The AAA and AA ones seem particularly bad - or have I wrecked them by soldering wire to the terminals? Mike B -----Original Message-----
From: Military1944@... To: Racal-manpacks@... Sent: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 21:43 Subject: Re: [Racal-manpacks] Radio Rucksac ?
In a message dated 18/09/2010 21:20:20 GMT Daylight Time, gerald@... writes:
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Ah, that's explains it. Now I see and yes, it does indeed.
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Have installed a 320 in the backpack, all was well till battery went low quick. It was one I'd re-celled with 4000mH C cells but found 2 were oddly down when on load.
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Off load they read ok but as soon as I put a load on the pack two of the cells went into reverse!. I have replaced them but only with 1200mA ones as that's all I have handy at the moment.
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Looking at these 9000mA Ni-Mh cells from China, they would make a nice pack up so might try them next.
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cheers all.
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Re: Nicad replacements (waS Radio Rucksac)
开云体育These 4000mA ones were from Lidl, they had an offer on for AAA, AA, C and D
of which I bought quite a few. I think my AAA and AA are ok, the D's I have used
in various sets but only a couple of charges and these C cells I put into a
Racal battery box as getting the D's in without tags etc?is near
impossible.
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Still, they were cheap so that has to tell you something
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Ben.
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Re: Radio Rucksac
开云体育In a message dated 18/09/2010 21:20:20 GMT Daylight Time,
gerald@... writes:
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Ah, that's explains it. Now I see and yes, it does indeed.
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Have installed a 320 in the backpack, all was well till
battery went low quick. It was one I'd re-celled with 4000mH C cells but found 2
were oddly down when on load.
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Off load they read ok but as soon as I put a load on the pack
two of the cells went into reverse!. I have replaced them but only with 1200mA
ones as that's all I have handy at the moment.
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Looking at these 9000mA Ni-Mh cells from China, they would
make a nice pack up so might try them next.
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cheers all.
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BN.
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Looking for spare frequency selector knobs and backpack / carrying frame for my Syncal 30
James Puah
开云体育Dear all,I am restoring my Syncal 30 and in need of replacement knobs for the frequency selector and backpack / carrying frame. Please email me direct if you have them for sale. Warmest regards James Puah 9V1JP |
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Re: FW: Clark mast for sale
Iain G. Moffat
Bob
Thanks for reposting this with the correct phone number ! Regards Iain 73 de G0OZS ============ On Sep 20 2010, Bob Sayers wrote: Dear All::::::: Regards-- ====================================================== Iain G. Moffat (iain@...) +44(0)7850 424 007 ====================================================== |
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Re: Online scam (2)
Classic Nigerian Antics.....
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See: www.thescambaiter.com or www.419eater.com There are a growing number of hobbyists that torment, and even occasionally set up and get the scammers arrested. It's fun creative writing! Get another gmail account like Phil.Dirt@... and practice your creativity. It's a hoot to collect their phony-assed checks, and then read their pidgin-english death threats after informing them that you've spent 'their money' on hookers and drugs! Have Fun! Ira Ira J. Moser, Owner, MECO www.meco.org (425) 788-0208 -----Original Message-----
From: Bob Sayers <bobsayers2000@...> Sender: Racal-manpacks@... Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:10:52 To: undisclosed recipients: ;<Invalid address> Reply-To: Racal-manpacks@... Subject: [Racal-manpacks] Online scam (2) Just to see what the next stage was going to be, I offered to sell "an item" to our new friend Mary (who seems to have come considerably down in the world since her career in The Supremes ...) for ?15, even though "she" still hadn't confirmed what item she was interested in. You'll see the result below, and the offer of ?1200. I presume the final stage is when I refund her "freight" with ?1185, and then find her original cheque was worthless? Thanks for your prompt mail, i am OK with the asking price you have on it.. I have already inform my freight who will be coming for the pickup. Regarding the payment i will instruct my Personal assistance to issue out the check with sum of ?1200, and send it to you, once the check is been confirmed and clear, you can deduct your charges of sales and you update the excess funds to my freight. Kindly get back to me with your information that will be drawn on the check : FULL NAME , MAILING ADDRESS and PHONE NUMBER. Mary Wilson. ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links |
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FW: Clark mast for sale
Dear All
I have a Clark 15M light duty mast surplus to requirements and would like to offer it to you before resorting to e-Bay. The mast is a "Surveyor 15M" I bought from Telford Electronics at the Picketts Lock rally in the mid 1990s and is 15M tall when extended, 3.5M tall retracted and has a 4.5 inch base tube with a 25mm antenna socket at the top. The main tube weighs about 110lb and the legs must be almost as much again. I believe the Surveyor is closely related to the Clark PT mast series although the clamps are more like a SCAM40. The mast was last fully extended in February 2010 after I replaced a stuck locking collar - it probably could do with some refurbishment because it does not stay up long without the locking collars, but is still easily pumped up with a car compressor. Please have a look at: Unfortunately I then tried to remove the air in socket to clean off the rust and found that I had stripped the thread - so it will need drilling out and a (13mm?) Hellicoil inserting. You can buy replacement air in socket and hose on e-bay for ?15 - see item 170530328596. It is also possible to hand-extend it with light head loads. Since I now have other masts that are stronger and short enough to fit my car I and have limited time to work on it I am offering this for one for sale as-is for refurbishment, spares or repair and would be interested in offers over ?250. Please contact me on 07850 424 007 or at g0ozs@... to arrange viewing or to make an offer ! I would prefer to have it out of the way by the end of the month so will accept the best offer over ?250 (which I am sure I can get on e-bay) received by 30th September 2010. The mast is too heavy to take down safely single handed and I do not have a car with a roof rack now, so it is strictly buyer to inspect and collect. Because of the need to dismantle I think courier collection is impractical. I am located between Ipswich and Colchester in East Anglia about 3 miles from the A12 and 5 miles from the A14. Regards Iain 73 de G0OZS |
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Online scam (2)
Just to see what the next stage was going to be, I offered to sell "an item" to our new friend Mary (who seems to have come considerably down in the world since her career in The Supremes ...) for ?15, even though "she" still hadn't confirmed what item she was interested in. You'll see the result below, and the offer of ?1200. I presume the final stage is when I refund her "freight" with ?1185, and then find her original cheque was worthless?
Thanks for your prompt mail, i am OK with the asking price you have on it.. I have already inform my freight who will be coming for the pickup. Regarding the payment i will instruct my Personal assistance to issue out the check with sum of ?1200, and send it to you, once the check is been confirmed and clear, you can deduct your charges of sales and you update the excess funds to my freight. Kindly get back to me with your information that will be drawn on the check : FULL NAME , MAILING ADDRESS and PHONE NUMBER. Mary Wilson. |
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Re: Radio Rucksac
Gerald Greatrix
开云体育Well my 320 fits with the strap over the radio, i.e. up between radio & battery over radio body to top of the radio, I have seen this done many times. 73 ? From:
Racal-manpacks@... [mailto:Racal-manpacks@...] On
Behalf Of Military1944@... ? ? It's not long enough to do that. It goes between the atu's and the set on the 319 but the 320 does not have a separate atu so nothing to go under. ? cheers. ? ? In a message dated 18/09/2010 17:06:11 GMT Daylight Time,
gerald@... writes:
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Re: Radio Rucksac
Gerald Greatrix
开云体育Try between batt & radio then over the radio. 73 ? From:
Racal-manpacks@... [mailto:Racal-manpacks@...] On
Behalf Of Military1944@... ? ? Picked up a couple of the Rucksack, Radio Carrier, DPM the other day. States for the PRC320, 350, 351, Cougar?etc. ? Fitted my 319 into one and found straps ok to hold it. ? For the 320 there is the bottom strap, velcro type,? the middle strap?is stated as for 351 and Cougar though it will go around the 320 while the top, vertical strap states 320 but I can't for the life of me see just what part of a 320 it goes around. ? Has anyone else strapped their 320 into one of these bags? ? cheers, Ben.
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Re: Radio Rucksac
开云体育It's not long enough to do that. It goes between the atu's and
the set on the 319 but the 320 does not have a separate atu so nothing to go
under.
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cheers.
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Radio Rucksac
开云体育Picked up a couple of the Rucksack, Radio Carrier, DPM the
other day.
States for the PRC320, 350, 351, Cougar?etc.
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Fitted my 319 into one and found straps ok to hold it.
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For the 320 there is the bottom strap, velcro type,? the
middle strap?is stated as for 351 and Cougar though it will go around the
320 while the top, vertical strap states 320 but I can't for the life of me see
just what part of a 320 it goes around.
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Has anyone else strapped their 320 into one of these
bags?
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Possible scam warning
Hi, All,
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I'm now receiving a message similar to the following at least once a day. All attempts to contact the sender have resulted in no response, and I suspect it may be a prelude to an attempted scam. All emails are identical with the exception of, in the example below, the word "Manuals", but this always has an additional leading space character, the "i am located" always has a lower-case "i", there is always a missing space character before "Do", and the item advertised is always referred to as "he". The information has also been passed to Gmail but has so far not produced any response. If Ms.Wilson has a legitimate reason for making these postings I apologise, and I'm sure we would all love to hear it. regards, Bob From: mary wilson <m.wilson00111@...> Do you still have your? Manuals |
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MA4010 High speed morse units on eBay
If anyone is thinking about making an offer on the rather over priced units going round on ebay, be aware that the Audio connectors are not the standard ones but the 8 pin French (?) kind, so the usual handsets and keys cannot be used. I had a similar unit and converted it back to the standard connectors but it was mechanically really hard to do and not a task I would wish on anyone. I think I paid more for the two connectors than I paid for the whole unit.
Clever design though. Dan ac6ao / g3ncr |
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For Sale: Military Communications 1988/89
Hi, All,
I've decided to sell my copy of the Interavia Data publication "Military Comms 1988/89". For those of you who haven't come across it, this is the military comms industry standard reference book, printed in two volumes with a total of 1900 pages, and taking up 120mm of bookshelf space! Unlike Jane's, this publication has no illustrations, but has more comprehensive detail about purchasers/users of each individual equipment item. It is also cross-referenced in a number of ways including by User, so that it is possible, for instance, to see which equipment might have been contemporary with a vehicle in a particular country's service. The description of each item is similar to entries in Janes. ?35 - I could consider posting but it is obviously fairly heavy. I'm located in Worcestershire. regards, Bob |
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