Re: "Miracle Whip" no, stop laughing
Thanks Steve, just the job. I'll press on with my adapatation.?
cheers, Ben G4BXD
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Re: "Miracle Whip" no, stop laughing
Back in the good old days, I once had a QSO indoors in MD with a ham in Canada through a 10M repeater in TX.? The equipment was an FT-817 at 2.5w and a Miracle Whip.? That antenna wasn't great, but it was convenient to use and could do well when conditions allowed.? I still have it around here someplace.
Mike KA2JAI
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Re: "Miracle Whip" no, stop laughing
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Re: "Miracle Whip" no, stop laughing
I recased mine in a diecast Hammond enclosure. I was challenged by an erstwhile erudite contributor as to why I didn't incorporate a more sensible TX interface, but as I replied back then, there were various decisions to be made and that was one of them. It required careful shimming internally to preserve the tuning knob function anyway, so I left it as standard. The bottom is a camera mount that I tapped and four internal 6-32 screws attach it to the case so the tripod can sit flush. Obviously there is no performance improvement (!) but the original plastic enclosure irritated me. From my perspective it was worth the effort.  -- Steve, G4VRR.
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Re: "Miracle Whip" no, stop laughing
From your description, and what I can see of the MW online, my suggestion would be:
Cut a piece of PCB the size of the case top and epoxy it onto the case, drill, then screw the whip back on. Maybe a second piece inside.
Steel plate i.e. tin can, would also work. The whip is live anyway, so shouldn't matter that the washer is live.
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Re: "Miracle Whip" no, stop laughing
The original question in this thread was asking about replacing the mounting block on his MW whip.
On Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 11:09 AM, Zack Widup <w9sz.zack@...> wrote: That wasn't the question. The question is what kind of ground radials or ground plane would be needed with it? It's a vertical. It obviously works quite well with the car body as a ground plane system, and as I mentioned, someone used a chain link fence as the ground plane system.
73, Zack W9SZ
On Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 10:20 AM The Notorious Tre` < treii28@...> wrote: that sounds like the kind of thing I fire up my 3d printer to fix.? If you don't have one and can get me detailed pics and measurements, I might be able to chop something out for? you.
On Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 11:18 AM Zack Widup < w9sz.zack@...> wrote: Do any of you have any experience with the W9UCW "Flying Saucer" antenna? I have one built, but have not been too excited about putting it up outside in the winter.
I asked Barry about how well it performs with a minimum of ground radials, but never heard back from him. The antenna can be used as a mobile antenna, but in one of his articles he shows one attached to a chain-link fence pole. If you have the 40 and 80 meter top hats installed on it for mobile use, you're bound to get some stares! They are large. The 160 meter top hat is huge.
73, Zack W9SZ
On Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 9:14 AM Marty Hartwell < mhartwe@...> wrote:
Hi
I still have mine in good working order. I have used mine to
contact from our old house in
Ohio to the outer banks island while they were do a IOTA
activation, back in 2003 right
after getting my first FT-817. I was using battery and 2 1/2
watts. Of course I think IOTA
maybe added a few watts of power in my favor. But I have used it
several times to allow reception
on my part so they are not completely valueless.
Marty kd8bj
PS, also I have added a pigtail out the bottom to add a counter
poise trailing wire or to just
lay out, or 4 20 foot wires spread out, helps a lot on transmit
too.
On 2/24/22 06:43, militaryoperator via
wrote:
I thought I'd see if my MW? worked on my IC-705.?
Noticed the plastic around the whip screw has all broken, a stupid
design, so wondered if anyone has re-boxed theirs in a small
diecast metal box? shouldn't really matter if the coil is inside a
metal enclosure, it doesn't radiate.
Or might just throw it in the bin, save time, hi.
Ben G4BXD
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Re: "Miracle Whip" no, stop laughing
That wasn't the question. The question is what kind of ground radials or ground plane would be needed with it? It's a vertical. It obviously works quite well with the car body as a ground plane system, and as I mentioned, someone used a chain link fence as the ground plane system.
73, Zack W9SZ
On Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 10:20 AM The Notorious Tre` < treii28@...> wrote: that sounds like the kind of thing I fire up my 3d printer to fix.? If you don't have one and can get me detailed pics and measurements, I might be able to chop something out for? you.
On Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 11:18 AM Zack Widup < w9sz.zack@...> wrote: Do any of you have any experience with the W9UCW "Flying Saucer" antenna? I have one built, but have not been too excited about putting it up outside in the winter.
I asked Barry about how well it performs with a minimum of ground radials, but never heard back from him. The antenna can be used as a mobile antenna, but in one of his articles he shows one attached to a chain-link fence pole. If you have the 40 and 80 meter top hats installed on it for mobile use, you're bound to get some stares! They are large. The 160 meter top hat is huge.
73, Zack W9SZ
On Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 9:14 AM Marty Hartwell < mhartwe@...> wrote:
Hi
I still have mine in good working order. I have used mine to
contact from our old house in
Ohio to the outer banks island while they were do a IOTA
activation, back in 2003 right
after getting my first FT-817. I was using battery and 2 1/2
watts. Of course I think IOTA
maybe added a few watts of power in my favor. But I have used it
several times to allow reception
on my part so they are not completely valueless.
Marty kd8bj
PS, also I have added a pigtail out the bottom to add a counter
poise trailing wire or to just
lay out, or 4 20 foot wires spread out, helps a lot on transmit
too.
On 2/24/22 06:43, militaryoperator via
wrote:
I thought I'd see if my MW? worked on my IC-705.?
Noticed the plastic around the whip screw has all broken, a stupid
design, so wondered if anyone has re-boxed theirs in a small
diecast metal box? shouldn't really matter if the coil is inside a
metal enclosure, it doesn't radiate.
Or might just throw it in the bin, save time, hi.
Ben G4BXD
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Re: "Miracle Whip" no, stop laughing
I googled it and it actually looks like it's using a rather standard sized project box. It even looks kind of like a utility case like they might use for a wall plug or something.
On Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 11:40 AM Pietro Molina < pietro@...> wrote: Size and instruction would be interesting for many people...?
Pietro I2OIM
On Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 05:20 PM, The Notorious Tre` wrote:
that sounds like the kind of thing I fire up my 3d printer to fix.? If you don't have one and can get me detailed pics and measurements, I might be able to chop something out for? you.
Hide quoted text
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On Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 11:18 AM Zack Widup < w9sz.zack@...> wrote:
Do any of you have any experience with the W9UCW "Flying Saucer" antenna? I have one built, but have not been too excited about putting it up outside in the winter.
?
I asked Barry about how well it performs with a minimum of ground radials, but never heard back from him. The antenna can be used as a mobile antenna, but in one of his articles he shows one attached to a chain-link fence pole. If you have the 40 and 80 meter top hats installed on it for mobile use, you're bound to get some stares! They are large. The 160 meter top hat is huge.
?
73, Zack W9SZ
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Re: "Miracle Whip" no, stop laughing
Size and instruction would be interesting for many people...?
Pietro I2OIM
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On Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 05:20 PM, The Notorious Tre` wrote:
that sounds like the kind of thing I fire up my 3d printer to fix.? If you don't have one and can get me detailed pics and measurements, I might be able to chop something out for? you.
Hide quoted text
?
On Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 11:18 AM Zack Widup < w9sz.zack@...> wrote:
Do any of you have any experience with the W9UCW "Flying Saucer" antenna? I have one built, but have not been too excited about putting it up outside in the winter.
?
I asked Barry about how well it performs with a minimum of ground radials, but never heard back from him. The antenna can be used as a mobile antenna, but in one of his articles he shows one attached to a chain-link fence pole. If you have the 40 and 80 meter top hats installed on it for mobile use, you're bound to get some stares! They are large. The 160 meter top hat is huge.
?
73, Zack W9SZ
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Re: "Miracle Whip" no, stop laughing
that sounds like the kind of thing I fire up my 3d printer to fix.? If you don't have one and can get me detailed pics and measurements, I might be able to chop something out for? you.
On Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 11:18 AM Zack Widup < w9sz.zack@...> wrote: Do any of you have any experience with the W9UCW "Flying Saucer" antenna? I have one built, but have not been too excited about putting it up outside in the winter.
I asked Barry about how well it performs with a minimum of ground radials, but never heard back from him. The antenna can be used as a mobile antenna, but in one of his articles he shows one attached to a chain-link fence pole. If you have the 40 and 80 meter top hats installed on it for mobile use, you're bound to get some stares! They are large. The 160 meter top hat is huge.
73, Zack W9SZ
On Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 9:14 AM Marty Hartwell < mhartwe@...> wrote:
Hi
I still have mine in good working order. I have used mine to
contact from our old house in
Ohio to the outer banks island while they were do a IOTA
activation, back in 2003 right
after getting my first FT-817. I was using battery and 2 1/2
watts. Of course I think IOTA
maybe added a few watts of power in my favor. But I have used it
several times to allow reception
on my part so they are not completely valueless.
Marty kd8bj
PS, also I have added a pigtail out the bottom to add a counter
poise trailing wire or to just
lay out, or 4 20 foot wires spread out, helps a lot on transmit
too.
On 2/24/22 06:43, militaryoperator via
wrote:
I thought I'd see if my MW? worked on my IC-705.?
Noticed the plastic around the whip screw has all broken, a stupid
design, so wondered if anyone has re-boxed theirs in a small
diecast metal box? shouldn't really matter if the coil is inside a
metal enclosure, it doesn't radiate.
Or might just throw it in the bin, save time, hi.
Ben G4BXD
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Re: "Miracle Whip" no, stop laughing
Do any of you have any experience with the W9UCW "Flying Saucer" antenna? I have one built, but have not been too excited about putting it up outside in the winter.
I asked Barry about how well it performs with a minimum of ground radials, but never heard back from him. The antenna can be used as a mobile antenna, but in one of his articles he shows one attached to a chain-link fence pole. If you have the 40 and 80 meter top hats installed on it for mobile use, you're bound to get some stares! They are large. The 160 meter top hat is huge.
73, Zack W9SZ
On Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 9:14 AM Marty Hartwell < mhartwe@...> wrote:
Hi
I still have mine in good working order. I have used mine to
contact from our old house in
Ohio to the outer banks island while they were do a IOTA
activation, back in 2003 right
after getting my first FT-817. I was using battery and 2 1/2
watts. Of course I think IOTA
maybe added a few watts of power in my favor. But I have used it
several times to allow reception
on my part so they are not completely valueless.
Marty kd8bj
PS, also I have added a pigtail out the bottom to add a counter
poise trailing wire or to just
lay out, or 4 20 foot wires spread out, helps a lot on transmit
too.
On 2/24/22 06:43, militaryoperator via
wrote:
I thought I'd see if my MW? worked on my IC-705.?
Noticed the plastic around the whip screw has all broken, a stupid
design, so wondered if anyone has re-boxed theirs in a small
diecast metal box? shouldn't really matter if the coil is inside a
metal enclosure, it doesn't radiate.
Or might just throw it in the bin, save time, hi.
Ben G4BXD
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Re: "Miracle Whip" no, stop laughing
Hi
I still have mine in good working order. I have used mine to
contact from our old house in
Ohio to the outer banks island while they were do a IOTA
activation, back in 2003 right
after getting my first FT-817. I was using battery and 2 1/2
watts. Of course I think IOTA
maybe added a few watts of power in my favor. But I have used it
several times to allow reception
on my part so they are not completely valueless.
Marty kd8bj
PS, also I have added a pigtail out the bottom to add a counter
poise trailing wire or to just
lay out, or 4 20 foot wires spread out, helps a lot on transmit
too.
On 2/24/22 06:43, militaryoperator via
groups.io wrote:
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Show quoted text
I thought I'd see if my MW? worked on my IC-705.?
Noticed the plastic around the whip screw has all broken, a stupid
design, so wondered if anyone has re-boxed theirs in a small
diecast metal box? shouldn't really matter if the coil is inside a
metal enclosure, it doesn't radiate.
Or might just throw it in the bin, save time, hi.
Ben G4BXD
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"Miracle Whip" no, stop laughing
I thought I'd see if my MW? worked on my IC-705.?
Noticed the plastic around the whip screw has all broken, a stupid design, so wondered if anyone has re-boxed theirs in a small diecast metal box? shouldn't really matter if the coil is inside a metal enclosure, it doesn't radiate.
Or might just throw it in the bin, save time, hi.
Ben G4BXD
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Okay!?However, thanks to both, I solved it!
I2OIM
Il giorno lun 21 feb 2022 alle ore 19:31 Pat Campbell < Wa3uoe@...> ha scritto: I was the one yo first mention Heil but i originally made the adapter for a computer headset. It just happened that I got a Heil headset at a hamfest and it works fine with the same adapter. It may not need the resistor for power but it works fine.
On Mon, Feb 21, 2022, 1:20 PM Pietro Molina < pietro@...> wrote: Joe, I don't understand. The first to mention Heil was you, wasn't? If the microphone?is a condenser type, the resistor that Pat suggested to me was the solution . Solved!
73
Pietro I2OIM
Il giorno lun 21 feb 2022 alle ore 12:12 Joe K8JP/V31JP < v31jp1957@...> ha scritto:
Maybe I saw wrong, but I
thought someone referred to a Heil Headset,
Pietro. Typical headsets for office use use electorate
condenser microphones
and need adaption to use with the FT-817 and other Yaesu
radios.
Heil is a brand of headsets, not a
nomenclature for headset design with a
boom microphone.
73, Joe, K8JP/K5
On 2/21/2022 12:19 AM, Pietro Molina
wrote:
Actually,
I don't know. The headset I'm using is a mono one for a single
ear, semiprofessional for?contact center. I didn't try with
headsets for smartphone or similar.?
Pietro (via Tablet)
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Regards, Joe, K8JP/V31JP, Ronnie, Martin & Sidney Pontek
175 Diamond Loch Rd., Apt. 5
Gilmer, TX 75644-9374
U.S.A.
903-204-2318 (My TX cellular)
Member FOC-1743 Feb 2001, QCWA-LM21894, OOTC-4607, A1OP, CFO 1055, SKCC-3171T, NAQCC-5798, Flying Pig-2819, FISTS-7625CC951, A1C-2299, SOC 1075, 10-10 22977, PG1915841, CW Rag chewers #21,
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I was the one yo first mention Heil but i originally made the adapter for a computer headset. It just happened that I got a Heil headset at a hamfest and it works fine with the same adapter. It may not need the resistor for power but it works fine.
On Mon, Feb 21, 2022, 1:20 PM Pietro Molina < pietro@...> wrote: Joe, I don't understand. The first to mention Heil was you, wasn't? If the microphone?is a condenser type, the resistor that Pat suggested to me was the solution . Solved!
73
Pietro I2OIM
Il giorno lun 21 feb 2022 alle ore 12:12 Joe K8JP/V31JP < v31jp1957@...> ha scritto:
Maybe I saw wrong, but I
thought someone referred to a Heil Headset,
Pietro. Typical headsets for office use use electorate
condenser microphones
and need adaption to use with the FT-817 and other Yaesu
radios.
Heil is a brand of headsets, not a
nomenclature for headset design with a
boom microphone.
73, Joe, K8JP/K5
On 2/21/2022 12:19 AM, Pietro Molina
wrote:
Actually,
I don't know. The headset I'm using is a mono one for a single
ear, semiprofessional for?contact center. I didn't try with
headsets for smartphone or similar.?
Pietro (via Tablet)
--
Regards, Joe, K8JP/V31JP, Ronnie, Martin & Sidney Pontek
175 Diamond Loch Rd., Apt. 5
Gilmer, TX 75644-9374
U.S.A.
903-204-2318 (My TX cellular)
Member FOC-1743 Feb 2001, QCWA-LM21894, OOTC-4607, A1OP, CFO 1055, SKCC-3171T, NAQCC-5798, Flying Pig-2819, FISTS-7625CC951, A1C-2299, SOC 1075, 10-10 22977, PG1915841, CW Rag chewers #21,
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Joe, I don't understand. The first to mention Heil was you, wasn't? If the microphone?is a condenser type, the resistor that Pat suggested to me was the solution . Solved!
73
Pietro I2OIM
Il giorno lun 21 feb 2022 alle ore 12:12 Joe K8JP/V31JP < v31jp1957@...> ha scritto:
Maybe I saw wrong, but I
thought someone referred to a Heil Headset,
Pietro. Typical headsets for office use use electorate
condenser microphones
and need adaption to use with the FT-817 and other Yaesu
radios.
Heil is a brand of headsets, not a
nomenclature for headset design with a
boom microphone.
73, Joe, K8JP/K5
On 2/21/2022 12:19 AM, Pietro Molina
wrote:
Actually,
I don't know. The headset I'm using is a mono one for a single
ear, semiprofessional for?contact center. I didn't try with
headsets for smartphone or similar.?
Pietro (via Tablet)
--
Regards, Joe, K8JP/V31JP, Ronnie, Martin & Sidney Pontek
175 Diamond Loch Rd., Apt. 5
Gilmer, TX 75644-9374
U.S.A.
903-204-2318 (My TX cellular)
Member FOC-1743 Feb 2001, QCWA-LM21894, OOTC-4607, A1OP, CFO 1055, SKCC-3171T, NAQCC-5798, Flying Pig-2819, FISTS-7625CC951, A1C-2299, SOC 1075, 10-10 22977, PG1915841, CW Rag chewers #21,
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Re: CatRadio - Radio Control Software
#software
Dan, I know there are a lot of CAT software, but none use the Hamlib.
So I decide to develop my own software, it supports a lot of radio model and a lot of function.
Also it operates with other sofwares that use the Hamlib, like WSJT-X, Log4OM, so it isn't standalone like many others.
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Maybe I saw wrong, but I
thought someone referred to a Heil Headset,
Pietro. Typical headsets for office use use electorate
condenser microphones
and need adaption to use with the FT-817 and other Yaesu
radios.
Heil is a brand of headsets, not a
nomenclature for headset design with a
boom microphone.
73, Joe, K8JP/K5
On 2/21/2022 12:19 AM, Pietro Molina
wrote:
Actually,
I don't know. The headset I'm using is a mono one for a single
ear, semiprofessional for?contact center. I didn't try with
headsets for smartphone or similar.?
Pietro (via Tablet)
--
Regards, Joe, K8JP/V31JP, Ronnie, Martin & Sidney Pontek
175 Diamond Loch Rd., Apt. 5
Gilmer, TX 75644-9374
U.S.A.
903-204-2318 (My TX cellular)
Member FOC-1743 Feb 2001, QCWA-LM21894, OOTC-4607, A1OP, CFO 1055, SKCC-3171T, NAQCC-5798, Flying Pig-2819, FISTS-7625CC951, A1C-2299, SOC 1075, 10-10 22977, PG1915841, CW Rag chewers #21,
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Actually, I don't know. The headset I'm using is a mono one for a single ear, semiprofessional for?contact center. I didn't try with headsets for smartphone or similar.? Pietro (via Tablet)
Il dom 20 feb 2022, 20:53 Joe K8JP/V31JP < v31jp1957@...> ha scritto:
I am corn-fuzed or out dated.
My previous Heil headset microphones
were all with dynamic elements. Are they now with electrite
(sp) elements?
I remember discussions about
making them available or to modify to them.
I remember my FT-100 & FT-857D when mobile, I sometimes
used my
Heil set for 2 meters & HF EMCOMMs. It wired directly up
to the connector.
Getting old.
73, Joe, K8JP/K5
On 2/20/2022 1:32 PM, Pat Campbell
wrote:
Glad to hear it worked.
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Regards, Joe, K8JP/V31JP, Ronnie, Martin & Sidney Pontek
175 Diamond Loch Rd., Apt. 5
Gilmer, TX 75644-9374
U.S.A.
903-204-2318 (My TX cellular)
Member FOC-1743 Feb 2001, QCWA-LM21894, OOTC-4607, A1OP, CFO 1055, SKCC-3171T, NAQCC-5798, Flying Pig-2819, FISTS-7625CC951, A1C-2299, SOC 1075, 10-10 22977, PG1915841, CW Rag chewers #21,
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I am corn-fuzed or out dated.
My previous Heil headset microphones
were all with dynamic elements. Are they now with electrite
(sp) elements?
I remember discussions about
making them available or to modify to them.
I remember my FT-100 & FT-857D when mobile, I sometimes
used my
Heil set for 2 meters & HF EMCOMMs. It wired directly up
to the connector.
Getting old.
73, Joe, K8JP/K5
On 2/20/2022 1:32 PM, Pat Campbell
wrote:
Glad to hear it worked.
--
Regards, Joe, K8JP/V31JP, Ronnie, Martin & Sidney Pontek
175 Diamond Loch Rd., Apt. 5
Gilmer, TX 75644-9374
U.S.A.
903-204-2318 (My TX cellular)
Member FOC-1743 Feb 2001, QCWA-LM21894, OOTC-4607, A1OP, CFO 1055, SKCC-3171T, NAQCC-5798, Flying Pig-2819, FISTS-7625CC951, A1C-2299, SOC 1075, 10-10 22977, PG1915841, CW Rag chewers #21,
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Steve
Pietro Molina