Re: Spare parts
And then the story gets changed and we end up with "Bob Heil" says not to ground your station. I really think all the companies should be required to include a copy of the Polyphaser grounding paper
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dreadlk
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Re: [IC-7000] ice comm software
what i find it is internet chat software ?nothing to do with ham radio
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ka3ffy <ka3ffy_ka3ffy@...>
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#35236
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Re: [IC-7000] ice comm software
I'm not currently set up to try this, but I downloaded it. I get an error when I start it. So, I'm not sure if it is because I don't have my radio connected or if it's the software. Here is the link
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Keith D. Brady <kdbrady1963@...>
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#35237
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Re: [IC-7000] ice comm software
sorry never heard of it what does it do ________________________________ To: ic7000@... Sent: Sunday, 5 January 2014, 19:06 Subject: [IC-7000] ice comm software ? Anyone got a copy of
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john hinds <m0eou@...>
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#35235
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ice comm software
Anyone got a copy of above software please? Tried various links and url's all dead ends!! Thanks in advance.. Andy...
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[email protected] <m0gav1@...>
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#35234
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Re: Spare parts
I've seen several forums conducted by Heil and he advocates not grounding for RF purposes, not lightning. They are two separate discussions. Lightning grounding is imperative...where grounding your
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Kirk
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#35233
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Belize
Just wondering if there are any other ic7000 users in Belize? I just relocated to Placencia (permanently I hope) and am just getting set up as V31TK (KF5WBG).
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tkpennington55
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#35232
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Re: RES: RES: [IC-7000] Spare parts
" I read somewhere that Bob Heil has an extensive and totally ungrounded station, and never has a problem with lightning or RF." And he will be SK Bob Heil if lightning strikes that Antenna while he's
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dreadlk
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#35231
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Re: [IC-7000] Watch the MDSR TAPR presentation on how to upgrade RIGs to SDR
HAM? Is that the acronym for Hailing Amateur Mariners?
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Dennis Griffin <eagleeyedennis@...>
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#35230
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Re: RES: RES: [IC-7000] Spare parts
Any lightning discharge that can travel over a mile through the air, won't have any problem going an extra 6 feet through your house or through a glass jar! Having an ungrounded radio system doesn't
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Steve W3AHL
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#35229
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Re: RES: RES: [IC-7000] Spare parts
One Ham said he places all his antenna leads in a glass jar after disconnecting from the radio. I hang them about 6 feet away from any equipment. An ungrounded system sometimes seems a good way to go;
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Alex Netherton <anetherton@...>
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#35227
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Re: Watch the MDSR TAPR presentation on how to upgrade RIGs to SDR
I'm at sea and my video links are not available due to bandwidth issues. What would I do with my HAM now that is a SDR radio? Rene Steinhauer KJ6BYK
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Rene S <medicrene@...>
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#35228
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Watch the MDSR TAPR presentation on how to upgrade RIGs to SDR
Hi Everybody; Gary Pearce (KN4AQ) is presenting the MDSR project in his 116th. episode of HAM Radio Now. You can watch his take on the show and introduction followed by the talk given by Alex Schwarz
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Alex Schwarz
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#35226
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Re: RES: RES: [IC-7000] Spare parts
You are absolutely correct -- having a lightning suppressor installed will not stop a direct hit. But a properly installed lightning protection system will -- in most cases. I've seen over six sites
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Steve W3AHL
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#35225
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Re: RES: RES: [IC-7000] Spare parts
Hi all, a coaxial line EM discharger is not enough when a lightning arrive on your antenna. I had a 8 meters long vertical antenna on the top of the roof. It simply exploded, I found several parts of
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iz0abd@...
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#35224
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Re: [IC-7000] BktRemote Suite
All well and good, but the ham radio control has never got out of the proprietary model and become standardised. This means we have a heap of systems, all incompatible with each other, no possibility
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Tony Langdon
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#35223
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CW Keying Spike & HSEND Timing
After a post last week regarding power spikes from the PTT switch, someone mentioned a similar problem with CW keying. There is indeed a brief spike at the leading edge of each dit and dah, with the
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Steve W3AHL
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#35222
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Re: RES: RES: [IC-7000] Spare parts
Here is a suggestion that could provide additional lighting protection, beyond the lightning arrester you should already have. I have multiple antennas, so I use a 4-position manual antenna switch.
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Milo Austin
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#35221
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Re: [IC-7000] Spare parts
Yes, Francesco. Always good to try if you are up to it. However, not knowing one's skill level, always better to err on side of caution. I know many times the feeling of satisfaction at having
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Milo Austin
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#35220
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Re: RES: RES: [IC-7000] Spare parts
It is possible for a bad board from the defective unit to damage a good board, so I wouldn't suggest board swapping using a friend's 7K. If two boards have visible damage from the lightning strike, it
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Steve W3AHL
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#35219
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