Re: Looking for Potentiometer
Put a 10K resister in parallel to the pot and you’ll be pretty close. ? Dusty ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Joe Rowe Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2023 8:51 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [xarc] Looking for Potentiometer ? I have a 10 k pot that fits your size requirements.? Probably better than nothing. ? On Mon, Jul 31, 2023 at 10:21?PM Brian Donovan - K2AS <k2as@...> wrote: Long shot, but - If anyone has in their junkbox, a 3K ohm linear taper,
chassis mount (standard 3/8 bushing and 1/4 shaft), but shaft needs to
be at least 1.5 inches long , I will take it off your hands.? This Drake
2-C I'm refurbing has no sound until I hit about 2/3 scale, and then it
is way too loud.? Have to use the RF gain for volume.
I took the pot apart, and the first 2/3 of the carbon trace is
completely GONE.
These seem to be hard to come by these days, as I have been searching
parts suppliers and surplus sites for a couple hours. Seems like an
unusual value for a pot, but I guess Drake used them more than once.?? I
probably will get as close as I can with a substitute if no luck, but
thought I would ask first.
Brian
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Re: Looking for Potentiometer
I have a 10 k pot that fits your size requirements.? Probably better than nothing.
Joe
On Mon, Jul 31, 2023 at 10:21?PM Brian Donovan - K2AS < k2as@...> wrote: Long shot, but - If anyone has in their junkbox, a 3K ohm linear taper,
chassis mount (standard 3/8 bushing and 1/4 shaft), but shaft needs to
be at least 1.5 inches long , I will take it off your hands.? This Drake
2-C I'm refurbing has no sound until I hit about 2/3 scale, and then it
is way too loud.? Have to use the RF gain for volume.
I took the pot apart, and the first 2/3 of the carbon trace is
completely GONE.
These seem to be hard to come by these days, as I have been searching
parts suppliers and surplus sites for a couple hours. Seems like an
unusual value for a pot, but I guess Drake used them more than once.?? I
probably will get as close as I can with a substitute if no luck, but
thought I would ask first.
Brian
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Looking for Potentiometer
Long shot, but - If anyone has in their junkbox, a 3K ohm linear taper, chassis mount (standard 3/8 bushing and 1/4 shaft), but shaft needs to be at least 1.5 inches long , I will take it off your hands.? This Drake 2-C I'm refurbing has no sound until I hit about 2/3 scale, and then it is way too loud.? Have to use the RF gain for volume.
I took the pot apart, and the first 2/3 of the carbon trace is completely GONE.
These seem to be hard to come by these days, as I have been searching parts suppliers and surplus sites for a couple hours. Seems like an unusual value for a pot, but I guess Drake used them more than once.?? I probably will get as close as I can with a substitute if no luck, but thought I would ask first.
Brian
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Radio Lunch -- Monroe Wegman's -- Thursday, July 27, 2023
Greetings:
We will continue to meet at Wegman's on Monroe. I will likely
arrive at about 12:15 pm.
Date:
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Time: 12
Noon
Where: Upstairs dining area
Address: 3195
Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14618
Phone:?
Please contact me if you have any questions...
Ned, W2NED@...
585 734-1984
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Radio Lunch -- Monroe Wegman's -- Thursday, July 20, 2023
Greetings:
We will continue to meet at Wegman's on Monroe. I will likely
arrive at about 12:15 pm.
Date:
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Time: 12
Noon
Where: Upstairs dining area
Address: 3195
Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14618
Phone:?
Please contact me if you have any questions...
Ned, W2NED@...
585 734-1984
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Radio Lunch -- Monroe Wegman's -- Thursday, July 13, 2023
Greetings:
We will continue to meet at Wegman's on Monroe. I will likely
arrive at about 12:15 pm.
Date:
Thursday, July 13, 2023
Time: 12
Noon
Where: Upstairs dining area
Address: 3195
Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14618
Phone:?
Please contact me if you have any questions...
Ned, W2NED@...
585 734-1984
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Batavia Hamfest Saturday July 15th
Hope to see some of you there!
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Re: Preliminary FD Results - WOW!!!
Folks,
Field Day Entry is complete (see below).? We'll get 5680 points which should put us in the top 12% more or less of the 3A class.
Thanks everyone for helping out.? Next year FD will be June 22-23.? Save the date!
73
Bob, K2OID
Congratulations! You've successfully submitted your Field Day entry, as well as uploaded all required documentation. Your confirmation number is 25lmf2mk. A summary of your submission is provided below for your review. If you have any questions about your log, please contact the Contest section at contests@....
If you need to update your entry, enter soapbox comments or upload photos of your Field Day activities, please use the appropriate link below.
Links:
Update entry/upload documents
Soapbox comments/photos
Summary:
Entry received at: 2023-07-12 21:20:43
Call Used: W2XRX GOTA Station Call: WB2EOC ARRL/RAC Section: WNY Class: 3A
Participants: 29 Club/Group Name: XRX & Monroe Co ARES RCs Joint FD
Power Source(s): Generator, Battery
Power Multiplier: 2X
Preliminary Total Score: 5,680
Bonus Points:
100% emergency power 300
Media Publicity 100 - Documented by W2XRX FD2023 Publicity Webster on the Web blog.pptx
Public location 100
Public information table 100 - Documented by W2XRX Field 2023 Public Information Table.docx
Formal message to ARRL SM/SEC 100 - Documented by W2XRX FD 2023 Message to SM n2ljm.pdf
W1AW Field Day message 100 - Documented by W2XRX FD2023 Field Day Bulletin 2023.docx
Formal messages handled (12 x 10, max of 100) 100 - Documented by W2XRX FD2023 Field Day Messages.zip
Natural power QSOs completed 100 - Documented by W2XRX FD 2023 Alternative Power.docx
Site visit by invited served agency 100
Educational activity 100
Youth participation (7 x 20, max of 100) 100
Safety officer 100 - Documented by W2XRX FD 2023 Safety Officer.pdf
Social media 100
GOTA Station 260
GOTA Coach 100
Entry submitted via web 50
Total bonus points 1,910
Score Summary: (Cabrillo log/dupe sheet file: W2XRX - XRX ARC + MC RACES-ARES FD 2023 QSOs.xlsx)
CW Digital Phone Total
Total QSOs 395 420 255
Total Points 790 840 255 1885 Claimed Score = (QSO points x power mult) = 3,770
Submitted by: Robert S. Karz, K2OID rkarz@...
Band/Mode QSO Breakdown:
CW Digital Phone
QSOs Pwr(W) QSOs Pwr(W) QSOs Pwr(W)
160m 80m 91 100 30 100 27 100 40m 181 100 45 100 54 100 20m 65 100 194 100 97 100 15m 40 100 141 100 10 100 10m 3 100 1 100 6m 4 100 5 100 1 100 2m 2 100 1 100 3 100 222 2 100 1 100 3 100 432 2 100 2 100 Other 5 100 2 100 6 100 Satellite GOTA 52 100 TOTAL 395 420 255
GOTA Bonus: GOTA Coach - 100 Bonus Points
Name/Call QSOs Bonus Points
Annott Poliszuk, (NONE) 1 5
Caleb Schick, (NONE) 1 5
Carol Tuvo, (NONE) 5 25
Chase Jackson, (NONE) 3 15
Delia Becker, (NONE) 4 20
Elizabeth, (NONE) 1 5
Evan Jackson, (NONE) 3 15
Giovanni Pellegrino, (NONE) 8 40
Jayce Poliszuk, (NONE) 1 5
Kevin Passmore, K2ZH 4 20
Thomas Small, KD2ZLP 7 35
Connie Converse, KE2BMS 2 10
Mitch, (NONE) 7 35
Ralph Willson, (NONE) 3 15
Steven Smith, KC2YTC 2 10
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They pictured the oldest radios at the event.? Not that any of the non-hams would know the difference. hi hi
On Thu, Jul 6, 2023 at 6:19?PM Robert Karz < rkarz@...> wrote:
FYI, here is a link to the FD article Missy Rosenberry posted in
her Webster on the Web blog.? Scroll down to July 1 to see it.?
Quite nice publicity I think.
73
Bob, K2OID
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Good going Bob.? Thanks?for sharing.? Nice pictures.? There was all of these new/young operators and then there was the old fart.
Peter F.? W2SKY
On Thu, Jul 6, 2023 at 6:19?PM Robert Karz < rkarz@...> wrote:
FYI, here is a link to the FD article Missy Rosenberry posted in
her Webster on the Web blog.? Scroll down to July 1 to see it.?
Quite nice publicity I think.
73
Bob, K2OID
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FYI, here is a link to the FD article Missy Rosenberry posted in
her Webster on the Web blog.? Scroll down to July 1 to see it.?
Quite nice publicity I think.
73
Bob, K2OID
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Radio Lunch -- Monroe Wegman's -- Thursday, July 6, 2023
Greetings:
We will continue to meet at Wegman's on Monroe. I will likely
arrive at about 12:15 pm.
Date:
Thursday, July 6, 2023
Time: 12
Noon
Where: Upstairs dining area
Address: 3195
Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14618
Phone:?
Please contact me if you have any questions...
Ned, W2NED@...
585 734-1984
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Jarred, Yes, the local RMS / Relay stations KD2DO-10 and KD2DO-11 do operate in the fast VARA mode. We have been getting up to? 2000-7000 bytes per minute on the 12 meter RMS when there are no interfering stations.
Also, a VARA license does include VARA HF and VARA FM with one license.? In addition to using Winlink Express, you can also use VARA HF with VarAC which is a chat mode on HF.
Send me a Winlink message via one of the KD2DO RMSs..? Just address it to W2SKY.
I think there are not many messages using Winlink during FD.? FT8 is much better.? However, Paul and I sent Winlink messages to our WNY SM (worth 100 points) and to 10 other stations worth an additional?100 points) for our W2XRX operation.
Peter F., W2SKY
During field day I was asked to use the VHF / Digital station for Winlink email messages. I had absolutely no experience with it and failed wide open. My favorite teacher (YouTube) has been helping me and I am getting ready to create my account and set it up.?
My question is about VARA FM and HF. I overheard that the connection speed was very slow. It seems that the slow connection may be a result of the free version. I am more than willing to buy the full software. What I don't know is if the gateways in our area support the full version so I can get the full speed if I buy the license??
Also does anyone know if VARA FM and VARA HF are covered by the same license or do I need to buy different ones.?
Thanks,
Jarred
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I got everything setup on my IC-705 and communicating on both VARA HF and FM with KD2DO-10. I tried 40m (slow) and 2m (much faster). I did not notice any difference in speed with the licensed version of the software, but I have it now and it does apply to both HF and FM. Its all loaded on the laptop and ready to go for next field day or whenever it might come in handy.?
Jarred
On Saturday, July 1, 2023 at 02:50:32 PM EDT, Jarred Jackson via groups.io <kf2mr@...> wrote:
During field day I was asked to use the VHF / Digital station for Winlink email messages. I had absolutely no experience with it and failed wide open. My favorite teacher (YouTube) has been helping me and I am getting ready to create my account and set it up.?
My question is about VARA FM and HF. I overheard that the connection speed was very slow. It seems that the slow connection may be a result of the free version. I am more than willing to buy the full software. What I don't know is if the gateways in our area support the full version so I can get the full speed if I buy the license??
Also does anyone know if VARA FM and VARA HF are covered by the same license or do I need to buy different ones.?
Thanks,
Jarred
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During field day I was asked to use the VHF / Digital station for Winlink email messages. I had absolutely no experience with it and failed wide open. My favorite teacher (YouTube) has been helping me and I am getting ready to create my account and set it up.?
My question is about VARA FM and HF. I overheard that the connection speed was very slow. It seems that the slow connection may be a result of the free version. I am more than willing to buy the full software. What I don't know is if the gateways in our area support the full version so I can get the full speed if I buy the license??
Also does anyone know if VARA FM and VARA HF are covered by the same license or do I need to buy different ones.?
Thanks,
Jarred
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Radio Lunch -- Monroe Wegman's -- Thursday, June 29, 2023
Greetings:
We will continue to meet at Wegman's on Monroe. I will likely
arrive at about 12:15 pm.
Date:
Thursday, June 29, 2023
Time: 12
Noon
Where: Upstairs dining area
Address: 3195
Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14618
Phone:?
Please contact me if you have any questions...
Ned, W2NED@...
585 734-1984
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Evan was describing his troubles with a kit that had chinese instructions and wishing there was a kit maker that had clear instructions. I told him once upon a time there was a company called..... Heathkit
heathkit.com is trying to make a comeback
Jon N2JAC
On Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 06:44:39 PM EDT, Jarred Jackson via groups.io <kf2mr@...> wrote:
Thanks to the GOTA coaches, my youngest son Evan decided he would like to get his license. His book arrived from Amazon, and he started studying today!
Thank You
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Thanks to the GOTA coaches, my youngest son Evan decided he would like to get his license. His book arrived from Amazon, and he started studying today!
Thank You
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Re: pumpkin patrol jamming
Jon, Keep me informed. I can hunt with my arrow and have 2-3 radios for coordination.
During last halloween?I thought the offender was traveling mainly on the East side.? Near?the end he was extremely strong at Harris hill in Penfield and traveling South.
Peter F., W2SKY
On Tue, Jun 27, 2023 at 3:40?PM Jon Dickason via <jondickason= [email protected]> wrote: the pumpkin patrol team had a real problem with a jammer last year. They are working on methods to work around him, but they could use help in tracking him down. If you want to help with direction finding on halloween (I think it's a 2 night assignment) I'll let you know more details later. I tried a little DF and it wasn't easy, but still fun trying.
Jon N2JAC
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the pumpkin patrol team had a real problem with a jammer last year. They are working on methods to work around him, but they could use help in tracking him down. If you want to help with direction finding on halloween (I think it's a 2 night assignment) I'll let you know more details later. I tried a little DF and it wasn't easy, but still fun trying.
Jon N2JAC
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Peter W2SKY
Jon Dickason