Today I acquired...........

[AKN]

Please tell me: Is the large signal strength really that much better on 2m if you do it with converter, compared to a good VHF all-mode unit?
I mean the old contest problem when you want to work hear a weak station but are surrounded by loud strong stations.

Thanks a lot.


Carsten

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As with anything it depends on the design of the converter, they tend to not be top performers as they are made to a budget. Mutek made a “high performance” 10m to 2m transverser which I recall was very good, Mutek worked hard for dynamic range and getting the overall noise figure down, a challenge with HF rigs, but it was as pricey as a good 2m multimode rig.

My experience is with Trio/Kenwood and in terms of rx performance the TR9000 was sensitive but suffered near strong signals. It’s successor the TR9130 was much better near strong signals but was a bit deaf in comparison. The TR751 was more sensitive than the TR9000 and better with strong signals than the 9130! The TS790 Base station beats them all in both aspects. However it is bettered by the TM255 which is a quite rare beast now. I’ve got the 751, 790 and 255 and have put them back to back on air and on the test bench.

The FDK mentioned above is also an excellent performer, I‘ve got one in need of fettling so not had chance to measure it.

 

[25.4_mechanic]

My experience is with

Thank you for profoundly expanding my Kenwood SW knowledge.

We still have two blue wonders lying around somewhere from the active time for the local channel and kitchen radio.

VHF/UHF SSB was FT736R of which I still have two, one completely upgraded with 6/2/70/23.

For SW I have two IC775DSP for one of which I am looking for a stepper motor for the AT.

Otherwise tons of stuff (TV transmitters, battleship-PAs, tubes, control technology, measurement technology, ....), because I was once quite active DXing and Contesting.

Now it's quiet, in the shack are moved lathe and mill.

Nice hobby, has never made anyone dumber, a lot of different knowledge - unfortunately my boys have never bitten.

Carsten

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[minimutly]

Arrived today... will nicely complement a small box of assorted Nikon-fit lenses I have kicking around. *
The FTn is the immediate predecessor of the FT3, which was the first decent camera I bought new and shot stupid amounts of trannies through.
This one's barely been used; it handles and feels like a new thing. Even the meter is working.

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* including a 55 / 1.4 Rikenon which came attached to a Ricoh Singlex with F mount.

Trannies??

 

[25.4_mechanic]

Trannies

transistor radio

 

[Barking Mat]

transistor radio

Trannies??

I know it's 'pride' month, but I was lost, on that one too.

 

[Hood]

Transparancies unless he liked snapping pics of men in women's clothes

 

[jack-daniels]

Trannies??

What, you've never blown a trannie?!

 

[Farside]

Trannies??

Kodak Ektachrome, mostly. Was a very steep and expensive learning curve.
Spent hundreds (in 1974-ish prices) on film and processing, sold a few pics but never came anywhere near covering costs.
Still, managed to blag press passes at some motor racing circuits, which was nice.
The FT2 (I wrongly typed FT3 above) was rock-solid reliable through it all.

 

[4String.]

A parkinson No8, don't need it but it was too cheap to ignore.

You're obviously not



According to my OH I suffer from something called "dermatightarse" .

 

[DickyDoDah]

I picked these up yesterday from a fellow Freecycler. Six years of The Classic Motorcycle magazines from 1983 to 1988 in imaculate condition It will take me some time to read through all of them but I intend to pass them on once I have.

 

[DAPPH]

Today I reacquired a lost child , by way of a repaired at fixed cost Kielder multi torque battery " KWT_001 drill driver " that kept having fits & starts after five years of intermittent heavy use ( I have two batteries for it ) .

Kielder service & repair do a fixed price repair cost £ 49.95 inc. paid carriage both ways , on all their equipments ever sold ..quite unusual these days . Amazing value for they have given me back the latest complete body inc. the new motor & new hand chuck , it must have been cheaper than repairing it . ( Remember its had two carriage paid for trips in it's carrying case as well factored into the £49.95 price . including the dreaded VAT.

Where else can I get a brand new bare bones drill diver with chuck that's been checked & tested for about £33 ?

I'm well pleased I can tell you , the original drill set up with an additional larger battery cost my wife ( my birthday present ) about £ 160 from Machine Mart. in Aug 2018

Just got to get out in the mancupboard and engrave my details on the body in a couple of places like I did on the original one.

 

[Dev]

Got a Clarke badged 12” disc sander. The included abrasive is a bit too coarse so I’ve ordered a 120. I’m assuming once I take the pad off I’ll be able to detach the wheel. There’s a bit of wobble to it - think it’s worth putting it in a lathe and trueing it up?

Happy enough, only paid 100 for it still in its box never used.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Out walking Defor Dog this morning. She was not happy to be out so early.

Found these two item in a lay by/bus stop.

So they came home.

 

[Lazurus]

A new B B Q to go on the new patio. Just need to find a Calor supplier who actually has some gas locally - very short supply around here.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

This box, I ahve had a few weeks now.

But today I aquired to what it was made for.

It is a .303 ammo box. It would contail 3 feet off cloth belted .303 rounds.

In WW1 a Vickers machine gun crew would like 9 of them together, so long belt.

The saying:
The whole 9 yards.

Comes from this.

The vickers was so well made. In a trail one gun fired 1,000,000 rounds, with out an issue. Al the crew did was kept the water topped up, belts fed and some parts oiled.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

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Out walking Defor Dog this morning. She was not happy to be out so early.

Found these two item in a lay by/buss stop.

So they came home.

What likes in that tall wooden box to the right in the first pic?

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

What likes in that tall wooden box to the right in the first pic?

Nothing special.

Just a set of 50" calipers.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^£20 from a Consignment shop. Near Bristol.

I know one member here knows of the place.

 

[sardine]

New addition to the family, she was delivered at 3 pm today after a short labour getting it in the cars boot, father celebrated with a pint of Dropbar and is expecting sleepless nights reading gear change charts and imperial screwcutting pitches.

Name " Atlas "

 

[Smouser]

I picked up a few things on an auction in the last week but have not had a proper chance to look at stuff until now.

First up is a Victoria dividing head.

I will be the first to admit that I know almost nothing about dividing heads.
It looks like the chuck says Burnerd model 130A. It also looks like there is a chunk missing out of it

I do not have any extra plates or any other gears so it looks to be incomplete. Maybe not the best buy.......


Next up is a Pratt Burnerd 12" 4 jaw chuck.
With my untrained eye it looks to be in good shape. Catalogue No 1502-63201.

It requires a good scrubbing but all looks to be in order.

Not quite sure what the value of it will be.
I don't have a lathe YET but even when I get one, I seriously doubt that beast will fit on it. I will probably sell it on again.

So in summary, I bought stuff AGAIN that I don't really know much about at all