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@Rossby- Hey, I not only still have my faithful RCA Receiving Tube Manual but also my RCA Transistor Manual. Actually, I kept two of the tube manuals- the older one is the 1954 manual (price: 60¢) that as a kid I used so heavily that the binding dis…
You know, I sometimes wonder when:
• an MFO poster asks a question-
• people spend a fair amount of time and energy trying to help...
• and the MFO poster is never heard from again in the thread that they started.
I really don't understand stuff l…
@Sven- yes, they certainly did. Your report is dated 9/7, almost a week ago, and newer reports seem to confirm that the Ukrainians have done very well, albeit with terrific personnel losses.
@hank- Not to hijack this thread, but take a look at the pics over on your "Don't like the war" thread. Some of the Russian mechanized units are taking a real beating.
"Shorter wavelengths travel further. Right?"
Actually, it's a bit more complex than that, because various wavelengths act differently under different conditions. Generally speaking, the longer wavelengths, say up through the VHF band, tend to travel…
@hank- Yes indeed, I did similar horsing around as a kid. BTW, as I mentioned above someplace, the higher you go in frequency the "shorter" the wavelength. That's why anything much above the AM broadcast band was called "shortwave". With today's use…
@hank- Yes- maybe I should correct my previous comment to read:
"Antennas have absolutely no idea what the signal content is... analog, digital, AM, FM, garbage, or anything else."
@hank- I was only referring to the use of the term "digital antenna". Not a big deal, but there's really no such thing as a "digital" antenna. The reason that I mention this is because the advertising is so misleading to anyone not familiar with the…
@hank- please note my comments about "digital" antennas. Antennas have absolutely no idea what the signal content is... analog, digital, AM, FM, or anything else. All that they know about is the signal frequency. For example, commercial digital TV n…
@Rossby- yes sir, your info is spot on, and a good example of how receiving antennas may need to be installed with respect to height, line-of-sight to the transmitter, in-line amplifiers, and signal splitters.
One other thing to mention- the advert…
@AndyJ- from what I've seen so far, I have hopes for her son, Charles. He seems to have his head screwed on correctly. After him, though, it's anybody's guess.
@Derf- Rossby lays out a good case for the cheap and dirty "active" antenna types. If it was me, that's what I'd try first.
Here's a few typical examples from Amazon, in increasing order of performance and price:
• TV Antenna Indoor, "Digital" Amp…
More Than You Ever Wanted to Know About Radio Waves
Well, for starters, there's no such thing as a "digital" antenna. Yes, I realize that there are tons of advertisements for "digital" antennas, but that's just ignorance or BS, I'm sorry to say. OK…
Thanks for that story, @AndyJ. And here is one more than I stumbled across- a story told by Kevin Rudd, a former Australian Prime Minister:
Australian politicians are supposed to be a tough lot. But I remember my first meeting with the Queen at Wind…
Well, the Justice Department has filed an appeal of Judge Aileen Cannon's granting former President Trump's request for a special master. The appeal itself is some 54 pages long, and while I certainly didn't read the entirety, I did skim enough to f…
"hat opening sequence of the losing candidates' concessions going back halfway to forever, followed by Dump's Big Lie, is a great stroke"
For sure- a great way to set the stage by establishing the "normal".
@AndyJ- my wife and I watched that tonight- it was very well done, and solidly called out the Republicans for what they did and what they are, at least for now. We are in a very precarious situation as a nation.
OJ
@Crash- Aren't there a number of small islands in the Hawaii chain which are unpopulated- no water resources, and so forth? Wouldn't they be good locations for solar and wind generation, with cables to the populated islands?
Such an installation wo…
Bonds are just fine, as long as you buy them for the interest, use short durations, and hold to maturity. Why care what they're "worth" at any particular point in time?
"Out of thin air: new solar-powered invention creates hydrogen fuel from the atmosphere"
From The Guardian, here's some interesting news from Australia:
Researchers say their prototype produces hydrogen with greater
than 99% purity and works in ai…
"But what empire has lasted? Ours is a twinkling compared to Egypt or Rome."
Exactly. Anyone who assumes that the United States as constituted is somehow exempt from the twists and turns of history, and guaranteed longevity, is a fool.
OK, so back in 2016 perhaps the voters were "as dumb as a box of rocks", and presumably didn't realize what they were voting for.
Six years later those voters may still be "as dumb as a box of rocks", but now they know exactly what they are voting …
As I see the present situation, it's not NASA, as such- unlike previous programs, NASA has turned over the equipment design and construction of major projects to Boeing and other "civilian" contractors. NASA is responsible for setting the goals, maj…
No, just more Boeing. How sad... we all remember when they were a first-rate outfit... something that we were all proud of. Another fine job by the folks that BBF is so enamored of. Boy, those guys sure earn their big fat pensions. And of course the…
@Baseball_Fan
I may be suckling of the teet (sic) of the public tax payer with a pension, but hear this, joker: During my twenty years of public safety service I typically worked two to four hours of off-the-books UNPAID overtime each and every day…
