Fw: [Hallicrafters] '101 hum

Mon Jan 26 02:10:21 EST 2004

Bob, 	

I am forwarding my response to the list on purpose - 	

There were no flames intended or implied or applied. My reply to your sarcastic
remark was not for the purpose of upsetting you, but reminding you there were
options available if one wished to mail order. Lloyd Godsey for one, and several
other individuals and commercial venders. Even the quality of today's high end
headphones are poor from what I 'saw' and tried at Christmas at Radio Shack from
Kaas and other 'respected' names. In a word, 'cheap!' Poor quality
construction,above average audio, but nothing like one used to get from these
brand names and they were not cheap. I had difficulty telling a pair for $30
from a pair for 100. Being blind I have a pretty good ear and the expensive
pairs left a lot to be desired as far as I was concerned. If you took offense at
my comments, then you read more into them than I meant. So quelch that flame you
lit under your rump before you sprain something. At our age one has to be
careful not to short his circuits out! Sorry if I overheated your wiring, now
chill Robert and go buy a pair of Lloyd
's cheap headphones. Did I say cheap? I meant inexpensive. (snicker) Seriously,
they are very nice, especially for the price.	

DBF	

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From: Bob Wilder <bwild at earthlink.net>
To: Duane Fischer, W8DBF <dfischer at usol.com>; Mark Bell <bell at blazenet.net>;
Andy Bullington <abullington at comcast.net>; hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net; Bob
Wilder <bwild at earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] '101 hum
Date: Monday, January 26, 2004 12:44 AM

Thanks Duane for the comment..Knew when I wrote I did someone would start the
flame..
It always happens if you wait long enough.

Bob

At 12:31 AM 1/26/2004 -0500, Duane Fischer, W8DBF wrote:

>Give us a break Bob, you are very well aware that you could have ordered these
>by phone from several sources and had them in your hands in a few days. I do
not
>know of any modern consumer electronics that use old mono headphones with a 1/4
>inch plug, so why would anyone even remotely think he/she could go to one of
the
>discount chain electronics stores, or even a locally owned higher end audio
>store, and purchase mono headphones that nobody but a bunch of old farts with
>radios as old as they are, or older, want?      
>        
>They are not hard to find, if you look in the right places. 
>
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>From: Bob Wilder <bwild at earthlink.net>
>To: Duane Fischer, W8DBF <dfischer at USOL.COM>; Mark Bell <bell at blazenet.net>;
>Andy Bullington <abullington at comcast.net>; hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] '101 hum
>Date: Sunday, January 25, 2004 11:56 PM
>
>Maybe is like me, needed a pair of headphone and there was not a pair of mono
>phones in the city of Mobile, AL:...you could buy all the stereo phones you
>want,
>so you go with what is available and live with the problem or try to resolve it
>as best you can. Oh yes I did find one pair of mono phones in town, cheap
>plastic
>with two ear buds and come wire.  I wanted padded phones.
>
>
>At 11:01 PM 1/25/2004 -0500, Duane Fischer, W8DBF wrote:
>
>>Is there something wrong with this man just buying the right set of headphones
>>and being happy? I have a brand new set sealed in plastic with a quarter inch
>>phone plug with the right impedence he can own for $15 plus shipping.
>>
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>>From: Mark Bell <bell at blazenet.net>
>>To: Andy Bullington <abullington at comcast.net>; hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
>>Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] '101 hum
>>Date: Sunday, January 25, 2004 10:40 PM
>>
>>You might try using your headphones with the 3.2 Ohm speaker terminal on the
>>back of the SX-101A.
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Andy Bullington" <abullington at comcast.net>
>>To: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
>>Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 9:40 PM
>>Subject: [Hallicrafters] '101 hum
>>
>>
>>> Thanks to all who have answered....it seems that I have indeed commited
>>the
>>> sin of low impedance stereo headphones (Sony).  I have located JRC 600 ohm
>>> mono headphones at Universal Radio but am going to try
>>> an impedance transformer before I buy them.  The hum in the speaker is
>>> negligible. Again, thank you to all who replied....very helpful info.
>>>                Andy W1AWB
>>>
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