[Hallicrafters] SNOW

[wf2u at ws19ops.com]

It's 19 degrees but dry here for now, with wind chill factor at 7 degrees.

And for some Hallicrafters content here: I just fixed my SX-73 which  
had been sitting on a shelf unused since we moved to this QTH 7 years  
ago.
"Variacing" it up slowly resulted in a live radio but doverloaded and  
distorted with strong signals, AVC/manual gain switch didn't make any  
difference.
Of all the caps, it was only the bias supply filter cap which shorted  
out to ground (50 V rated, but measured voltage doesn't exceed -24  
VDC). Nothing went bad as there is a resistor network in the circuit  
and the current is very small.
Replaced the cap and the receiver is working great! Love that SX-73!

73, Meir WF2U
Landrum, SC (the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, northwestern  
corner of South Carolina)


Quoting jeff <jeffv at op.net>:

> Gary wrote:
>> Anyone want some snow, got a little over two feet of this stuff last night.
>> Gary...WZ1M
>
> No thanks.
> We had half an inch of ice in the Philly area.  I've had it with this
> climate.  Ever since we swapped with Seattle, it's been pretty gloomy.
> People from London tell me it's just like home (except for the ice).
>
> Wonder what Arizona is like about now...
> (I'm sure we have representatives here)
>
> Of course if we want snow, we just go north an hour or two.  The
> Poconos seem to get a few inches almost daily.  I keep telling the
> in-laws they need to move to Civilization, but no....
>
>
> Please keep your snow.  And please be careful in it.
> As soon as we get 1/4", there is no bread or milk at the stores.
>
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