[NJARC] Where's Dilks?

[Pete Malvasi]

Antenna works well going through the trees. Who sells that, the same people who market high fidelity audio cables?  Maybe they impregnate the wire with special "antenna grease" like they used to use on old car radio antenna.  Makes the rf slide off the metal nice and easy!

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On Aug 30, 2010, at 6:41, "John Dilks, K2TQN" <oldradio at comcast.net> wrote:

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> Hi Gang,
> 
> Sherry and I just returned yesterday from a two-week trip, first to 
> the Antique Wireless Association convention in Rochester, NY, then to 
> Boston to visit our daughter and grandchildren.  By Saturday we had 
> outstayed our welcome there and it was time to return.  :-)
> 
> While there I visited radio historian and author Alan Douglas on Cape 
> Cod and Bob Merriam, founder of the Museum of Wireless and Steam in 
> Rhode Island.  I also attended the Boxboro hamfest on Saturday, which 
> was well attended.
> 
> Bought while there: MacElroy key, a new antenna (Cobra Ultra Lite 
> Senior 160-10m x 140' long) which they claim works well going through 
> the trees.  We'll see.
> http://www.k1jek.com/
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> And I bought a cute, small, Raytheon radio that turned out to be a 
> low power marine transmitter-receiver + broadcast band radio.  I 
> looks like it will be converted into a 160 meter low-power rig 
> someday.  4-xtal positions.
> 
> Now to unload the car....
> 
> 73, John  
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