[R-390] Ballast Tube Thread/Deadest horse that's ever been beat

[Bob Camp]

Hi

Sand state resistors ... hmmm

I just noticed that the resistors that I recommended are *silicon* 
coated.

Quick run for the bomb shelter ....

	Enjoy!

		Bob Camp
		KB8TQ

On Jul 4, 2004, at 1:22 PM, Llgpt at aol.com wrote:

> Hmmmmmmmmm,
>
> Everything was sailing merrily along until now. We need to get the Mars
> lander Project people in on this to tell us just how far out of spec 
> that 50 ohm
> resistor can climb before you can no longer hear a signal. 51 ohms, in 
> a few
> decades it might be 53-54 ohms. Egads!! I should have listened when I 
> was called
> a witch for using sand state devices to replace a tube............live 
> and
> learn I guess.
>
> Les Locklear
> Monitoring from The Gulf of Mexico
> Hammarlund HQ-120X
> Harris RF-505A (R-5075/GRR)
> R-390/URR
> Ten Tec RX-350D
> Alpha Delta Sloper
> Various Longwires
> Monitoring since '57
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 7/4/2004 10:19:23 AM Central Daylight Time,
> rbethman at comcast.net writes:
> Barry & Les,
>
>      I'll play whatever role you wish pursuant in keeping this alive!
>
>      I don't get "sucked" into anything!  I JUMP in with my eyes open 
> wide.
>
>      To make sure it is "on-topic", My 50 ohm has after about 8 or so
> years of use in lieu of the INFAMOUS 3TF7, has drifted to 51 ohms in 
> value.
>
>      Happy Fourth!  My spirit is with the new ones doing what us OLD 
> ones
> used to!
>
> Bob - N0DGN - USA/USN retired
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