[SADXA] dummy load oil??

Richard Solomon dickw1ksz at gmail.com
Mon Nov 17 18:58:10 EST 2014


I once worked EI from Massachusetts with my antenna switch on the Heath
dummy load.

I wondered why 15 was so quiet !!

73, Dick, W1KSZ
On Nov 17, 2014 2:06 PM, "Ron Jones" <k7rj at comcast.net> wrote:

> Thanks to all for the dummy load oil suggestions. I purchased a gallon of
> mineral oil from Walgreens, I am sure I could have beat their inflated
> price, but it wasn't worth driving all over town to save a couple of bucks.
> Anyhow, I have my trusty Heathkit dummy load back on the air......wait a
> minute, it shouldn't actually be "on the air" if it a true dummy load!
> Thanks again and good DX.
> 73
> Ron K7RJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> From: "Ron Jones" <k7rj at comcast.net>
> To: "Souther Arizona DXclub" <SADXA at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2014 7:38:45 PM
> Subject: [SADXA] dummy load oil??
>
> Anyone have suggestions and/or sources for oil for a dummy load? I have a
> Heath Cantenna dummy load that requires about a gallon of oil. Years ago, I
> replaced the original, probably with PCB's, oil with the currently
> recommended stuff. However, shortly before I moved to Tucson, my trusty
> cantenna sprang a leak and most of the oil ended up on my ham shack floor.
> Does anyone know of a local source for more oil. I need a gallon of the
> stuff.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Ron  K7RJ
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