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Comment on VAQP 2013 by Kevin - WB0POH

Kevin - WB0POH — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 02:10:38 +0000

Note – I believe I worked you while operating K4NVA. That was interesting.

The funny part was that I worked fellow club member W4JTP on CW three times…once on 40m, once on 80m, and once on 40m as K4NVA shortly before I worked you.

Interesting VAQP this year

73s

Kevin – WB0POH

Comment on Warming the shack by Jack

Jack — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 01:03:52 +0000

Most of the connections use shielded cable with RCA phono jacks on the ends -- whether for audio or RF. The direction coupler in the station control unit has N-type connectors. I tend to use PL259-terminated coax around the shack, so I found it helpful to buy some converters that were also elbow-shaped since there isn't a lot of space to either side of the coupler. (see picture at http://goo.gl/doDgu). RF Connnection in Gaithersburg, MD stocks a number of Collins-related accessories including patch cords, replacement cable for the power connectors, and I think that's where I bought my N-adapter, pictured above. Good luck ES 73, Jack

Comment on Warming the shack by Ken

Ken — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 05:08:50 +0000

KI5HQ

Just got a 75s-3b and a 32s-3 , prob will be sending them off to a pro.

what kind of connectors are used for the direction coupler and station controls.

Thks

Comment on AKA Interface Considerations by Jack

Jack — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:35:02 +0000

Sure, it is the #276-1380 audio output transformer. -jjw

Comment on AKA Interface Considerations by DICK

DICK — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:26:28 +0000

Do you have the radio shack product code for the audio transformer. thanks

Comment on IF Comp 2012 – Sealed Room by Thoughts: The Sealed Room « Issy IF only

Thoughts: The Sealed Room « Issy IF only — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 17:23:31 +0000

[...] The sealed room is correct. Try as I might, I cannot get this game to work. A quick look through other blogs told me that installing the latest version of Gargoyle might fix it, and lo and behold it does. Thank you Dhakajack. [...]

Comment on IF Comp 2012 – Irvine Quik and the Search for the Fish of Traglea by Jack

Jack — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 02:01:28 +0000

I didn’t have Gargoyle for Mac at that point — I only installed it later on to run the ALAN game, and I was pleased with how well the interpreter worked. I am used to using Gargoyle on my Linux boxes, but didn’t realize that binaries were available for Mac OS X.

I’m not at all familiar with Adrift, so I went the most conservative route and tried to run it under Windows with a purpose-built interpreter. Glad to hear that Gargoyle handled it well — next time I have an ALAN or Adrift game to run on the Mac, I’ll start with Gargoyle. Thanks!

Comment on IF Comp 2012 – Irvine Quik and the Search for the Fish of Traglea by Vivienne Dunstan

Vivienne Dunstan — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 01:43:00 +0000

Interesting that you had to play it under Parallels. I just double clicked on the game file in my Mac, and Gargoyle launched and played the game. Which I enjoyed.

Comment on IF Comp 2012 – The Test Is Now Ready by Jack

Jack — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 02:32:47 +0000

Thanks for the insights. I hadn't realized that this was so well-trodden territory. Maga Dogg's review gives some additional background, and his sentiments about this work very much reflect my own.

Comment on IF Comp 2012 – Howling Dogs by Jack

Jack — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 02:29:09 +0000

Ah, hadn’t realized that — in that case, congratulations on a nice layout. I particularly like the blurry text effect.