In a message on 09-26-18 Sean Dennis said to Holger Granholm:

Hi Sean,

 HG> I noticed that you probably use UTF as code page but the only
 HG> character that didn't match the text mode here was the (º) =
 HG> paragraph character.

SD> That was a direct copy and paste from Windows 10 into the Chrome SSH
SD> browser extension into GoldEd+/Linux.

No problem. I have extended the capabilities of the Semware Editor to do
most of the conversions between various code pages. The paragraph char
wasn't among the converted so that will be added at next overhaul.

 HG> BTW, the URL's mentioned in the text didn't give me anything.

SD> I didn't check any of the URLs myself.  I did read the newsletter

I have not checked the <arrl.org/.....> URL yet because of the long
"suffix", but I will do that to see if there's more details.

 SD>> Digital modes are a mixed bag.  However they do have the distinct
 SD>> advantage of being very efficent with low-power and bandwith.

Yes I have run RTTY a while before and when going to Market Reef on a
DXpedition but not the newer digital modes.

SD> Unfortunately, there is that side effect.  I will usually ragchew
SD> with people on digital modes. I am not a fan of a "macro-driven
SD> QSO".

I have always loved to ragchew with old buddies on CW or SSB but the
most of them have passed away now.

I'm getting a bit old I think, with my youngest child just became 60 and
my eldest grandson now 42 years.

SD> Did I tell you I bought a nearly-new used Yaesu FT-450D in June for
SD> an early birthday present for myself?

Congrats for the b-day when you became 45 YO.

SD> I just need to get him to give me one of his Kamtronics TNCs to
SD> start tinkering with setting one up.

Packet radio is completely dead here and our repeaters almost dead too.

SD> copper J-pole my dad, KD7SXQ, built for me.  I'm hitting repeaters
SD> 50 miles/80km away on five watts of power.  That little rig will
SD> put out 65 watts if need be.

Chasing DX via repeaters isn't used here. Some may use them as beacons
to check conditions but most of them don't identify.

SD> I took a semi-decent picture of my little shack recently:
SD> https://www.dropbox.com/s/ims13w8h6kbprj9/201...

I think I may never have taken a picture of this shack since we moved
here. Guess I might do that one day after tidying it up a bit..hi.

SD> Deluxe Versa Tuner II since I use wire antennas (the 450D's
SD> internal antenna tuner can't handle wire antennas).

I use a Windom (W0WO) wire antenna and have a Dentron Super Tuner for
matching it on 21 MHz. The other (old) bands don't need a matching
network.

BTW "antenna tuner" is a wrong expression because it doesn't tune the
antenna. Matching Network would be the correct name for it.


73 de Sam, OH0NC

aka Holger


.. It wasn't broke until i fixed it a little...
-- MR/2 2.30


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