N3VBJ>hello all jerry in Jolette Illinois chicago land speedway KB3JQQ>takes effect in 30 days KB3JQQ>after publication in the Fed Reg WA3TOY>Al your audio is too hot. W3TOM>The notice appeared in today's KB3JQQ>I just turned back the TX on my SignaLink Now to turn it back up W3TOM>edition of the Federal Register KZ3AB>Hi Kurt. TU. I'll try to reduce it a bit. W3TOM>Brownie are you attending the St Mary's W3TOM>Hamfest tomorrow? KZ3AB>No sir. I am meeting my family in Hagerstown to attend the Mack Trucks (Volvo) plant tour tomorrow. I used to work at the Mack/Volvo manufactoring plant. KZ3AB>As an professional Electrical technician/engineer. WA3TOY>Chris - No Audio WB3GXW-R>Dead carrier timeout W3YVQ>Chris, no audio. AB3WG>no KB3WQI>that sucks AB3WG>ok - mike was turned off KZ3AB>To Tom -- Bruce W3YVV wants to take a tour of the plant. W3TOM>To Brownie, sounds like fun. Enjoy! KZ3AB>TU. KZ3AB>Jim --- Don't forgrt to ID. Wi3N HiHi. WA3TOY>Did u mean N3VBJ? WA3TOY>Jerry No Audio N3VBJ>not me open mike!!! KB3JQQ>*1-KOREA* on KA2JAI-R W3TDH>I'm monitoring that repeater and it is not on line KB3JQQ>Looks like Mike disconnected everything and came back KB3JQQ>3rd Friday is Oct 20 KB3JQQ>really low audio KB3JQQ>it only sees one dipole at a time KB3JQQ>use a balun W3TDH>A BalUn Seriously never thought of that Which BalUn does one apply to match the two 300 Ohm impedances in Parallel with the 50 Ohms of the transmitter output. It makes no sense to me that two 300 Oh KB3JQQ>4:1 current KB3JQQ>make sure it's wound on 2 torroids not one KB3JQQ>path of least resistance - only one has low impedance near resonance W3TDH>4-1 off of fifty ohms gives me 200 Ohms. Is that what two 300 Ohm antennas in Parallel will give me?? I really want to know what the answer to that question! WI3N>Jim Montgomery wb3kas@aol.com for SET info W3YVQ>150 TO 50, 3:1, TURNS RATIO 1.5:1 KB3JQQ>you didn't say same length for 80 & 40? KB3JQQ>if they are both 300 it would be 150 W3ICF>i think this was recently covered in a qst tools q/a KB3JQQ>my link radio is an 857 with a signalink W3TDH>Good Thoughts thank you W3TDH>Good Night W3TDH>73 all