That first video was the most uneventful video I have ever watched. A muted radio has more entertainment value.
Oh. Two on one. How unfair. I can understand two on one for dinner but those cats are on their own, for sport.
Back to the topic. I got an email from OldHamDave.com (David Lyndon) to whom I sent my radio for a cleaning/adjustment/alignment. His reputation is stellar. He is an EE who specializes in Kenwood Hybrids. He is in his 90ās now. Below is a copy of his report.
Hi Will,
Work on your TS-530S has been completed. It is performing at
specification level with all functions operable. Rated CW transmit
power within 1.2dB is available on all bands with somewhat more SSB PEP,
and receiver sensitivity is greater than 10 dB (S+N)/N ratio with an
input signal of 0.25 uV. The S meter has been calibrated to indicate S9
with an input signal of 50 uV, the US standard. Frequency stability
during and after warm-up is well within specified limits. The display
master oscillator was calibrated at 1MHz +0.1 HZ, is stable over time,
and provides a frequency readout accurate to 100 Hz on all bands. The
mechanical dial was adjusted to track the digital display very well over
the full range, and the required 800 Hz CW transmit offset was
verified. The USB and LSB carrier frequencies were set to match exactly
the slopes of the installed SSB filter for best audio response both RX
and TX in order to produce the excellent audio quality for which the
Kenwood hybrids are noted. 20 dB of compression produces no discernible
loss in intelligibility. On-the-air checks confirm good signal strength
and audio quality.
At initial bench check your radio was found to be in good cosmetic and
mechanical condition. There was receiver white noise but reception was
poor and receiver gain down 30db or more. The S-meter was
intermittent. There was only about 12 Watts CW power output. All of
those issues were due to bandswitch backlash and failure to lock in
place on any band. The cause was a defective nylon coupler between the
front and rear sections of the band switch. The defective coupler was
removed, and a reliable brass coupler installed. After careful
bandswitch alignment and cleaning its wafers with DeOxit D5, the
intermittent conditions on both RX and TX were corrected, although
receiver gain and power output were below expected levels.
Once reasonable operation was available, the radio was cleaned
thoroughly inside and out. Then a complete alignment was performed,
during which switches, connectors, and potentiometers were treated with
high quality DeOxit cleaners and lubricants as required. The gain and
power output issues were corrected with alignment. Quite a number of
significant adjustments were needed, especially fixed crystal
oscillators, but all were within the normal range of adjustment.
Although there is sufficient drive to the final amplifiers on all bands,
the CW power output is only 76W on 10 meters (1.2 dB below 100W) and
90W (about 1dB below 100W), and that will result in a negligible,
needle-width reduction on your contactās S-meter. Replacing the 6146B
final amplifier tubes would improve that at my cost of about $90, and
that is your call but not recommended.
The charge for full service is $300 plus return shipping of $49 via UPS
ground to Orlando for a total of $349. Shipment will be made as soon as
payment is received. You may pay by PayPal, credit card, or money
order. If you wish to use a credit card or PayPal, please go to to my
web site, www.oldhamdave.com, and click on the CONTACT tab. At the
bottom of that page click on the PAY NOW button. You will be transferred
to the PayPal web site where you can make either a PayPal or credit card
payment. You do not need to be a PayPal subscriber to use a credit card.
Just select that option at the bottom of the page. On the form that
appears, enter the amount manually and fill in your credit card
information. Then click continue to verify and submit your payment. It
is quite secure.
Please confirm your shipping address is ???
Thanks for your patience.
Regards,
Dave
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Sounds like a good guy. I doubt thereās anyone lining up to replace him when heās gone. Electronics are generally all throw-away these days.
Iām glad I got to him while heās still kicking. My radio should last me the rest of the way.
They do it all themselves. Look at geniuses and masters of diy technology
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You need aesthetic distance to see how it is made for them and how they are made to operate it.
Interesting video. I loved the plastic floating paradise.
Nothing beats old school. You have to listen to the shame.
Will, the Cylon.
Apparently there are a few devices to available to recreate the warble sound. Also apparent is that they have to be old school. Warble. Warble. Canāt wait to see Willās setup. Will has a different tone for every type of beer he drinks. I wonder if the can makes any difference.
Being questioned about the warble.
Ahh lol you saved the best for last. Some wouldnāt load but Iāll keep trying.
Hahaha. I just saw the first clip. That would be a perfect hearing aid for Will.
Having gotten my ROC(Maritime) two weeks ago, I am now studying for my ROC(Aeronautical) for no reason whatsoever. I have no desire to become a pilot, but this would let me do several ground-based jobs that require communication with aircraft (like in a flight operations center). I donāt want any of those jobs, though. I guess Iām just hoping to become super-competent with all aspects of radio on land, sea and air.
They have FAA drone operator courses and certification available. One flew over my home a few weeks ago and they showed the guy who flys them on some news clip. Doesnāt look he has good visual or coordination skills and spends way too much time staring at his computer.
They should have announced the drone as PD. I thought it could be somebody else. If the drone lost control oh man that thing was high and heavy.
And that guy looked prone to seizures.
Why? It has got to be that fat on the front of your neck. Some people scream or even sing and the whole neck seems to liquidize with the strain of the vocal cords. Other people just bypass the use of lungs and vocal cords and just keep some type of mass there that allows them to make 100ās of calls or call outs per day while the equipment buzzes. Recently you have pictures of yourself awkwardly hiding your throat. The most recent. You mention somebody defecating to your wifeās horror in front of some pastries where you were eating which had no effect on you.
You think your specialā¦ but why? Master of throat cancer or you just lodged a turd in that fat neck? I told you before do some neck exercises and you donāt have to do rolls to murder your cervical spine. Also simply massage the front of your neck with your hand to clear any food obstruction. Do you remember your reaction and reply?
You do not want to operate any radio equipment. Even a parakeet makes more effort.
You fat fuck, do you realize how ridiculous you look? 330 lbs. disgusting.Preformatted text
Have you ever seen what it looks like when they use a camera there? Your throat. It looks like some type of female exam. But instead of having something to mirror, reflect, or reciprocate an appreciation of femininity and its sacrifices, you just have a smelly fat mass with waste and some precious turd/brownie you refuse to give up.
Itās cheaper than a bar of common soap and you can ask around how good that feels.
An unimaginative image.