It's been a really good day today - Page 1
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author: Electronics-Repairman
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: July 09, 2014, 04:06:34 pm
content: Today with great amount of excitement I waited to get home to see if I had a parcel from the postman, back in 1962 I was given this handbook, by my Grandfather. It was a radio amateurs bible,my copy got misplaced years ago, last week a kind gent sold his copy to me ,on e-bay. This copy will not get misplaced,and I'm enjoying re reading again.

author: zapta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 09, 2014, 04:21:10 pm
content: Judging from the picture, they have in those days better closings but less tools. ;-)

author: atferrari
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 10, 2014, 01:14:40 am
content: Yes, definitely, a good one

author: zapta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 13, 2014, 05:56:46 pm
content: Quote from: atferrari on July 10, 2014, 01:14:40 amGood luck.It's starting in an hour but I am sure you already in front of your TV ;-)

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 13, 2014, 06:14:42 pm
content: Can't watch. load shedding........ Trying out the UPS battery though, it has so far been beeping at me for 77 minutes.

author: zapta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 13, 2014, 06:53:47 pm
content: Quote from: SeanB on July 13, 2014, 06:14:42 pmOne more thing we take for granted ...

author: ProBang2
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 13, 2014, 06:57:53 pm
content: Quote from: atferrari on July 10, 2014, 01:14:40 amwe will see...

author: zapta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 13, 2014, 10:02:27 pm
content: Quote from: ProBang2 on July 13, 2014, 06:57:53 pmApparently not

author: ProBang2
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 13, 2014, 10:55:25 pm
content: Quote from: zapta on July 13, 2014, 10:02:27 pmThat´s sad. One of the many blackouts in the us-american power-grid?Perhaps you have something missed: We have seen it...Congratulation to the argentinian team. They showed a very impressive game.Only a little bit of luck was missing. At least it was a very exciting endgame.

author: atferrari
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 14, 2014, 12:08:09 am
content: Quote from: ProBang2 on July 13, 2014, 10:55:25 pmYs. It was good. Both teams did well. Germans just the necessary better. (Which is all it was needed!

author: zapta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 14, 2014, 05:09:32 am
content: Quote from: atferrari on July 14, 2014, 12:08:09 amIt was a beautiful goal. That kid must be a hero in Germany now and can get any Ersa workstation he like.

author: envisionelec
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 16, 2014, 12:50:14 pm
content: Quote from: ProBang2 on July 13, 2014, 10:55:25 pmThat´s sad. One of the many blackouts in the us-american power-grid?I believe SeanB is not in the USA. A blackout is not a common occurrence in most of the US.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 16, 2014, 04:14:04 pm
content: Correct, not in the USA. Funny thing is that the grid here was more reliable up to around 4 years ago when it turned out that somebody had forgotten that the demand was rising, the capacity had not increased since 1994 and another had committed them to a contract that had no escalation clause, and where they were selling power at well below the marginal cost of generation. Coupled with outsourcing to HDI and then having the HDI being unable for various reasons able to perform to spec and you get a bad situation.Still this is the most relable grid in the southern Africa region, up north you get the occasional day with power. Most places by default use either solar power and batteries or generators run on diesel. A friend got a contract to install one, and he went up for a 3 week period. In that time the power was on for 3 hours total.

author: zapta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 17, 2014, 04:23:22 pm
content: Quote from: SeanB on July 16, 2014, 04:14:04 pmThe shamans need to work on their electricity dance.