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Good Evening,

    It snowed for much of the week.  The trees would fill with about
four inches, their limbs would bend almost to the ground.  I saw a
number of birds taking advantage of the cover during the heaviest
snowfall.  Some perched, looking forlorn, while the others kept
searching the cracks in the bark for insects.  Then a slight rise in
temperature would cause the snow to release and fall to the ground. 
Currently it is raining but the ground is still covered with snow.

    The sun is spotless again with some activity.  The auroral oval
shows the ionosphere is charged.  Lower activity keeps the QSB slower
while the bands are more quiet.  The sun is moving north again.  Days
are longer and sunsets are later.  Forty meters is time sensitive; about
thirty minutes before local sunset brings better conditions.  One hour
before sunset is too early, while right at sunset propagation changes
quickly.

   After reading many recommendations for the Sony MDR-7506 headphones I
bought a pair.  They are very comfortable.  CW sounds good in them but
so does a wide range of music.  Chopin to Blue Oyster Cult :)  They came
with an adapter for the plug to switch from 1/8" to 3/8".  That is not
unusual, what is new is the way it connects.  Instead of simply plugging
on there are a few threads so the adapter is firmly attached if needed. 
Now to test if I can hear a little deeper into the noise.



Please join us tomorrow on:

14050 kHz at 2200z Sunday  (2 PM PST Sunday)
  7047 kHz at 0000z Monday  (4 PM PST Sunday)

73,

    Kevin. KD5ONS




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Two broken tigers on fire in the night
Flicker their souls to the wind
We wait in the lines for the final approach to begin
It's been almost four years that I've carried a gun
At home, it will almost be spring
The flames of the tigers are lighting the road to Berlin
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[Rich NE1EE-2]

On 2021-01-30 20:34:-0800, kevinr wrote:
>�  After reading many recommendations for the Sony MDR-7506 headphones I bought a pair.�  <snip> They came with an adapter for the plug to switch from 1/8" to 3/8".�  That is not unusual, what is new is the way it connects.�  Instead of simply plugging on there are a few threads so the adapter is firmly attached if needed.

This is the adapter that broke off in my Kenwood TS-830S. I had figured Sony = solid construction, but not quite so. It didn't take much tugging to snap it off. I had used it with other more modern 1/4" jacks with no problem. I think that it is a quality adapter for today, but I suspect that the Kenwood jack is simply stronger stuff. The internals of the Sony adapter are plastic, and simply snapped when I tried to remove the adapter. I then purchased a U-Green adapter...not sure if it will be the same, but I will likely insert it and leave it there. I still have my older headset with the 1/4" plug, but I prefer the newer Sony sets, and that way I can simply plug the 3.5 mm into the adapter. It occurred to me after I reassembled the Kenwood (disassembly to remove broken end) that there may be corrosion on the jack that causes sticking. I didn't note a loss of sound quality, but after all it's just limited bandwidth audio.

~R~
72/73 de Rich NE1EE
The Dusty Key
On the banks of the Piscataqua


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