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Quote from: BU508A on February 21, 2021, 11:16:13 pmQuote from: Cerebus on February 21, 2021, 10:51:28 pmI have to confess that on reading Zucca's lament part of me was initially thinking "What can be so difficult about that?" and another part of me was thinking "Perhaps there's more to it than I know". Then I read your message and realised that I'd had that little internal dialogue with myself. The hard part is now going to be working out whether my first thought indicates that I'm susceptible to the Dunning-Kruger effect, or whether my second thought indicates that I'm resistant to it. Do I even want to know? It's a Quantum-thingie: it is always both at the same time. No, no! You're supposed to say something comforting like "If you thought about you don't have it.". C'mon you've had conversations with the SO where you're required to have telepathy to know the right thing to say, by comparison I practically handed you a script to read out.
Quote from: Cerebus on February 21, 2021, 10:51:28 pmI have to confess that on reading Zucca's lament part of me was initially thinking "What can be so difficult about that?" and another part of me was thinking "Perhaps there's more to it than I know". Then I read your message and realised that I'd had that little internal dialogue with myself. The hard part is now going to be working out whether my first thought indicates that I'm susceptible to the Dunning-Kruger effect, or whether my second thought indicates that I'm resistant to it. Do I even want to know? It's a Quantum-thingie: it is always both at the same time.
I have to confess that on reading Zucca's lament part of me was initially thinking "What can be so difficult about that?" and another part of me was thinking "Perhaps there's more to it than I know". Then I read your message and realised that I'd had that little internal dialogue with myself. The hard part is now going to be working out whether my first thought indicates that I'm susceptible to the Dunning-Kruger effect, or whether my second thought indicates that I'm resistant to it. Do I even want to know?
Err, who or what is a "SO"?
I have casually been looking for a 500Meg Scope for the last year or so as occasionally the 100Meg Migsig is a bit limiting.
Quote from: beanflying on February 22, 2021, 12:33:18 am I have casually been looking for a 500Meg Scope for the last year or so as occasionally the 100Meg Migsig is a bit limiting.Just the same logic pushed me to get the Rigol 5000 series 4 channel, 350MHz last year.Since I picked that up I haven't needed anything faster or with more channels than the 60MHz 2 channel UNI-T P.O.S. that it sidelined. I have managed to make use of the MSO capabilities, however. If I hadn't had it, no doubt, that 60MHz limit would have bitten me on every project. Murphy always wins.
And back on topic I seemed to have spur of the moment TEA'd 'AGAIN' eBay auction: #154338382505 I have casually been looking for a 500Meg Scope for the last year or so as occasionally the 100Meg Migsig is a bit limiting.
Be sure to check ALL SMD electro's for leakage and PCB damage first thing.
Quote from: bd139 on February 21, 2021, 04:17:20 pmOk it's a Mizuho MX-7s 40m CW/SSB transceiver. Rare as hell Japanese thing. They go between £330-£870ish here for a working one. But it's fucked. Says it's off frequency and sent me some photos of everything except the battery compartment. So I asked for that and yep it's leaked. Can see corrosion on the main board in some of the photos. Someone will buy it but I don't want to deal with it. Shame!!! Fucking Duracells I bet. Either way I got the matching PA yesterday for £20 which will be tested, repaired if necessary and listed again.If anyone sees one of these globally for a silly price without nuked batteries, buy it then sell it again auction immediately.Someone is sneaking back into the Ham community. Next week we'll hear stories of trying to hang an antenna without pissing off the neighbors. I have some bib overalls and flannel shirts on order for you so you will fit right in with those hobos. And stop bathing and grow a scraggy beard.
Ok it's a Mizuho MX-7s 40m CW/SSB transceiver. Rare as hell Japanese thing. They go between £330-£870ish here for a working one. But it's fucked. Says it's off frequency and sent me some photos of everything except the battery compartment. So I asked for that and yep it's leaked. Can see corrosion on the main board in some of the photos. Someone will buy it but I don't want to deal with it. Shame!!! Fucking Duracells I bet. Either way I got the matching PA yesterday for £20 which will be tested, repaired if necessary and listed again.If anyone sees one of these globally for a silly price without nuked batteries, buy it then sell it again auction immediately.
Quote from: med6753 on February 21, 2021, 05:07:54 pmQuote from: bd139 on February 21, 2021, 04:17:20 pmOk it's a Mizuho MX-7s 40m CW/SSB transceiver. Rare as hell Japanese thing. They go between £330-£870ish here for a working one. But it's fucked. Says it's off frequency and sent me some photos of everything except the battery compartment. So I asked for that and yep it's leaked. Can see corrosion on the main board in some of the photos. Someone will buy it but I don't want to deal with it. Shame!!! Fucking Duracells I bet. Either way I got the matching PA yesterday for £20 which will be tested, repaired if necessary and listed again.If anyone sees one of these globally for a silly price without nuked batteries, buy it then sell it again auction immediately.Someone is sneaking back into the Ham community. Next week we'll hear stories of trying to hang an antenna without pissing off the neighbors. I have some bib overalls and flannel shirts on order for you so you will fit right in with those hobos. And stop bathing and grow a scraggy beard. I know easy money when I see it, that's all. Bored hams sitting there are prime ebay mugging territory at the moment Actually I need a shave Realistically I have some RF projects on the go in my head. NONE of them involve talking to hams though
seems that house with about 400 sqm of retired stables might be an idea.
Quote from: med6753 on February 21, 2021, 07:48:28 pmBut we WERE republicans. Don't you mean in-the-pub-licans? The claim that the Irish and their descendants drink a lot is a calumny. If we drank as much as people claimed there'd be nothing left for the Scots.
But we WERE republicans.
OMG I just watched a Hermes driver trying to get a fishing pole through someone’s letterbox
Quote from: Specmaster on February 21, 2021, 09:54:30 pmQuote from: Saskia on February 21, 2021, 09:50:43 pmyou may want to add the question to the listing, including your answer.Or put something in like: the scope is extra.No, I always put something like, Test leads and scope NOT included in this sale.I always look at the "X, Y and Z not included in offer. Only present to demonstrate that equipment is operating correctly" and think "Duh, that's kind of obvious.", and then remember some of the people I've encountered in life and think "OK, you're not an idiot. You really do need to say that for some people's benefit".
Quote from: Saskia on February 21, 2021, 09:50:43 pmyou may want to add the question to the listing, including your answer.Or put something in like: the scope is extra.No, I always put something like, Test leads and scope NOT included in this sale.
you may want to add the question to the listing, including your answer.Or put something in like: the scope is extra.
Quote from: Zucca on February 21, 2021, 10:07:55 pmI am designing/buying an automatic garden irrigation system.It is more complicated than what I thought. Why I always get PITA served from the universe?Buy a pump action industrial sized bottle of roundup and irrigate or with that once a year. Job done!
I am designing/buying an automatic garden irrigation system.It is more complicated than what I thought. Why I always get PITA served from the universe?
I normally do to. I guess I figured nobody is expecting a 2k€ scope to be included with a function gen. Goes to show I'm stupid.
Quote from: bd139 on February 21, 2021, 10:25:51 amOMG I just watched a Hermes driver trying to get a fishing pole through someone’s letterbox The really scary ones are those that succeed!
Quote from: Cerebus on February 21, 2021, 10:38:06 pmQuote from: Specmaster on February 21, 2021, 09:54:30 pmQuote from: Saskia on February 21, 2021, 09:50:43 pmyou may want to add the question to the listing, including your answer.Or put something in like: the scope is extra.No, I always put something like, Test leads and scope NOT included in this sale.I always look at the "X, Y and Z not included in offer. Only present to demonstrate that equipment is operating correctly" and think "Duh, that's kind of obvious.", and then remember some of the people I've encountered in life and think "OK, you're not an idiot. You really do need to say that for some people's benefit".I normally do to. I guess I figured nobody is expecting a 2k€ scope to be included with a function gen. Goes to show I'm stupid.
Also, that tonight I started watching the 80s BEEB version of HHGttG with my son.