Well, one of them is. TLG has school tomorrow and can't stay, but his little brother, TNLG, can.
He's napping right now, so I get a breather.
The antenna project is 95% finished, and it works quite well. It seems quieter, possibly due to the two 1Megohm, 5Watt, Carbon Composition resistors I added from the center conductor of the coax to ground. This bleeds off the static charge on the antenna, which is caused by wind, rain, and/or snow getting blown past the antenna. Some people use an inductor (250 mH is popular)to do that, as it has a much lower DC resistance, so the charge current flows through the inductor relatively unimpeded. It's an old trick, but sometimes The Old Ways work just fine.
And the healing is continuing. Very little to no "pain", more like a slight discomfort, and the meds the Doctor prescribed work very well.
Uh-Oh......I hear a little voice calling.....
Hope y'all have a pleasant day, and a Blessed Sunday.
Enjoy and continue to get better!
ReplyDeleteWHEW~ It's 1930LT, and he decided to hit the hay!
DeleteAnd every day shows improvement.
Continued good news.
ReplyDeleteI have my post-op follow-up Wednesday morning, so we'll see how things go. I go to the clinic at 0830, they remove this "tether" I've had for six months, and then back in the afternoon to do an ultra sound, and either leave it out, or put it back in, hopefully not the latter!
DeleteI like the "Tazmo" cartoon reference for the kids.
ReplyDeleteI spent a lot of time on VHF/UHF even after getting the extra class ticket. Static didn't seem to be a problem with weak signal modes above 50MHz.
They're fireballs in motion when they're here. Yep, the bands get quieter as you go up in frequency. In the Winter, our humidity is so low (~10%), that the charge can't bleed away easily. The Surge Suppressors break-over at ~300V, but if 50 cents worth of parts can prevent the charge from building up that high, I say do it!
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