[I] Recovered missives

[John]

Having managed to retrieve my older newsgroup records, (lost when I
moved to Demon Broadband), I came across this set.[1]

Note the dates and times.

> Subject: J-Pole Connection ??

> Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2001 11:21:57 +0100

> When connecting the co-ax to a 300ohm ribbon J-Pole, does the side that
> the centre lead is attached to make any difference?
>
> As the bottom end is a shorted loop, I would not have thought so, but
> funny things happen at VHF.
>
> John.
>
Precisely two(2)responses were received.

> Subject: Re: J-Pole Connection ??
> From: ma...@nospam.ever (MattD..)
> Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2001 12:40:56 +0100
>>
>
> You were right, John. It does make a difference. The centre of the feeder goes
> to the quarter wave matching stub side, IE. the side with the gap in it. The
> screen should connect to the unbroken side. I have managed to get a decent
> match the other way round, but for some reason I can never get the same
> performance. I can't think why, but I'm sure if we both had time to analyse it
> we'd find out ;o)
> Regards,
> mattD..
> GW0VNR
>
Response 2;
>
> Subject: Re: J-Pole Connection ??
> From: "anthonyg" <anth...@ntlworld.com>
> Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2001 19:16:27 +0100
>
> Centre Co ax goes to the long Radiator side - screen goes to the short
> stub side.
>
> Tony g4xby

There we go, proves SOMEthing I suppose, if only that as a friend of
the family up in the Black Isle used to say,

"There's no three ways about it."

John.

P.S. It's good to be back ! [2]

[1] Sent to uk.radio.amateur FWIW.
[2] Assuming that this missive actually arrives that is.
--
John MacRae

[GaryN]

John <john.s...@virginmedia.com> wrote in
news:jtnsq75te0eusbpqg...@4ax.com:

There are always 3 suggestions and one of them is always wrong!

Good to see you back John, seems to be a resurgence in returnees lately,
don't know why.

gary

--
"If it's political it ain't correct mate, those two words don't fucking
fit"

Kevin Bloody Wilson.

[Nigel Stapley]

John wrote:
> Having managed to retrieve my older newsgroup records, (lost when I
> moved to Demon Broadband), I came across this set.[1]
>
> Note the dates and times.
>
>> Subject: J-Pole Connection ??
>
>> Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2001 11:21:57 +0100

Eeek! That's two months after I started lurking here, and two and a half
months before my first post!

--
Regards

Nigel Stapley

www.thejudge.me.uk

<reply-to will bounce>

[John.S.Macrae]

On Sat, 12 May 2012 12:09:33 -0500, GaryN <webm...@oxtoyrun.org.uk>
wrote:

Bandwidth saving snippage applied.[1]

>
>There are always 3 suggestions and one of them is always wrong!
>
>Good to see you back John, seems to be a resurgence in returnees lately,
>don't know why.
>
>gary

Thanks Gary, and belated congrats on the sucess of your fund raising
efforts.

It IS good to be back. Now I can (re)join in the general silliness and
insert a modicum of, IM(ns)HO, measured sanity as appropriate.[2]

The sun is setting interestingly over the Highlands as seen from my NW
window. [3]

John.

[1] Hangover from dial-up days [4]
[2] Or not.
[3] New thread suggested, probably only 1 post involved.
[4] Still a good habit IMHO.

[GaryN]

John.S.Macrae <john.s...@virginmedia.com> wrote in
news:ogftq75rcckfeat6n...@4ax.com:

Not been to the Highlands since Elgin Floods - wasn't fun except for the
fight in the Horseshoe bar in Glasgow on the way back.

After a week of wading waist deep in water a few Glasgae wannabe hardmen
were a minor amusement[1] when they heard English accents, the real
hard-men (a difference you may know) bought a few beers for us when they
heard what we'd been doing.

My landlord wanders off to the Shetlands every year and brings back
proper fudge of the "Sheep Dip Whiskey" variety - possibly made with
Granny Achings "Special Sheep Liniment".

I just hope he doesn't fall off a mountain 'cos I'll have to find
somewhere else to live.

gary

[1] Disaster recovery does not encourage wimps[2].

[2] Rucksack packed with passport in outer pocket and phone on 24/7.
Fall out of bed into your boots.