My brother and I had an ongoing discussion about why message traffic on the boards seemed to die down occasionally. I noticed that traffic on this and another board seemed to die off a little after a posting with a negative spin to it. I meant no criticism of Mike, and in fact agree with what he said.

Is there anybody in America that thinks they will not just steal the boat they are going to DIE in? Why would anybody think that requiring law abiding citizens to get another piece of paper (or plastic) will make us safe from people who are going to DIE just to blow something UP???

. > > -- > Dave Emery N1PRE/AE, die@dieconsulting.com DIE Consulting, Weston, Mass 02493 > "An empty zombie mind with a forlorn barely readable weatherbeaten > 'For Rent' sign still vainly flapping outside on the weed encrusted pole - in > celebration of what could have been, but wasn't and is not to be now either." > > _________________________________

The die micrograph shows one clearly identifiable classical 8:1 bandgap circuit in 3x3 configuration in the lower left corner of the die plus three more instances of bipolar transistors (3x3, 3x2 and 4x2 configuration) that might be used as additional temperature compensation.

Unfortunately I couldn't do this as my original 15 to 30 is all one piece plastic molded. You would need individual plugs at a cost of about total $50.- Canadian (Home Depot, Electrical Supplier) George BTW: Hal, this was originally a list question and I'm putting my answer back there - the problem is/could be of universal interest.

There is one further bit of information about washer, dryers & combo units that I'll add: While the standard household units (e.g. stackables) are very inexpensive and very practical, almost all of them require 220 volts and substantial amounts of power (e.g. 30 amps) for the dryer.

>> >> Or would a more simple and cheaper alternative be to get a new antenna >> (with fancy filtering) to replace my existing roof-top >> antenna and expect all my old equipment to be happy? > > I think that a new antenna/filter/amplifier unit would be ok.

(let us all know where the 10 MHz output port is.I am still looking). Robert L. "Bob" Burchett WB6SLC 22826 Mariposa Ave.

then step it again in the Chicago area and ship it to Mobile - preferably with a group like Gerry did.

If there are website issues, we can still be found at downtownonthego.org for now.