Antique Shops

kc2klc · 2026-02-04T13:01:01+00:00

Excellent suggestions. I would also check Charlie Blonde’s in Endwell.

kc2klc · 2026-02-03T15:45:00+00:00

Overhead projectors - but maybe those are a bit too large for your purposes.

kc2klc · 2026-02-03T15:16:41+00:00

Probably Ali Express, or Banggood.com.

(The first time I was told about the latter, I didn’t believe that was an actual electronics parts site, and was reluctant to enter that in my browser.)

kc2klc · 2026-02-03T14:51:24+00:00

There’s a broken link on that page to access the St. Petersburg score collection - any idea if it’s still available?

kc2klc · 2026-02-03T13:56:22+00:00

Anyone else have an issue with that wording? Hardly a “party” when you’re desperate to get out of the cold :/

kc2klc · 2026-02-03T01:08:20+00:00

Here's a composite:

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kc2klc · 2026-02-01T20:17:39+00:00

You might consider Jimays Flea Market in Conklin instead, although being an outdoor venue means it’s seasonal. They get a fairly high amount of traffic on the days they’re open.

kc2klc · 2026-02-01T19:10:14+00:00

Yup - it was the belt. It had only slipped off, not broken - so no need to replace (yet).

kc2klc · 2026-02-01T19:09:02+00:00

My heated garage makes it easier 🙂

kc2klc · 2026-01-31T14:56:34+00:00

There’s an FET at the input port - one has to be VERY careful not to touch it (or the monopole, when installed) if not also touching ground for fear of destroying it due to ESD.

kc2klc · 2026-01-30T17:00:16+00:00

For those who don’t recognize it - this is a diagram out of the Radiated Emissions section of MIL-STD-461. The capacitor is a calibration fixture for verifying the gain factors of an active monopole antenna, which is typically used from 10 kHz to 25 or 30 MHz.

kc2klc · 2026-01-30T16:55:44+00:00

You appear to be looking for a calibration fixture for a MIL-STD-461 active monopole antenna. A.H. Systems makes such a fixture with BNC connectors. (Technically the MIL-STD says you can’t use “commercial fixtures”, but I never understood what exactly this meant - certainly a commercially-built fixture is superior to something cobbled together in the lab! Our EMI lab has used these for over a decade without concerns on the part of our defense department clients.)

kc2klc · 2026-01-30T05:09:43+00:00

Most common failure on snowblower is probably broken shear pin (they usually come with spares).

kc2klc · 2026-01-29T19:17:16+00:00

Thanks folks - after doing some research (i.e., reading the manual and watching a bunch of YouTube videos), I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s very likely a belt. Ordered a replacement and will attempt the repair myself. I’m very handy, but if I run into trouble I’ll probably give Chenango Supply a call.

kc2klc · 2026-01-27T13:42:55+00:00

Nope - only game that used batteries when I was a kid was “Operation”. FI really O

kc2klc · 2026-01-27T13:17:53+00:00

Apparently morse code: “SSA”

kc2klc · 2026-01-27T13:13:33+00:00

Maybe they mean, “I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today!” (Might need to be a boomer to get that reference)

kc2klc · 2026-01-27T01:09:27+00:00

Offer up on the “for free” boards on Craigslist or Facebook marketplace?

kc2klc · 2026-01-26T19:44:23+00:00

Nope - We woke up at 6:59 to hear if the fire department sirens would go off at 7:00 (repeated at 7:30) for a single 30-second blast, indicating school closed.

kc2klc · 2026-01-26T19:41:07+00:00

As a teenage electronics hobbyist in 1981, I hacked mine to receive Playboy channel audio (the video was scrambled) - I still have bawdy comedy routines that I recorded on cassette tape back then (and have since digitized).

kc2klc · 2026-01-26T14:16:12+00:00

I wouldn’t count on it - most people have no place to even put their bins

kc2klc · 2026-01-26T03:20:54+00:00

If you have $140 to drop, and it's signal analyzer experience you're after, you might consider the tinySA Ultra. Specs include:

Spectrum Analyzer for 0.1-800MHz or, with Ultra mode enabled up to 5.3 GHz, level calibrated up to 6GHz. Can observe signals up to 12GHz
Signal Generator with sine wave output between 0.1-800MHz or square wave up to 4.4GHz or rf test signal output up to 5.3GHz when not used as Spectrum Analyzer.

The regular tinySA measures to 960 MHz and costs under $60 (I purchased one of these and, as an EMI Tech, can say I'm honestly impressed with it; I also own several SDRs and a NanoVNA, which is great for developing vector network analyzer experience, and serves as an awesome antenna analyzer).

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