AI6YR BenMar 3

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Show threadW6KMEMar 3
@ai6yr You forgot ham radio and sewing machines
Show thread𝕕𝔼cⒶ𝕪Mar 3
@W6KME @ai6yr i am suddenly inspired to get a Singer 319W2 up on 40M QRP doing Hellschreiber.
Show threadW6KMEMar 3
@decay @ai6yr I have a Singer 211 made in Germany that is perfectly suited for Hellschreiber. And I could probably load the table and motor on 6 meters...
Show threadW6KMEMar 3
@decay @ai6yr The 211 is surplus to my needs; could be looking for a home...
Show threadAI6YR BenMar 3
@W6KME @decay Wow, is that an industrial monster?
Show threadW6KME

@ai6yr @decay Yep. It's a beast. 1/2 hp motor and table included. 211G165 specifically, triple-feed walking foot.

The problem is I also have a Consew 226R-1, and you can't exactly stick a spare industrial machine under the bed.

Mar 3 at 1:14amWeb
Show threadTerenceMar 3
@W6KME @ai6yr @decay
I think that’s a spark-gap rig.
Show threadAI6YR BenMar 3
@NM8A @W6KME @decay I mean, both of those machines have so much metal, I suspect they'll load up on 80m.
Show thread𝕕𝔼cⒶ𝕪Mar 3
@NM8A @W6KME @ai6yr anything is a spark gap rig if you try hard enough.
Show threadTerenceMar 3
@decay @W6KME @ai6yr This bit in the manual of my (née grandmother’s) 221-1 has always amused me.
Show threadW6KMEMar 3
@NM8A @decay @ai6yr Maybe one day I'll have a featherweight...but I only tend to acquire broken stuff and fix it, and Featherweights have become too precious to be found on the curb.
Show threadAI6YR BenMar 3
@W6KME @NM8A @decay There was one at an estate sale this weekend in Camarillo, but I did not have motivation to go see if it was overpriced or not, lol. And it wasn't broken (like you... if it's perfectly working it has significantly less interest to me).
Show threadW6KMEMar 3
@ai6yr @NM8A @decay And it's not just the joy of repair...if it's not broken, it'l likely going to be priced to the market. For Featherweights, that can be $500 for a nice one. As nice as they are, you can buy a lot of far more capable machines for $500.
Show threadW6KMEMar 3
@decay @NM8A @ai6yr I am forever going to think of this machine as a spark gap sewing machine.