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Call Sign : 26-CT-3971 / 2E0LMI Posts : 1172 Times Thanked : 68 Join date : 2021-01-30 QTH or Location : Cirencester, Gloucestershire Equipment Used : Little radios, home-made antennas
Subject: Our Russian friends don't use little footwarmers Wed Jul 14, 2021 1:57 pm
They have full on room heaters...
Around 2min30sec if you don't want to watch whole thing.
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Victor CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 5803 Times Thanked : 352 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: Our Russian friends don't use little footwarmers Wed Jul 14, 2021 6:53 pm
Oh Ho Ho!!!!!
Now that is a room heater most of us would appreciate Neal.
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Alan - Mirror Man Major contributor
Call Sign : 108CT233 Posts : 201 Times Thanked : 14 Join date : 2019-12-01 QTH or Location : Central Scotland Equipment Used : CRT SS9900 Beofeng UV5R Yaesu FTDX1200 CRT Micron CRT FP00 Sattelite 2000 antenna ZS6BKW X30 co-linear
Subject: Re: Our Russian friends don't use little footwarmers Thu Jul 15, 2021 10:30 am
I have never seen valves that size before, I was unaware they got that large if honest, I had a toasty 100w valve linear back in the day, my school friend had a 1kw one with a bank of 6 valves but nothing like that I can almost feel the heat radiating off them from here.
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stephen Gunrunner Major contributor
Call Sign : 26CT526/MR021/M6XXX. Posts : 276 Times Thanked : 10 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : wooler north northumberland or some were near it Equipment Used : mobile 4000hp base A99 radio base magnum257hp mobile magnum 257 standed power Age : 67
Subject: Re: Our Russian friends don't use little footwarmers Fri Jul 16, 2021 11:20 am
stick your hand in and feel the power now i can understand why we hear the taxis in the uk
MM0IMC Contributor
Call Sign : 108-CT-226 / MM0IMC Posts : 86 Times Thanked : 2 Join date : 2023-03-10 QTH or Location : Ayrshire Equipment Used : Amstrad 901 Sidebander
Subject: Re: Our Russian friends don't use little footwarmers Fri Jan 19, 2024 10:18 pm
A pair of GU-81M's...
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