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On 23/08/2020 10:43, T i m wrote:
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just used radio 4 on 198 Kc/s Icom rigs drift off frequency because they
use cheap variable resistors....


So, Crazy Jim, you don't use Hertz because he was a foreigner yet you
use a French unit symbol for temperature (Kelvin) instead of the unit
k (to represent kilo / thousand) when you could have just put three
zeros on yer number, using a capital K when it should be a lower but
can't put a capital at the beginning of a sentence.

Or maybe Kc/s are a measure of frequency drift with temperature you
invented?

Cheers, T i m

sorry didn't get any of that because you are ignoring me on FMFs advice
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On Sun, 23 Aug 2020 11:13:35 +0100, "Jim GM4 DHJ ..."
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On 23/08/2020 10:43, T i m wrote:
On Sun, 23 Aug 2020 06:39:09 +0100, "Jim GM4DHJ ..."
wrote:

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just used radio 4 on 198 Kc/s Icom rigs drift off frequency because they
use cheap variable resistors....


So, Crazy Jim, you don't use Hertz because he was a foreigner yet you
use a French unit symbol for temperature (Kelvin) instead of the unit
k (to represent kilo / thousand) when you could have just put three
zeros on yer number, using a capital K when it should be a lower but
can't put a capital at the beginning of a sentence.

Or maybe Kc/s are a measure of frequency drift with temperature you
invented?

Cheers, T i m

sorry didn't get any of that because


I am thick.

(There, I've fixed it for you). ;-)

Cheers, T i m


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On 23/08/2020 11:21, T i m wrote:
On Sun, 23 Aug 2020 11:13:35 +0100, "Jim GM4 DHJ ..."
wrote:

On 23/08/2020 10:43, T i m wrote:
On Sun, 23 Aug 2020 06:39:09 +0100, "Jim GM4DHJ ..."
wrote:

snip

just used radio 4 on 198 Kc/s Icom rigs drift off frequency because they
use cheap variable resistors....

So, Crazy Jim, you don't use Hertz because he was a foreigner yet you
use a French unit symbol for temperature (Kelvin) instead of the unit
k (to represent kilo / thousand) when you could have just put three
zeros on yer number, using a capital K when it should be a lower but
can't put a capital at the beginning of a sentence.

Or maybe Kc/s are a measure of frequency drift with temperature you
invented?

Cheers, T i m

sorry didn't get any of that because


I am thick.

(There, I've fixed it for you). ;-)

Cheers, T i m


sorry you are too thick by not keeping to what you said to FMF for me to
get that.....QRZ
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Yes I remember the old Sinclair multimeter, very good for its time, but
accurate? Well I guess the problemm is that it samples a voltage and that
can have errors, add that tho the number of digits and you have well an
approximate reading. Probably no better than an analogue meter, but you can
in fact calibrate an analogue meter, given the standards required.
I wish I'd bought thhat Tandy talking multimeter when it came out, It would
have been useful for me now!
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On 22/08/2020 07:27, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
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I bet more people get caught out by assuming that last digit in a digital
display means that the measuring equipment is accurate to that resolution
or not understanding that (+/-1%. +2) may mean an inaccuracy in
measurement of 10%, or more, in what they are trying to measure.

This is assuming that the £5 multimeter from China was even checked for
correct reading in the first place.

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On 23/08/2020 11:02, Richard wrote:
On 23/08/2020 09:52, Andrew wrote:
On 23/08/2020 09:29, Richard wrote:
On 22/08/2020 18:45, NY wrote:


Yes, there are references out there. It's strange that none of them
(as far as I can find) seem to be findable by Google. Was there
anyone else who's read this thread who had never heard of it and yet
was able to find out what it meant? Am I just crap at being able to
"drive" Google?

I had to Google it, but used the term 'zanzibar effect calibration'
with no quotes. Perhaps your driving skills do need honing


OK for me, but perhaps the fact that people are now searching is an
example of the Zanzibar effect !!


I used the term on day one of the OP and it's unlikely that there are
enough followers of this thread to influence the engine.

https://trends.google.com/trends/exp...zibar%20effect


Your Google search results are personalised. It comes higher up the list
for me now.

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On 23/08/2020 11:51, Max Demian wrote:
On 23/08/2020 11:02, Richard wrote:
On 23/08/2020 09:52, Andrew wrote:
On 23/08/2020 09:29, Richard wrote:
On 22/08/2020 18:45, NY wrote:


Yes, there are references out there. It's strange that none of them
(as far as I can find) seem to be findable by Google. Was there
anyone else who's read this thread who had never heard of it and
yet was able to find out what it meant? Am I just crap at being
able to "drive" Google?

I had to Google it, but used the term 'zanzibar effect calibration'
with no quotes. Perhaps your driving skills do need honing

OK for me, but perhaps the fact that people are now searching is an
example of the Zanzibar effect !!


I used the term on day one of the OP and it's unlikely that there are
enough followers of this thread to influence the engine.

https://trends.google.com/trends/exp...zibar%20effect


Your Google search results are personalised. It comes higher up the list
for me now.


Dunno about the personalisation, unless they are able to achieve it
across three different browsers.
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On Sun, 23 Aug 2020 11:34:38 +0100, "Jim GM4 DHJ ..."
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On 23/08/2020 11:21, T i m wrote:
On Sun, 23 Aug 2020 11:13:35 +0100, "Jim GM4 DHJ ..."
wrote:

On 23/08/2020 10:43, T i m wrote:
On Sun, 23 Aug 2020 06:39:09 +0100, "Jim GM4DHJ ..."
wrote:

snip

just used radio 4 on 198 Kc/s Icom rigs drift off frequency because they
use cheap variable resistors....

So, Crazy Jim, you don't use Hertz because he was a foreigner yet you
use a French unit symbol for temperature (Kelvin) instead of the unit
k (to represent kilo / thousand) when you could have just put three
zeros on yer number, using a capital K when it should be a lower but
can't put a capital at the beginning of a sentence.

Or maybe Kc/s are a measure of frequency drift with temperature you
invented?

Cheers, T i m

sorry didn't get any of that because


I am thick.

(There, I've fixed it for you). ;-)

Cheers, T i m


sorry you are too thick by not keeping to what you said to FMF for me to
get that.....QRZ


Yes, you are right ... (but why bother with the caps on the initials
and Q code and not the beginning of the sentence)?

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7e/73...b3847986cc.jpg

Cheers, T i m
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On 23/08/2020 12:32, T i m wrote:
On Sun, 23 Aug 2020 11:34:38 +0100, "Jim GM4 DHJ ..."
wrote:

On 23/08/2020 11:21, T i m wrote:
On Sun, 23 Aug 2020 11:13:35 +0100, "Jim GM4 DHJ ..."
wrote:

On 23/08/2020 10:43, T i m wrote:
On Sun, 23 Aug 2020 06:39:09 +0100, "Jim GM4DHJ ..."
wrote:

snip

just used radio 4 on 198 Kc/s Icom rigs drift off frequency because they
use cheap variable resistors....

So, Crazy Jim, you don't use Hertz because he was a foreigner yet you
use a French unit symbol for temperature (Kelvin) instead of the unit
k (to represent kilo / thousand) when you could have just put three
zeros on yer number, using a capital K when it should be a lower but
can't put a capital at the beginning of a sentence.

Or maybe Kc/s are a measure of frequency drift with temperature you
invented?

Cheers, T i m

sorry didn't get any of that because

I am thick.

(There, I've fixed it for you). ;-)

Cheers, T i m


sorry you are too thick by not keeping to what you said to FMF for me to
get that.....QRZ


Yes, you are right ... (but why bother with the caps on the initials
and Q code and not the beginning of the sentence)?

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7e/73...b3847986cc.jpg

Cheers, T i m

sorry you are in the noise......73s
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On 23/08/2020 12:32, T i m wrote:
On Sun, 23 Aug 2020 11:34:38 +0100, "Jim GM4 DHJ ..."
wrote:

On 23/08/2020 11:21, T i m wrote:
On Sun, 23 Aug 2020 11:13:35 +0100, "Jim GM4 DHJ ..."
wrote:

On 23/08/2020 10:43, T i m wrote:
On Sun, 23 Aug 2020 06:39:09 +0100, "Jim GM4DHJ ..."
wrote:

snip

just used radio 4 on 198 Kc/s Icom rigs drift off frequency because they
use cheap variable resistors....

So, Crazy Jim, you don't use Hertz because he was a foreigner yet you
use a French unit symbol for temperature (Kelvin) instead of the unit
k (to represent kilo / thousand) when you could have just put three
zeros on yer number, using a capital K when it should be a lower but
can't put a capital at the beginning of a sentence.

Or maybe Kc/s are a measure of frequency drift with temperature you
invented?

Cheers, T i m

sorry didn't get any of that because

I am thick.

(There, I've fixed it for you). ;-)

Cheers, T i m


sorry you are too thick by not keeping to what you said to FMF for me to
get that.....QRZ


Yes, you are right ... (but why bother with the caps on the initials
and Q code and not the beginning of the sentence)?

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7e/73...b3847986cc.jpg


Bit strange, you being one who doesn't believe.
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On Sun, 23 Aug 2020 13:22:44 +0100, Richard
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Yes, you are right ... (but why bother with the caps on the initials
and Q code and not the beginning of the sentence)?

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7e/73...b3847986cc.jpg


Bit strange, you being one who doesn't believe.


Still as literal as ever Dicky? ;-(

Cheers, T i m


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On 23/08/2020 13:22, Richard wrote:
On 23/08/2020 12:32, T i m wrote:
On Sun, 23 Aug 2020 11:34:38 +0100, "Jim GM4 DHJ ..."
wrote:

On 23/08/2020 11:21, T i m wrote:
On Sun, 23 Aug 2020 11:13:35 +0100, "Jim GM4 DHJ ..."
wrote:

On 23/08/2020 10:43, T i m wrote:
On Sun, 23 Aug 2020 06:39:09 +0100, "Jim GM4DHJ ..."
wrote:

snip

just used radio 4 on 198 Kc/s Icom rigs drift off frequency
because they
use cheap variable resistors....

So, Crazy Jim, you don't use Hertz because he was a foreigner yet you
use a French unit symbol for temperature (Kelvin) instead of the unit
k (to represent kilo / thousand) when you could have just put three
zeros on yer number, using a capital K when it should be a lower but
can't put a capital at the beginning of a sentence.

Or maybe Kc/s are a measure of frequency drift with temperature you
invented?

Cheers, T i m

sorry didn't get any of that because

I am thick.

(There, I've fixed it for you). ;-)

Cheers, T i m


sorry you are too thick by not keeping to what you said to FMF for me to
get that.....QRZ


Yes, you are right ... (but why bother with the caps on the initials
and Q code and not the beginning of the sentence)?

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7e/73...b3847986cc.jpg


Bit strange, you being one who doesn't believe.

Timmy boy says more than his prayers......he said he was going to ignore
me but he can't ...... I can understand why.....
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So, Crazy Jim,

and Timmy stop trying to gaslight me ...... It won't work...
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