Ran into some difficulties exacerbated by my own stubbornness. Voltages were not good on the NE5532 U4 and U5. Upset, I asked for help on the Yahoo forum. I decided to step away for a week (had work commitments in any case.) Cooled down, heeded advice and got it fixed! Troubleshooting thread follows (tl;dr) …
Being a vertical aficionado, I lust over manufacturers radial plates popping up. Too rich for my blood, however, at $50 a pop. I read a recent QST Hints and Kinks column where someone decided to use a stainless drain insert and I my mind started racing.
Worked TCGers: N4ARO, AB4GG, AD4EB, KS4X, and N4ZZ (all bands except 160!) Thanks all for TN. Also worked AJ4JD Tim who does not appear on the TCG roster. I forwarded the website and group links for his consideration. I wrastled with N1MM and my SignaLink USB and Vista to create a CQ wav but was barking up the wrong …