[BC] The essential minimum

[cldube]

Yes and no-

With a speaker you can be across the room switching things and monitoring.
Which helps in some circumstances.

Chuck

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike McCarthy" <mre at ais.net>
To: "Broadcast Radio Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 8:56 AM
Subject: Re: [BC] The essential minimum


> Amplifed butt set...same thing.  I have also found the Sony 7506's to
> be very good passive devices for "bridging" circuits.  Their x00+ ohm
> impedance is good for that.  You can hear a signal at -20 very well.
> In fact, +4 is painfully loud. A simple 1/4" jack with a pair of clip
> leads on the T and R.
>
> The only drawback is they are VERY sensitive to DC or voltages higher
> than 24.  Lets just say that telco battery is not good for them... When
> I build my next clip lead, a 100uF 100V cap will go in line with each
> side.
>
> MM
>
>> Or one of those $10 radio shack mini amplifiers. How many years have
> I spent
>> chasing RF problems or bad punches in audio connections with that
> one! A
>> tool I've probably used more than any other in my collection. And it
> has the
>> benefit of a quick learning curve ;)
>>
>> Chuck
>> Amherst
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Rich Wood" <richwood at pobox.com>
>> To: "Broadcast Radio Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 9:47 PM
>> Subject: Re: [BC] The essential minimum
>>
>>
>> > ------ At 07:43 PM 5/4/2005, Clive Warner wrote: -------
>> >
>> >>Barry and I have been discussing what tools and equipment we would
>> >>consider
>> >>the bare minimum for getting out of most engineering situations (in
> radio,
>> >>that is :)  but having experience in setting up heat-exchangers can
> come
>> >>in
>> >>handy in places where alcohol is unavailable. . .)
>> >
>> > I assume the alcohol is distilled and won't kill you if consumed.
> One
>> > glaring omission in the list is duct tape. I can't recall seeing a
> toolbox
>> > without it, either used to hold the test equipment together or make
> major,
>> > temporary (like taxes) repairs.
>> >
>> > Rich
>> >
>> > Rich Wood
>> > Rich Wood Multimedia
>> > Phone: 413-303-9084
>> > FAX: 413-480-0010
>> >
>> >
>> >
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>>From my traveling acount...
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