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Expert Profile: George Derringer

Expertise: I know a great deal about shortwave radio and Macintosh computers, especially older ones.

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Knowledge	9.82 Best of the best
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Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		15
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		150

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	09/26/08
10	10	10	10	09/22/08
10	10	10	10	09/19/08
10	10	10	10	09/13/08
10	10	10	10	08/26/08

User Comments

What a great reply! I thank you kindly for your effort and intend to seek added info from the web sites you offered. It is good to learn the recepti
(Bob on 09/26/08)

George: Tnx for your valued assistance. I did stumble on to the resolve after putting a dummy load on line. Bands in my loccal are not in the best o
(John Bowman on 09/22/08)

Thank you George for your suggestions. We'll 1st try changing our channels if possible. Thanks again. Sue
(Susan on 09/19/08)

Great job,,,,,,,,,,,,,
(Fred on 08/26/08)

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Recent Answers from George Derringer

2008-09-26 Ham Radio Reception: Well, it depends. No, the kind of AM reception you get doesn't indicate much at all. Here's why. If you get into amateur radio, you can chose to "work" (operate) on many different bands. If you use 80...

2008-09-21 ALC/: I'd guess a bad ground, coax or otherwise -- that would normally be far more of a problem when transmitting than receiving, although fixing it should -- should -- also improve receiving. Double-check...

2008-09-19 Cordless phone conversations being picked up by Ham Radio operator on his tv next door: The answer is yes: He can buy or build what are called "traps" to attenuate the signals on the frequencies of your (and you neighbors' cell phones). In the long run, I suspect that's the answer. It's...

2008-09-18 Cordless phone conversations being picked up by Ham Radio operator on his tv next door: Are you sure he's not joking? Your newer cordless phones are probably digitally encrypted, which means he might get some squggly lines on his TV, but he shouldn't be able to hear your conversations. The...

2008-09-12 Any audible signals on a 40 Hz AM radio?: Well, I confess I've never tried a 40 Hz radio but I suspect that galactic noise won't be heard and I think you're right that power lines would also not affect it. In fact, unless I miss my guess, you...