tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post5799649091421697105..comments2024-03-28T05:17:55.293-04:00Comments on W2LJ QRP - When you care to send the very least!: Bad news / good newsQRP - When you care to send the very least!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08707602309223956112noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-82129331505968749622018-02-24T19:21:46.316-05:002018-02-24T19:21:46.316-05:00John, The lug wrench actually worked well, once I ...John, The lug wrench actually worked well, once I figured it out how to detach it from the jack. That was not the problem. The headlamp is a great idea - never thought of that. I did use the tactical flashlight from my CERT backpack, but it would worked best if I had three hands. W2LJQRP - When you care to send the very least!https://www.blogger.com/profile/08707602309223956112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-1477615495082860562018-02-24T11:54:37.346-05:002018-02-24T11:54:37.346-05:00Larry - get yourself a full size lug wrench ( make...Larry - get yourself a full size lug wrench ( make sure it fits your car ) and a decent headlamp to keep in the car this way you can work hands free at night - you should probably have one of those as part of your CERT / portable amateur kit anyway! - DE N2DV Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-35613278218968932662018-02-24T09:53:21.366-05:002018-02-24T09:53:21.366-05:00Good morning Larry, I have a flat tire story for y...Good morning Larry, I have a flat tire story for you......I drive an IQ which is Toyota version of a smart car. I too had a tire light come and heard the same noise as you did BUT I found no jack or lug wrench!! It was not that it was missing there was not suppose to be one or no spare tire either! There was a medium size can of what called goop and it was to go into the tire but it gets better. There was a small 12 volt tire pump there as well that the can of goop somehow had to be hooked up too. I got the instructions out no words just pictures and every other picture showed two ways to do things, one way was the proper way the other way showed something exploding!! I finally got it all ready to go after checking and double checking as my end result I wanted not a boom but a filled tire. It did work and go me to the garage but as with you Larry it was pouring rain and dark as well. <br />So about the Magloop antenna I have been using one here for years in my condo in Toronto and I have been amazed that with 5 watts I have been able to make contacts all over the world. Sure I'm not the first guy the DX hears or for that matter I may just have to move on until a pileup slows down but I have not been disappointed with the Magloop it does the trick for me. <br />Sorry for the long winded comment. <br />72<br />Mike VE9KK https://www.blogger.com/profile/04720839744779758420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-89289822245007028622018-02-24T06:30:33.200-05:002018-02-24T06:30:33.200-05:00...and I agree with the sentiment that magloops ar......and I agree with the sentiment that magloops are worth using. <br /><br />Have a look at this, if anyone is in any doubt:<br /><br />https://mw1cfnradio.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/wsprlite-test-magloop-on-40m.htmlPhotonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10137649851898638015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-10366771831955627582018-02-24T06:29:21.887-05:002018-02-24T06:29:21.887-05:00Ah! Flat tyres always happen at inopportune momen...Ah! Flat tyres always happen at inopportune moments. My last one was when I had a private aircraft hire booked and I was within five minutes of needing to be at the airport! At some later point, I even had a flat tyre on the nosewheel of the aircraft on landing. Keeping in 'tyre changing' practice is a good idea, because it is so rare and we forget where the tools are in the car - or whether they are in the car at all! Photonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10137649851898638015noreply@blogger.com