Oh, you missed the point!
You had the interest and courage to DO SOMETHING, which is what I consider a hobby to be all about.
What you did works, which holds a whole lot more water than us standing around wondering about the science behind it.
However, there are lots of paths I've discovered by reading here, and then going on to learn more.
I certainly hope the discussion here wasn't perceived as minimizing your finding a fix, and even moreso in sharing it so others who may have a similar situation know it is alright to fiddle and go from not working as wanted or expected, to ta-da!
I have coffee some days with a bunch of old engineers and hams and it is amazing to toss out something minor and still have them discussing and disagreeing and yet enthusiastically saying (despite many of them in their 70s and one who is over 90) saying they're going home to read more, try something, and then report back.
So a hats off to you for starting this, more hats (I'm not taking any more clothes off) off for going the extra mile and sharing.
You now may consider yourself one who started to fold that old flat earth into a ball because of your observation and experiment.
Dale
You had the interest and courage to DO SOMETHING, which is what I consider a hobby to be all about.
What you did works, which holds a whole lot more water than us standing around wondering about the science behind it.
However, there are lots of paths I've discovered by reading here, and then going on to learn more.
I certainly hope the discussion here wasn't perceived as minimizing your finding a fix, and even moreso in sharing it so others who may have a similar situation know it is alright to fiddle and go from not working as wanted or expected, to ta-da!
I have coffee some days with a bunch of old engineers and hams and it is amazing to toss out something minor and still have them discussing and disagreeing and yet enthusiastically saying (despite many of them in their 70s and one who is over 90) saying they're going home to read more, try something, and then report back.
So a hats off to you for starting this, more hats (I'm not taking any more clothes off) off for going the extra mile and sharing.
You now may consider yourself one who started to fold that old flat earth into a ball because of your observation and experiment.
Dale