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Re: Wind/LF energy through tripod/stand

Subject: Re: Wind/LF energy through tripod/stand
From: "Ray Mansell" BCTess
Date: Tue Aug 21, 2012 5:11 pm ((PDT))
Yes - turning up the gain. The phrase harks back to the days of oil lamps,
when one would "turn up the wick" to make the lamp brighter - at least, in
the UK. Not sure about other countries.

I don't (quite) remember those days :-)

Ray

On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 6:28 PM, E Karel <> wrote:

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> Thanks, David -- will experiment more with height next time I'm out.
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> Not entirely sure what "winding the wick up" means, though it's a pleasant
> phrase -- turning up the gain?
>
> cheers
> EK
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