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Bill Horne[_4_] Bill Horne[_4_] is offline
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Default The ARRL Letter, Vol 27, No 13 (Friday, April 4, 2008)

Dan, W2IQD wrote:
wrote:
On Apr 5, 6:34�pm, Phil Kane wro

te:
It would be the ultimate joke on us if someone
really was going to publish the "collected works".
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Well, they're all on the website! Not limited to members-only, either.

The article to read, though, is the one about the QS-59 receiver. Many
of the features described are common in today's rigs.


God, I remember reading that one and almost being taken in (I was about

13
at the time). Years later I went on to write some April spoofs for othe

r
mags, but Larson E. was always my hero. I think Byron Goodman, W1DX, wa

s
the author?


QST actually had a story on a magnetic Morse key that drew so much irate
mail the League promised to tone done future April foolery and to
include "tip off" language in future articles.

Bill, W1AC

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