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October 17th 03, 06:18 AM

(Len Over 21) wrote in message ...
In article ,
(Hans K0HB) writes:

(Len Over 21) wrote

On-off keying was
adopted simply because it was the ONLY WAY POSSIBLE for
early, primitive radio to allow communications. It's just
practical applied physics. Nothing else.

Oh ****, you got it wrong again!

In Boston, on Christmas Eve of 1906, modulating a spark transmitter,
Reginald Fessenden made a holiday broadcast of a short spoken
introduction, some recorded Christmas music, and played "Oh Holy
Night" on a violin.

Obviously on-off keying was not the ONLY WAY POSSIBLE (your emphasis)
for early ("spark") radio to allow communications.

"Dear Mother Anderson, your son Leonard is failing in practical
applied physics. Perhaps he would benefit from a stint in the Army to
learn a useful trade."

Sunuvagun! Good luck on this one now.

Dear Mother Brakob,

Your offspring is once again confused...(SNIP)

I guess there was some relevence of all this, and that in posting
this, our resident 14-year night-school radio god was trying to set
the example that he would want all aspiring electrical engineers to
emulate.

Unfortunately, it was yet just another "cuss-him cuz I can't
outwit him" rant of a very sick old man with no life.

Again.

Steve, K4YZ