On Sat, 18 Feb 2012 10:04:14 -0700, "Irv Finkleman"
wrote:

I got my ticket in 1957.

I got mine in about 1962. I think I was 14 years old.

I was always collecting junk from others,

My favorite sport was digging through the dumpster behind Henry Radio
(in Smog Angeles) or various Radio/TV repair shops, for parts and
pieces. I would haul the carcass home on the bus (don't ask) and tear
them apart in my parents garage. These days, I go to garage sales,
thrift shops, flea markets, and buy on eBay. The results and quality
are about the same.

I had some 30 ft of shelving in the shack which eventually
collapsed. I didn't need an earthquake! It took a week of
gathering the mags off the floor, going through them all for
articles on antennas mainly, which I clipped and saved,
then disposing of old mags a bagful at
a time in a local unprotected dumpster. No other hams
wanted them.

http://802.11junk.com/jeffl/pics/drivel/slides/mess02.html
No earthquake required here. Just my lousy job of attaching the
shelving to the drywall and overloading the shelves. Gravity always
wins. It took about a week to clean up the mess and reattach the
shelves.

A clean shop is a sure sign of someone that pays retail:
http://802.11junk.com/jeffl/pics/home/slides/BL-shop6.html

I think I will rejoin
ARRL -- I left them in '86 for the Canadian Ham organization
mag, but realize now that the ARRL archives are a valuable
source of useful info.

The ARRL archives QST from December 1915 through December 2007. More
recent issues are not available online.


--
Jeff Liebermann
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

Jeff Liebermann wrote in
news
The ARRL archives QST from December 1915 through December 2007. More
recent issues are not available online.

You mean not available online at ARRL, that is not the same as not
available online.

Owen

On Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:34:38 +0000 (UTC), Owen Duffy
wrote:

Jeff Liebermann wrote in
news
The ARRL archives QST from December 1915 through December 2007. More
recent issues are not available online.

You mean not available online at ARRL, that is not the same as not
available online.

Owen

Sorry. I had it right when I first inscribed it. Then, I made a few
edits and corrections, where I introduced the usual amgiguities and
incoherence.

However, this offers the chance to rant a little. I renewed my ARRL
membership about a month ago. A few days later, the third renewal
notice arrived in the mail offering a free book if I would renew. One
of the books offered looked interesting, so I sent email to the ARRL
asking if the offer could be made retroactive for those that actually
pay on time. No answer, yet. I wonder what would happen if I let the
membership lapse... perhaps an offer of two or more books? Grrrrr.....

--
Jeff Liebermann
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

On 2/21/12 12:17 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

However, this offers the chance to rant a little. I renewed my ARRL
membership about a month ago. A few days later, the third renewal
notice arrived in the mail offering a free book if I would renew. One
of the books offered looked interesting, so I sent email to the ARRL
asking if the offer could be made retroactive for those that actually
pay on time. No answer, yet. I wonder what would happen if I let the
membership lapse... perhaps an offer of two or more books? Grrrrr.....


There were a few magazines some years ago that I would let the
subscription lapse purposely. They always had a deal for new subscribers
or those who come back. Like half off the subscription price.

- 73 de Mike N3LI -

On Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:48:45 -0500, Michael Coslo
wrote:

On 2/21/12 12:17 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

However, this offers the chance to rant a little. I renewed my ARRL
membership about a month ago. A few days later, the third renewal
notice arrived in the mail offering a free book if I would renew. One
of the books offered looked interesting, so I sent email to the ARRL
asking if the offer could be made retroactive for those that actually
pay on time. No answer, yet. I wonder what would happen if I let the
membership lapse... perhaps an offer of two or more books? Grrrrr.....

There were a few magazines some years ago that I would let the
subscription lapse purposely. They always had a deal for new subscribers
or those who come back. Like half off the subscription price.
- 73 de Mike N3LI -

Good plan. I just received an email from ARRL member services asking
which book I might want. Of course, I picked one of the antenna
books.
--
# Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D Santa Cruz CA 95060
# 831-336-2558
# http://802.11junk.com
# http://www.LearnByDestroying.com AE6KS

On 2/23/12 1:10 AM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:


Good plan. I just received an email from ARRL member services asking
which book I might want. Of course, I picked one of the antenna
books.

Excellent!

On Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:23:51 -0500, Michael Coslo
wrote:

On 2/23/12 1:10 AM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:


Good plan. I just received an email from ARRL member services asking
which book I might want. Of course, I picked one of the antenna
books.

Excellent!

Thanks. However, it wasn't a difficult decision. The options we

- More Wire Antenna Classics Vol 2
- HF Digital Handbook
- Emergency Communications Handbook
- ARRL Repeater Directory
- Extra Q&A
- General Q&A

The difficult part will be to find a slot in the bookshelf. It's
crammed full of books with no space left for more.

Another mistake was to renew for 2 years, instead of one year. I
might have been able to get one book per year that way. Oh well.

--
Jeff Liebermann
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

I just rejoined ARRL and have been able to download many archived
antenna articles. It wasn't exactly a renewal since I dropped
my subscription back in 1986. No free books for me but I've
got all I need now off the net.

Irv VE6BP






"Michael Coslo" wrote in message
...
On 2/21/12 12:17 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

However, this offers the chance to rant a little. I renewed my ARRL
membership about a month ago. A few days later, the third renewal
notice arrived in the mail offering a free book if I would renew. One
of the books offered looked interesting, so I sent email to the ARRL
asking if the offer could be made retroactive for those that actually
pay on time. No answer, yet. I wonder what would happen if I let the
membership lapse... perhaps an offer of two or more books? Grrrrr.....


There were a few magazines some years ago that I would let the
subscription lapse purposely. They always had a deal for new subscribers
or those who come back. Like half off the subscription price.

- 73 de Mike N3LI -