"Hal Rosser" wrote in message
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"Cecil Moore" wrote in message
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I've added a Smith Chart graphic to my All-HF-Band-No-Tuner-Antenna
information on my web page.
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp/smith.htm
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Its a purty chart, too.
I've got nothing but respect for folks that have the patience to sit down
and figure out how to use one of those.

Hal

It surprises me to read that you consider the Smith Chart difficult to
use. I'd bet that you could figure out how to use one to your benefit
within 20 minutes of asking questions of someone who uses them.

Jerry

Jerry:

He may mean it in the sense of using a sliderule--why if you have a
program, programmable calculator to give results?

Warmest regards,
John

"Jerry Martes" wrote in message
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"Hal Rosser" wrote in message
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"Cecil Moore" wrote in message
...
I've added a Smith Chart graphic to my All-HF-Band-No-Tuner-Antenna
information on my web page.
--
73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp/smith.htm
=----
Its a purty chart, too.
I've got nothing but respect for folks that have the patience to sit
down
and figure out how to use one of those.

Hal

It surprises me to read that you consider the Smith Chart difficult
to use. I'd bet that you could figure out how to use one to your
benefit within 20 minutes of asking questions of someone who uses
them.

Jerry

So now you're pickin' on my slide rule? Is nothing sacred??
I like my slide rule. Its more useful than my solar-powered flashlight.
The slide rule works without any power or batteries. :-)
And its accurate to 3 (sometimes 4) significant digits.

"John Smith" wrote in message
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Jerry:

He may mean it in the sense of using a sliderule--why if you have a
program, programmable calculator to give results?

Warmest regards,
John

I have an old pickett slide around here somewhere--ahhh, like you, never
throw anything away lol....

Warmest regards,
John

"Hal Rosser" wrote in message
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So now you're pickin' on my slide rule? Is nothing sacred??
I like my slide rule. Its more useful than my solar-powered
flashlight.
The slide rule works without any power or batteries. :-)
And its accurate to 3 (sometimes 4) significant digits.

"John Smith" wrote in message
...
Jerry:

He may mean it in the sense of using a sliderule--why if you have a
program, programmable calculator to give results?

Warmest regards,
John

"John Smith" wrote in message
...
I have an old pickett slide around here somewhere--ahhh, like you, never
throw anything away lol....

Warmest regards,
John


The term "old slide rule" is a bit redundant, some would say.
My new slide rule is only about 30 yrs old. Plenty of life left in it.

Hal Rosser wrote:

So now you're pickin' on my slide rule? Is nothing sacred??
I like my slide rule. Its more useful than my solar-powered flashlight.
The slide rule works without any power or batteries. :-)
And its accurate to 3 (sometimes 4) significant digits.

Solar powered flashlight? Heck, we have a made up loony lefty here in
Minneapolis who wants people to use electric powered generators to
reduce noise and pollution during emergencies. Morgan Q. E.
Wolfe-Slattery, a true Euphorian.

I have 2 slide rules that I picked up recently, but I miss my easy on
the eyes yellow aluminum Pickett LogLogDeciTrig (I think that's what it
was) that got misplaced during a move a couple decades ago. I also wish
I still had my HP35, 45 and 11C. I do have a working HP25, 15C and 48SX
though.

tom
K0TAR

In article ,
Tom Ring wrote:

I have 2 slide rules that I picked up recently, but I miss my easy on
the eyes yellow aluminum Pickett LogLogDeciTrig (I think that's what it
was) that got misplaced during a move a couple decades ago.

Keep your eye on eBay. Chances are good that you can pick up the
exact model you had before, either used-in-good-condition or
new-old-stock, for a reasonable price.

I'll admit that there's a danger to this, though. I started
collecting slide rules a few years ago, out of nostalgia, and got
bitten by the bug. I'm up to about 40 of them now... everything from
little 5" slipsticks, to an 8" circular, to an Otis King L cylindrical
in really fabulous condition. There are even a few (a Concise
circular, and a Pickett aluminum rule) with specialized X/L/C/F scales
for doing resonant-circuit calculations.

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Dave Platt wrote:

In article ,
Tom Ring wrote:


I have 2 slide rules that I picked up recently, but I miss my easy on
the eyes yellow aluminum Pickett LogLogDeciTrig (I think that's what it
was) that got misplaced during a move a couple decades ago.


Keep your eye on eBay. Chances are good that you can pick up the
exact model you had before, either used-in-good-condition or
new-old-stock, for a reasonable price.

I'll admit that there's a danger to this, though. I started
collecting slide rules a few years ago, out of nostalgia, and got
bitten by the bug. I'm up to about 40 of them now... everything from
little 5" slipsticks, to an 8" circular, to an Otis King L cylindrical
in really fabulous condition. There are even a few (a Concise
circular, and a Pickett aluminum rule) with specialized X/L/C/F scales
for doing resonant-circuit calculations.


Oh, I know. I got bit by writing the response. I bought a K&E 1948
rule last night from ebay. 8.25 plus shipping. What a deal.

tom
K0TAR

On Wed, 01 Jun 2005 20:33:05 -0500, Tom Ring
wrote:

Hal Rosser wrote:

So now you're pickin' on my slide rule? Is nothing sacred??
I like my slide rule. Its more useful than my solar-powered flashlight.
The slide rule works without any power or batteries. :-)
And its accurate to 3 (sometimes 4) significant digits.

Solar powered flashlight? Heck, we have a made up loony lefty here in
Minneapolis who wants people to use electric powered generators to
reduce noise and pollution during emergencies. Morgan Q. E.
Wolfe-Slattery, a true Euphorian.

I have 2 slide rules that I picked up recently, but I miss my easy on
the eyes yellow aluminum Pickett LogLogDeciTrig (I think that's what it
was) that got misplaced during a move a couple decades ago. I also wish
I still had my HP35, 45 and 11C. I do have a working HP25, 15C and 48SX
though.


My sharp stick needs only infrequent exposure to fire to allow
me to solve differential equasions. And that's only if there's not a
smooth bed of sand nearby.

Hal

It surprises me to read that you consider the Smith Chart difficult to
use. I'd bet that you could figure out how to use one to your benefit
within 20 minutes of asking questions of someone who uses them.

Jerry

Jerry,
You're probably right. I could probably lean how in an afternoon.
I sat down with one I printed out once, and thought I had it figured out.
Then when I needed to use it again, I would need to be retrained.
I remember how to use an MFJ259 from use to use, though. :-)

I just don't have the patience - it just doesn't grab my attention like a
gizmo does.