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You might be an old timer
You might be an old time if you can answer the following, with out diving
into your library. Which of the following is NOT a rectifier? a. 3B24 b. 80 c. 3C24 d. 6H6 Steel wool was once touted as a good material to make which of the following? a. Choke Balun b. AF shielding c. Linear capacitors d. Radials for short virticals Feel free to add your own favorite... |
On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 18:00:21 -0400, "Fred W4JLE"
wrote: You might be an old time if you can answer the following, with out diving into your library. Which of the following is NOT a rectifier? a. 3B24 b. 80 c. 3C24 d. 6H6 Steel wool was once touted as a good material to make which of the following? a. Choke Balun b. AF shielding c. Linear capacitors d. Radials for short virticals Feel free to add your own favorite... Good ones, Fred, 3B24 and 3C24 are not rectifiers. However, some moron claimed in QST that steel wool was just as good as ferrite for making choke baluns, but I've forgotten who the lunkhead at the League was who believed him, and allowed stupid idea to be published. I complained to the League editors, who unbelieveably said 'Prove It'. So I bought some steel wool and made two back to back baluns with it and made measurements of common mode currents. The measurements proved that the steel wool had absolutely no choking effect. I reported the results of the measurements to the editors at the League, but I can't remember whether they did anything about refuting the original incorrect material. Perhaps your memory is better than mine on this issue. Walt, W2DU |
Close Walt, only the 3C24 was not a rectifier. Sit back, light up the pipe,
and remember the purple glow of the 3B24. You were right on about the steel wool. I was wondering how many would remember the dufus that was trying to tell us that steel wool and a paper towel roll was as good as ferrites. I also wrote a letter to editor. I was a bit more sarcastic requesting the B/H curves of steel wool. "Walter Maxwell" wrote in message ... On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 18:00:21 -0400, "Fred W4JLE" wrote: You might be an old time if you can answer the following, with out diving into your library. Which of the following is NOT a rectifier? a. 3B24 b. 80 c. 3C24 d. 6H6 Steel wool was once touted as a good material to make which of the following? a. Choke Balun b. AF shielding c. Linear capacitors d. Radials for short virticals Feel free to add your own favorite... Good ones, Fred, 3B24 and 3C24 are not rectifiers. However, some moron claimed in QST that steel wool was just as good as ferrite for making choke baluns, but I've forgotten who the lunkhead at the League was who believed him, and allowed stupid idea to be published. I complained to the League editors, who unbelieveably said 'Prove It'. So I bought some steel wool and made two back to back baluns with it and made measurements of common mode currents. The measurements proved that the steel wool had absolutely no choking effect. I reported the results of the measurements to the editors at the League, but I can't remember whether they did anything about refuting the original incorrect material. Perhaps your memory is better than mine on this issue. Walt, W2DU |
Fascinating.
Steel wool is mostly empty space. 73 H. "Fred W4JLE" wrote in message ... Close Walt, only the 3C24 was not a rectifier. Sit back, light up the pipe, and remember the purple glow of the 3B24. You were right on about the steel wool. I was wondering how many would remember the dufus that was trying to tell us that steel wool and a paper towel roll was as good as ferrites. I also wrote a letter to editor. I was a bit more sarcastic requesting the B/H curves of steel wool. "Walter Maxwell" wrote in message ... On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 18:00:21 -0400, "Fred W4JLE" wrote: You might be an old time if you can answer the following, with out diving into your library. Which of the following is NOT a rectifier? a. 3B24 b. 80 c. 3C24 d. 6H6 Steel wool was once touted as a good material to make which of the following? a. Choke Balun b. AF shielding c. Linear capacitors d. Radials for short virticals Feel free to add your own favorite... Good ones, Fred, 3B24 and 3C24 are not rectifiers. However, some moron claimed in QST that steel wool was just as good as ferrite for making choke baluns, but I've forgotten who the lunkhead at the League was who believed him, and allowed stupid idea to be published. I complained to the League editors, who unbelieveably said 'Prove It'. So I bought some steel wool and made two back to back baluns with it and made measurements of common mode currents. The measurements proved that the steel wool had absolutely no choking effect. I reported the results of the measurements to the editors at the League, but I can't remember whether they did anything about refuting the original incorrect material. Perhaps your memory is better than mine on this issue. Walt, W2DU |
Fred W4JLE wrote:
. . . Feel free to add your own favorite... How often should you clean your screen grids? a. Daily b. Weekly c. Monthly d. Any time a grid leak is detected |
Walter Maxwell wrote:
. . . However, some moron claimed in QST that steel wool was just as good as ferrite for making choke baluns, but I've forgotten who the lunkhead at the League was who believed him, and allowed stupid idea to be published. I complained to the League editors, who unbelieveably said 'Prove It'. So I bought some steel wool and made two back to back baluns with it and made measurements of common mode currents. The measurements proved that the steel wool had absolutely no choking effect. I reported the results of the measurements to the editors at the League, but I can't remember whether they did anything about refuting the original incorrect material. Perhaps your memory is better than mine on this issue. Walt, W2DU The results of your measurements were published in "Hints & Kinks" in September 1993 QST. According to the editorial comment accompanying it, you were prompted to make the measurements by Tom Rauch, W8JI, who had done some measurements which indicated that the steel wool balun was ineffective. The Hints & Kinks editor at the time, who had accepted both the original contribution by Curt Wilson, W0KKQ and yours, was Dave Newkirk, WJ1Z. Anyone interested in learning more about it should read the Hints & Kinks submissions and note Dave's added editiorial comments. Roy Lewallen, W7EL |
I believe the "steel wool" balun showed up in one of the handbooks as well.
"Roy Lewallen" wrote in message ... Walter Maxwell wrote: . . . However, some moron claimed in QST that steel wool was just as good as ferrite for making choke baluns, but I've forgotten who the lunkhead at the League was who believed him, and allowed stupid idea to be published. I complained to the League editors, who unbelieveably said 'Prove It'. So I bought some steel wool and made two back to back baluns with it and made measurements of common mode currents. The measurements proved that the steel wool had absolutely no choking effect. I reported the results of the measurements to the editors at the League, but I can't remember whether they did anything about refuting the original incorrect material. Perhaps your memory is better than mine on this issue. Walt, W2DU The results of your measurements were published in "Hints & Kinks" in September 1993 QST. According to the editorial comment accompanying it, you were prompted to make the measurements by Tom Rauch, W8JI, who had done some measurements which indicated that the steel wool balun was ineffective. The Hints & Kinks editor at the time, who had accepted both the original contribution by Curt Wilson, W0KKQ and yours, was Dave Newkirk, WJ1Z. Anyone interested in learning more about it should read the Hints & Kinks submissions and note Dave's added editiorial comments. Roy Lewallen, W7EL |
On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 17:38:12 -0700, Roy Lewallen
wrote: Walter Maxwell wrote: . . . However, some moron claimed in QST that steel wool was just as good as ferrite for making choke baluns, but I've forgotten who the lunkhead at the League was who believed him, and allowed stupid idea to be published. I complained to the League editors, who unbelieveably said 'Prove It'. So I bought some steel wool and made two back to back baluns with it and made measurements of common mode currents. The measurements proved that the steel wool had absolutely no choking effect. I reported the results of the measurements to the editors at the League, but I can't remember whether they did anything about refuting the original incorrect material. Perhaps your memory is better than mine on this issue. Walt, W2DU The results of your measurements were published in "Hints & Kinks" in September 1993 QST. According to the editorial comment accompanying it, you were prompted to make the measurements by Tom Rauch, W8JI, who had done some measurements which indicated that the steel wool balun was ineffective. The Hints & Kinks editor at the time, who had accepted both the original contribution by Curt Wilson, W0KKQ and yours, was Dave Newkirk, WJ1Z. Anyone interested in learning more about it should read the Hints & Kinks submissions and note Dave's added editiorial comments. One legitimate ;) use for steel wool was what we used it for as kids. When the cops cited us with a repair order for a too loud exhaust system on our hot rods, we would stuff steel wool up the pipe and secure it with a rusty nail in cross-drilled holes. We would then find a handy cop and ask him to sign off that we had fixed the problem. He would usually ask us to rev up the engine and we would hope like hell that the steel wool didn't come flying out at the wrong time. I think most cops were on to this but they played along. |
Wes Stewart wrote:
One legitimate ;) use for steel wool was what we used it for as kids. When the cops cited us with a repair order for a too loud exhaust system on our hot rods, we would stuff steel wool up the pipe and secure it with a rusty nail in cross-drilled holes. We would then find a handy cop and ask him to sign off that we had fixed the problem. He would usually ask us to rev up the engine and we would hope like hell that the steel wool didn't come flying out at the wrong time. I think most cops were on to this but they played along. Here's a ham-radio related use. I've got a bunch of it stuffed into the ends of the buried PVC pipes carrying my feedlines into the back yard, in an attempt to keep the rodents from using it as a highway. Seems to be working so far. . . Roy Lewallen, W7EL |
On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 18:52:14 -0700, Roy Lewallen
wrote: [snip] Here's a ham-radio related use. I've got a bunch of it stuffed into the ends of the buried PVC pipes carrying my feedlines into the back yard, in an attempt to keep the rodents from using it as a highway. Seems to be working so far. . . Roy Lewallen, W7EL Down here in the desert the pack rats would just say, "Thank you very much, do you have any more?" When my wife's office at Hughes had a problem with rodents coming through an A/C receptacle in an exterior wall the plant maintenance guys used either copper or bronze wool. Seems to poison them. My problem isn't rodents in the house, it's scorpions. Killed two of the things just last night. I'm remodeling a bathroom, where most of them show up. I told my wife I think I'll install some UV lighting so I can see them easier. (They fluoresce under UV.) |
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"H. Adam Stevens, NQ5H" wrote in message ... Fascinating. Steel wool is mostly empty space. 73 H. Even more empty after the first spark! -- Ed WB6WSN El Cajon, CA USA |
"Wes Stewart" wrote in message ... On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 18:52:14 -0700, Roy Lewallen wrote: [snip] Here's a ham-radio related use. I've got a bunch of it stuffed into the ends of the buried PVC pipes carrying my feedlines into the back yard, in an attempt to keep the rodents from using it as a highway. Seems to be working so far. . . Roy Lewallen, W7EL Down here in the desert the pack rats would just say, "Thank you very much, do you have any more?" When my wife's office at Hughes had a problem with rodents coming through an A/C receptacle in an exterior wall the plant maintenance guys used either copper or bronze wool. Seems to poison them. My problem isn't rodents in the house, it's scorpions. Killed two of the things just last night. I'm remodeling a bathroom, where most of them show up. I told my wife I think I'll install some UV lighting so I can see them easier. (They fluoresce under UV.) Wes, what's the preferred scorpion killing technique; you use a hammer or what? -- Ed WB6WSN El Cajon, CA USA |
Ed Price wrote: "Wes Stewart" wrote in message ... On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 18:52:14 -0700, Roy Lewallen wrote: [snip] Here's a ham-radio related use. I've got a bunch of it stuffed into the ends of the buried PVC pipes carrying my feedlines into the back yard, in an attempt to keep the rodents from using it as a highway. Seems to be working so far. . . Roy Lewallen, W7EL Better than just steel wool- is SOS pads- had Deer Mice (carriers of hantavirus) running between buildings, in wire ducts- plugged with SOS pads, stopped them. Also had professional folks, that used a gooey substance, that (according to them !) tastes bad to rodents for treating wood, so they didn't like to chew thru walls. Apparently the bad taste of the soap, and the goo, along with the steel wool does a good job of slowing them down-- It is a bit disconcerting to open the control head of a generator, and see 8-9 pairs of eyeballs stareing back at you! Jim NN7K |
"Dave Platt" wrote in message ... How often should you clean your screen grids? a. Daily b. Weekly c. Monthly d. Any time a grid leak is detected When it gets clogged with electrons -- CL -- I doubt, therefore I might be ! |
Regarding steel wool, I recall an old old radio catalog selling an antenna
cleaning kit to shine up your antenna wire -- claims it improved reception ! Don't recall if it was steel wool or a fine sandpaper But when you put up a brand new shiny antenna -- does it seem to work better, just like your car runs better after a wash and wax job (;-) -- CL -- I doubt, therefore I might be ! |
Interesting, Fred, I wasn't aware that the 3B24 was a gas-filled
rectifier. However, I used the 80, the 81 (a half-wave rectifier with greater current capability than the 80), the 83 (a full-wave mercury vapor rectifier) The 5Y3 was a later version of the 80, with octal pin basing. I also used a whole bunch of 866's before SSB came along. They powered a 203-A in one of my early rigs, a 250-TH in a later rig in 1935, and a pair of HK-54's in another in 1937. (Or were they HK-354's, I can't remember, yeah, 354's) On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 19:58:14 -0400, "Fred W4JLE" wrote: Close Walt, only the 3C24 was not a rectifier. Sit back, light up the pipe, and remember the purple glow of the 3B24. You were right on about the steel wool. I was wondering how many would remember the dufus that was trying to tell us that steel wool and a paper towel roll was as good as ferrites. I also wrote a letter to editor. I was a bit more sarcastic requesting the B/H curves of steel wool. Do you still have a copy of that letter? I'd like to see a copy if you do. Walt,W2DU |
Thanks, Roy, I had forgetten where the stuff was published.
Walt On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 17:38:12 -0700, Roy Lewallen wrote: Walter Maxwell wrote: . . . However, some moron claimed in QST that steel wool was just as good as ferrite for making choke baluns, but I've forgotten who the lunkhead at the League was who believed him, and allowed stupid idea to be published. I complained to the League editors, who unbelieveably said 'Prove It'. So I bought some steel wool and made two back to back baluns with it and made measurements of common mode currents. The measurements proved that the steel wool had absolutely no choking effect. I reported the results of the measurements to the editors at the League, but I can't remember whether they did anything about refuting the original incorrect material. Perhaps your memory is better than mine on this issue. Walt, W2DU The results of your measurements were published in "Hints & Kinks" in September 1993 QST. According to the editorial comment accompanying it, you were prompted to make the measurements by Tom Rauch, W8JI, who had done some measurements which indicated that the steel wool balun was ineffective. The Hints & Kinks editor at the time, who had accepted both the original contribution by Curt Wilson, W0KKQ and yours, was Dave Newkirk, WJ1Z. Anyone interested in learning more about it should read the Hints & Kinks submissions and note Dave's added editiorial comments. Roy Lewallen, W7EL |
Caveat Lector wrote:
Regarding steel wool, I recall an old old radio catalog selling an antenna cleaning kit to shine up your antenna wire -- claims it improved reception ! Don't recall if it was steel wool or a fine sandpaper But when you put up a brand new shiny antenna -- does it seem to work better, just like your car runs better after a wash and wax job (;-) Mine always gets wet in the rain that comes immediately after the wash job. ;^).... |
I can't belive no one has put up the correct answer. When grid leak becomes
a problem, adding a dynatron oscillator, with it's negative resistance absorbs all the leaked electrons. New question: A Homotron is - a. An electron that has been given a positive charge b. An electron given a negative charge c. A queer electron that blows fuses d. Who knows, it wasn't in the list of questions I memorized. "Caveat Lector" wrote in message news:QgILe.578$uO2.273@fed1read07... "Dave Platt" wrote in message ... How often should you clean your screen grids? a. Daily b. Weekly c. Monthly d. Any time a grid leak is detected When it gets clogged with electrons -- CL -- I doubt, therefore I might be ! |
On Sun, 14 Aug 2005 13:18:11 -0400, "Fred W4JLE"
wrote: I can't belive no one has put up the correct answer. When grid leak becomes a problem, adding a dynatron oscillator, with it's negative resistance absorbs all the leaked electrons. New question: A Homotron is - a. An electron that has been given a positive charge b. An electron given a negative charge c. A queer electron that blows fuses d. Who knows, it wasn't in the list of questions I memorized. The answer is both 'a' and 'c'. An electron that has a positive charge must be queer. Walt, W2DU |
Sorry, never made a copy of any letters of that type. I do now with e-mail,
but in those days carbon paper had to be located manually :) "Walter Maxwell" wrote in message ... I also wrote a letter to editor. I was a bit more sarcastic requesting the B/H curves of steel wool. Do you still have a copy of that letter? I'd like to see a copy if you do. Walt,W2DU |
Walter Maxwell wrote:
On Sun, 14 Aug 2005 13:18:11 -0400, "Fred W4JLE" wrote: I can't belive no one has put up the correct answer. When grid leak becomes a problem, adding a dynatron oscillator, with it's negative resistance absorbs all the leaked electrons. New question: A Homotron is - a. An electron that has been given a positive charge b. An electron given a negative charge c. A queer electron that blows fuses d. Who knows, it wasn't in the list of questions I memorized. The answer is both 'a' and 'c'. An electron that has a positive charge must be queer. Walt, W2DU The correct answer is: none. A homotron has a neuter charge. Dave WD9BDZ |
Ed Price wrote:
SNIPPED My problem isn't rodents in the house, it's scorpions. Killed two of the things just last night. I'm remodeling a bathroom, where most of them show up. I told my wife I think I'll install some UV lighting so I can see them easier. (They fluoresce under UV.) Wes, what's the preferred scorpion killing technique; you use a hammer or what? I know the design and operating principles of a hammer. But, the design and operating principles of a 'What' escapes me!! |
Roy Lewallen wrote:
Fred W4JLE wrote: . . . Feel free to add your own favorite... How often should you clean your screen grids? a. Daily b. Weekly c. Monthly d. Any time a grid leak is detected Obviuously when they fill up with mosquitos and black flies. |
Best answer yet!!
Thrasher Remailer wrote: You might be an old timer if your hamstick needs viagra to make contact. |
New question: A Homotron is - a. An electron that has been given a positive charge b. An electron given a negative charge c. A queer electron that blows fuses d. Who knows, it wasn't in the list of questions I memorized. "Caveat Lector" wrote in message Harkens back to the days of yo Question ? The best way to prevent electrical shock is: ? Answer (think ) was D: Double indemnety Life Insurance ! (That was on one of the early commercial FCC Phone tests!) Jim |
On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 22:34:59 -0700, "Ed Price"
wrote: [snip] Wes, what's the preferred scorpion killing technique; you use a hammer or what? Depends. A couple of years ago I was doing some messy sheetrock work and was wearing an old pair of shorts. When I finished for the day I threw them on the floor and took my shower. The next morning I slipped them back on, when out to the kitchen and got a cup of Joe and sat down in front of the computer to read r.r.a.a. I was sitting here when I felt a scratching on my leg. I jumped up and exited the shorts in record time. Sure enough, there was a bark scorpion in my drawers. We have three species here and of course the most dangerous is the bark scorpion and they are the ones that most like living in houses. I smacked that one with a handy book. To stay on topic, let me say that it was probably the ARRL Antenna Book. :-) Otherwise, it's whatever shoe is handy. |
Jim - NN7K wrote:
Harkens back to the days of yo Question ? The best way to prevent electrical shock is: ? Answer (think ) was D: Double indemnety Life Insurance ! (That was on one of the early commercial FCC Phone tests!) Jim He speaks the truth -- I remember that one also. The passing score on those tests was 75%, but you only had to know the answers to 50% in order to pass. There were four choices to each question; two were of the quality of the one Jim quotes. So if you answered the half you knew, you had a 50-50 chance with the rest of them by throwing out the ridiculous answers and random guessing between the two that remained. (Actually, you could do better yet with even less real knowledge by using a little basic testmanship.) Roy Lewallen, W7EL |
Walt, I just went back and checked some old notes. I show I wrote a letter
to the editor on the steel wool balun in 1977. I know Roy said 1993, but I "Walter Maxwell" wrote in message ... On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 18:00:21 -0400, "Fred W4JLE" wrote: You might be an old time if you can answer the following, with out diving into your library. Which of the following is NOT a rectifier? a. 3B24 b. 80 c. 3C24 d. 6H6 Steel wool was once touted as a good material to make which of the following? a. Choke Balun b. AF shielding c. Linear capacitors d. Radials for short virticals Feel free to add your own favorite... Good ones, Fred, 3B24 and 3C24 are not rectifiers. However, some moron claimed in QST that steel wool was just as good as ferrite for making choke baluns, but I've forgotten who the lunkhead at the League was who believed him, and allowed stupid idea to be published. I complained to the League editors, who unbelieveably said 'Prove It'. So I bought some steel wool and made two back to back baluns with it and made measurements of common mode currents. The measurements proved that the steel wool had absolutely no choking effect. I reported the results of the measurements to the editors at the League, but I can't remember whether they did anything about refuting the original incorrect material. Perhaps your memory is better than mine on this issue. Walt, W2DU |
Walt I went back through some old note books, according to my records I sent
the letter to the editor in 1977. I know Roy says 93, but I have e-mails from that period and knew it had to be earlier. Does that match your recollection? "Walter Maxwell" wrote in message ... Thanks, Roy, I had forgetten where the stuff was published. Walt On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 17:38:12 -0700, Roy Lewallen wrote: Walter Maxwell wrote: . . . However, some moron claimed in QST that steel wool was just as good as ferrite for making choke baluns, but I've forgotten who the lunkhead at the League was who believed him, and allowed stupid idea to be published. I complained to the League editors, who unbelieveably said 'Prove It'. So I bought some steel wool and made two back to back baluns with it and made measurements of common mode currents. The measurements proved that the steel wool had absolutely no choking effect. I reported the results of the measurements to the editors at the League, but I can't remember whether they did anything about refuting the original incorrect material. Perhaps your memory is better than mine on this issue. Walt, W2DU The results of your measurements were published in "Hints & Kinks" in September 1993 QST. According to the editorial comment accompanying it, you were prompted to make the measurements by Tom Rauch, W8JI, who had done some measurements which indicated that the steel wool balun was ineffective. The Hints & Kinks editor at the time, who had accepted both the original contribution by Curt Wilson, W0KKQ and yours, was Dave Newkirk, WJ1Z. Anyone interested in learning more about it should read the Hints & Kinks submissions and note Dave's added editiorial comments. Roy Lewallen, W7EL |
J. Mc Laughlin wrote:
. . . But then, you may have taken the exam before I did. Fortunately, licenses in those days did not have age information on them. Had a job with a radio station when I was underage - the owner, also a Scot, knew not to ask and I knew not to tell. . . . My mother had to drive me to my first day on the job as a broadcast engineer -- I wasn't old enough to get a driver's license or, in the state I was in, even a learner's permit. (I did know how to drive, though, having gotten a learner's permit in Alaska at 14. Drove quite a bit of the way down the Alaska highway, too, unpaved at the time.) I'd been turned down for a job as a golf caddie because I wasn't old enough. That was 1961. The owner of that first station I worked for became a fugitive from a felony conviction in about 1964. Don't think they ever caught him. Roy Lewallen, W7EL |
"Ham op" wrote in message ... Ed Price wrote: Wes, what's the preferred scorpion killing technique; you use a hammer or what? I know the design and operating principles of a hammer. Are you certain? Can you produce any documentation or certification regarding your competence? -- Ed WB6WSN El Cajon, CA USA |
I still can't believe anyone took this seriously.
Steel wool must have slightly higher permeability than air, certainly no match for ferrites. 73 H. "Fred W4JLE" wrote in message ... Walt I went back through some old note books, according to my records I sent the letter to the editor in 1977. I know Roy says 93, but I have e-mails from that period and knew it had to be earlier. Does that match your recollection? "Walter Maxwell" wrote in message ... Thanks, Roy, I had forgetten where the stuff was published. Walt On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 17:38:12 -0700, Roy Lewallen wrote: Walter Maxwell wrote: . . . However, some moron claimed in QST that steel wool was just as good as ferrite for making choke baluns, but I've forgotten who the lunkhead at the League was who believed him, and allowed stupid idea to be published. I complained to the League editors, who unbelieveably said 'Prove It'. So I bought some steel wool and made two back to back baluns with it and made measurements of common mode currents. The measurements proved that the steel wool had absolutely no choking effect. I reported the results of the measurements to the editors at the League, but I can't remember whether they did anything about refuting the original incorrect material. Perhaps your memory is better than mine on this issue. Walt, W2DU The results of your measurements were published in "Hints & Kinks" in September 1993 QST. According to the editorial comment accompanying it, you were prompted to make the measurements by Tom Rauch, W8JI, who had done some measurements which indicated that the steel wool balun was ineffective. The Hints & Kinks editor at the time, who had accepted both the original contribution by Curt Wilson, W0KKQ and yours, was Dave Newkirk, WJ1Z. Anyone interested in learning more about it should read the Hints & Kinks submissions and note Dave's added editiorial comments. Roy Lewallen, W7EL |
Dear Roy:
Outstanding. What a shame that that route for young people is closed. I was able to ride a bicycle to the station. Would buy a quart of milk on my way to the station from a delivery van and have a simple breakfast while playing some sort of public service announcement to start the broadcast day. My Mother had to cash my checks for me because I was working when the bank was open. Very interesting people pass through broadcast stations. Another form of early education. Obviously, we both looked older than we were. Many years latter, I learned that I had been chosen over other (smarter?) candidates for some important opportunities because of the experience and initiative shown by working as a broadcast "engineer." How do young people today demonstrate such characteristics? 73, Mac N8TT -- J. Mc Laughlin; Michigan U.S.A. Home: "Roy Lewallen" wrote in message ... J. Mc Laughlin wrote: . . . But then, you may have taken the exam before I did. Fortunately, licenses in those days did not have age information on them. Had a job with a radio station when I was underage - the owner, also a Scot, knew not to ask and I knew not to tell. . . . My mother had to drive me to my first day on the job as a broadcast engineer -- I wasn't old enough to get a driver's license or, in the state I was in, even a learner's permit. (I did know how to drive, though, having gotten a learner's permit in Alaska at 14. Drove quite a bit of the way down the Alaska highway, too, unpaved at the time.) I'd been turned down for a job as a golf caddie because I wasn't old enough. That was 1961. The owner of that first station I worked for became a fugitive from a felony conviction in about 1964. Don't think they ever caught him. Roy Lewallen, W7EL |
Ed Price wrote:
"Ham op" wrote in message ... Ed Price wrote: Wes, what's the preferred scorpion killing technique; you use a hammer or what? I know the design and operating principles of a hammer. Are you certain? Can you produce any documentation or certification regarding your competence? I'm not the person being questioned above but I took shop class in High School. Passed with flying colors. Does that count? Dave N |
Adam;
Do you remember "Contra Polar Energy"? A lot of people fell for that, including yours truly. Dave N H. Adam Stevens, NQ5H wrote: I still can't believe anyone took this seriously. Steel wool must have slightly higher permeability than air, certainly no match for ferrites. 73 H. "Fred W4JLE" wrote in message ... Walt I went back through some old note books, according to my records I sent the letter to the editor in 1977. I know Roy says 93, but I have e-mails from that period and knew it had to be earlier. Does that match your recollection? "Walter Maxwell" wrote in message . .. Thanks, Roy, I had forgetten where the stuff was published. Walt On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 17:38:12 -0700, Roy Lewallen wrote: Walter Maxwell wrote: . . . However, some moron claimed in QST that steel wool was just as good as ferrite for making choke baluns, but I've forgotten who the lunkhead at the League was who believed him, and allowed stupid idea to be published. I complained to the League editors, who unbelieveably said 'Prove It'. So I bought some steel wool and made two back to back baluns with it and made measurements of common mode currents. The measurements proved that the steel wool had absolutely no choking effect. I reported the results of the measurements to the editors at the League, but I can't remember whether they did anything about refuting the original incorrect material. Perhaps your memory is better than mine on this issue. Walt, W2DU The results of your measurements were published in "Hints & Kinks" in September 1993 QST. According to the editorial comment accompanying it, you were prompted to make the measurements by Tom Rauch, W8JI, who had done some measurements which indicated that the steel wool balun was ineffective. The Hints & Kinks editor at the time, who had accepted both the original contribution by Curt Wilson, W0KKQ and yours, was Dave Newkirk, WJ1Z. Anyone interested in learning more about it should read the Hints & Kinks submissions and note Dave's added editiorial comments. Roy Lewallen, W7EL |
And if you have nothing better to do than write inane lists, and posting
them through anonymous remailers, you may be a loser regardless of age. "Thrasher Remailer" wrote in message ... If you have done nothing interesting in the last day, week, month or year which is of any interest to most, you just might be an old timer. If your newest equipment is over a decade old, you just might be an old timer. If 40 and younger avoid you on the nets, you just might be an old timer. If you can't crawl the tower anymore, pullup the mast, you just might be an old timer. If your next stop is the resthome where your radio will be denied you, you just might be a old timer. If you live in the past and think the bands are over crowded, you just might be an old timer. If most of your exchanges and communications with others ends up into a sermon from you, a list of everything which is wrong, constant references to the past, and an attempt to stop progress, you might be an old timer. If you can't see how horrible the above is, you might be an old timer. |
Well shucks everyone ota have one for this thread HA HA
How about being able to read 5-level baudot paper tape with out the teletype... Das is der kerbanginchunger http://www.kekatos.com/teletype/gil/M28.htm 73 K4TWO Gary This thread will prob' last about 9 months :-) ding ding ding "Fred W4JLE" wrote in message ... sniippeddd Feel free to add your own favorite... |
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