On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 20:30:18 +0100, "A Veteran Has Lung"
wrote:


Who said anything about dead my good man, purely suffering in silence would
suffice...

ok then...i'll let you off this time (!!)


on a lighter note...

just paid a visit to a certain laughing p----- website


http://www.laughingpoliceman.com/loony.htm

and look at the picture in the bottom left hand 'corner-ish'
(entitled 'care in the community')

priceless!!!

On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 19:44:22 GMT,

(class_a_zpk_12wpm) wrote:

priceless!!!

http://www.laughingpoliceman.com/images/idi.gif

is just as good!

On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 19:44:22 GMT,

(class_a_zpk_12wpm) wrote:

priceless!!!

http://www.laughingpoliceman.com/images/idi.gif

is just as good!

On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 20:30:18 +0100, "A Veteran Has Lung"
wrote:


Who said anything about dead my good man, purely suffering in silence would
suffice...

ok then...i'll let you off this time (!!)


on a lighter note...

just paid a visit to a certain laughing p----- website


http://www.laughingpoliceman.com/loony.htm

and look at the picture in the bottom left hand 'corner-ish'
(entitled 'care in the community')

priceless!!!

"class_a_zpk_12wpm"
.uk.net wrote in message
...
On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 18:14:40 +0100, "A Veteran Has Lung"
wrote:

DAMN! I thought you were going to say throat/wrists, and was going to
reply
that in your case it is an excellent idea.

Not you've gone and spoiled all my fun

now now.
whilst you may not enjoy the same opinions as Airy or anyone
else for that matter...who expresses their opinion through
various uses of the english language....

wishing them dead or worse is not cricket ol' boy.

Who said anything about dead my good man, purely suffering in silence would
suffice...

On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 18:14:40 +0100, "A Veteran Has Lung"
wrote:

DAMN! I thought you were going to say throat/wrists, and was going to reply
that in your case it is an excellent idea.

Not you've gone and spoiled all my fun

now now.
whilst you may not enjoy the same opinions as Airy or anyone
else for that matter...who expresses their opinion through
various uses of the english language....

wishing them dead or worse is not cricket ol' boy.

"Airy R. Bean" wrote in message
...
I wish to make a master oscillator for the shack, and am considering
cutting my own crystals in order to reduce ageing. Is there a source
of raw material?

Also, for temperature compensation, I am considering the use of bi-metals.
(I've never seen one, but what is the mechanism used in Oxley's
Tempatrimmer?)



DAMN! I thought you were going to say throat/wrists, and was going to reply
that in your case it is an excellent idea.

Not you've gone and spoiled all my fun

I think you are on the wrong frequency with this one OM. The world of
telecommunications must run on one master oscillator. Call it GOD if you
will. There is a heavily guarded master oscillator somewhere on earth that
keeps everything in sync. I think it is somewhere in New England. All you
have to do is get a feed if this master clock and phase lock loop all your
ham junk to this frequency. What do you think would happen to all the worlds
telephone, television and satellite gear if everyone had their own free
running oscillators? Chaos. I doubt you can cut a piece of quartz to any
predictable frequency without specialized equipment nor keep it at a
predetermined frequency without a very accurate crystal oven. Remove just a
pubic hair of quartz and all is lost.

John
VA3JQ

"Airy R. Bean" wrote in message
...
I wish to make a master oscillator for the shack, and am considering
cutting my own crystals in order to reduce ageing. Is there a source
of raw material?

Also, for temperature compensation, I am considering the use of bi-metals.
(I've never seen one, but what is the mechanism used in Oxley's
Tempatrimmer?)

I think you are on the wrong frequency with this one OM. The world of
telecommunications must run on one master oscillator. Call it GOD if you
will. There is a heavily guarded master oscillator somewhere on earth that
keeps everything in sync. I think it is somewhere in New England. All you
have to do is get a feed if this master clock and phase lock loop all your
ham junk to this frequency. What do you think would happen to all the worlds
telephone, television and satellite gear if everyone had their own free
running oscillators? Chaos. I doubt you can cut a piece of quartz to any
predictable frequency without specialized equipment nor keep it at a
predetermined frequency without a very accurate crystal oven. Remove just a
pubic hair of quartz and all is lost.

John
VA3JQ

"Airy R. Bean" wrote in message
...
I wish to make a master oscillator for the shack, and am considering
cutting my own crystals in order to reduce ageing. Is there a source
of raw material?

Also, for temperature compensation, I am considering the use of bi-metals.
(I've never seen one, but what is the mechanism used in Oxley's
Tempatrimmer?)