From: Leo on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 19:49:50 -0500

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From: Leo on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 17:35:00 -0500
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From: Leo on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 19:03:16 -0500
On 7 Feb 2007 15:29:04 -0800, wrote:
On Feb 7, 4:40?pm, Leo wrote:
On 7 Feb 2007 03:25:23 -0800, wrote:


...for a guy who supposedly made it all the way to a Masters degree,
he seems to have a great deal of trouble thinking 'outside the box'.

He hasn't been able to open it yet.

I believe that you're right!

With some the 'box' looks so pretty unopened that they
never do remove the pretty wrappings. shrug


Leo, I'm debating on whether or not to submit Cranky
as an "unforgettable character I've met" article to
Readers Digest.

I'm afraid that your article would be returned without the $100 cheque
- he's actually quite forgettable....

I agree. :-)

Thought you might!

On second thought, Asimov's Science Fiction might be
interested... :-)


Nah, Cranky no be wrong. Ever. "CB" radio (as all know
it today) on 11m was authorized in the USA in 1958. It
was in all the electronics trade papers and Regulations of
our FCC. In 1958 little Cranky was just beginning to read,
but might have reached 13 WPM level in morse code...

A stellar accomplishment, by any measure, that!

A Nova!

Ah, but later in life came the Bossy Nova!

...and the beat goes on...


The A and B classes dies a horrible death because - they were'nt
useable by the target audience. Sure, there were transceivers
available for 450 MHz in 1945 - but they would have cost big bucks,
and been massive beasts as well. (as Ptoooey so aptly points out,
there were handheld units available for these frequencies in the
'50's, but they would have required King Kong's hand to hold them! And
King Kon's wallet to buy them, as well.....) .

Well he said, assuming a serious mien there was ONE
"simple" 400+ MHz transceiver...el cheapo modulated
oscillator cum super-regen detector. Forgot who made
it but it was really cheap in everything inside. I had
gotten one free from another who wanted to set up a
link down in Inglewood, CA. It would reach, at best,
a mile and a half. That was in the later 1950s and
the UHF bow-tie and reflector aluminum wires had
already started to crystalize enough to snap off easily.
Still had it when I moved into this house in 1963 but
the steel chassis and steel cabinet were so rusty I just
tossed it a year later. :-(

But, because there was a regulation in place that said "Citizen's
Band" (regardless of whether it was usable by the "citizens' without
exorbuiant expense and superhuman effort), then CB must have existed
in 1945.

Not quite. Our FCC was struggling mightily with all
sorts of post-WW2 regulation, radio service changes
back then...and preparing for the onslaught of TV in
gorgeous black and white. FM broadcast was about to
move to double its pre-WW2 frequencies and the various
public safety agencies wanted to get to "low band"
(30 to 50 MHz) and, maybe, "mid band" (150 to about
160 MHz). It would seem that the original US Citizens
Band on UHF was a sort-of afterthought. Manufacturers
started to lobby for lower frequencies in this tube-
only era and the post-WW2 FCC looked at the amateur
"11m" band (not an International allocation) and the
rest was history. Radio-wise, the fit hit the shan
after 1958 with all sorts of different radio services
wanting this and that plus the electronics industry
had to step in to stop the color TV "war" between
CBS Labs and RCA (neither one would have been
suitable). Our FCC was barely keeping up with the
changes everywhere. Again, "CB" was an afterthought
radio service and NOBODY really anticipated the surge
in off-shore design and production that would flood
N. America by a decade later.


What an idiot! This guy is proof that you shouldn't sign your organ
donor card without reading it very carefully - looks like they came
for his brain a few years early!

Now, now... :-)


Heil on the break-in: "You aren't funny, Leonard!"

I'd suggest taking his word as Gospel on that subject - Dave is an
expert on the subject of "not funny".

Jawholl! heels click together, monocle snaps in place

But, on the plus side, he can sign his organ donor card any time.

Pity the recipient...

I do find it unusual that the US Diplomatic Corpse did not require
that particular characteristic from their employees! You'd think that
that would be a prerequisite.....

NOT in Foggy Bottom (part of DC).

The soubriquet of "Ugly American" was bestowed honestly
by those in foreign lands. :-(

I'm one US citizen who hasn't been happy with State
for a couple decades. Of course the koff Presidents
steer our State Department so that may explain much.
On the other hand, the first new US Embassy in Moscow
was a bugging disaster and we had to scrap it. KGB
must have had a ball stuffing bugs in that building.
Where were the State inspectors? Busy buying up
souvenirs at the GUM?


Bon chance, mon ami, salute,

La guerre, la guerre....tojours la guerre! snappy salute

Oui. Always the WORD WAR 3 bitter fight waged by
morsemen...

Well, after feeding Fideaux with Alpeaux I might have a
pizza with peppereaunix...? As I eat that I'll read
biographies of Guglielmeaux Marconeaunix and Phileaux
Farnsworth.

Leonardeaux

au revoir pour maintenant, mon ami - voyez-vous bientôt !

73, Leoaux (?)

I'll see if I can get a "Martin Brandeaux'" lexicon to
help you with names. :-)

Aw reservoir,
LA