In article , Keith wrote:
Check out the man on the cover of QST March 2004 smoking a Morse Code
bong!

I really had to look twice to see what the hell he was doing. I'm sure this
will make Ham Radio very popular with the inner city kids. ;-)

And of course, kids in the suburbs would NEVER know what a bong is...

Bill...

On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 13:40:06 -0800, Keith
wrote:

Check out the man on the cover of QST March 2004 smoking a Morse Code
bong!

I really had to look twice to see what the hell he was doing. I'm sure this
will make Ham Radio very popular with the inner city kids. ;-)

Just got my copy in the mail this morning.

What I found interesting was the pattern on the (Tek?) scope above the
rig.....must have an incredibly slow sweep setting and very long CRT
persistance to display 'CQ' in pulses from the key like that! 0

73, Leo

Check out the man on the cover of QST March 2004 smoking a Morse Code
bong!

The use of breath power to key a rig goes back at least 32 years that I am
aware of. There were patients of mine who used that system to play pinball
machines ...for flipper control. I also recall having a QSO a number of
years ago with a fellow who used a puff keying system. I haven't read the
article yet to see if there was a new "twist"..... also had patients who
used the system for scooter control .... tried it once ...took out some
woodwork and plaster.

God Bless 73s KI3R Tom Popovic Belle Vernon Pa

In article , Keith
writes:


Check out the man on the cover of QST March 2004 smoking a Morse Code
bong!

I really had to look twice to see what the hell he was doing. I'm sure this
will make Ham Radio very popular with the inner city kids. ;-)

I thought it was a special hamshack drink dispenser that allowed you to
select between Scotch, Bourbon, or Vodka.

73 de Larry, K3LT

In article , Leo
writes:

What I found interesting was the pattern on the (Tek?) scope above the
rig.....must have an incredibly slow sweep setting and very long CRT
persistance to display 'CQ' in pulses from the key like that! 0

Not necessarily!

At 30 wpm, the displayed code requires a sweep time of about 1.2 sec

73 de Jim, N2EY

N2EY wrote:
In article , Leo
writes:


What I found interesting was the pattern on the (Tek?) scope above the
rig.....must have an incredibly slow sweep setting and very long CRT
persistance to display 'CQ' in pulses from the key like that! 0


Not necessarily!

At 30 wpm, the displayed code requires a sweep time of about 1.2 sec

73 de Jim, N2EY

Can a person even do 30 wpm with one of those? I didn't read the article
yet, but that seems pretty fast.

- Mike KB3EIA -

On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 08:13:04 -0500, Mike Coslo wrote:

N2EY wrote:
In article , Leo
writes:


What I found interesting was the pattern on the (Tek?) scope above the
rig.....must have an incredibly slow sweep setting and very long CRT
persistance to display 'CQ' in pulses from the key like that! 0


Not necessarily!

At 30 wpm, the displayed code requires a sweep time of about 1.2 sec

Agreed - but at a sweep of 1.2 seconds, the phosphor would need to
have a pretty long persistance to make a nice even display like the
one pictured.......bright, too!

My Tek 465 can't do that - where can I buy one of those?


73 de Jim, N2EY

Can a person even do 30 wpm with one of those? I didn't read the article
yet, but that seems pretty fast.

The article claims 25 wpm or more from this device. Maintenance isn't
mentioned, though - one shudders to think what that thing would be
like after a couple of weeks of use! Ewwww.


- Mike KB3EIA -

73, Leo

Leo wrote:
On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 08:13:04 -0500, Mike Coslo wrote:


N2EY wrote:

In article , Leo
writes:



What I found interesting was the pattern on the (Tek?) scope above the
rig.....must have an incredibly slow sweep setting and very long CRT
persistance to display 'CQ' in pulses from the key like that! 0


Not necessarily!

At 30 wpm, the displayed code requires a sweep time of about 1.2 sec


Agreed - but at a sweep of 1.2 seconds, the phosphor would need to
have a pretty long persistance to make a nice even display like the
one pictured.......bright, too!

My Tek 465 can't do that - where can I buy one of those?


73 de Jim, N2EY

Can a person even do 30 wpm with one of those? I didn't read the article
yet, but that seems pretty fast.


The article claims 25 wpm or more from this device.

Wow!


Maintenance isn't
mentioned, though - one shudders to think what that thing would be
like after a couple of weeks of use! Ewwww.

Good point! Ever see the mouthpiece of a saxophone after a couple weeks
use? It isn't pretty...

- Mike KB3EIA -

In article , Leo
writes:

Agreed - but at a sweep of 1.2 seconds, the phosphor would need to
have a pretty long persistance to make a nice even display like the
one pictured.......bright, too!

My Tek 465 can't do that - where can I buy one of those?

Tek makes lots of DSOs now. They can do so without straining.

Do you need a Tucker Electronics catalog? Tucker used to sell
ham equipment until business in that line got way too unprofitable
(apparently all Texas hams get Southgate Type 7s or Elecraft or
something).

Morse code can do anything. Slowly, to be sure. Morse code gets
through when everything else will.

LHA / WMD

In article , (N2EY)
writes:

In article , Leo

writes:

What I found interesting was the pattern on the (Tek?) scope above the
rig.....must have an incredibly slow sweep setting and very long CRT
persistance to display 'CQ' in pulses from the key like that! 0

Not necessarily!

At 30 wpm, the displayed code requires a sweep time of about 1.2 sec

Sigh...STORAGE SCREEN oscilloscopes can hold a display for
as long as AC power is on. Most DSOs (Digital Storage
Oscilloscopes) can do the same thing, just refreshing the screen
constantly with the same sampling.

Tektronix had screen-memory models and now has DSOs, along
with John Fluke, LeCroy, and other companies. I thought you were
employed in electronics, TAFKA Rev. Jim?

I used a Memoscope (serial #14) in 1957, 47 years ago, for
accelerometer pickup waveform recording in environmental testing.
Not a biggie except to a crowd that knows only P4 phosphors.

beep bong

LHA / WMD