Answers to Radio Puzzlers No. 3 thru 7
 

Radioman390 started this with his FM station at 87.9 MHz question
So fer fun decided to throw in a few more.

Radio Puzzle No.3 What happened to TV channel 1.
See URL: http://members.aol.com/jeff560/tvch1.html

Radio Puzzle No. 4 What happened to the B Battery
See URL: http://ac6v.com/73.htm#batt

Radio Puzzle No. 5 DSB Suppressed Carrier Question
See URL: http://cnyack.homestead.com/files/modulation/fmsteo.htm

Radio Puzzle No.6 Where Did the term Radio come from
ORIGIN OF THE WORD RADIO
From "UNITED STATES EARLY RADIO HISTORY" BY THOMAS H. WHITE
Radio, currently a synonym for "electromagnetic radiation", actually first
came into use before Heinrich Hertz's proof of the existence of radio waves.
Originally "radio" was a general prefix meaning "radiant" or "radiation" --
hence the term "radio-activity" for the alpha, beta, and gamma rays emitted
by decaying atoms. In Europe, some of the persons investigating Hertz's
discovery began using the "radio-" prefix -- for example, in 1890 Edouard
Branly in France called his receiver a "radio-conductor", the October 24,
1902 issue of The Electrician (London) included an article titled "The
Radio-telegraphic Expedition of the H.I.M.S. 'Carlo Alberto'", and a report
in the November 19, 1904 Electrical Review about Belgium marine applications
noted that "radio-telegraphy has entered into the domain of current
practice".

Radio Puzzler No. 7 Why short in shortwave
See URL: http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Shortwave

DX is defined in Funk and Wagnall's Encyclopedia as "Distance"
Hams using mores code coined the abbreviation way back when -- example in
1937 The ARRL introduces the DXCC Program
but it was used clear back in the 20's.

On the old-fashioned switchboards with plugs and cords, circuits coming in
from distant exchanges had a label marked "DX" above the jack socket.
Hence D = Distant X = Exchange

I shall puzzle here no more forever -- too much politics and very little
about shortwave or radio
Yeah I know about the door on the way out.
--
The Keyboard is now silent

"Keyboard In The Wilderness" wrote in message
news:ETd8d.43534$aW5.15958@fed1read07...

I shall puzzle here no more forever -- too much politics and very little
about shortwave or radio
Yeah I know about the door on the way out.
--
The Keyboard is now silent

Well, that's too bad. I enjoyed your posts, both entertaining and
enlightening (not to mention, on topic!) Please come back again some
time....

Mark.

You just need to learn how to utilize those kill filters.

You'll find this newsgroup 10000% better once you've weeded out all
those political losers who must have been ran out of the political
newsgroups and now chime in with their ignorant rants in here.

This newsgroup is rather nice once their mindless dribble is removed

:)

....

MsJ

"JuLiE Dxer" wrote in message
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| You just need to learn how to utilize those kill filters.
|
| You'll find this newsgroup 10000% better once you've weeded out all
| those political losers who must have been ran out of the political
| newsgroups and now chime in with their ignorant rants in here.
|
| This newsgroup is rather nice once their mindless dribble is removed

From the "FWIW" file: The word is "drivel," not "dribble."

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionar...ivel&x=12&y=12

Main Entry: 1driv·el
Pronunciation: 'dri-v&l
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -eled or -elled; -el·ing or driv·el·ling /-v(&-)li[ng]/
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dreflian; perhaps akin to Old
Norse draf malt dregs
intransitive senses
1 : to let saliva dribble from the mouth : SLAVER
2 : to talk stupidly and carelessly
transitive senses
1 : to utter in an infantile or imbecilic way
2 : to waste or fritter in a childish fashion
- driv·el·er /-v(&-)l&r/ noun

73, etc.,

S.L.




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Steve, just shut the hell up you anti-female, gay activist.

Go back to your south metro machine and spread your **** there.

KILL FILTER

On Thu, 07 Oct 2004 15:08:40 GMT, "Stephen M.H. Lawrence"
wrote:


"JuLiE Dxer" wrote in message
.. .
|
| You just need to learn how to utilize those kill filters.
|
| You'll find this newsgroup 10000% better once you've weeded out all
| those political losers who must have been ran out of the political
| newsgroups and now chime in with their ignorant rants in here.
|
| This newsgroup is rather nice once their mindless dribble is removed

From the "FWIW" file: The word is "drivel," not "dribble."

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionar...ivel&x=12&y=12

Main Entry: 1driv·el
Pronunciation: 'dri-v&l
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -eled or -elled; -el·ing or driv·el·ling /-v(&-)li[ng]/
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dreflian; perhaps akin to Old
Norse draf malt dregs
intransitive senses
1 : to let saliva dribble from the mouth : SLAVER
2 : to talk stupidly and carelessly
transitive senses
1 : to utter in an infantile or imbecilic way
2 : to waste or fritter in a childish fashion
- driv·el·er /-v(&-)l&r/ noun

73, etc.,

S.L.




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"JuLiE Dxer" wrote in message
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| Steve, just shut the hell up you anti-female, gay activist.
|
| Go back to your south metro machine and spread your **** there.
|
| KILL FILTER

(laughing)

Jules is cute when she's angry, isn't she?

73,

Steve Lawrence
KAØPMD
Burnsville, Minnesota

"If a man wants his dreams to come true then he must wake up."
- Anonymous


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"Stephen M.H. Lawrence" wrote in message
link.net...

"JuLiE Dxer" wrote in message
...
|
| Steve, just shut the hell up you anti-female, gay activist.
|
| Go back to your south metro machine and spread your **** there.
|
| KILL FILTER

(laughing)

Jules is cute when she's angry, isn't she?

Picture Roseanne Barr at the computer.....

"MnMikew" wrote in message
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| "Stephen M.H. Lawrence" wrote in message
| link.net...
|
| "JuLiE Dxer" wrote in message
| ...
| |
| | Steve, just shut the hell up you anti-female, gay activist.
| |
| | Go back to your south metro machine and spread your **** there.
| |
| | KILL FILTER
|
| (laughing)
|
| Jules is cute when she's angry, isn't she?
|
| Picture Roseanne Barr at the computer.....

(cracking up)

They call it PMS because "Mad Cow Disease"
was already taken!

73,

Steve Lawrence
KAØPMD
Burnsville, Minnesota

"If a man wants his dreams to come true then he must wake up."
- Anonymous


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