Hi Ed!
EV> Thanks for the link, I will find a ROUNDTUIT and grab it soon.
BM> Friend of mine in Michigan has warned me they're on back order from
BM> China, so yours may be delayed also.
EV> Mine is here in the house somewhere, sneaky thing those
EV> ROUNDTUITS are.
I've been trying to clean up up here in the Computer Room: "organized
mess" probably best describes it. I know where (most of) the Stuff is,
though have had that pleasant rediscovery as I go through.
BM> ... Is it true that you lose brain cells every time you watch the
BM> radio?
EV> I'm writing mainly about the Tagline in the message.
EV> Amateur Radio Operators (HAMS) must be some of the least
EV> brilliant people in the world if the Tagline is true.
BM> :) I don't know: the main gentleman who taught me the basics of
BM> electronics was a Ham and an Electronics Engineer and he seemed quite
BM> bright to me! Another gentleman who was friend of my parents also
BM> 'discovered' the filament circuit for Dad's amplifer wasn't designed
BM> correctly, which is why it was always blowing two tubes. He sort of
BM> verified my point of view that just because someone sells or does something
BM> doens't necessarily mean it's right. (That's not being
BM> phrased quite correctly.) Sort of verified my thoughts shortcuts are taken
BM> and if I see something that doesn't seem quite right fix it.
BM> ...Like maybe a cabinet should be supported better.
EV> I was a SWL (Shortwave Listener) before I took the Novice Amateur
EV> Radio Test.
Good place to start: listening and then participating. I built (from a
kit) a short wave receiver -- one of the bands never did work. Had it
checked b y at least one of the gentlemen who taught me (was decades
ago) but never did find the error. Plenty to listen to even with the
one band not available.
EV> SWL's have to look at the Dial on the Radio to see where to
EV> remember to turn it to the next time they want to listen to a
EV> Station they previously found when listening to their radio.
Yup! Probably a lot easier with digital tuners, but back then (for me
early 70's) analog tuning and display.
EV> As a Ham My radio also has a Meter that I can watch the needle
EV> wiggle as I listen.
Ooo! Advanced equipment! <g> I remember S-meters, etc., but not on my receiver.
Actually I do like S-meters on my various receivers, just
don't always have that option.
EV> ... I'm a slef-taught proggrammer
Speling miss-steaks r oh-kay az long az consistant!
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