Likewise my QST has not yet arrived. Hopefully if the Post Office
mis-delivered it the person reading the magazine would become interested in
becoming an Amateur operator.
Many years ago, the year has been forgotten as has the original source, I
remember reading about a US Army officer in World War I that wanted/needed
to get a message to the headquarters. The unit the officer commanded did
not have a working radio. The officer sent a runner through enemy lines to
HQ telling them how the message would be sent. The officer then tied bell
wire to two bayonets and stuck them in the ground several yards apart. The
other end of the bell wire was connected to a telegraph key. It seems that
if the leads are connected as mentioned, the signal can be received at a
square of the distance between the leads where the signal is transmitted.
73,
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Coleman N2BC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Lyle Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "T. David Yarnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 6:31 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] April QST: review and The Secret is Out
It took a sting of posts this morning for the 'light' to come on - my QST
has not arrived yet.
My very first April QST was back in the early 60s. There was an article
about tapering a single wire feedline to concentrate the power going to
the antenna, full of formulas to derive the proper lengths and diameters.
After crunching the numbers with my trusty sliderule, I took it in to my
math teacher. We worked on it together, she concluded there was an error
in the formula as the answer was always zero.
I then asked my elmer about it - he is still laughing.
Happy Spring to all!
73, Bill N2BC
K2/06254, K3/soon!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lyle Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "T. David Yarnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 1:24 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] April QST: review and The Secret is Out
T. David Yarnes wrote:
Hmmmmmmmmmm! Has Larson E. Rapp been reincarnated in the body of Steven
G. Katz?
I think they are 3rd cousins, twice removed.
Lyle
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