[Elecraft] RE: Stupid, stupid, stupid - OT

2006-01-04 Thread Cortland Richmond
Ron AC7AC wrote > It's mostly ignorance, though, not stupidity, and some of it pays off. Like > the engineer who was developing magnetron power oscillators for radar > systems in the 1940's and discovered that the chocolate bar in his nice > white shirt pocket had melted and made a mess. Curious,

[Elecraft] Re: Stupid, stupid, stupid - OT

2006-01-04 Thread Jim F.
One dangerous (electrical) mistake was at 9 years old. Sent away to Johnson Smith & Co. for plans and parts to make a radio the ad said, used no batteries or electrical power. It turned out to be a crystal set complete with cat-whisker, crystal, terminals, coil form, and wire. I followed the

Re: [Elecraft] Re: Stupid, stupid, stupid - OT

2006-01-04 Thread n3drk
ry 04, 2006 8:03 PM Subject: [Elecraft] Re: Stupid, stupid, stupid - OT One dangerous (electrical) mistake was at 9 years old. Sent away to Johnson Smith & Co. for plans and parts to make a radio the ad said, used no batteries or electrical power. It turned out to be a crystal set compl

Re: [Elecraft] Re: Stupid, stupid, stupid - OT

2006-01-04 Thread Thom R LaCosta
On Wed, 4 Jan 2006, n3drk wrote: I am surprised the moderators have not stepped in to end these stupid, stupid and more stupid posts. Geez, and I thought the SKN was bad. What happened to Elecraft questions? Ain't it sumpin' ... the moderators having a sense of humor and allowing us to expre

Re: [Elecraft] Re: Stupid, stupid, stupid - OT

2006-01-04 Thread Tom Althoff
Wednesday, January 04, 2006 8:30 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Re: Stupid, stupid, stupid - OT > On Wed, 4 Jan 2006, n3drk wrote: > > > I am surprised the moderators have not stepped in to end these stupid, stupid > > and more stupid > > posts. Geez, and I thought the

Re: [Elecraft] Re: Stupid, stupid, stupid - OT

2006-01-05 Thread N2EY
In a message dated 1/4/06 8:31:49 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Ain't it sumpin' ... the moderators having a sense of humor and allowing us > to > express our own mistakes. > And to learn from the mistakes of others. 73 de Jim, N2EY __

Re: [Elecraft] Re: Stupid, stupid, stupid - OT

2006-01-05 Thread Dave G3VGR
have not stepped in to end these stupid, stupid and more stupid posts. Geez, and I thought the SKN was bad. What happened to Elecraft questions? 73s john - Original Message - From: "Jim F." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 8:03 PM Subject: [

Re: [Elecraft] Re: Stupid, stupid, stupid - OT

2006-01-05 Thread Matt Osborn
On Wed, 4 Jan 2006 17:03:40 -0800 (PST), "Jim F." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >five weeks allowance You had an allowance? ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Cha