The 3/1/99 Problem

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Kieth: the school at one time actually bore the DeForrest name as I
recall.
Ed Sharpe

Keith Rowland wrote:

> Does anyone know anything about Herman DeVry, one of DeForest's
> colleagues, who
> started the group of excellent colleges that now bear DeVry's name?
>
> Keith
>
> Bill Evans wrote:
>
> > The story of Edwin Armstrong, one of the greatest inventors in
> > communications history, is truly tragic.  Just like that of Mozart.
> One
> > wonders how such genius can be destroyed and depricated by the greed
> and ego
> > of others.  History suggests that Sarnoff and DeForest were the
> villains in
> > this piece of tragedy.
> > 73 de VE4UD
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Nolan Lee <nlee at GS.VERIO.NET>
> > To: BOATANCHORS at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV <BOATANCHORS at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
> > Date: Friday, September 18, 1998 1:47 PM
> > Subject: Re: The 3/1/99 Problem
> >
> > >At 04:31 PM 9/17/98 -1000, you wrote:
> > >
> > >>annals of radio history are many, but one particular comes to
> mind; when a
> > >>young Russian immigrant, David Sarnoff, copied the dots and dashes
> of the
> > >
> > >The same "General" David Sarnoff that drove Armstrong to suicide.
> If
> > >you get a chance, read a bit about this guy, he was one evil
> bastard.
> > >"Empire of the Air" is one book that comes to mind.
> > >
> > >>distress message from the ill-fated SS Titanic. As most of us
> know,
> > Sarnoff
> > >>went off to become the head of RCA and probably did more to bring
> > television
> > >>into the homes of Americans than any other industry leader, but
> that is
> > >how he
> > >>got his start.
> > >
> > >It's been a while since I read the book, but I seem to remember
> that
> > >there was a good chance that HE was off and wasn't even working at
> the
> > >time that the distress call came. Still an evil bastard. I watch a
> total
> > >of about 2 hours of TV a week. I have lots of free time to do other
>
> > >stuff. Average person gets home from work and flops down in front
> of
> > >the TV till it's time to go to bed. Total waste of time, and they
> never
> > >get anything done, not to mention all of the liberal programming
> and mental
> > >conditioning that has contributed to the decline of morals and
> morality
> > >in this Republic.
> > >
> > >Sarnoff was evil. Sarnoff pushed TV. TV is evil...
> > >
> > >>  The IMO says, "Morse code is being phased out because of its
> many
> > >drawbacks.
> > >>These include the need for years of training and practice for
> operators to
> > >use
> > >>it." The truth hurts, but the IMO says that if something happened
> to the
> > >radio
> > >>operator, it is unlikely that anyone else onboard a ship would be
> able to
> > use
> > >>the telegraphy equipment.
> > >
> > ><ROTFL> I love their reasoning. Face it, the code is dead, there
> are
> > >much more efficient methods of communication. Actually, ham radio
> is
> > >dead if you get right down to it. I hold the hard line "code
> requirement"
> > >people to blame for this. As the numbers of licensed hams continue
> to
> > >drop, more of the spectrum will be lost, but who cares, we still
> have
> > >"the code". Maybe we need a secret handshake too! Sheesh... Another
>
> > >thing to consider that ham radio peaked before everyone had a TV in
>
> > >their house to eat up their time.
> > >
> > >I guess that indirectly, you can blame Sarnoff for the failure of
> > >ham radio and the failure of American society as a whole. Hopefully
>
> > >he's burning in hell along with DeForest. <grin>
> > >
> > >yes, I passed the code test,
> > >nolan
> > >
> > >
> > >Treasonous government officials should have their bronzed,
> > >severed heads displayed on poles in Washington D.C., or
> > >their respective state capitals, as a promise of justice
> > >to all future generations.
> > >
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