Snake oil

[Eddy Swynar]

Hi Garey...

Sadly, those very same dumbos are responsible for the prices of tubes rising
sky high, too.

~73~ Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ




----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Sharpe" <esharpe at uswest.net>
To: <BOATANCHORS at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 6:08 PM
Subject: Re: Snake oil


> amazing there are people out there  that will actually believe this!
>
> ed!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Garey Barrell" <k4oah at MINDSPRING.COM>
> To: <BOATANCHORS at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 1:29 PM
> Subject: Re: Snake oil
>
>
> > Jerry -
> >
> > I don't know if you missed this, or just couldn't see for the tears in
> > your eyes...
> >
> > Re: AC power cord construction:
> >
> > "Did you know that the tightness of the jacket materials could change
> > the sound? Our jacket materials are designed to be loose. After
> > numerous experiments, the tightness of the jacket materials does
> > affect the sound significantly. If the jacket materials fitted the
> > cable very tightly, the sound of music would have been very constraint
> > and the "vividness" of music would have disappeared."
> >
> > I suppose we should be a little thankful for these clowns, since they
> > have certainly done more to resurrect tube manufacturing than hams
> > ever could, but man it's hard to keep a straight face.....
> >
> > 73, Garey - K4OAH
> > Atlanta
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "J. Forster" <jfor at QUIK.COM>
> > To: <BOATANCHORS at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
> > Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 4:18 PM
> > Subject: Snake oil
> >
> >
> > > > Once again, it is time to get a few laughs over new audio (or is
> > it
> > > > audiofool?) accessories.
> > > >
> >
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