new research tangent on Richard Florac, the first pager and the Hastings Jr. two-tube pocket fm radio yet they are all related to each other...

[ed sharpe]

motorola was an early flayer, but not as early as Florac.

where can I get more on  Fessenden?

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----- Original Message -----
From: "John Dilks - K2TQN" <oldradio at worldnet.att.net>
To: "ed sharpe" <esharpe at uswest.net>; <BOATANCHORS at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
Cc: <dave at radiocom.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2003 3:16 PM
Subject: Re: new research tangent on Richard Florac, the first pager and the
Hastings Jr. two-tube pocket fm radio yet they are all related to each
other...


> At 02:26 PM 5/11/03 -0700, ed sharpe wrote:
>
>http://www.smecc.org/richard_florac_-_first_pager,_early_portable_fm_radios
.htm
> >
> >here is a start of what we have.... check it out.. let me know if any of
> >you knew him or  know where a pager is obtainable...
> >also need to acquire  some of the old bell by pagers and others too...
> >Thanks Ed Sharpe archivist for SMECC
>
> Hi Ed,
>
> What you have is significantly important, but it is not "the first".
>
> Fessenden had a pager back about 1906 he used at Brant Rock.  One instance
> of use caused his rescue from within his 430' tower when he was too fat to
> get through the trap door at the bottom. They smeared him with (I think)
> chicken fat and pulled him through.  Too many oysters in his diet they
said!
>
> There are probably others and other stories along the way.  I've heard
that
> Motorola had something very early too.
>
> 73' John Dilks, K2TQN
>
>
>
>

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