Rocket Crystal Radio

[Barry A. Watzman]

>re: "Frankly, there's no comparison when one looks at the radio experience v. the WWW.  Tune your receiver on 20 meters late in the evening, mid-summer, with the lights in the shack dimmed"

It did work better when the radio had glowing filaments.  And when the heat from an HX-10 Marauder and an HQ-180 [Hammarlund] was enough to make things toasty warm in the middle of January.

Barry Watzman
WA4PCC

[And you thought I was only a computer geek]
[And also formerly one of the Hams at Heath]


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From:  Cosmic96 at aol.com [SMTP:Cosmic96 at aol.com]
Sent:  Friday, April 16, 1999 1:51 PM
To:  WB7TPI at aol.com
Subject:  Re: Rocket Crystal Radio

That little crystal rocket device led to my great obsession with radio, which
is now stronger than ever.  It's sad to think that the Internet, while
offering a fascinating communication link, paradoxically is leading to
diminishing ranks in young radio fans.  Just check out the average age of
radio operators on the HF bands.  Frankly, there's no comparison when one
looks at the radio experience v. the WWW.  Tune your receiver on 20 meters
late in the evening, mid-summer, with the lights in the shack dimmed.
Compare that to a CRT staring you in the face.  73's, Fred WA8IDI

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