TELL YOUR STORY-EVERYONE HAS A STORY!!

David Griffin davidgriffin at HVC.RR.COM
Sat Aug 25 18:13:37 EDT 2007


I run a website that encourages people to tell their stories, "More 
Stories!"   Although it was not meant for radio lore and memories, I could 
probably add a web page for it.  And by the way,   you don't have to write 
about radio to send me a story.
see:
http://members.cisbec.net/davidgriffin/morstor.htm
Dave
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob W5UQ" <W5EUQ at VERIZON.NET>
To: <HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2007 12:23 PM
Subject: Re: TELL YOUR STORY-EVERYONE HAS A STORY!!


>I know there are many other stories out there... do you "old guys" realize 
>how the younger, in some cases not too much younger, HAMS have not 
>experienced these things?
> TELL YOUR STORY... EVERYONE HAS A STORY!!!
>
> The hams who have not experienced the "tube days" and some of the things 
> we have experienced really enjoy reading about these stories.  SO TELL 
> YOUR STORY.
> Bob W5UQ Tampa
>
>
> Glen Zook wrote:
>> The r.f. burn that I got back in 1960 took almost a
>> year to heal (I got it from my original DX-100). However, the scar is 
>> still there today.  Just a
>> "point" on my left thumb, but definitely there.
>>
>> When I was a junior in high school the physics teacher
>> decided to try to have an electronics class for one
>> semester.  Since I had an amateur radio operator's
>> license I got "drafted" to be his "lab assistant". There were a couple of 
>> guys in the class who got their
>> "jollies" by taking some of the old electrolytics that
>> had the wire leads on them and plugging them into AC
>> outlets in the hallways.  It took about 15 seconds for
>> them to explode which gave them plenty of time to get
>> away.  Fortunately no one was ever hurt.  But, between
>> all the "guts" blown all over the place and the stench
>> the situation was definitely not "the best".
>>
>> This lasted for about a week before the capacitors
>> were discovered "missing" and the physics teacher
>> "read the riot act".  Those guys stopped putting
>> capacitors in AC outlets, at least at school.
>>
>> Glen, K9STH
>>
>>
>> --- Bob W5UQ <W5EUQ at VERIZON.NET> wrote:
>>
>> Also, RF burns.  I've heard that they really NEVER
>> really heal... probably just an old wives tale...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Glen, K9STH
>>
>> Website:  http://k9sth.com
>>
>>
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