[GreenKeys] CV-483

[William J. Neill]

" . . . get back to tubes and relays."  Like, uh, are you alluding to  
technologies that don't use vacuum tubes?  Did I miss some epochal  
revelation over the past 40 years?

Having learned to telegraph at age 19 so that I could work as a  
telegrapher for the M-K-T RR in North Texas, I fear I may be stuck in  
some kind of time warp.  Does that mean my telegraph sounders, Model  
15s, and R-390s are obsolete?  Should I chuck them for whatever  
newfangled stuff is being used?

Bill Neill

On May 30, 2008, at 7:43 PM, Larry Tighe wrote:

> Right Lar.   My only diversity will be W1AW these days.  There's  
> virtually nothing out there anymore.  That's what's making it so  
> damn hard for me to stay in the 50's/60's.
>
> I'm getting a bit weary of waiting for this transistor//computer- 
> fad to end so we can get back to tubes and relays.
>
> I punched the entire ARRL transmission tonite so I can run that  
> tape into my 66 WPM TD and exercise my RCA Model 15's.  I resist  
> changing the gears to 60 'cause I'm stuck on originality :>)
>
> I used a Model 28 reperf rather than fire up the ASR tonite.  Gotta  
> exercise all the gear so as to keep it in shape for when they come  
> back into common worldwide use.  Don't you agree?
>
> lar
> K2JIA
>
>
> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] CV-483
>
>>
>> Well there might be more Freq. diversity stuff that you realize.   
>> It's just not copyable cause it's Mil or coded stuff of some  
>> sort..  I used to watch and listen on a couple different freq's at  
>> the same time.  Same sounding info including the stop for id and  
>> traffic breaks.  Amateur wise or otherwise commercial, don't know  
>> where you'd find anything like that.
>>
>> Larry
>> W0OGH