[Boatanchors] WTB: Xtals (even mHz)

[oldradio at comcast.net]

I agree with Bruce.  I see calling it a kilocycle or megacycle as a badge of honor for we who remember when it was called only that.

It's sort of like when you have a nice old street in your town and everybody knows its name.  Then the newbies in town change the name to that of their favorite politician (that nobody liked anyway).

Later when you give someone "new to town" directions based on the old street name you remember, they get lost.

And speaking of directions - I remember when I was 17, working at nights at a gas station just outside of Atlantic City.  Pappy, the owners father, had a gimic he used for people who would pull in when it was raining and only wanted directions, not gas.  No matter which way they pulled in the directions were always the same, standing in the rain he would tell them, "Straight ahead, you can't miss it, then turn right."  (The wide ramp the Miss America Parade floats used to exit the Boardwalk was at the end of the highway, and looked like a street.)

The AC press was always confused why so many cars drove right up on the Boardwalk, and then off the end where it zig-zaged at the next city, Ventnor. And it only happened when it rained.

73, John Dilks, K2TQN
    "Straight Ahead!"


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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce" <bsugarberg at core.com>
To: boatanchors at qth.net
Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2010 11:47:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] WTB: Xtals (even mHz)

Hello,

Let's just forget about all that "hurts" stuff, and just go back to
kc and mc.  Life would be a lot simpler and easier.

73, Bruce WA8TNC