[Boatanchors] DO YOU REMEMBER?

[W2HX]

Proud because that book single-handedly set me down the path to my interests
in electronics! And proud because most kids at that age were stealing candy
or worse things, I was furthering my education!

73 Eugene W2HX


-----Original Message-----
From: Larry WA9VRH [mailto:wa9vrh at dishmail.net] 
Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 6:39 PM
To: Eugene Hertz; 'Ron.K3PID'; Bill and Liz McHugh;
boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] DO YOU REMEMBER?

 I am proud to say I stole that book

PROUD??

Sad!

Larry WA9VRH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "W2HX" <w2hx at w2hx.com>
To: "'Ron.K3PID'" <ron.k3pid at sbcglobal.net>; "Bill and Liz McHugh" 
<magoo at isp.ca>; <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 5:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] DO YOU REMEMBER?


>I was in 3rd or 4th grade when I picked up the 3rd edition of Alfred
> Morgan's book from my school library (circa 1976-ish)! Yes it was in my
> elementary school library! I am proud to say I stole that book and still
> have it to this day! (I simply took the book out from the library and did
> not give the librarian the little card in the back. So they had no record 
> it
> was take out)!
>
> 73 Eugene W2HX
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ron.K3PID
> Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 5:30 PM
> To: Bill and Liz McHugh; boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] DO YOU REMEMBER?
>
> My folks gave me the "The Boys' First Book of Radio and Electronics" by
> Alfred Morgan in 1954. I seem to recall that I built a 1 tube reciever 
> from
> that! It was also on a board with Fahnstock clips. I see that the book is
> still available as a collectors edition for $235.... whew!
>
> 73 K3PID
>
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bill and Liz McHugh" <magoo at isp.ca>
> To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 3:47 PM
> Subject: [Boatanchors] DO YOU REMEMBER?
>
>
>> In 1952 or 53 my parents gave me a battery-powered radio kit for
>> Christmas.  It was constructed on a piece of plywood about 12" x 8", had,
>> as I recall, three tubes and the case was a cardboard box with punchouts
>> for power switch, volume and tuning.  It went together with fahnstock
>> clips screwed to the board and it worked!  It ate batteries ferociously
>> but the paper route paid for those.
>>
>> I'd appreciate any information about this kit: who sold it, how much it
>> cost, a picture or some clue as to where any information might be found.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Bill VE3NH
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