[Boatanchors] DO YOU REMEMBER?

[Larry WA9VRH]

B.S.

Larry WA9VRH

Lets move on to better boatanchor stories!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "W2HX" <w2hx at w2hx.com>
To: "'Larry WA9VRH'" <wa9vrh at dishmail.net>; "'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 6:47 PM
Subject: RE: [Boatanchors] DO YOU REMEMBER?


> 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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