[Boatanchors] DO YOU REMEMBER?

[James Duffer]

If you had not taken it, there would of eventually been a library book sale and it would of sold for a quarter!  If it didn't it would of made it to the land fill.73, Jim wd4air

> From: w2hx at w2hx.com
> To: wa9vrh at dishmail.net; ron.k3pid at sbcglobal.net; magoo at isp.ca; boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 19:47:25 -0500
> 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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