[Boatanchors] Hashafisti Scratchi

Garey Barrell k4oah at mindspring.com
Sat Mar 7 21:30:46 EST 2015


Richard -

It looks like Scratchi was only 1939 in Radio.  I just checked a few issues each year before and 
after and didn't see it until CQ picked it up in 1947.

73, Garey - K4OAH
Glen Allen, VA

Drake 2-B, 2-C/2-NT, 4-A, 4-B, C-Line
and TR-4/C Service Supplement CDs
<www.k4oah.com>

Richard Knoppow wrote:
> The article says he wrote the Scratchi pieces beginning in 1947 but they began much earlier.   
> I think 1947 is the date "Radio" magazine became "CQ".   Even the cut drawing of "Scratchi" is 
> the same.   Floyd would have been in his early twenties when Scratchi began.  I think I have 
> some war-time issues of "Radio", I will see if I can find them and if "Scratchi" was 
> discontinued during our war with Japan.
>
> On 3/6/2015 8:13 PM, KA9EGW wrote:
>> Was penned by wa4dga
>> www.eham.net/articles/20543
>> 73, Brian KA9EGW
>>
>>
>



More information about the Boatanchors mailing list