[CW] The Nymph and the Lamp - Tom Raddall

Mon, 01 Sep 2003 15:31:30 -0300

DR de KB

QSL the pdf file link....

I have read the book several times...

Those trees are cut about 25 miles from my woodlot in the  neighboring
country of Lunenburg...MX

73

GW

VE1DS

----- Original Message -----
From: "David J. Ring, Jr." <[email protected]>
To: "kburrows" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 1:24 AM
Subject: [CW] The Nymph and the Lamp - Tom Raddall

> VE1DS de N1EA = The Maritimes aren't that far away from W1 you know, and
> ever since Boston helped out Halifax in the 1917 explosion we've had a
very
> close relationship, with Halifax sending us a beautiful Christmas tree
every
> year that we put in Downtown Boston.
>
> Did you use the link to download the selection of the book about radio and
> morse sending?  It is a marvelous read.
>
> I will repeat it for those who missed it.
>
> Here is a selection from Raddall's book "The Nymph and the Lamp" written
in
> 1951 by a vereran Sable Island telegrapher - Sable is called Marine in the
> book.
>
> CLICK HERE --> http://www.qsl.net/n1ea/The%20Nymph%20and%20the%20Lamp.pdf
>
> Now be honest, did you see the link or not?  I thought everyone would have
> missed it.
>
> 73
>
> DR
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "kburrows" <[email protected]>
> To: "David J. Ring, Jr." <[email protected]>
> Cc: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 10:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [CW] Building Code Speed: Random Characters or Words?
>
>
> > Hi David,
> >
> > You always come up with some good info on here,  but I was really
> surprised
> > to see your reference to the Nymph and the Lamp by Tom Raddall. He lived
> > about 10 miles from my QTH and his grandson (Tom Raddall III) is my
> dentist.
> > It was a real interesting book, one of many by
> > him....
> > When he left the W/T job he went to work at the local newsprint mill
> > (Liverpool N.S.), then eventually authored full time...
> >
> > The book is an extra good read for anyone interested in
> > Maritime W/T....
> >
> > 73
> >
> > VE1DS
> >
>
>
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