[CW] Book Review Published in "CQ Amateur Radio" October 2023 issue.

[D.J.J. Ring, Jr.]

Hy,

I guess you're meaning the capacitor blew up and landed on the ceiling.

I remember that putrid smell of electrolytics when they exploded, really a
stinky smell.

73
DR

On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 3:25 PM Hy Chantz <chantz at well.com> wrote:

> Hi DR -
>
> I wasn't "involved" with the museum, but had the good fortune to pay a
> visit to it during a brief stopover at the Orkney Islands.  It's a dense
> but  very inviting and  interesting place, and as noted in the article, is
> an amazing testament to what a few people can accomplish.  Their exhibits
> included many radios (and batteries. etc.) which I was totally unfamiliar
> with, including some of the "transitional" small portable tube AM/FM radios
> of the late 50's and very early 60's  One exhibit which "resonated" with me
> was a piece of a capacitor retrieved from the ceiling, during a rig
> refurbishment which apparently was not fully optimized.  Not noted in the
> article is that they offer to all visitors  a sheet with the alphabet and
> morse code equivalents.
>
> 73
>
> Hy W2HY
>
> ------------------------------
> *From: *"D.J.J. Ring, Jr." <n1ea at arrl.net>
> *To: *"CW Reflector" <cw at mailman.qth.net>
> *Sent: *Sunday, November 26, 2023 3:28:27 PM
> *Subject: *Re: [CW] Book Review Published in "CQ Amateur Radio" October
> 2023        issue.
>
> Hy,
>
> You were involved in the Orkney Wireless Museum GB2OWM, tell us about it.
>
> 73
> DR
>
> On Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 7:01 PM Hy Chantz <chantz at well.com> wrote:
>
>> Great review OM on what seems to be a very interesting book!
>>
>> As it happens, I also had a piece in that issue (Page 54):  "Museum
>> Quality" - a Visit to the Orkney Wireless Museum GB2OWM
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Hy
>>
>> W2HY
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *From: *"David J. Ring, Jr." <n1ea at arrl.net>
>> *To: *"CW Reflector" <cw at mailman.qth.net>
>> *Sent: *Friday, November 17, 2023 6:39:29 PM
>> *Subject: *[CW] Book Review Published in "CQ Amateur Radio" October 2023
>> issue.
>>
>> Book Review Published in "CQ Amateur Radio" October 2023 issue.
>>
>> I included some interesting articles that I was fascinated with, and I
>> hope you might enjoy.
>> See attached.
>>
>> 73
>>
>> DR
>>
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