[Elecraft] Cans

[Jeremiah J McCarthy]

I remember the "cans", I had several hand-me-downs from Dad, who was a
radio repairman, and still have one left as a curiosity...Dad didn't have
meters in those days (the '30's) and did all his testing with a #6 dry
cell and those cans...There was no padding, the ear pieces were hard
rubber, were screwed on and retained a steel diaphragm...Talk about
headaches!...Those things could be used as C-clamps...Not "cool", as the
current generation would say...

Jerry, wa2dkg

On Tue, 4 Feb 2003, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
 
> Egad... whatever happened to cramming on the "cans" and turning the
dial
 
Another old, cherished and historical term.  I'm wondering how many folks
actually remember the term because they used it?
 
Might be nice to have an OT/OM/YL/XYL terminology page.  I'll put one up
on the QRP web ring page....all I need is some submissions from any
OT/OM/YL/XYL folks who remember the old terms.
 
Thom