[Elecraft] (OT) slide rules

Tue Feb 18 15:21:00 2003

I still have my one from College and I think the last time I used it was in
Chicago in early 70's when I took my 1st Class RadioTelephone license
exam...couldn't afford one of those fancy TI calculators that  cost over
$100.00 and just did simple math...hell I could do it faster on the slide
rule.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Barker" <[email protected]>
To: "Elecraft" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 2:07 PM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] (OT) slide rules

> Hell, they still teach with E6-B's. It's circular, but it's a slide rule
> nonetheless. Does time-distance-fuel-speed-density-compressability etc.
> stuff in an airplane. The nice thing is that it works with one hand (the
> other is presumably keeping the dirty side down).
>
> Flip it over (and use two hands) and most do Velocity Vector addition
(Wind
> + Craft = Course).
>
> Dan / ASEL Comm IR / WG4S / K2 #2456
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Stuart Rohre
> Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 2:39 PM
> To: Bragg, Donald J; [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] (OT) slide rules
>
>
> I have two!  (At least that I can find)   There is another that is a
pencil
> cup slide rule, (circular), and somewhere is my favorite 6 inch pocket
rule!
> I have a pristine K&E Decilon and my original Pickett.
> 73, Stuart K5KVH
>
>
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