[Elecraft] the fine line between "stupid" and "curious"

[Simon Brown (HB9DRV)]

There's logic in this idea.

When also 9 I decided to turn my father's shortwave receiver into a 
transmitter by wiring a microphone in series with the mains cable. Thank 
goodness it was an ex-army bakelite microphone - when I pressed the button 
all the lights went out!

Simon Brown
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "wayne burdick" <n6kr at elecraft.com>
>
> At about age 9, I came into possession of a 5" square, midrange TV 
> speaker. It had heavy-duty leads, stripped, tinned, and ready to go. I 
> wondered what 60 Hz sounded like, and there was no shortage of AC outlets 
> in my room.