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

[Simon Brown (HB9DRV)]

I should point out that at age 9 I managed a sort of series - parallel 
arrangement. The fact that I am still breathing shows that I couldn't even 
blow myself up properly.

Simon Brown
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Simon Brown (HB9DRV)" <simon at hb9drv.ch>


> 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!
>