[GreenKeys] slide rule???

[Keith Densmore]

Back about 3 years ago, I was demonstrating to a high school class how us
'ancients' used to use the slide rule,  using the six foot demo.
At the end I asked if anyone had questions--a senior got up and politely
asked, 'how did you lug it around with you?
73,
Keith


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Henry" <ghenry at halcomm.com>
To: "WB6BLV" <wb6blv at inreach.com>; <GreenKeys at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 10:23 AM
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] slide rule???


> Sure do.  Never owned a CEI rule but have seen them.  I still have a 12"
> (bamboo) and 6" (plastic) K&E here in my desk.  Also had a Post (metal)
> rule but haven't seen it in years.  These are no doubt "collector's items"
> - assuming you have a "collector" who knows what it is - ha!  I also owned
> one of those class-room jobs for a while - 5 or 6 ft. long, made out of
> Masonite, black with white lettering.  It hung at the top of a black
> board.  Had just the A,B, C, and D scales as I recall - probably the L
> scale as well.  Must have weighed 30-40 lbs.  I also have a couple of
> circular jobs, one for Smith Charts.  Just part of my collection of
> interesting but now useless "stuff".
> Bill
>
> At 07:09 AM 7/24/2006 -0700, WB6BLV wrote:
> >Bill, ya mean someone besides me uses a 'slipstick'?  Didja ever see
> >or use the one Cleveland Institute supplied that had scales for just
> >about any calculation ever need in radio work?
> >
> >John
> >WB6BLV at inreach.com
> >
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