[GreenKeys] Rumination

[Ed Sharpe Archivist for SMECC via GreenKeys]

Jeff -  I  remember  when the  KNX tower came   down.
 
KNX could be heard in Palos Verdes where I  grew up  by  touching   the 
antenna lead  of  any  small crystal  set  to anything large and  metal.  we  
would   build  "man form Uncle"   <<open chan. D>    crystal set  receivers 
in  ink  pens as  kids   and   reach over and touch the metal heating 
register in class   and listen  in  on  good old  KNX....
 
The only thing that  could overload a set  more than  KNX  was  when they  
were running the  HIPAR    RADAR  at the NIKE  LA 55 RADAR site  at dead end 
of  Crenshaw   across from where I lived.
 
with you being  in Torrance I am not  surprised   if  you could have 
rectified the KNX signal and run devices off it!
 
Ed#    _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org)  
 
 
In a message dated 8/23/2015 10:10:22 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
jdangus at att.net writes:

On  8/23/2015 11:56 AM, tony.podrasky wrote:
> "So - how's your reception of  WWV?"
>
> He sent a one-word reply:
>
>  "OUTSTANDING!!!"
*laughs*
He could probably copy it with the fillings in  his teeth.

Growing up in Torrance, CA, we had KNX, 1070 AM 1.5 miles  from the
house. Trying to build a crystal radio, the tuning across the dial  was
basically, knx knX kNX KNX KNx Knx knx. No other stations.
Imagine  how much fun we had suddenly when some disgruntled vandals
cut a guy wire  and brought the tower down and they were off the air
for a day.  ;-)
<http://www.whittierdailynews.com/general-news/20091028/south-bay-history-kn
x-radio-towers>


--  
Jeff-1.0
wa6fwi
http://www.foxsmercantile.com

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