[GreenKeys] Frequency deviations - Story Time

[Bruce Gentry]

NEAT-O!   :-)

       Bruce Gentry, KA2IVY

On 3/6/18 4:22 PM, tony.podrasky wrote:
> GA OMs;
>
> When I was a young guy, back in the '70's I worked in a factory
> where we were building the MD-522 (MODEMs).
>
> One of the tests was to vary the frequency fed to the MD-522
> because out in the field those things have to put up with
> all sorts of abuses.
>
> We had to punch in and out on a punch clock, which was across
> from the manager's desk.
>
> A couple of the guys wired the punch clock to the variable frequency
> power generator. They'd slow it down during lunch hour and then speed
> it up afterwards.
>
> The boss never caught on - because he didn't wear a wrist watch. :-)
>
> UE,
> K2EAA - TONY
> NNNN
> ZCZC
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