[HBR] Checking In -- And A Recommendation

Tue May 25 22:12:16 EDT 2004

That would be great Tom. I can also put it on the HBR web site.

73 Kees K5BCQ

On Tue, 25 May 2004 20:40:08 -0500 "Tom Smith" <tsmith at hal-pc.org>
writes:
> I think I have an original of the G2DAF receiver articles. It's a 
> more of a
> booklet or a magazine than a book but it is dedicated to that 
> receiver. If
> someone is interested I could probably scan it and put it on line. 
> 
> I'm preparing for a mission trip to Vietnam right now but if those
> interested aren't in a great rush, I should have time to mess with 
> it when I
> return.
> 
> Tom  N5AMA
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: hbr-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:hbr-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
> Behalf Of windy10605 at juno.com
> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 4:20 PM
> To: hbr at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Fw: Re: [HBR] Checking In -- And A Recommendation
> 
> Didn't one of our members have a copy of that book with a G2DAF 
> receiver
> derivative he was selling ? I contacted RSGB for a copy some time 
> ago and
> was told there were none, period. Maybe we could reprint it and 
> offer it
> ? or at least copy it an offer it at cost. I sure wouldn't mind 
> having a
> copy of that one and volunteer to do the work.
> 
> 73 Kees K5BCQ
> 
> --------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: waltah at earthlink.net
> To: hbr at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 16:39:59 -0400
> Subject: Re: [HBR] Checking In -- And A Recommendation
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> 
> Those of us who are still working probably think retirement brings a 
> 
> chance for much more radio ...    Be forewarned -- it can instead be 
> 
> just a new job you can do from home but for which you don't get 
> paid.   In my case, retirement has been stolen by animal rights 
> fanatics and the sometimes well-meaning naive folks who support 
> them ... people who seriously want to make it impossible to breed 
> or even own pets or any other sort of animal.   Sharyn and I are up 
> 
> to here in the nationwide fight to see that our kids and their kids 
> 
> will still be able to own dogs and cats, hunt, fish, and the rest.   
> 
> 
> She just relayed from a friend that there are AR bills pending in 32 
> 
> state legislatures at the moment.   You thought HSUS was 
> 'respectable' and PETA 'cute'?   Naw ... they got my retirement and 
> 
> I'm *not* happy about it.
> 
> In spare moments I still think about radio projects -- maybe next 
> winter when the outdoor work slows down?  
> 
> The recommendation -- at least to anyone who expects to do more 
> than build an existing design -- is to find yourself a copy of G. R. 
> B. 
> Thornley (G2DAF)'s 'Communication Receivers.'   This is *head and 
> shoulders* above anything else I've read on the subject of ham 
> receiver design and construction practice.   The material was 
> printed first as a series of seven articles in the R.S.G.B. 
> Bulletin, 
> July-November 1960 and March-April 1961.   It was reprinted by the 
> R.S.G.B. as one of their publications at a later date.   
> 
> Simply an amazingly knowledgible guy and an amazing writer.   
> Clear, detailed, specific ... you won't be disappointed!
> 
> Walt Hutchens
> KJ4KV
> 
> 
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> and 
> construction notes...... via http://www.qsl.net/k5bcq/ 
> 
> Retrieve reflector archived data via 
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