[Lowfer] SIGN OF THE TIMES

[Paul Daulton]

   First freq counter I bult was a Radio Shack pc board/kit. Shack 
wanted about $85 dollars for the components to finish it. I bought all 
the IC's, display, ect for $16 from Jamelco. Still it was an 
interesting project. On one of my homebrew qrp rigs I have a RS 274-388 
dial assembly, clear plastic front with silver metal scale. Dont 
remember this but I found it nos at a hamfest flea market. 

   Back in '92 I designed a 80/40 meter DC receiver( The Explorer ) and 
wrote it up in 73 magazine. Between the time I submitted the article 
and publication Radio Shack discontinued the TDA7000 chip it used. 
Fortunately DC electronics also stocked them. 

   Remember the free battery card? I used to get a free 9v battery every month. 

Quoting Eric Smith :
No kidding.  I actually worked at one when I was a teenager, and that's 
where I learned to use a logic probe and an oscilloscope, and to 
program in assembly language.  Back then they sold ALL KINDS of logic 
chips -- actual 74 series TTL, and the then new CMOS.  They had 
everything. 

But then you could still by Heathkits at that time too. 

Yes, those were the days. 

Eric  KD5UWL / WD2XFX
Paul Daulton K5WMS
beacon WMS 185.302 khz qrss30/slow 24/7
Jacksonville,Ar 72076
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