[Lowfer] R.W. Burhans

[Douglas D. Williams]

Hi David. I didn't realize he actually built items for resale. Thanks for
letting me know that.

73, Doug KB4OER

On Sat, Feb 2, 2013 at 6:06 PM, David L. Wilson <dwilson314 at verizon.net>wrote:

> I was wondering how many use items he actually built.  I still use two
> converters at times actually built by him.  They featured an adjustment to
> minimize the LO from getting into the converter output--something none of
> the others I bought in the time period had.
>
> --
> David L. Wilson
> dwilson314 at verizon.net
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: lowfer-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:lowfer-
> > bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Douglas D. Williams
> > Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2013 4:59 PM
> > To: Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, &amp, UK) and MedFer bands
> > Subject: [Lowfer] R.W. Burhans
> >
> > Well, I just bid on and won all twelve of the 1983 issues of Radio
> Electronics.
> >
> > http://www.ebay.com/itm/e-1983-FULL-YEAR-12-ISSUES-RADIO-
> > ELECTRONICS-MAGAZINES-
> > /121058042495?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item1c2f9f227f&nma=true
> > &si=OI%252BQ8MmzDshyBd5N8GpYQcEWGkA%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc
> > &_trksid=p2047675.l2557
> >
> > Why do any of us care?
> >
> > Well, because these issues contain the R.W. Burhans VLF/LF articles,
> that's
> > why. Burhans was the first, to my knowledge, author to publish worthwhile
> > technical articles and schematics on active whip antennas, as well as
> shielded
> > loops and passive wire "tuners' for VLF/LF.
> >
> > Just about every successful VLF/LF receive antenna that has been designed
> > or constructed since 1983 has some origin in these magazines.
> >
> > I already have all these articles, copied years ago, in grainy format,
> from my
> > local university library.
> >
> > Now, once I receive them, I plan to scan them into high quality PDF
> files....for
> > my own use, of course.
> >
> > Not sure what to say beyond this, without violating copyright laws. I
> have
> > been at a loss finding these excellent articles on the internet. Radio
> > Electronics is long out of publication, and I am completely at a loss as
> to who
> > holds the rights to these now.
> >
> > All I know is I purchased and paid for these magazines, and therefore I
> own
> > them (when they arrive).
> >
> > If any of you would like electronic copies of these Burhans articles, you
> could
> > e-mail me, but, sadly, I would never violate any copyright laws by
> sending
> > them to you via e-mail. Sorry.
> >
> >
> >
> > 73, Doug KB4OER
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