[Milsurplus] Wayne

[Peter Gottlieb]

I agree.  When this was all happening I was just a kid who was really interested 
in electronics.  I knew then even as a kid that a bunch of what was written was 
fiction but it was very entertaining and fun and had me coming back 
consistently.  If Wayne got into believing some of that, well, it just made him 
an interesting character.  Without such people the world would be an awfully 
boring place.  So yeah, what he (and Tom) wrote and did helped cement my 
interest in electronics.

Peter



On 7/21/2013 10:50 AM, Todd, KA1KAQ wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 4:58 PM, Hue Miller <kargo_cult at msn.com> wrote:
>
>> I found a small "tell it all" booklet about Wayne Greene, by one of his
>> long term dedicated
>> enemies, at a hamfest a while back. I don't recall the title right now. In
>> some ways the
>> account it tells is like some of the tabloids you see at the checkout
>> counter with their
>> outrageous revelations.
>>
>
> Now there's a big surprise: a questionable book written about you by one of
> your enemies. Probably at least as credible as some of Wayne's "theories".
>
> As it was explained to me, Wayne had an earlier computer magazine that he
> lost to his wife when they divorced. He later came out with 'BYTE' as a
> response. Wasn't into computers then, don't know which was which or why.
> But I'll ask Wayne the next time I see him at NEAR-Fest. A few years back
> when I was running the Forums, Workshops, and Guest Speakers, we had Wayne
> as a speaker on Saturday.
>
> The place was packed and he was mobbed by folks afterward wanting to chat
> with him. True to form, he spoke about ham radio, 73 magazine, and
> eventually wandered into other topics like speaking to flies and such.
>
> I always chuckle when someone mentions one of Wayne's far out ideas and
> think of how much attention and publicity it always got him. As someone
> mentioned, it sure seemed to bring people back. My guess is that Wayne
> isn't as dumb, foolish, or crazy as some would think.
>
> Some years back I remember a discussion on one of the lists about the late
> Leo Meyerson and how he was a con man, ripped people off selling
> marginal/garbage gear, blah blah blah. I always thought he provided a lot
> of hams with a path to owning amateur equipment that couldn't afford
> Collins, National, Hammarlund or whatever other commercial gear. Guess it
> depends who's telling the story.
>
> Always enjoyed reading Tom Kneitel's musings too, in EI and S9 magazines.
> Recently came across some CB Horizons magazines from the early 60s that he
> wrote for. Was surprised to see the same stories that I'd read a decade or
> more later.
>
> They were all part of the fabric for many of us, many/most are now gone,
> and who do we have in their place?
>
> Fact of the matter is, if every radio book or publication we picked up was
> a dry read like a clinical, sterile medical book or tech manual, the hobby
> we enjoy so much wouldn't be quite as enjoyable. The eccentricities, the
> human factor add depth and texture to the otherwise flat technical
> descriptions. If that bothers or offends anyone, they should stick to
> reading the dry stuff and, as Hank Arney would say, "getting the fly sh*t
> out of the pepper". (o:
>
> As to 73 magazine being in the public domain, it's been available for
> download in different places for several years, now. I have the full set on
> CDs sent to me by a friend who found them online while on station overseas
> and passed some time one weekend downloading and burning them for myself
> and several friends. Many others have them, too. I always thought the
> reason you wrote an article for a hobby publication was to help out those
> with the same interest, not to gain some perceived fame and fortune. If the
> latter is true, you picked the wrong hobby. Then again, if being famous in
> a hobby is that important to someone, well.....'nuff said.
>
> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4
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