[NJARC] Re: What kind of sound system would you recommend to "take with me"

[john ruccolo]

Bill/Folks,

I think a high-quality crystal set is a natural for
this application. Grounding should not be a problem,
for obvious reasons. Hopefully, the visitors to nearby
gravesites won't pull down your long-wire antenna.

JR

--- Lenny Tamulonis <lenny-t at verizon.net> wrote:

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> Hugo Gernsback's "Amazing Stories" circa 1935 had a
> story about a man who
> had a radio installed in his gravestone pre-tuned to
> a radio station that
> always played solemn music.  Shortly after he died,
> the station changed
> hands and played nothing but "offensive" popular
> music.  It's an old idea.
> 
> A few years ago when selecting a tombstone for a
> deceased relative at a
> monument workshop in Vallhalla, NY, I saw the
> stonecutters working on a
> pattern for a granite tombstone that had a large
> etching of a Zenith black
> airplane dial.  The manager said that it was ordered
> by a local man for
> himself.  I always wondered who the person was. 
> It's a much better idea
> than a sound system. (Gad! He really must have loved
> Zeniths!)
> 
> Lenny - W1LVT
> Richford, VT
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> Message: 2
> Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2006 13:35:17 -0500
> From: John Dilks K2TQN <oldradio at worldnet.att.net>
> Subject: Re: [NJARC] What kind of sound system would
> you recommend to
> 	"take with me"
> To: New Jersey Antique Radio Club
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> At 09:35 AM 12/2/2006, you wrote:
> >I am looking for a near field listening system to
> take with me.
> 
> Hi Bill,
> 
> You will want to take one that runs on batteries,
> and perhaps a
> remote solar cell for day-time charging.  I would
> suggest you look
> for a small one due to your size.  If you loose a
> little weight
> before you go, then you could take a bigger one.
> 
> But your idea is too late, I beat you to the punch! 
> 1978.
> 
> My web page:
> http://www.eht.com/epitaph/creativetombstones/
> 
> 73, John Dilks, K2TQN
> :-)
> 
> 
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