[R-390] off topic

[Jack taylor]

Moo
--- Bill Hawkins <bill@iaxs.net> wrote:
> Is anybody keeping statistics on the amount of
> off-topic
> material?
> 
> We've had some great off topic threads, but if you
> add in
> the auction stuff, this looks like a record breaker.
> 
> In fact, there are just so many on topic things you
> can
> say. I mean, the radio only has so many tubes and
> modules.
> Should the list die while we wait for a new and
> original
> question? Should we wait for a newbie to come along
> and
> then rehash line cords, filters, grounding,
> microswitches,
> etcetera, etcetera, etcetera? (Sounds like the King
> of
> Siam in the Deborah Kerr movie (The King of Siam).)
> 
> No, this is a good group of people that should not
> be
> required to go quiet until something we haven't
> discussed
> before turns up.
> 
> Now, maybe we could get more esoteric, and discuss
> how the
> thickness of chassis plating affects the reception
> from
> Beluchistan, or how tubes with certain decals seem
> to provide
> an 0.01 dB improvement in signal level. But even
> that would
> end in absurdity, and we would be left with silence.
> I much
> prefer to hear from Joe Foley, Les, the Barrys or
> the twit :-)
> on any subject they choose. Or Nolan, if he's still
> out there.
> 
> Not that serious stuff isn't welcome, but you can't
> keep that
> going forever.
> 
> Tolerance is a virtue, especially when there's more
> of them
> than there are of you.
> 
> Regards,
> Bill Hawkins
> 
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