[R-390] Ballast Tube Thread - REALLY beating the DEAD horse!

Tom Norris r390a at bellsouth.net
Mon Jul 5 16:27:54 EDT 2004


Ahhh, at that point you add a Haggis!

Tom

>Hmmmmm,
>
>    Let's see - We have a Smoked, calibrated piece of Kielbasa, with 
>filament circuits fed by Pirogi.
>
>    Result: An Electro-Mechanical-Organic receiver.
>
>    How do we give it CONSCIOUSNESS"?
>
>Bob - N0DGN
>
>Tom Norris wrote:
>
>>How else would you be able to properly calculate the
>>characteristics of a Kielbasa? I suppose if you were
>>to use Kabanosi, you only use a Svetlana EKBM?
>>Pepperoni figuring can only be done on an Olivetti?
>>Lutefisk could be calculated on a Tiki. Lutefisk is
>>right out though because it is too corrosive,
>>that and it's not a sausage... LOL
>>
>>ahem...
>>
>>Tom
>>(who actually *likes* lutefisk)
>>
>>>No problem -- when calculating the proper resistance, current, etc. you have
>>>to use one of those HP calculators that featured "reverse Polish notation".
>>>Courtesy of the "You Can't Get There from Here Dept."
>>>
>>>Do they still make those calculators?
>>>
>>>Barry
>>>
>>>>  Hi
>>>>
>>>>  Unfortunately Kielbasa is designed for 50 Hz operation. It is not
>>>>  easily adapted to 60 Hz line voltage.
>>>>
>>>>  Take Care!
>>>>
>>>>  Bob Camp
>>>>  KB8TQ
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  On Jul 4, 2004, at 1:36 PM, Rbethman wrote:
>>>>
>>>  > > Perhaps we should run an experiment and see if Kielbasa would make a
>>>
>>>>  > viable substitute for the 3TF7!?!
>>>>  >
>>>>  > Bob
>>>>  >
>>>>  > Llgpt at aol.com wrote:
>>>>  >
>>>>  >> It is quite obvious each one was individually made...............some
>>>>  >> look as though a 6th grader built them as a science project, sagging
>>>>  >> plates crooked filaments etc.
>>>>  >>
>>>>  >> Some of the uglier ones actually last many, many years. But with
>>>>  >> prices escalating like they are now, I'll never buy another one, beer
>>>>  >> is higher on my priority list, and along with some of that Kielbasa,
>>>>  >> that is a great combination anytime of the year!
>>>>  >>
>>>>  >> Happy 4th everyone!
>>>>  >>
>>>>  >> Les
>>>>  >>
>>>>  >>
>>>>  >> In a message dated 7/4/2004 10:58:07 AM Central Daylight Time,
>>>>  >> rbethman at comcast.net writes:
>>>>  >> How about we start the idea that the 3TF7 was actually used as
>>>>  >> BALLAST.  Each indivually selected to ensure the correct weight for
>>>>  >> the R-390/R-390As!
>>>>  >>
>>>>  >> Bob N0DGN
>>>>  >>
>>>>  >
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>| N0DGN AMRadio Manassas, VA    |    REAL Tube Radio and AM        |
>+-------------------------------+----------------------------------+
>|       Manassas Radio - Home of Homemade Kielbasa & Pirogi        |
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>| Bob Bethman                \\\|///     " The absence of a danger |
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