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

Rbethman rbethman at comcast.net
Mon Jul 5 16:38:27 EDT 2004


I said CONSCIOUSNESS, not to give it DEATH!

Sheesh!

(To the list:  Please forgive us.  We are only having a "wee bit o' fun!)

Bob - N0DGN

Tom Norris wrote:

> 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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+-------------------------------+----------------------------------+
|       Manassas Radio - Home of Homemade Kielbasa & Pirogi        |
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| Bob Bethman                \\\|///     " The absence of a danger |
| rbethman(at)comcast.net   \\ ~ ~ //      signal does *NOT* mean  |
|                           (/ @ @ /)      that everything is OK " |
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