[R-390] LOUTS...

[Barry]

> Tom and Gang,
>
> LOUTS and the rest WERE indeed VERY funny!
>
> No, I *DON'T* have one of "those" pegboards either!
>
> However, I was just simply pointing out, We are ALL "playing"/tinkering
> with voltages that CAN make our spouses widows.
>
> I can't EVEN remember the number of times over the last 26 years of
> being a "Ham", (Yes - I know I'm still a 56 yr old YOUNGSTER.), that I
> have bypassed interlocks to get inside a piece of equipment to
> troubleshoot it.
>
> There has been the *infrequent* SNAP, ZAP, or POP.
>
> We just don't always pay enough attention to what we are doing.
>
> It is very EASY to get caught off-guard when inside and THOROUGHLY
> engrossed with the specific problem we are working on.
>
> We simply can't maintain this stuff in a completely de-energized
> configuration.  I just would like to keep my "Friends" around a bit
longer.
>
> I'll be inside my restoration St. J's R-390A with it lit up, turned on,
> AND exposed SOON enough.  Hopefully the snap, crackle AND pop will NOT
> be heard!
>
> Bob - N0DGN
>
>
> --
>                        Bob Bethman - NØDGN

One hand in the radio and one hand in your pocket.

Barry - N4BUQ