[Swan] SWAN Tube Transceiver Compendium, Rev 4.0

D Langston danman777 at alltel.net
Sat Dec 17 15:31:45 EST 2005 

The Swan Compendium is well worth the donation amount Bob is asking. 

Bob, congratulations on a  job well done!

73'

Dan
KO4RA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Balonis" <bandc44 at verizon.net>
To: "Discussion of equipment manufactured by Swan" <swan at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 5:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Swan] SWAN Tube Transceiver Compendium, Rev 4.0


> Hi John,
> 
> Yes, just just send donation for $25 made out to St. Vincent de Paul 
> Society, OLMC to me at the address shown below.  As it turns out, 
> postage is the same for all zip codes, so they are being mailed via 1st 
> class mail the next day.
> 
> Compendium started out about 4-5 years ago as my personal technical 
> notebook as I was learning about Swan - decided to make it more 
> formalized and offer it for cost to other Swan folks - this is the 
> forth major revision, hence the Rev 4.  All others were just in hard 
> copy format, however at over 300 pages in 8.5x12" in format, just the 
> duplication and mailing costs become somewhat pricey.   If you visit 
> the following web-page it shows the Table of Contents that should give 
> a clearer idea of its contents.
> 
> http://mysite.verizon.net/bandc44/SWAN%20Tube%20Transceiver.htm
> 
> PS - If you would like to receive one before the holidays, just send me 
> your name and mailing address and confirm that the check is "in the 
> mail" and I'll get it on its way ASAP.
> 
> Regards, Bob  NB3W
> 
> On Dec 16, 2005, at 2:46 PM, n3drk wrote:
> 
>> Where can I purchase the CD and being new to Swan, just what
>> is the Compendium REV 4?
>> Thanks
>> john-n3drk
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert V Johnson" <w7lrd at juno.com>
>> To: <swan at mailman.qth.net>
>> Cc: <swan at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 2:53 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Swan] SWAN Tube Transceiver Compendium, Rev 4.0
>>
>>
>>> Hello All
>>> I received my Swan CD today.  This is an absolute must for anyone even
>>> thinking of Swan radios.  The information on the cd is invaluable.  
>>> It is
>>> well worth the price of $25.  Job well done!
>>> 73 Bob W7LRD
>>> Seattle
>>> On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 09:49:58 -0500 "Bob or Chris Balonis"
>>> <rmborcmb at penn.com> writes:
>>>> The "SWAN Tube Transceiver Compendium, Rev 4.0" has been complete 
>>>> and is
>>>> available on a CDROM Adobe PDF file format - Adobe Reader 5.0 or 
>>>> later is
>>>> required, which can be downloaded from the Adobe Website.  This is 
>>>> the final
>>>> revision - no further time will be spend on it.  The CDROM/file 
>>>> contents
>>>> have been tested and found to be readable on a newer Apple G5 and on 
>>>> both  5
>>>> and  10 year old Pentium PCs.  Its use on an older PC (e.g. 10 yrs) 
>>>> is
>>>> problematic - it is painfully slow.
>>>> The Compendium contents has been slightly re-arranged in some 
>>>> sections and
>>>> based on character count, there is an 22-23% increase in core 
>>>> content over
>>>> Rev 3.0 (there actually was a Rev 3.1, but it was never released 
>>>> because of
>>>> computer/software problems).
>>>> Since a major component of amateur radio is public service and since
>>>> development of the Compendium represents a substantial amount of my 
>>>> time, I
>>>> though it would be fitting if it were distributed for a donation to 
>>>> charity.
>>>> The Adobe Software costs were covered by residual contingency funds 
>>>> from the
>>>> Rev 3.0 distribution, so the only cost involved is CDROM
>>>> media/packaging/mailing (and even some of that is already covered by 
>>>> "free"
>>>> rebate offers from OfficeMax, etc.).
>>>> Therefore, the Compendium is only being distributed for a $25 
>>>> donation to
>>>> the St. Vincent de Paul Society, OLVC of State College, PA.  The SVdP
>>>> Society is a world-wide organization of lay persons that provides 
>>>> assistance
>>>> on a local, national, and international level to needy families and
>>>> individuals, regardless of race, religion or ethnicity.  Since the 
>>>> local
>>>> SVdP Conference is an all volunteer organization, essentially all 
>>>> donations
>>>> are used for the intended charitable purposes, unlike many charitable
>>>> organizations where 30% or even 50% or more of donations is often 
>>>> consumed
>>>> in operation (fundraising, salaries, etc.).  (Note: I am not directly
>>>> involved with the SVdP, other than periodically listing items for 
>>>> them on
>>>> eBay.)
>>>> So, if you would like to both assist a charity and receive a PDF 
>>>> file of the
>>>> Compendium on a labeled CDROM jewel case packaged in a bubble wrap 
>>>> mailing
>>>> envelope, please do the following.  Received requests will be sent 
>>>> out once
>>>> a week via 1st class US mail.
>>>> USA REQUESTS.
>>>> 1.  Send a personal check for $25 (or more) made out to:  St. 
>>>> Vincent de
>>>> Paul Society, OLVC.
>>>> 2.  Include a label/card (suitable for pasting or taping on the 
>>>> mailing
>>>> envelop) with your name and exact mailing address clearly written.
>>>> 3.  Send the request to:
>>>> Robert Balonis
>>>> 525 E. McCormick Ave.
>>>> State College, PA  16801-6616
>>>> FOREIGN REQUESTS.  Please email me directly at NB3W at arrl.net with 
>>>> requests
>>>> for details.  Donations for Canadian distribution will also be $25 
>>>> (US) (or
>>>> more) and the package will be sent via air mail.  Donations from
>>>> distribution other countries will be $30 US (or more) and the 
>>>> package will
>>>> be sent via Global Priority Mail envelope.
>>>> PS:  I regret that I am unable to respond to those who I promised to 
>>>> send
>>>> availability information directly to when the Compendium was 
>>>> available.
>>>> Unfortunately, I have lost all email related information (I'd like 
>>>> to blame
>>>> the computer/software but in this case, it was a hasty click of the 
>>>> delete
>>>> button!)
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