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-----Original Message-----
From: R.Measures [mailto:r@somis.org]
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 11:58 AM
To: W5IOK
Cc: amps@contesting.com; John Irwin
Subject: Re: [Amps] amateur code
On Oct 9, 2005, at 6:08 PM, W5IOK wrote:
> I believe so, but I cant be sure My oldest Hand book is the 1931, 8Th
> edition and it is that way in that edition. The 8th edition was $ 1.00.
> By the way you get a copy of the first edition with the new handbook.
> Its
> not in that edition which is 1926.
1926 Handbook: page 72. Here's what it says regarding building VHF
suppressors with resistance-wire [Ni-Cr], instead of copper wire:
"The combination of both resistance and inductance is very effective in
limiting parasitic oscillations to a negligible value of current."
- F. E. Handy
After a few years, Mr. Handy's observation disappeared from The Radio
Amateur's Handbook.
> They did a nice job on that part.
> Ed, W5IOK
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "W5IOK" <w5iok@charter.net>
> To: "Jim Reid" <reidj021@hawaii.rr.com>; "John Irwin"
> <crazytvjohn@yahoo.com>; <amps@contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 8:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [Amps] amateur code
>
>
>> Jim ,
>> That is correct and it stays the same until 1973 , at which time it
> changes
>> to "The Amateur is Loyal...He offers his loyalty, encouragement and
> support
>> to his fellow radio Amateurs, His local club and to the American Radio
> Relay
>> League, Through which amateur radio is represented" .
>> The 1973 handbook cost $4.50.
>> In the 1990 edition they added " Through which Amateur Radio in the
> United
>> States is represented nationally and internationally".
>> By that time the price had gone up to $23.00.
>> By the way I have the new handbook and think it a very good book. I am
>> especially happy with the reproduction of the first edition I think
>> they
> did
>> a great job.
>>
>> 73
>> Ed, W5IOK
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jim Reid" <reidj021@hawaii.rr.com>
>> To: "John Irwin" <crazytvjohn@yahoo.com>; <amps@contesting.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 7:15 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Amps] amateur code
>>
>>
>>> Ed.1963, ARRL "The Radio Amateur's Handbook", for which I
>>> paid $3.50:
>>>
>>> "TWO: The Amateur is Loyal....He owes his amateur radio to the
>>> American Radio Relay League, and he offers it his unreserved
>>> loyalty."
>>>
>>> So THAT must be from the original 1928 writing of the ARRL's
>>> "The Amateur's Code".
>>>
>>> 73, Jim W6KPI/KH6
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