[Amps] OT: TVI (was: ceramic capacitor ratings)

[k7rdx]

I didn`t have any such problem when I was a kid living at home playing radio
in my parents attic...They were Plymouth Bretheren (Like Quakers) and a tv
set was not allowed in their home...Lucky for me! 73 all,Jim..
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vic K2VCO" <vic at rakefet.com>
To: "Amps reflector" <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Amps] OT: TVI (was: ceramic capacitor ratings)


> Robert Bonner wrote:
>
> > I moved slightly to 21.400 and taunted him on AM...  Hey I was only 15
Years
> > Old...  Things like THIS IS GOD Speaking and I'm going to melt your
TV....
>
> I know this is *very* off-topic, but it's a good story. It happened
> almost 50 years ago.
>
> My dad and I were watching the World Series on TV (for non-US guys, this
>   to us was like the World Cup is today). He asked me to get him a beer
> from the refrigerator. "Get your own beer, I don't want to miss this", I
> said. He responded, "You ungrateful kids, etc., get out of here."
>
> I went up to my attic shack.  I had just gotten a new Heathkit GDO, and
> I coupled it to a vent pipe that passed through the room. I tuned it
> around 100-200 MHz (Mc. then) until I heard a howl from the TV audio,
> followed by a howl from my dad.
>
> I stuck my head out of the attic door. "I can fix that if you'll let me
> watch the game", I said.
>
> "No," he answered. "It's much simpler. You can fix it or I can fix you."
> -- 
> 73,
> Vic, K2VCO
> Fresno CA
> http://www.qsl.net/k2vco
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