On Tue, 30 Oct 2001 20:51:40, Alejandro Lieber wrote: >Mel wrote: > >> Hi Gerry, >> >> I passed the ticket in about 1982, and I'm still waiting for the >>car >> that was supposed to come with the callsign! Main interests are >> 2metre and above workings, so I've never operated much on the HF >> (short wave) bands, although I hold a Spanish HF license waiver >>also. >> >> My job is/was professionally involved with radio also, telecomms >>for >> the main Electricity company in Scotland, ScottishPower plc. >> >> Regards >> >> Mel >> >Mel: in 1973/74 I went to work to Hewlewt Packard (South Queensferry, >Scotland) as an electronic engineer, already being a radio >amateur (LU1FCR). > >There, in my free time a built a direct conversion receiver for 14 >MHz (20 >meter band) for CW and SSB. I am still using it. It is smaller than >a >3.5" drive, has a 0.5 uV sensitivity and it's audio is much better >than my Yaesu FT-757GX. > >That very simple working ham receiver is like Arachne in a world of >bloated >internet programs. > > > >The command-line interface is a vestige of an era of macho computing. > >---------------------- >Ing. Alejandro Lieber >Rosario Argentina >lima[at]citynet.net.ar >---------------------- >
Hola Alejandro Gracias para la e-carta! Yes, I know HP at S. Queensferry, there often performing quality of power supply checks. ?Did you meet Dave Stockton whilst you were there? His Power Bridge design is well documented in the ARRL handbook and Sprat (g-qrp club magazine) 72 y 73 de Mel GM6JAG, Edimburgo, Escoscia. Home of the last HW9 --from Mel Evans, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out http://www.arachne4dos.freeserve.co.uk for more details and FREE DOWNLOAD of Arachne, the Internet suite, WWW browser and e-mailer that runs in and for DOS! and now LINUX!
