Ron AC7AC wrote > It's mostly ignorance, though, not stupidity, and some of it pays off. Like > the engineer who was developing magnetron power oscillators for radar > systems in the 1940's and discovered that the chocolate bar in his nice > white shirt pocket had melted and made a mess. Curious, he investigated why. > The first Microwave Oven was the result - sold as the "Radar Range". At > least he got his revenge for the ruined shirt. I haven't gotten that sort of > revenge yet. Still looking (where's my lead pencil?....)
I heard my late uncle (Marvin Bock) had his name on one of the Radar Range patents. Dumb things? When I knew better? Sure! Checking SWR standing on a ladder while the tail rotor whirred around not three feet from my face? Dumb. 1100V from a plate cap (still have a mark on that hand). Stupid. Marrying a woman who was half Mexican, half Apache, and half Italian spy. Priceless. Cortland KA5S _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
