I had looked at the wiki, but, as you pointed out, was trying to resolve that explanation with Simon's statement. Regardless, it was a beautiful picture. K3 in the foreground, and very interesting house in the back. Mixed with copious amounts of snow. -
David Wilburn [EMAIL PROTECTED] K4DGW K2 S/N 5982 On Mon, 2007-11-12 at 08:21 -0800, Richard HIll wrote: > A kame is a glacial terrain feature: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kame > They are commonly found along the margins of glacial valleys where melt > water moved debris. > Actual length varies from short to long (note the conveniently vague > distances <grin>) and depends on the size and length of the glacier(s) that > was associated with the kame formation. They may be associated with modern > glaciers or remnants/evidence of long gone glaciers. > > Simon didn't mention whether he crossed the width or length of the kames > <grin>, leaving that to the reader's imagination and allowing for growth > over time as the legend develops. > > Rich > NU6T > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of David Wilburn > Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 7:54 AM > To: Elecraft > Subject: RE: [Elecraft] [OT] K3 Serial Number 000037 is in Switzerland > > > Is a kame the same as a kilometer? > - > > David Wilburn > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > K4DGW > K2 S/N 5982 > > > On Mon, 2007-11-12 at 06:44 -0800, Richard HIll wrote: > > Oh I can hear it now. Grandfather talking to grandson: Why you kids have > it > > so easy today with your bioengineered esp nano radios, you just think > about > > DX and it is there. Why in my day I had to walk two kames to the post > > office and back -- in the snow -- just to retrieve my kit, and then I had > to > > assemble it myself, connect tuners and antennae, and pray for sunspots! > > > > Rich > > NU6T > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Simon Brown > > (HB9DRV) > > Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 12:44 AM > > To: Elecraft > > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [OT] K3 Serial Number 000037 is in Switzerland > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Simon Brown (HB9DRV)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > Pictures: http://gallery.ham-radio.ch/main.php?g2_itemId=13862 > > > > > > > BTW - has anyone here carried their K3 more than 2 kames in the snow to > get > > it to the shack? That's dedication :-) > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Post to: [email protected] > > 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Post to: [email protected] > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [email protected] > 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 > > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] 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
