InterceptRadio.com Forums
http://interceptradio.com/bbs/

You know you're old if
http://interceptradio.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3553
Page 1 of 1

Author:  Sean [ Mon Dec 07, 2009 2:05 pm ]
Post subject:  You know you're old if

you worked on any of these..

http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~postr/MRT/

Author:  Sean [ Mon Dec 07, 2009 2:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: You know you're old if

Joey,

A tube preceded a transistor which preceded a microprocessor.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transistor

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_tube

Author:  Wiz [ Mon Dec 07, 2009 8:19 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: You know you're old if

Boy, some of those pictures (but NOT ALL) sure bring back memories!

Wiz

Author:  JOE [ Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: You know you're old if

If you look at the ham shack pic under the arrl flag and just to the right of it is a hq-180 hammarlund. It sorta matches the ones i used to work on in the service.

I used to work on stuff older than that even. Try a rotating phenolic doughnut with 6 turns of wire wrapped on it and glued suspended inside a copper coil of tubing to set the freq in a tube system.

Joe

Author:  jrw14493 [ Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:11 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: You know you're old if

Sean wrote:
Joey,

A tube preceded a transistor which preceded a microprocessor.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transistor

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_tube



Huh? U talkin to me?

Author:  Rich [ Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:13 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: You know you're old if

JOE wrote:
Try a rotating phenolic doughnut with 6 turns of wire wrapped on it and glued suspended inside a copper coil of tubing to set the freq in a tube system.

Joe


Not to date myself here, but that almost sounds like an adjustable tickler coil on a regenerative receiver.

Author:  Jim [ Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: You know you're old if

Sean wrote:
Joey,

A tube preceded a transistor which preceded a microprocessor.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transistor

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_tube


Preceded by the spark gap.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spark_gap

Page 1 of 1 All times are UTC - 8 hours
Copyright © 2013 Interceptradio.com