Re: You might be an old timer

Walt I went back through some old note books, according to my records I sent
the letter to the editor in 1977. I know Roy says 93, but I have e-mails
from that period and knew it had to be earlier.

Does that match your recollection?

"Walter Maxwell" <walt@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Thanks, Roy, I had forgetten where the stuff was published.
>
> Walt
>
> On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 17:38:12 -0700, Roy Lewallen <w7el@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> >Walter Maxwell wrote:
> >> . . .
> >> However, some moron claimed in QST that steel wool was just as good as
> >> ferrite for making choke baluns, but I've forgotten who the lunkhead
> >> at the League was who believed him, and allowed stupid idea to be
> >> published.
> >>
> >> I complained to the League editors, who unbelieveably said 'Prove It'.
> >> So I bought some steel wool and made two back to back baluns with it
> >> and made measurements of common mode currents. The measurements proved
> >> that the steel wool had absolutely no choking effect.
> >>
> >> I reported the results of the measurements to the editors at the
> >> League, but I can't remember whether they did anything about refuting
> >> the original incorrect material. Perhaps your memory is better than
> >> mine on this issue.
> >>
> >> Walt, W2DU
> >
> >The results of your measurements were published in "Hints & Kinks" in
> >September 1993 QST. According to the editorial comment accompanying it,
> >you were prompted to make the measurements by Tom Rauch, W8JI, who had
> >done some measurements which indicated that the steel wool balun was
> >ineffective. The Hints & Kinks editor at the time, who had accepted both
> >the original contribution by Curt Wilson, W0KKQ and yours, was Dave
> >Newkirk, WJ1Z. Anyone interested in learning more about it should read
> >the Hints & Kinks submissions and note Dave's added editiorial comments.
> >
> >Roy Lewallen, W7EL
>


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