Re: Kilowatts

On 15 Jan 2025 01:20:21 GMT, vallor wrote:

As an avid SWL, the HF propagation experience helped a lot with my
Radioman rating in the CG.
 
Could also hear quite a bit about what was going on in the world, thanks
to having a very, very long longwire antenna.  Building that was how Dad
taught me to differentiate between physical connections and electrical
connections.  Made from zip-cord, it went out the window, up a tree,
then out to a pole at one corner of the yard, then across to another
pole at the other end of the yard.  Great for DX listening.

I don't remember the brand but I had a hand-me-down radio from the era
when radios were large, decorative pieces of furniture. It had band
switches and a complex semi-circular dial plus the magic eye.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_eye_tube

We had a big old elm tree in the backyard that was convenient, and long as
I didn't foul my mother's clotheslines.

We also had a TV early in the game. Fortunately there was a TV station to
go with it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRGB

I sort of miss those home-grown shows like the Freddie Freihofer Show.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/catch-me-now/3500325341

For that matter, I miss Freihofer's in general. They made excellent
chocolate chip cookies and hot cross buns during Lent.