Thanks, fun to watch looking back to experimental times ;)
"If the Republicans will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop
telling the truth about them." - Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965)
“I’m not liberal/conservative, I’m anti-idiotarian.”
At some point in the last 20 years, the left moved to the center, and the right moved into a mental institution
Probably considered to be a driver on the 'bowl these days.
"Everyone wants to be an AM Gangsta until it's time to start doing AM Gangsta shit."
That's not a solar eclipse, just The Crusher tuning up his "green" radio.
"The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you."
Neil deGrasse Tyson
73 de Warren KB2VXA
Station powered by atomic energy, operator powered by natural gas.
Funny thing, my neighbor who became interested in ham radio after hanging out with moi has a connection to this station. He went on to become a local full time BC after I turned down the position to be a full time student. He advanced to become WLW's CE. He wrote an interesting article about bringing up the old transmitter to usher in the new millennium. Forgive the ancient webpage:
http://hawkins.pair.com/wlw.shtml
WLW stands for "Willwee LOUD Wadio"
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cul de n8tb
"Sadly, it always takes a few martyrs to get the ball rolling." Colonel Tim Boldman 2001
"There are no differences but differences of degree between different degrees of difference and no difference."--William James
"Science flies you to the moon. Religion flies you into buildings." Victor J. Stenger
I heard stories that the Russian Army use to learn English by listening to WLW in the 30's. Also, a story is Edward VIII latter Edward the Duke of Windsor, called WLW and asked to hear a song. Don't know if they are true, but with that kind of power you will be heard.
[SIGPIC] 73
I have heard stories of the nearby corn field fences singing along with the signal. Lucille Ball made a claim that her teeth fillings behaved like rf detectors as well. I can pick up the second harmonic quite well 5 miles away from Mason, Ohio.
cul de n8tb
"Sadly, it always takes a few martyrs to get the ball rolling." Colonel Tim Boldman 2001
"There are no differences but differences of degree between different degrees of difference and no difference."--William James
"Science flies you to the moon. Religion flies you into buildings." Victor J. Stenger
Lucy's musical mouth is strange enough, then it gets WEIRD.
"The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you."
Neil deGrasse Tyson
73 de Warren KB2VXA
Station powered by atomic energy, operator powered by natural gas.
That carpet...those chairs...
Jim
The machine does not isolate us from the great problems of nature but plunges us more deeply into them. - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
I'd like to fire that thing up on 160 meter AM one dark and cold winter night. And of course, for nostalgia's sake I'd have to also smoke a Avalon cigarette. Not sure where I could find an Avalon cig these days... :)
I keep my 2 feet on the ground, and my head in the twilight zone.
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