Return-Path: Received: from mtain-mj03.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-mj03.r1000.mail.aol.com [172.21.164.87]) by air-mc06.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINMC062-a9744d5afe7c1dd; Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:30:20 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-mj03.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 86BA138000086; Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:30:19 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1PpTOa-0004PH-8J for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:29:20 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1PpTOZ-0004P8-SV for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:29:19 +0000 Received: from mailout-de.gmx.net ([213.165.64.23]) by relay1.thorcom.net with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1PpTOX-0001di-KU for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:29:19 +0000 Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 15 Feb 2011 22:29:11 -0000 Received: from p54809D61.dip.t-dialin.net (EHLO [192.168.0.6]) [84.128.157.97] by mail.gmx.net (mp029) with SMTP; 15 Feb 2011 23:29:11 +0100 X-Authenticated: #21215289 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX1/lp99rwkjly22SKf5ugJLJDEOYlDzfWfgzaVXkN7 mhVpBpwS4K5DG+ From: "Jurgen Bartels" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:29:27 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <4D5B0C57.29939.51AAAC6@jurgenb2.3sdesign.de> In-reply-to: References: X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (4.41) Content-description: Mail message body X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: Re: LF: 40 years (completely OT, but...) Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: Quoted-printable X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false x-aol-global-disposition: G x-aol-sid: 3039400c89a64d5afe7a0b03 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none > Were electronic components really so much more expensive back then - it > wasn't an exotic diode. Pick a year and check the prices http://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/index.html I once looked in the catalog of 1952 or so, and found the very first=20 transistors there, quite pricey Jurgen Bartels Suellwarden, N. Germany hor. Antennas: 11-ele 45-87MHz 13-ele Band-III, 48-ele UHF, FM: 15.11=20 TV: Winradio G305 / Fly2000 + video noise filter & variable IF BW FM: Downconverter + Perseus + Speclab as WFM demod. MW: staggered 300m Beverage 320=B0, 30 x 4m EWE 320=B0, Winradio & Perseu= s http://dx.3sdesign.de/tv_offset_list.htm http://dx.3sdesign.de/station_list.htm http://fewo.3sdesign.de - Vacation home: DX right at the Northsea coast