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Some selected articles from the GE Ham News have been available on The AM Window for quite a few years. Now nearly all the issues are available on-line! This is great stuff. Thanks to Brian for doing this. Enjoy.


Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 1:35 AM
To: Glowbugs Glowbugs; Ham Radio History
Subject: GB> GE Ham News onlline!


Hi everyone,

Back in January I posted seven issues of GE Ham News on my web site as
background material to my article in the AWA Journal on "Operation Crystal."
The reaction to that posting of just seven issues was so enthusiastic that I
was inspired to embark on a three-month project, scanning one issue of GE
Ham News each day.  Last Wednesday I finished and now some 90 issues are
available as high-quality PDF documents.  

The URL is  

http://n4trb.com/AmateurRadio/GE_HamNews/ge_ham_news.htm


For the most part, the originals are of good quality.  A few have some
handwritten notes and even some coffee cup stains.  I mention this not by
way of apology; but rather, I like the little hints that these publications
once captured the attention of a fellow ham and I wonder what he (not much
chance it was a "she" back then) would think to know that his coffee cup
left a track that may be digitally preserved essentially forever..

I am missing a few issues: 3 within the span of my collection plus all of
the first year (1947) along with all after 1962.  If anyone has copies of
these missing issues I'd be happy to scan and return their originals.  I
also have LOTS of duplicates.  I'd be happy to trade a dupe for any missing
issue.  

Please enjoy this offering!  There's no need to immediately download the
full collection, as my web site should be around for a long, long, time.
I've had a web presence since the Internet was opened to the public and I'm
not going anywhere.  And please let me know if you find any errors with any
of the links.  

It's been a lot of fun to take a good look at each issue; and I'm glad that
I didn't rush and try to get them all scanned as quickly as possible (even
if I had had the time).  I'm amazed at the sophistication of the projects
and I hope having these easily available will spark some discussion of
specific projects!  There are a couple of projects that I'd like to build
myself along with a few that I can't imagine anyone actually trying to
duplicate.  

Enjoy!

 
73,

Brian

N4TRB

Thanks. They look interesting.

Dave

This is great!  Thanks for the heads-up, Steve.

Nice quality and fun to browse through. Thanks Steve!

A joy to read.  Looked at just two and already have answered some long standing questions I've had about tube numbering and such.

Thanks!

B.

Thanks for the heads up Steve. And thanks to Brian for the nice scans and posting. Very interesting browsing material.

 Hmmm, a thyratron switched power supply... where have I seem something like that before?  :)
 

Which issue was that in? I couldn't find it.

Dave

UFB STEVE, TNX   73 FRM CROATIA

Quote from: KA2QFX on Yesterday at 01:03:57 PM

 Hmmm, a thyratron switched power supply... where have I seem something like that before?  Smiley
 

Which issue was that in? I couldn't find it.

Volume 1 Number 2
FG-17 Thyratrons give variable output and grid phased keying.

I'm doing something similar for a Class E power supply using SCRs.

Steve,
Wonderful information.  Thanks for posting them and thanks to Brian for taking the time to scan all of that material.  I do have some issues around here and I will check to see if those issues are the ones Brian is missing. 
Regards,
Joe, W3GMS

Steve

This is so good.  Any way to put up a link on this forum so it won't sink out of sight with time?

Al

I'll move this to the Books and Literature forum in the Handbook section.

    Al,

    Depending on the browser you are using, you can go to the url of the
    link and either "bookmark" or select the "favorates" and you have the url
    placed on your computer. 

    Then you need not always go to AMFone to access the link...

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