Now Tube Radios and Nostalgia.

[Ron Van Putte]

On Jan 21, 2005, at 2:24 PM, Bob Richards wrote:

> I had an electronics lab kit from Allied Electronics when I was a kid. 
> Had a 12AU6 (or 12AU7?) twin triode tube. I was elated when I hooked 
> up a hybrid AM radio from the schematics -- and it worked!!!
>  
> Luckily, transistors had been invented by the time I got into RC. My 
> first radio was a Kraft 5ch Sport Series. Had the big KPS-11 servos 
> with the linear rack outputs. First plane was a Goldberg Skylane 62 
> with OS .35. Lasted 6 flights (midair). I had saved up money working 
> during the summer to pay for that. I was 15.
>   
> When I learned amplifiers in school, we covered tubes first, then 
> transistors.

I really think we enjoyed ourselves more back then, when we made almost 
everything.  The fact that it 'sorta' worked was a marvel in itself.  I 
also remember, when I was about 15 years old,  building a short wave 
radio from scratch from an article in Boy's Life magazine.  Imagine my 
amazement and joy when I turned it on, twisted the dial and heard in 
the earphones, "This is the BBC in London."!  I don't think today's 
"plug and play" generation can feel the same way we did back then about 
our accomplishments.  There's a lot I don't miss about "the good old 
days", but that feeling of success could not be beaten.

Ron Van Putte

> Ron Van Putte <vanputte at cox.net> wrote:
>
> I had a receiver, which had an RK61, but it never worked. What I flew
>  was an ECE receiver, which had a 3D6 tube, as I remember. I still have
>  it. For you young guys: This all happened just after dirt was
>  invented.
>
> Ron Van Putte
>
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