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SolderSmoke Podcast #159: Hamfests, Herring Aids, and Tuna Tins


 
SolderSmoke Podcast #159 is available.
 

http://soldersmoke.com/soldersmoke159.mp3

April 1, 2014
Vienna Wireless Hamfest
BITX Talk
W1REX speaks
Tuna Tin 2 Mojo Transfer Ceremony
After 38 years -- finishing my Herring Aid 5 receiver
Feedback, Phasing Dots, Rotational Sense, and Oscillation (or not)
Motorboating (when you don't want to)
Building my Tuna Tin 2 with parts from W1REX
On the air with Tuna Tin and Herring Aid
More Minimalist Meanderings:
An (Almost) All Altoid Crystal Radio!
Tek 465 dies (again) :-(
MAILBAG

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Who Invented the Transistor?


http://www.beatriceco.com/bti/porticus/bell/belllabs_transistor1.html

I dunno.... Roswell?  Really?  But I find myself attracted to anything that involves the use of iron pyrite and cats' whiskers in radio.  Mike, KL7R, sent me a bunch of fools gold from Alaska and it turned out to be better than galena as a detector. 

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