Sunday, June 22, 2008

Jean Shepard's Ham Radio

This from the South African Radio League.
Guys, stop ramming into one another and rather click on the link below. You will be transported back to 1965, and will hear master story-teller Jean Shepherd (K2ORS) describing his teenage case of "The Knack". He discusses his efforts to build a Heising modulated transmitter for 160 meters. He had trouble getting it working, and became obsessed with the problem, obsessed to the point that a girl he was dating concluded that there was "something wrong with him" and that his mother "should take him to a doctor."

This one is REALLY good. It takes him a few minutes to get to the radio stuff, but it is worth the wait.

(Please note this is a fairly long file 10.1MB.)
http://ia310115.us.archive.org/2/items/JeanShepherd1965Pt1/1965_01_29_Ham_Radio.mp3


More to follow later and thanks to Bill N2CQR CU2JL M0HBR
Rome, Italy

UPDATE: I found this the best amateur radio nostalge Mp3 that I have listend to. It really carried me back to yester-year. The passion and excitement can be heard in the voice of Jean Shepherd. (K2ORS) Must admit that I would love to hear some more amateur radio stories from him.

JOHAN ZS1I
MOSSEL BAY
KF15BT

PROUDLY A MEMBER OF THE SARL/HAMNET/PEARS.
Edited by - ZS1I on 10/06/2008 18:22:35

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