Re: X10 General Question

["Jack Ak" <akjack@xxxxxxxxxx>]

http://www.lafayetteradio.com/

"BruceR" <br@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:vxPCf.4840$Ou1.4100@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Ah yes, Lafayette. They had a store in the town I grew up in - one of my
> favorite places. For my 10th birthday I asked my father to buy me their
> 5 tube shortwave radio kit ($23) which is what I learned to solder on. I
> was so happy when it actually worked and I picked up WWV, VOA, BBC and
> Radio Moscow. My father put a long wire antenna on the roof and my radio
> mentor, Captain Kasanov (AF ret.) at the radio club helped me modify the
> antenna circuit to improve it a bit.
>
> From:Robert Green
> ROBERT_GREEN1963@xxxxxxxxx
>
> > "Bin Daire Dunnat" <Someone@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >
> > <stuff snipped>
> >
> >> Oh well!  It's my poor "over 18 years old" memory.  I tried it from
> >> memory....
> >
> > Well, that's one of the first things I learned posting here.  My
> > memory wasn't to be trusted.  I got (and still get!) a number of
> > things wrong but I always try to Google before I post.  Most of the
> > times, you can reference or cut and paste the right answer from the
> > source, so it really pays off.
> >
> > I took a couple of public beatings for posting wrong info but that's
> > just fine with me.  I'd rather bad info gets shot down quick.  It's
> > much better in the long run than have people handing out wrong
> > answers and no one correcting them because it might hurt their
> > feelings or because they just don't know any better.
> >
> > This is actually a pretty good newsgroup that has a very deep and
> > diverse knowledgebase.  BTW, most respected posters use some sort of
> > an actual first name, real or not, just for convention's sake even if
> > they have a fictitious or non-existent email address.  I think that
> > puts you at a certain disadvantage, "Bin Dare."  Once people get the
> > joke it gets very tired *very* quickly.  Funny names are often the
> > choice of trolls or sock puppets, too, so factor that into the
> > equation.
> >
> >> This Old Fart signing off...  ;)
> >
> > I've probably got Lafayette Radio Electronics gear that's older than
> > you are, OF!
> >
> > --
> > Bobby G.
>
>