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janice6 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 2 hours ago, DrB said: I remember at one scout outing on a golf course when a few other scouts and I snuck off into town and returned with a half-dozen packs of Kent Cigarettes. I didn't like them…… too mild. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Historian Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 On 8/20/2019 at 9:28 PM, Eric said: I'm a radio guy. Right now I'm sitting next to 8 transceivers and two receivers. This photo makes my day. So much class and elegance. What things were heard on these radios? Music and news? Did one of them tell us the war is over? 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 On 2/7/2020 at 9:27 PM, janice6 said: I remember at one scout outing on a golf course when a few other scouts and I snuck off into town and returned with a half-dozen packs of Kent Cigarettes. I didn't like them…… too mild. One of the many brands I smoked “back in the day.” Mild was good because you smoked more during the day to get your quota of tar and nicotine. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Yes, young'uns. Cigarettes were advertised on television. I still remember this one. An ear worm in its day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrB Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 8 hours ago, tous said: Yes, young'uns. Cigarettes were advertised on television. I still remember this one. An ear worm in its day. Thanks a lot, now that damn jingle is going to be stuck in my head all day. I remember those commercials all too well. Dave.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 On 2/7/2020 at 5:10 PM, railfancwb said: Smoking was a big thing during the heyday of Art Deco Smoking back then was "Classy" everyone wanted to be witty and clever like the movie stars. Later when I got old enough to breath, smoking was cool...……. I did find a side benefit to me for smoking. I loaded my coffee with cream and sugar then when you added the Cigarettes it would kill my appetite and I could work on my electronics for the full day, and night. My father got used to me going to bed around 2 AM. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Seriously, I liked analog because when everything turned to crap, you could look at the distorted signal and see in it's composition where in the signal path the problem occurred. MY son is a Digital Engineer and when he has troubles he has to look at each and every function, from the beginning to the end to find the fault. I always felt that analog signals "spoke" to me. You could look at them and see what occurred, or what you could change in the function to affect the waveform to get what performance you wanted. The problem with analog was the path length. Too much loss in the real world. It limited the response due to distributed products. In my optical fiber communications world, I could go thousands of miles, with little loss in signal strength or quality. Optical connectors were astronomically priced, since you couldn't rely on all the maintenance people being capable of splicing single mode fiber. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrB Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 34 minutes ago, janice6 said: Seriously, I liked analog because when everything turned to crap, you could look at the distorted signal and see in it's composition where in the signal path the problem occurred. MY son is a Digital Engineer and when he has troubles he has to look at each and every function, from the beginning to the end to find the fault. I always felt that analog signals "spoke" to me. You could look at them and see what occurred, or what you could change in the function to affect the waveform to get what performance you wanted. The problem with analog was the path length. Too much loss in the real world. It limited the response due to distributed products. In my optical fiber communications world, I could go thousands of miles, with little loss in signal strength or quality. Optical connectors were astronomically priced, since you couldn't rely on all the maintenance people being capable of splicing single mode fiber. Delayed trigger on the Scope was my friend in the analog world. Not many here probably know. Rise time, Fall time, Notch distortion, TIM distortion more.. The good analog stuff to look at..Dave.. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish1309 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 On 2/7/2020 at 8:42 PM, DrB said: Cool in-ground pool. Who's Kent? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Bish1309 said: Cool in-ground pool. Who's Kent? The Cigarette manufacturer that made this ashtray. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish1309 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 1 minute ago, janice6 said: The Cigarette manufacturer that made this ashtray. Sorry my sarcasm light must not be working today. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Bish1309 said: Sorry my sarcasm light must not be working today. I know. I was pitifully trying to be the straight man...…...…….. Maybe next time. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Lucky Strike Hit Parade! Reigned in its time slot on TV for years. Don’t know what killed it, but I think “Mr Sandman” being in the top ten and thus mandatory each week for a year or so contributed. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrB Posted February 15, 2020 Author Share Posted February 15, 2020 Architecture for tonight. What You have? Dave... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rellik Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 On 2/9/2020 at 12:31 PM, janice6 said: I always felt that analog signals "spoke" to me. You could look at them and see what occurred, or what you could change in the function to affect the waveform to get what performance you wanted. Sorrry my Blue Furry Friend, but that is "valve leakage" getting into your fillings. At separate times, my mom had blue steel yorkies. Both were good dogs, and I was their best buddy, when I came to visit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 3 minutes ago, Rellik said: Sorrry my Blue Furry Friend, but that is "valve leakage" getting into your fillings. At separate times, my mom had blue steel yorkies. Both were good dogs, and I was their best buddy, when I came to visit. We have had three dogs throughout our marriage. A Miniature Poodle, and two Yorkies. I love them all to death. The Poodle lived to 14 years old. The first Yorkie to 18 years old. The Yorkie I have now is 19 years old. When they live with you as long or even longer than your children, you tend to see them as real members of the family with all the consideration given to people. I can't imagine how someone could live without a companion that you can tell anything to and they never judge. My wife is pretty considerate, but my Yorkie is the epitome of discretion. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrB Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 On 2/20/2020 at 12:50 AM, Eric said: These lamps will compliment the chair.. Dave.. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 7 minutes ago, DrB said: These lamps will compliment the chair.. Dave.. I do love stained glass lamps. I suppose I have about 25 or 30 throughout the house (counting two chandeliers) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrB Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 I'm thinking this might look good over the kitchen table. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrB Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 Then your going to need a couple of ashtrays. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrB Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 Better yet, I think this would better match the clam shell decor in the kitchen, 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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