My K&E Cooke Radio (version of a Polyphase Duplex Decitrig) sits in its leather case on my desk. I have the original manuals as well. Bought it new from the K&E store in NYC and used while in USCG in ‘70’s and taught at the Electronics Training Center. Marvelous how the batteries are lifetime guaranteed, furthermore the battery “self resurrects” when the rule is passed along to a descendent. My 35 YO son is better with it than I am, but he prefers his circular rule.
Jack Spitznagel – KD4IZ
Associate Editor – AMSAT News Service
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From: Bob Liddy (K8BL) <k8bl@ameritech.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2022 12:54
To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Subject: [AMSAT-BB] Re: Slide Rules
I found mine from xx-years ago and IT STILL WORKS!!
de Bob K8BL
On Sunday, May 15, 2022, 12:39:01 PM EDT, Jim Sanford <wb4gcs@wb4gcs.org> wrote:
Just located mine: In my U. S. Naval Academy issued navigation kit: 1972!!
Jim
On 5/14/2022 23:58, George Henry wrote:
>
> My son-in-law has a fully functional SIX FOOT slide rule...
>
>
> George, KA3HSW
>
>
> On 5/14/2022 6:59 PM, Greg D wrote:
>> I used a slide rule when taking the Advanced license test. Passed
>> with flying colors. Still have it, and it still works.
>>
>> Greg KO6TH
>>
>> On May 14, 2022 3:18:24 PM PDT, Clint Bradford via AMSAT-BB
>> <amsat-bb@amsat.org> wrote:
>>
>> During my satellite presentations, I will ask attendees to access
>> their
>> slide rules as we together derive satellite pass data manually,
>> to graph
>> each pass on equatorial graph paper …
>>
>> “What - no one has a slide rule?” I will playfully chide them.
>> “Didn’t the
>> club president tell you all to have him for the presentation?”
>>
>> Well, the Puget Sound Repeater Group just floored me: EIGHT SLIDE
>> RULES were in the audience (three from one person, including a
>> circular one and I recognized another as a Pickett Vector Model
>> 300 -
>> in its original leather case)!
>>
>> A wonderful club. Sixty-two total years of supporting their region.
>> Multiple daily nets that are well-attended (I know - I monitored ‘em
>> via Echolink for a couple days). ARRL Special Service Club …
>>
>> https://web.psrg.org/
>>
>> And very exciting for them: a 89-degree elevation pass of the ISS
>> this evening during their 9PM Net!
>>
>> I lost count … I think this was the 144th or 145th show
>> presented. It
>> is not getting old … as long as clubs want to know how to work the
>> "easy” satellites, AMSAT will get the information to them!
>>
>> Clint Bradford K6LCS
>> AMSAT Ambassador
>> ARRL Affiliate Club Coordinator, registered instructor
>> (909) 999-SATS - voicemail
>>
>>
>>
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