…still got my Pickett N-500-ES. It’s on the office windowsill along with my abacus and Univac 1108 assembler code card. Miniature museum of computing. Also, somewhere, I have a couple of circular slide rules. A case of miniaturization. Moore’s Law *NOT*. :-)

73,
Ray KN2K


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On Sunday, May 15, 2022, 1:05 PM, Bob Liddy (K8BL) <[email protected]> wrote:

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 <[email protected]> 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
>> <[email protected]> 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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