I think John Paul Jones and I joined the Navy at the same time. And yes, I invented the wheel, but I didn't get paid for that invention either!

It was interesting reading that post, then went to Google and looked at a bunch of similar posts. Lots of advancements since the days when I was HAM Radio operator and the only form of communication was via Morse Code using a single 6L6 tube transmitter that punched out more than 100-watts. When you keyed the transmitter the plates of the tube got so hot they had a red glow. The antenna was a 151-foot length of wire that went from the atic window to a tree in a neighbor's yard. Every time there was a thunder shower my mother cringed thinking the house would be hit by lightning and burned to the ground. Fortunately, it never happened, but high winds finally took the antenna down. That was in 1952.

Cheers,

Gary

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