I read these stories when they were first coming out and I really liked them. Here are all the FMLA episodes. Don't try to read them all in one sitting. Spread them out. Savor them. Think about the message that Frank was sending us.
All of the FMLA episodes: https://tomfhome.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/frank_and_the_fmla.pdf
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Related articles, books and links:
Frank's obit: https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/frank-jones/
Frank's book "5 Meter Telephony": https://w5jgv.com/downloads/5-Meter%20Radiotelephony%20by%20Frank%20Jones.pdf
Frank's 1937 Antenna Handbook: http://rfcec.com/RFCEC/Section-3%20-%20Fundamentals%20of%20RF%20Communication-Electronics/23%20-%20RADIO%20ENGINEERING%20DATA/1937%20-%20Jones%20Antenna%20Handbook%20(By%20Frank%20C.%20Jones).pdf
About the author, Michael Hopkins AB5L: https://www.rantechnology.com/index.cfm?key=view_resource&TransKey=615604E8-9DAA-40A3-9E48-4160806D893D&CategoryID=8E884CE4-9CED-4957-872B-5EBDB058D540&Small=1
what in tarnation
ReplyDelete"You need to go to Confession," he said. "Get rid of the Sin of Appliance Operating and take up the narrow path of home radio construction so you will be ready when the time of wailing and grinding teeth arrives."
ReplyDeleteit seems this must be a foundational text of SolderSmoke
From FMLA I: I threw the switch on my AEA keyer and sent the station description while I deciphered my notes. When the keyer signed,
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QSL THE COMMERCIAL GEAR - EVER THINK OF TAKING UP AMATEUR RADIO? QRQ?
Why 5M, isn't that another magic band in search of sunspots? Unless you are a hilltopper or rover, 5M makes no sense
ReplyDeleteFrank Jones only operated on harmonically related bands. You know: 80, 40, 20, 10, 5...
ReplyDeleteBill, I'm glad we were both able to enjoy Michael's wit and talent on the various reflectors of the day (Glowbugs, Boatanchors, QRP-L). Reading the comments after he'd publish one of his essays was almost as interesting as reading the posts themselves. While most enjoyed his obvious talent and wit, there were some who (in the dawn of "woke") worked hard at outraging themselves. I would have loved to enjoy sharing a lunch , or a hamfest table with him.
ReplyDeleteI am glad that the opus of his work has been saved .
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John K5MO