Oh man, we've all been there: OBSESSION with ham radio. Shep went over the top and didn't sleep all weekend when his homebrew transmitter was finally neutralized and started to put out a decent signal on 40 meter CW.
One of my favorite lines in this episode is about how, before the neutralization, the transmitter had had so many parasitics that it would continue to transmit for two hours AFTER Shep turned it off, "and all on the wrong frequencies."
I found this while searching for other Shep references to Johnny Anderson, the guy who built the TV receiver. Please let me know if you know of any other Shep references to Johnny.
Here is the program. Skip ahead to 20:50
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I tried to listen at 20:50,but with 1009 shows, im not finding it
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Sorry about that Ed. I fixed the link. That particular show is https://www.radioechoes.com/?page=play_download&mode=play&dl_mp3folder=T&dl_file=the_jean_shepherd_show_1963-03-07_hung_up-ham_radio.mp3&dl_series=The%20Jean%20Shepherd%20Show&dl_title=Hung%20Up-Ham%20Radio&dl_date=1963.03.07&dl_size=8.87%20MB
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EXCELSIOR! 73 Bill
Shep is a hoot!! Wow!! Ah to be young!
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