-=> On 10-22-97  17:19, Steve Brack said to Ivy Iverson,<=-
-=>"About Small AF Amps...,"<=-
-=> * In a message to Steve Brack on 10-15-97, IVY IVERSON said:
 
Hi, Steve;
 
 SB> No, those are the "Science Fair" line of kits stocked in the
 SB> stores.  I'm talking about the build-it-yourself kits that
 SB> involve circuit boards, soldering, & schematics, producing a
 SB> finished product like an FM transmitter, or an AM/FM receiver.
 SB> They are available via direct order from any Radio Shack store
 SB> for delivery to your door as soon as the next day.
 
 II> I'm going to have to check into that...
 SB> They're mainly made by a company called Ramsey.
 
Thanks for the info.
 
 II> Both PL's were correctly set.  (Step-by-step through the manual)... 
fter
 II> about another 3 hours of frustration, (not counting a few hours of doing
 II> something else), I FINALLY managed to get everything working...
 SB> Well, I'm glad it finally worked for you.  What, other than
 SB> the need for a better antenna, ended up being the problem?
 
Durned if I know... I guess I FINALLY just stumbled upon the correct
combination somehow.
 
 SB> ... Lastly, try taking it back to Radio Shack.  Ask if
 SB> they have a frequency counter, and, if not, ask them to find
 SB> out which store(s) in your area stock them.
 
 II> HAH!  The only freq counter I would expect to find at there would be if
 II> the only Ham that works there happened to have one, (probably an MFJ),
 II> at home.  Sorry, but the local outlet is NOT of "big city" size.  But
 II> then this town has a population of maybe 25,000, so I wouldn't it to be
 II> as big as one in Chicago.   :-/
 
 SB> Frequency counters are regularly stocked items...
 
Not in the little bergs like this one, thugh I'm sure they would be more
than happy to order one... give 'em 3-4 days.  (We're so far out in the
boondocks that the logal general store is DX!)   :-}
...
 
 II> When engineers are required to write in English, you will find that
 II> Engineers CAN NOT write in English!   :-/
 
 SB> That's true.  More time, IMO, is spent on writing good
 SB> instructions for AM/FM radios than for ham HTs.  I personally
 SB> had a customer come in with the cordless phone/answerer he had
 SB> purchased from me, unable to understand the instructions when
 SB> it came to setting up the answering machine function.  After
 SB> an hour of him, me, & my manager working on this thing using
 SB> the instructions & our technical support helpline, we ended up
 SB> exchanging the unit for a different, more comprehensible
 SB> model.  None of us, all intelligent, capable men, could figure
 SB> out how to get this thing set up.
 
ROTFLAMO!  I have just been vindicated!  I suppose they make the totally
erronious ASS-U-MEtion that anyone who buys an AM/FM radio is a moron
and anyone with a Ham license could have designed and built one for
themselves.
 
 II> Hmmm... Must be the best-kept secret in the RadShack orginization!  I
 II> just went through the whole book and that number did not appear!
 
 SB> 1-800-THE-SHACK has been Radio Shack's 800 number for years.
 SB> It is in our catalogs...
 
Ok.
...
 
 SB> Well, the complicated stuff is complicated (to an extent)
 SB> because it has to be.  Poorly worded manuals don't help any.
 SB> One tool we do offer to help is our faxback system.  By
 SB> calling 800-323-6586, you can receive, by fax, instructions,
 SB> hints, tips, & specification sheets, all free of charge.
 SB> A faxback catalog can be downloaded, or it is available within
 SB> the local store, as well.
 
Interesting... I never figured out how that works.
 
 SB> As always, I speak for me, not for Radio Shack.
 
Understood.
 
73 DE KB9QPM
   Ivy
 
 
 
... Hams do it with frequency, till their GIGAHERTZ!
 
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