EV>IIRC an old "Carl and Jerry" article told of them tearing into a
EV>portable AM radio and modifying it so they could send an Emergency
EV>Message on the local CW Traffic Net Frequency to get some needed help.

EV>They did that because they didn't have any Ham Gear with them, just the
EV>portable battery powered radio.

That reminde me of the Old General Test. You needed to be able to draw
from memory some circuits like a Hartley or Colpitts oscillator
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