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April 1933 QST
 Table of Contents
Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics. See articles
from
QST, published December 1915 - present (visit ARRL
for info). All copyrights hereby acknowledged.
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Moral standards seem to rigidly obey the
second law of thermodynamics, which states that entropy (disorder)
increases in a closed system. Most people would say society is more rude and corrupt
today than in days gone by - count me among them. However, believing so does not
obviate or excuse acts of deviance in the past. Indeed, even esteemed organizations
like the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) seems to have been guilty of promoting
dishonest acts. To wit, consider this offer appearing in the "Strayed" column of
the April 1933 issue of QST magazine, "For Sale: QSL Cards of any country.
Win your WAC without delay. Name your spot. We'll send the card." It also describes
a scheme for ripping off electronics supplies stores. Shameful!
Quiescent Autonomous Magnification Superintendence
Illustrating the Natty Appearance of the new Model X Hyper-Sensitive
Cans
Or the Quintessence of Horseradish
By Egbert Algernon Wales, B.V.D., F.O.B., C.O.D., G2GIN
In furtherance of the complication of the simpler things in life, it is with
the greatest of animosity that we offer the following momentous disclosure of the
marvel of the age, unfortunately brought to us by our Albion correspondent, who
chiseled it from the inventor at 1 cent on the dollar. - Moratorium Editor.
Contemporaneous technological development in the dissemination of edifying entertainment
by propagation of electromagnetic disturbances of predetermined periodicity in the
cosmical medium necessitates application of decidedly rigorous technique in the
superintendence of the magnification prior to conversion in the detection device.
To this end has been developed autonomous means whereby rectified components are
ingeniously utilized alternatively, as it were, to superintend the magnification
of introductory circuits of the receiver by utilization of the transconductance
characteristic of the valves, or to reduce the magnification essentially to nonexistence
in the absence of suitable electromagnetic impulses. It is obvious that quiescent
autonomous magnification superintendence is indicated.
Editor's Note. - What he means is, we gotta have quiet a.v.c.
New Apparatus
Nothing could give us greater pleasure than to announce the arrival of a new
tube or something novel like that, but all we've got this month is a pair of cans.
Made especially for the purpose of filling that need for an extra set of cans in
the ham shack, they are particularly recommended for the use of those visitors who,
after listening to your modest recital of your DX accomplishments, express polite
but uninterested admiration and then begin a tale about all the DX broadcast stations
they've heard. At this critical point the visitor should be requested to listen
in a bit, on which you grasp one can firmly in each hand and with a rapid scissors-like
motion clamp the visitor's ears firmly between the two. This is guaranteed to cause
an immediate change of subject.
Standard Shift Transmission
Notwithstanding the fact that these cans fill a long-felt want, we predict that
their popularity will be limited. Why? Oh, the manufacturer refuses to give more
than 50% discount from the list price. Imagine a ham buying from a cheap skate like
that!
Anybody that reports is just a nasty old tattle tale.
Strayed
For Sale: QSL Cards of any country. Win your WAC without delay. Name your spot.
We'll send the card. We have no limits to super-DX. Some of the best stations use
our cards to high-hat their friends. Box 88, Whoopee, Wisconsin.
Prize Thought: More Hams should visit more radio stores. Then, while one bunch
keeps the owner's attention engaged, the others could walk off with more merchandise.
Posted April 17, 2024
(updated from original post
on 4/2/2017)
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