hrs@houxb.UUCP (H.SILBIGER) (06/20/84)
The recent spate of postings touting the advantages of recently developed "vacuum tubes" leads me to caution readers of this newsgroup that new is not always better. We should not abandon the tried and proven crystal detector for the much larger and heat generating vacuum tubes in our tuner front ends. If this trend continues the exquisite skill necessary for manipulating the whisker will forever be lost to humankind, traded for as yet unquantifiable distortions. Herman Silbiger, CGE
rfg@hound.UUCP (R.GRANTGES) (06/21/84)
[] By Jehosaphat! You're right, Herman! Do you think this is a plot of the power companies? Do the tube detectors sound slippery and sinusoidal to you? I have to take a decongestant after 5 minutes of listening to them. THey get me right in the sinus. And a neighbor who is a ham says they interfere with his reception. By the way, he agrees with us and is sticking to his "cohearer" with its natural iron filings. hound!rfg
edhall@rand-unix.UUCP (Ed Hall) (06/23/84)
And perhaps radio stations in search of true high-fidelity should install spark-gap transmitters. ( &^) ) -Ed Hall decvax!randvax!edhall
rcd@opus.UUCP (07/03/84)
Are tubes the answer? Depends on the question. -- Dick Dunn {hao,ucbvax,allegra}!nbires!rcd (303)444-5710 x3086 ...Relax...don't worry...have a homebrew.