‰  NOW 25 WPM  ‰  TEXT IS FROM SEPTEMBER 2007 QST  PAGES 50 AND 100  ‰
FLIRTING WITH ZERO WHAT SETTING MORE IDEAL FOR TESTING THE ABILITY OF
AMATEUR RADIO TO FUNCTION IN EMERGENCIES SUCH AS MIGHT BE CREATED BY
TORNADO, FLOOD, OR OTHER DISASTER?  AMATEUR LED EXPLORATION OF THE ULTRA
HIGHS, AS THE VHF FREQUENCIES WERE FIRST KNOWN, ALSO SPURRED THE
DEVELOPMENT OF PORTABLE EQUIPMENT.  IN HIS MAY 1932 QST ARTICLE A PORTABLE
56 MC. TRANSMITTER RECEIVER, FRANK A.  GUNTHER, W2ALS, QUITE ACCURATELY
PREDICTED THAT IT WILL NOT BE VERY FAR IN THE FUTURE WHEN A THOUSAND AND
ONE UNFORESEEN USES FOR COMMUNICATION OF THESE FREQUENCIES WILL BE
UNFOLDED.  HAMS WERE QUICK TO EXPLORE THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES, AND THEY QUITE
NATURALLY ASSUMED A PLACE IN EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION SERVICES.  IN NOVEMBER
1938, QST ACKNOWLEDGED THE USEFUL TECHNIQUE OF CERTAIN STATIONS EQUIPPED
WITH E. C. O. ELECTRON COUPLED OSCILLATOR, THE ORIGINAL NAME FOR WHAT WE
‰  FROM PAGE 100  ‰
OH3NXW/329 OH6NJ/328 OH9MDV/331 ON4CDX/328 ON5JV/331 ON5NT/348 PA4WM/328
‰  END OF 25 WPM TEXT  ‰  QST DE W1AW  ƒ