A Nifty Little Radio and a Vicious Cycle

In 1939, Motorola introduced a small portable AM radio, the 41-S “Sportsman.”   Just look at that.  Smaller than a six pack.  Quite a feat in 1939. It was not, however, the smallest–that honor goes to the Majestic model 130, a three tube set.  BUT.  For a conventional 4 tube superheterodyne AM receiver that used full… Continue reading A Nifty Little Radio and a Vicious Cycle

Learned With Film vs Learned With Digital

Of the many things that I do, one of them is shooting lots of photographs.  Usually just of those things which are important to me or of interest at the moment….at other times, a photographer of that which I was being paid to photograph (mostly aerial work) I do not generally bill myself as a… Continue reading Learned With Film vs Learned With Digital