okay, sorry about that, I had an idea come to mind for people who are
beginning out soldering, and that could be to try experimenting with those
toy walkie talkies, or room monitors or an older cordlers phone or
something like that.





On Wed, 26 Sep 2001, Brett Winchester wrote:

> No, he is not blind.
>
> Thank You!
>
> BRETT K WINCHESTER  PM  KD7JN
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> >>> JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON <[log in to unmask]> 09/26/01 10:25AM >>>
> Is this engineer also blind then?  If so how doew he work on transmitters?
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, 26 Sep 2001, Brett Winchester wrote:
>
> > My broadcast engineer has a cool little pencil he got from Fair radio or =
> =3D
> > something that is about $4.00.  his rationale is that it is cheep enough =
> =3D
> > that if it gets lost or thrown away it is no great loss.  He keeps  =
> these =3D
> > for  field work naturally, keeping the variable heat one for bench work.
> >
> > Thank You!
> >
> > BRETT K WINCHESTER  PM  KD7JN
> > mailto:[log in to unmask]
> > http://www.icbvi.state.id.us/brochure/RADIO.HTM=3D20=20
> >
> > READING SERVICES MANAGER
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> > >>> Butch Bussen <[log in to unmask]> 09/26/01 09:38AM >>>
> > What I use is a weller 8200.  It is a dual heat gun.  Fast heat up and
> > cool down.  I cna't believe what those things cost these days..  Last =
> one
> > I bought was almost $50.00
> >
> > 73s
> > Butch      WA0VJR
> >
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