I would be interested in this, and in the publication.  Does anyone know
any more about Bill, and the work he does or his interests in thie?





On Wed, 3 Oct 2001, Michael Garrett wrote:

> Below is e-mail I sent to Bill Gerry, Editor of the Smith-Kettlewell
> Technical File along with his reply.
>
> In view of his response, I would be glad to send his series on soldering, in
> the form of a zipped e-mail attachment, to anyone who wants it.
>
> The Technical File had many fine articles on other aspects of electronics,
> as well, from building projects to test equipment to component data. I think
> it would be great if Bill got enough positive feedback to encourage him or
> someone to revive that publication.
>
> 73. Mike, K9AZS
> -----
> From: "Michael Garrett" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Your articles on soldering
> Date: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 11:14 AM
>
>         Mr. Gerrey,
> I was a subscriber to the Technical File and I value the information and
> especially the adaptive techniques you provided in that magazine.
>
> There is currently some interest on the Blind-hams mailing list about the
> subject of soldering by blind people. I had transcribed your series on
> soldering into ASCII text for my own use, and I sent the files concerning
> soldering to one of the list members. Then, I started to wonder if I was
> violating some copyright provisions or if I  perhaps shouldn't have been so
> free with your material.
>
> So the question is: Is it okay to disseminate this material to others? If
> not, what should I recommend to interested people.
>
> The articles are, of course, attributed to you and the SKTF, but I don't
> want to misuse your efforts.
>
> Thanks. 73.
>
> Mike Garrett, K9AZS
>
> From: "Bill Gerrey" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Your articles on soldering
> Date: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 2:42 PM
>
>
> Yes, by all means.  I made it a point not to copyright any of my
> writings; they do no good hidden behind restrictions in distribution.
>
> I only ask that SKTF be shown, mostly to promote interest in its
> continuence.
>
> Good luck, and the same to all who might benefit from our work.
>
> Bill Gerrey, Editor
> Smith-Kettlewell Technical File
>