I wish there was someone who repaired them. I have had one of the Sharp calculators for ages. Works great if you plug it in, but the damned thing eats batteries for breakfast. No joke, it will kill a set of batteries in a matter of 3-4 weeks. It always has, ever since I got it in 1991.
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> On Feb 25, 2015, at 9:22 AM, Lowell Miller <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Well, I still have and use every day the Sharp talking clock I got in 1979
> and the talking calculator by sharp still working very well.
> BOY! They were made well!
> 73
> Lowell W8QIY
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "doug and sheilla emerson" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2015 1:13 AM
> Subject: Re: Sharp Talking Clock
>
>
>> My wife, Sheilla, N6IKB, still has a Sharp Talking Time One. The only
>> thing
>> wrong with it is, you gotta be very careful about moving the volume
>> control.
>> Otherwise, it keeps reasonably good time. I wish I would have bought one
>> when they were out. When I attended the Ohio State School For The Blind
>> Alumni Reunion in 1979 they were all the rage. I also wanted the clock
>> calculator as well. My wife had one of those too until a few years ago. We
>> liked the clasical music piece it played when the alarm went off. 73 and
>> God
>> bless. Doug, N6NFF
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Phil Scovell
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 10:21 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Sharp Talking Clock
>>
>> Anybody remember the Sharp Talking Clock that came out years ago? I =
>> still have mine but with a cell phone and the atomic talking clocks we =
>> have in the house, plus my atomic wrist watch, I've just found little =
>> purpose to use the old Sharp. I got it out and changed the dead =
>> batteries and fiddled around with it and have it set to tell me the time =
>> on the half our and on the hour. Plus, I'm using it as a timer when =
>> riding my stationary exercise bike. I got to figuring about when I got =
>> mine and it turned out to be 34 years ago. The thing is still working =
>> great. That was around the time Mount Saint Helens blew. That is =
>> related to an interesting ham story on 20 meters sideband I'll tell =
>> next.
>>
>> Phil.
>> K0NX
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