Hi, this sounds like fun, but not to stray off topic, but it seems like
all of the living arrangements I have heard abohave had somewhat strict
sides to them at schools fortthe blind in those days.





On Fri, 16 Aug 2002, Bud Schwab wrote:

> Hi guys,
>
> I went to the Nebraska school for the blind during the thirties and early
> fourties  We didn't have a radio club, but a few of us guys took some old
> regenerative receivers and made them oscillate and we put a carbon mike in
> series with the antenna and it would transmit for several hundred
> feet.  They were very strict there as far as lettintg the boys even talk to
> the girls, so we would get them to tune us in and we'd make dates with them
> to meet them some place in the building.  One guy did get caught and was
> expelled.  For those of us who didn't get caught it was a lot of fun.  This
> isn't exactly what you asked for about any ham stations at school, but I
> thought you might get a kick out of it.
>
> I've had my ticket since 1947 but have been inactive for a few years but am
> getting back into it again.
> This looks like a great group..
>
> Bud Schwab
> W 6 Z Y P
> Malibu, California
>