It was also good for winding coils on oatmeal boxes and the old phenolic coil forms.
Doug W6JD, Ex KN2CHN in 1952 -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Phil Kane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 05:24:23 -0800, Kenneth E. Harker wrote: > > >t's "speaker wire" over here, too. I've never heard the term > >"Bell wire" before. > > "Bell Wire" was well-known to us oldsters - I got my license 55 > years ago - as something that could be found in any hardware > store. It was 18 AWG solid copper wire with a cotton covering, > usually white with a colored stripe, and was widely used to > hook up .......bells, what else! > > -- > 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane > Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
