Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 03:25 PM 2/25/2007, Jerry Lehrer wrote: >Kyle und Marc Small, > >I received my ham ticket in 1945, but only because I needed one to >operate a transmitter for >a radio controlled model airplane. Model planes were large in those >days, requiring a .60 >cubic inch engine (Ohlson 60) > >Which reminds me, do people collect the old model airplane engines? I >still have, squirrelled >away a few, Atom .097, Bantam 19, Forster 29, Bunch Tiger Aero 35 and >an OK Twin. They >are all ignition type My local pet store, oddly, also repairs such engines -- they are a hobby of the owner. I'll ask him about collectability this week -- I'm going over to negotiate for the purchase of another Sulcata tortoise. (After that, I get to go to Loew's to pick up the lumber to build a cage for the guy until Spring hits and we can put him outside.) Marc msmall@aya.yale.edu Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir!