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Intended as a practical joke for a friend, the scraper was believed to be genuine and is now in a museum The amazing story about the shit-scraper and the museum!
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AMATEUR RADIO
Licensed since 1939 SM5IQ and Amateur Radio, an autobiography well worth reading
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Struck by a lightning (almost) Thunderstorm in the wilderness, and a high antenna
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A somewhat unusual contact in the 1940's An archduke under cover in Transsylvania
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About the Hero of the Soviet Union Ernst Krenkel Ernst Krenkel, Arctic researcher and winterer, radio amateur RAEM. His lifestory and my personal memories
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FOX HUNT (Am. Radio Direction Finding, ARDF)
The author introduced this sport into Sweden in 1948 History of Swedish fox hunting and several funny episodes
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From Wireless World The first(?) ARDF competition, 1926
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This can happen to an ARDF man:
Unwanted advertising 1. SM5IQ as cover picture of disreputable magazine
This happened in 1952 2. Hunting radio pirate from airplane
He became known as "The Bomber" 3. The fox hunter who became a murderer
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Old material! ARDF in the newspapers, a few examples
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NOSTALGIA
Some visions, too The Book of Inventions 1897, about Marconi's experiments (Summary in English)
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Mission impossible, and yet... A Swedish proximity fuze, 1940. I was involved! (Summary in English)
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Not necessary to use Morse code anymore Radio equipped police cars in 1939 (Translated into English)
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The schoolchildren had to pick them Mushrooms for the teachers, 1901. (Translated into English)
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No food stores or supermarkets available Lichens as food during famine years 1867-68 (Summary in English)
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Nobody listened to the warning The harmful coffee, from a book printed in 1818 (Summary in English)
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After reading, you won't complain over today's medical care! A medical book from 1765 for country people (Translated into English)
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GENEALOGY
My ancestors have, mainly due to technical problems, been withdrawn from my website. Maybe they will be back on stage some time!