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Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics. See articles from QST, published December 1915 - present (visit ARRL for info). All copyrights hereby acknowledged.

Electronics Poetry - "Ravin", September 1942 QST - RF CafeThis is yet another example of humorous - and clever - poetry written by Hams from back in the 1940s... November 1942, to be exact. It appeared in the ARRL magazine QST. As alluded to in the title, "Ravin," it is a play on Edgar Allen Poe's famous "The Raven" poem. Enjoy.

Here are a few other electronics-themed poems: A Radioman's Nightmare, The Day Before Christmas, Sonnet of a Ham, Unpopular Electronics, Ode to a New Rig, Power Supply, More "Tower" to You, Requiem, Pre-Radio, What Is It?, Ravin

Ravin

(With apologies to Edgar Allan Poe)

By Meyer Dolinko

 

ONCE upon a midday dreary, while I pondered weak and weary

In the class laboratory, idly tracing some old set;

As I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping

As of something gently rapping - rapping in my superhet.

Ah - I sharply recollect it came so fast I'd ne'er expect it,

But I quickly did detect it - and began to trouble shoot.

Here are a few other electronics-themed poems:

 • "Power Supply," by Eileen Corridan

 • "Ravin," by Meyer Dolinko

 • "Pre-Radio," by Simpson Sasserath

 • "A Radioman's Nightmare," by Editor, QST

 • "Unpopular Electronics," by Saunder Harris

 • "More 'Tower' to You," by David Moore

Took my faithful long-nosed plier, poked into my amplifier,

Deftly pulled upon a wire - one, or two - or four.

Then I spent ten minutes praying, heard myself quite softly saying,

"Quoth the speaker: 'Nevermore!'"

Stunned and filled with indignation, I withdrew in consternation

As the mystic oscillation kept on drumming in my ears.

"Stray capacitance!" I muttered, but the word was hardly uttered

When the speaker coughed and stuttered - adding greatly to my fears.

"Either this, or else distortion!" So I quickly seized a portion

Of my set, and threw all caution out the door -

With a swiftly mounting fever and the patience of a beaver

Swore I'd fix that damned receiver. Quoth the speaker: "Nevermore!"

Now I looked up rather smartly, thought I had the answer, partly,

For it was my shunt-feed Hartley that was troubling me - I guessed.

 

 

Posted May 24, 2019
(updated from original post on 3/24/2011)

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