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In Reply to: RE: Sparkler Audio Model S509 "nostalgia II" Broadcast FM/AM Tuner posted by Todd Krieger on June 10, 2019 at 17:14:08
Like Awe-d-o-file below, I'm in the "radio nerd" category. But damn, who chose that as a name for an electronics company?
Thanks for the post, Todd. I'm glad to know there's companies out there who haven't given up on radio.
"Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be. 'Cause now I'm an amputee" J. Lennon
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tele from the Greek for " far off, at a distance "
funken = " spark(s) " auf DeutschRadio was all about sparks, Sparky* :)
The spark-gap transmitter was the genesis of the genre.
... but I know that you know that already! :)____
* Radio operators in the early days were quaintly nicknamed "Sparky"
all the best,
mrh
Edits: 06/17/19
...any of it. Thanks.
Still, I'll stand by my assertion that however historically accurate they're trying to be with that name, it still conjures up a fireworks show image for me.
Sorta like Syphilitic Dating Service, Inc. would, even after they inform me that "Syphilitic" is simply their family's last name.
"Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be. 'Cause now I'm an amputee" J. Lennon
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