On Mon, 29 Nov 1999 12:08:50 -0800, you wrote:

>The radio operator on World War II B-29 bombers tuned their AN/ART-13
>HF transmitters with a fluorescent tube or a neon bulb tied near the
>antenna lead.
>
> - Nick -

I don't believe this - they didn't have fluorescent tubes until the
early 1960's !

Peter