Vitaliy;  You have it wrong I was 5 years old in December of 1936 not 1932.
Electronics was very crude by today's standards. My Grandfather along with
some other local men started a telephone company, it was a partyline type
out
in the country of southern Mississippi. As a result of this I had old
telephones
(these were the hand crank to ring type)  with which to play.  At that point
I
discovered hoe magnets and coils of wire could make electrical current flow
if
you spin the coils in a magnetic field. That was the beginning of a long
journey
that led to teaching electronics in the USA Air Force and earning a BS in
electronics(Rf and Microwave option).  I still own a small Design and
Manufacturing company and do the design my self.  To finish answering you
question  I had many old radios that I tore apart and played with.  I had a
crystal set at that time which was fun. I also made electro magnets which I
made into a crude telegraph. I progressed from there to using the old radios
to build receivers and transmitters as well as other type of equipment.

Derward




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> Martin McCormick wrote:
> >> Martin, you are right.  I have had a ball for 69 of my 74 years doing
> >> what I like and that is electronics.
>
> Out of curiosity, what did "doing electronics" mean to you back in 1932,
> when you were just five years old?
>
> Vitaliy
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