To those who might care. The man known as Jack Nissen (Actually Nissenthal)
Yes, in my last post on the dealers' board I mentioned this great man, Jack Nissen (not Nissan, as some might have thought that my spelling sucks). I met Jack many years ago, to be "almost" exact 1969 end of, in his shop Nissen's in Bureau Lane (NOW Mutual Lane wtf?), Central Pretoria. A tiny little shop bristling with amplifiers, speakers, LP's etc. Everything to do with sound, repairs of sound equipment and such. A white haired old man with the customary wisdom and patience, kindness that only his breed was capable of. I did not know the man from a bar of soap, yet he was so correct and helpful. I forget why I went there, but I went back often because of his manner and knowledge. I actually even learned some stuff from him. He manufactured a range of receivers of which I had one eventually, sporting the style of EL84'S / 6BM8 output of the day, tuner of course valve etc. etc.. I did not know Jack Nissen then, until I got to read a book given to me by a friend.: Green Beach, and it was about this man.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/44/a2665244.shtml
The man almost rewrote the book on Radar during the second WW it seems.
Seems I'd stumbled across a WW2 hero not knowing it. Many on this forum might have too. 'Fess up guys, we at least met up with history even if we did not make it ourselves.
Now I have also publicly admitted to being older than 20 :goofy:
Yes, in my last post on the dealers' board I mentioned this great man, Jack Nissen (not Nissan, as some might have thought that my spelling sucks). I met Jack many years ago, to be "almost" exact 1969 end of, in his shop Nissen's in Bureau Lane (NOW Mutual Lane wtf?), Central Pretoria. A tiny little shop bristling with amplifiers, speakers, LP's etc. Everything to do with sound, repairs of sound equipment and such. A white haired old man with the customary wisdom and patience, kindness that only his breed was capable of. I did not know the man from a bar of soap, yet he was so correct and helpful. I forget why I went there, but I went back often because of his manner and knowledge. I actually even learned some stuff from him. He manufactured a range of receivers of which I had one eventually, sporting the style of EL84'S / 6BM8 output of the day, tuner of course valve etc. etc.. I did not know Jack Nissen then, until I got to read a book given to me by a friend.: Green Beach, and it was about this man.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/44/a2665244.shtml
The man almost rewrote the book on Radar during the second WW it seems.
Seems I'd stumbled across a WW2 hero not knowing it. Many on this forum might have too. 'Fess up guys, we at least met up with history even if we did not make it ourselves.
Now I have also publicly admitted to being older than 20 :goofy:
