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TerryM 
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Joined: 16 Nov 2009 Location: Saint Augustine Online Status: Offline Posts: 1950 |
 Topic: My 1930's Radio: New Pics!Posted: 24 Nov 2011 at 9:37am |
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DAVID: what microphone is that in your picture? It looks like my MXL model V67. I have that plugged into a Behringer Ultragain Pro Tube Preamp Mic2200.
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RP-175 W/Lift Kit 2011 Ford F-150 4X4
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Footslogger03
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Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Location: Laramie, WY Online Status: Offline Posts: 362 |
Posted: 24 Nov 2011 at 9:57am |
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Don't have any wooden box radios anymore ...but I do still have my very first Zenith "transistor" radio (Circa late 50's) in a leather snap on case with a "single ear" phone - - yes, it was the pre-stereo era. AM only but back then that's pretty much all we listened to anyway.
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Livin' the Dream ...'Slogger
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dsmiths
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Joined: 10 Oct 2011 Location: Southern Ind Online Status: Offline Posts: 866 |
Posted: 24 Nov 2011 at 10:07am |
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I wish I still had my Heath Kit "Ocean Hopper" it was a super regen and once you learned the tricks to the regen control it had really good gain. It had a little trap door on top where you hand changed coils for different bands, I used to set in the attic of my grandpas hatchery building on the farm and spend hours tuning in the Ham bands, my Prized log entry was hearing Barry Goldwater, I think this was around 1960 or 1961, I still have my old "short wave" log somewhere, I would put date, time, call letters etc, There was not much to do on 116 acres 1 mile from the nearest house after dark so I went "ocean Hopping"
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Dane and Donna Smith
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dsmiths
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Joined: 10 Oct 2011 Location: Southern Ind Online Status: Offline Posts: 866 |
Posted: 24 Nov 2011 at 10:19am |
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Opps, just googled ocean hopper, it was a "Knights Ocean Hopper" see what time does to the mind, I have built several Heath Kit things in years gone by, so it kind of all runs together as the years pile on. they say the mind goes first, not true its the legs and then the mind. Happy Thanksgiving to all.
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Dane and Donna Smith
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Posted: 24 Nov 2011 at 2:57pm |
I'd kill (almost) for that Hallicrafters..........way too cool! The mic is a Heil Goldline mic GM-4. It has 2 switchable elements; one for full bodied sound and another with sharp rolloffs for contesting and DXing. It is on a boom that retracts when not in use. Nothing "special" - they are currently in production. Would love pictures of all of your old stuff!  |
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Posted: 24 Nov 2011 at 3:13pm |
I take the Yaesu 847 and my antenna is the Yaesu ATAS 100 (motorized screwdriver). The antenna is mounted to a 12' aluminum extending painter's pole.   I made an "L" bracket for the bottom of my tire carrier and the pole just slides in there. On my wish list is a Tarheel antenna - so I can work 75-80 meters, too. I don't bust thru too many pileups but I have had fun working some DX and the State QSO parties. While I was at Shenandoah last month, I worked a few kids during the school club round up.....one of them (in South Carolina, I think) actually sent a QSL card and wanted one from me, in return.
They all seemed to be having fun. |
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Posted: 24 Nov 2011 at 3:19pm |
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The rest of you are bringing back too many fond memories of building Heathkits, old regen radios, etc.
But, alas, back to the remodeling dirt & mess.
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TerryM
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Joined: 16 Nov 2009 Location: Saint Augustine Online Status: Offline Posts: 1950 |
Posted: 02 Dec 2011 at 7:50am |
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My 1930's radio turned out to be a 1947 model. My floor mode is 1938. Just had things turned around a bit.
Here is my 1938 RCA (with the other one on top):  My Hallicrafters:   My Browning from the 1960's:  My Galaxy 2547 with 550 watt amp:   Microphone:  Mic. preamp: with a vacuum tube:  |
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RP-175 W/Lift Kit 2011 Ford F-150 4X4
Saint Augustine, FL: The first permanent European settlement in the USA: 1565 |
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TerryM
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Joined: 16 Nov 2009 Location: Saint Augustine Online Status: Offline Posts: 1950 |
Posted: 02 Dec 2011 at 7:52am |
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Just an interesting ad for my Hallicrafters!
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RP-175 W/Lift Kit 2011 Ford F-150 4X4
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Posted: 02 Dec 2011 at 1:16pm |
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I like!
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