OLD RIGS (Boat anchors) I'VE OWNED
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Hammarlund HQ-215 |
All solid state 1960's Rx
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Vibroplex Iambic Paddle |
My dear old mom bought this for me when I was a young teenager.
I still use it this very day. I love CW and am teaching my young children code as well. |
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Heathkit DX-100 |
Parents bought this for my birthday for $50. It really deserves the name boat anchor because it weighs in at over 80 lbs.
When I got this, it didn't work (bad low voltage supply).
Took me all winter to fix it... but it was worth it. I don't have a good picture of the thing
so I'm including a link from another ham's website. I think I'll ask his permission to lift
the jpg image from his site, if he doesn't mind. |
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Hallicrafters HT-44 |
I havn't actually been able to find a decent picture of this on the net yet. I owned one of these around 1980. Apparently there is a matching Rx for this Tx. called the SX-117 Ham Receiver.
Here is a picture of the SX-117. The transmitter looked nearly identical.
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Hallicrafters TO-Keyer |
You can actually see one of these "up close & personal" at the ARRL headquarters in Newington, CT.
It has a funny tube in it which glows (can't remember... but I think its called an OA-2 tube).
This is the second electronic keyer I ever owned (the first was a very early model transistorized
which I brought back to the store in exchange for this one. This was a bit fluky... but reliable, and I see
lots of them for sale on E-bay from time to time.
Anyone interested seriously in CW MUST consider getting an electronic keyer IMHO.
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