This is a photo of the Knight Kit "Span Master" SuperRegenerative Receiver kindly supplied by Richard Post - KB8TAD. Thanks, Richard! I don't have mine anymore, but it was the beginning of my venture into electronics and ham radio. My father gave it to me for Christmas of 1959 (or thereabouts). By the way, the very first thing I remember hearing when I got this receiver working was a song called "The Big Hurt" sung by Toni Fisher on WMGM AM 1050 NY. The recording itself sounds like shortwave reception, because it was one of the first recordings that the "flanging" effect was used on, causing variable frequency cancellation. (Producer, Phil Spector's finger on the tape deck flywheel flange). Visit Richard's page for details on this receiver and many others, including another favorite of mine, the SX-28.

B1 C1, C2, C3 C4 Crystal L1 R1 R2 R3 RFC V1	terminal board 0.01 uf 600V paper Cap 50 pf variable cap 7.175 MHZ (First Freq.) 40 M Link Coupled Coil (Barker & Williamson) 20K 1W 200 Ohms 2W 15K 2W 2.5 mh RF choke 6L6G

First contact was Ted Lund (WV2YJS) Oradell, NJ August 9, 1962 My Novice test was given to me by Pete Riker, who was then WA2HLN and is now K4BKD with QTH at Marietta, GA I received my General Class license the following year. I took the written and code test in the old Federal Building in NYC. On this 50th anniversary year, I was granted an upgrade to Amateur Extra Class. I took the test from VEs at a hamfest in Tinton Falls, NJ on May 12, 2012 sponsored by the Garden State Amateur Radio Association. The FCC database made it official on May 24, 2012.

Knight, Span Master	Gone. Don't know what I did with it. I've seen this two tube super regen. auction for a quite a bit on Ebay. This was probably the first for many hams and SWLs.
Old 40s RCA multiband, pulled from a console.	I made my first ham contact using this receiver. I eventually pitched it.
Hallicrafters, SX-110	I remember seeing this attractive receiver in a store window on "radio row" in NYC. My father gave it to me for Christmas and I used it for a few years. It seemed to drift indefinitely. I would have my right hand on my CW key and my left on the tuning knob so I could keep following the received signal as it continued to drift. I wasn't curious enough to see how far it would go before stabilizing. Gave it to Father Zachery at my church in the late 60s. Most tube receivers I had were not fully stable. Once, solid state, digital receivers came along, drift was no longer an issue.
Hammurlund, SP-200	I rebuilt circuitry. Gave it to my cousin, Mitch.
Hallicrafters SX-43	Used it while in USAF. Don't remember what happened to it. I loved the half-moon dial and S-Meter.
Hammurlund, HQ-110	Used it while in USAF, Sold it!
Hallicrafters, SX-101A	Used it while in USAF, Sold it!
Ten-Tec OMNI-D Transceiver	Still have it. Great little box! I've owned this longer than any other piece of equipment -- about 33 years.
Clegg, FM-28 2 Meter Transceiver.	Bought if trom my late friend Peter Floro, WA2FCF SK. Used it for both mobile and VHF Packet. The transmitter part quit. Trashed it.
Radio Shack DX-300, digital.	Gave it to my nephew, Timothy.
Hammurlund, SP-600	Given to me by my friend, Rich. Later, gave it to my friend Bruce.
JRC, NRD-525	Still have it. Wrote DOS GUI shareware program to control it. Audio is OK for communications, but the distortion (slightly clipped - raspy) makes it undesirable if you want to record air checks from AM broadcast stations. Next to my reclining chair. Use it to listen to WHLI AM in Long Island and WBCQ The Planet. I suspect I will own this one till the day I die or it dies.
ICOM, R7000 with NTSC Television adapter	Still have it. Use it for FM broadcast listening, but, occasionally, listen to weather, police and 2 meter QSOs. The NTSC television adapter was really cool before the HD mandate.
Sony SW-100	While it worked, it was terrific. I could take it anywhere and it was handy when I was testing the audio on my transmitter. I could put the receiver in my pocket and walk around with the earphones one while messing around with the AM transmitters in my garage. After owning it for 3 years, the '0' button, the mode and some other important buttons quit working after three years. I opened it up figuring I had nothing to lose, but saw no way to get the buttons working, so I pitched it. It was the size of a cigarette pack and I used to take it on trips.
Two Hallicrafters SX-28	Purchased in 1998. Beautiful receivers with very very fine fidelity. I dare say, that on top of being general coverage receivers, the SX-28 is the best sounding AM receiver I ever heard! Sold them both at Sussex County Hamfest in 2008 for about the same price I purchased them for.
NC-105	Purchased at hamfest in 1999. Cute little tube receiver for tuning around. Good condition. Sold it again at hamfest for less money.
Drake R8B.	I purchased the Drake R8B late in 1999. I especially like the filter selection, the variable passband and the fine audio of this receiver. The variable passband is especially nice for receiving PSK31. I think it is a terrific receiver. I predict I will own this also till the day I die. NOPE! Gave it to my nephew-in-law Christopher Burrell KE0QVK on Feb 15, 2020 via USPS, to be received on Feb 18! There are only two things I don't like about the look and feel of the receiver. 1) The tuning does not have a flywheel weight so you cannot spin the dial. 2) When the receiver is off and you have not set the clock, it displays the word "PWRLOSSL" on the front. I have no interest in using the clock part, so I'd rather either see nothing or have a way of turning this warning message off.
Grundig G6 Aviator	Not very good, to put it politely. Poor dynamic range. Overloads easily. Bought it for power outage emergencies.
FLEX-3000 Software Defined Receiver (SDR)	Purchased in 2012
FLEX-6500 SDR	Purchased in April 23, 2014 Best transceiver I ever had. The TX audio is so good on this transceiver, that it scares some NON-SDR hams. My Grainy voice is so faithfully reproduced that it is mistaken for distortion.
Ten-Tec OMNI V	From estate of my late friend, Peter Floro, WA2FCF SK Never used this rig.
ICOM IC-746 PRO	From estate of my late friend, Peter Floro, WA2FCF SK Never used this rig. Gave it to my nephew-in-law, Christopher Burrell, KE0QVK.

River Edge, NJ	River Edge, NJ, after adding homebrew modulator, control panel and VFO	Just after moving to Norwood, NJ in 1963. Note, beginnings of 813 amp in foreground.	Norwood, NJ. Completed 813 Rig in radio shack room built by my dad.
Open back view of power supply and modulator rack.	AT K.I. Sawyer AFB, Michigan 1971. K.I. Sawyer Satellite Image	Home again at Norwood in 1973 after my AF hitch.	At Hopatcong, NJ.

The only time I had beam antennas was the last 2 or 3 years at Hopatcong circa 1982-1983. A TA-33 and 6 meter beam was mounted on a tripod on the roof. I moved to Hamilton Square, stayed there for about seven years, got remarried, moved to Cranford for a yrar, then here in Middletown. In all places, it was stored away in pieces when I finally gave it away to the guy that bought my BTA 500R.

My shack at Middletown, NJ. Two computers are now in the picture.	12/2/1998 On the air with my RCA BTA-500R AM "Dream" rig. Fully operational on 160 meters.