Classic Ham Radio
| My current vintage 1960's tube CW and AM station | A photo of my Johnson Viking Ranger 1 transmitter, Drake 2B receiver with 2BQ speaker, Heathkit HA14 Kompact KW amplifier |
| World Radio Labs DuoBander84 40m and 75m SSB tube transceiver | Photos of my WRL DuoBander84 tube transceiver that is one the air, vintage 1966 era. Includes WRL power supply |
| Three Tube 80 Meter Regenerative Receiver | Photos of a three tube 80 meter regenerative receiver built in the 1929 style and using some 1929 hardware |
| Mate For The Mighty Midget Superhetrodyne Receiver | Some photos info on this Beginner and Novice Receiver from QST April 1966 by Lew McCoy |
| National SW-3 Thrill Box | Photo's and information about the classic National SW-3 short wave receiver from the early 1930's |
| US Navy QSL Cards From Naval Stations That I
Operated |
A few QSL cards from my Navy days operating from WA6NKC US Naval Training Center San Diego, WA6UIL Naval Station San Diego, WB6GUI Terminal Island Naval Station Long Beach, but missing K6NCG Treasure Island San Francisco |
| Some Pictures of Radios I've
Owned - Collection #1 |
Photos of my equipment over the years. I sold all this gear off in the big radio sell-off. It's gone now but the wonderful memories remain! |
| Some Pictures of Radios I've Owned - Collection #2 | Some more photos of my equipment over the years. I sold all this gear off in the big radio sell-off. It's gone now but the wonderful memories remain! |
| Some Pictures of Radios I've Owned - Collection #3 | Some more photos of my equipment over the years. I sold all this gear off in the big radio sell-off. It's gone now but the wonderful memories remain! |
| Some Pictures of Radios I've Owned - Collection #4 | Some more photos of my equipment over the years. I sold all this gear off in the big radio sell-off. It's gone now but the wonderful memories remain! |
| 1927 Era Self-Excited Transmitter | Photos and information about my 1927 era ham transmitter build with copper tubing coils. I've made hundreds of contacts with this transmitter on 80 meters |
| Drake 1-A Receiver | Photos and information about the classic Drake 1-A receiver, Drakes' first SSB receiver with band pass tuning. This revolutionary radio was 1/2 the size of typical radios at the time, and it looks like a rural mailbox |
| Micamold XTR-1 Transmitter | Photos of a simple three tube transmitter from the late 1940's, schematics, Micamold advertisement, parts list, my station photo, and Giles Crabtree's original 1948 XTR-1 station photos and station description |
| Gross Radio CW-25 Transmitter | Photos and schematic about my 1935 Gross CW-25 transmitter manufactured by Gross Radio Inc of 51 Vessey Street, New York City. |
| Gross Radio CP-100 Transmitter | Photos of my 1935 high power Gross CP-100, a 100 watt CW transmitter manufactured by Gross Radio. I paired this beauty up with a mid 1930's National NC-101X for some sweet 1930's QSO's on 80 meters. |
| EF Johnson Equipment | Photos of some of my favorite radios manufactured by EF Johnson in Waseca Minnesota. Photos include the Ranger 1, Ranger II, Pacemaker, Navigator, Courier, Viking Desk KW |
| Collins Stock Certificate | A great scan of a gorgeous Collins Radio Corporation stock certificate. Print it out on your color printer and hang it on the wall. I used Corel Draw to add my name onto my personal copy. |
| Amateur Radio Postage Stamp | A great scan of a set of beautiful ham radio stamps issued in the 1960's. Print it out on your color printer and hang it on the wall |
| Collins Gold Dust Twins | Photos of the Collins Radio "Gold Dust Twins", KWS-1 Kilowatt SSB transmitter and 75A-4 matching receiver |
| Collins Users Conference | I recently came across a few photos that were taken at the Collins Users Conference in October 2001 sponsored by the Dallas Posse |
| ARRL American Radio Relay League | I am proud to be a Life Member of the ARRL and I highly recommend that you join and support Amateur Radio through this non-profit organization. The ARRL is our only voice to the FCC and US Government |
| Electric Radio Magazine | Information about a great radio magazine that is devoted to classic tube radios. This monthly magazine is still being produced every month (as of 2020) |
| Scott's Ham Magazine Articles | A short list of my ham magazine articles over the years. I wrote my first article for QST in 1983 and won the Cover Award for that article. |
| Ameco AC-1 Transmitter | Photos of a simple two tube 5 watt Novice transmitter kit from the 1960's |
| Vintage QSL Cards | Here are some vintage QSL cards from the 1920's and 1930's. Cards from that era are fascinating to read |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering 9SO - W9HHX QSL Cards and Station Photos | Great photos of the Milwaukee School of Engineering ham radio station from the 1920's and 1976, plus several MSOE QSL cards from the late1920's through 1978 |
| The Great Radio Sell Off | My story of selling off my large radio collection over 13 years from 2007 to 2020. Not for the faint hearted :) |
| My Homebrew HBR-13 Dual Conversion Superhet Receiver from 1965 QST | I built the HBR13 receiver from the 1965 QST magazine |
| My 1949 Willys Jeep CJ-3A | Some photos of my vintage 1949 Willys CJ-3A Jeep |