Hi John,
Well, shucks. I don't collect the stuff, but I have very fond memories of
my Dad using his Globe Champ and his Hammarlund HQ-170A and HQ-100
receivers on AM. As a little kid, I loved to watch the mercury vapor
rectifiers glow. Alas, he replaced them with 3B28s, which while more
forgiving than the old 866As, don't make the beautiful blue glow that
pulsates with modulation.
There is nothing like the cozy feeling I get when I turn on a stack of tube
gear on a cold winter's night...
Merry Christmas,
Kim
At 04:46 PM 12/21/2004, you wrote:
Hi Kim,
Thenks for your comments.
I am a Hallicrafters collector and have lots of things that are heavy and
glow in the dark. Like you, I really enjoy seing them do their thing and
enjoying the smells that old gear emits. There is nothing like turning
off a 16
bottle receiver and sniffing the air as it cools down.
73 and keep the bottles warm.
John, W4AWM
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University of Oklahoma
Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies
"All of weather is divided into three parts: Yes, No, and Maybe. The
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