Well, I guess I better chime in with some verbage on this too. I wanted to
get my license about 1957, but couldn't find any of the crotchety old hams
in the town I grew up that would help!!! I didn't manage to get the theory
and code training until the Navy decided I needed it, so I got my Nov
Lots of good stories - I couldn't resist adding mine.
I grew up in a poor family, and got my novice license in 1961 - WV2VFV (hows
that for a cw call).
My first reciever was a Lafayette three tube regen. receiver ($15 was within
my Christmas present limit). I saved up for a DX-20 and a coupl
ject: Re: [Drakelist] First Rigs - If you could do it all over
again,what would your first station be?
When I got my novice ('64) I was 13 and a freshman in high school. I
started with a R55A (mowed lots of yards) and a DX40 (present from dad
for passing the novice). I have a copy of that st
the end of the tube era. I
had to thin the herd or I would still own a 2B. But I really do like my
B twins and TR7, the movers and shakers of my Novice.
73,
Ron WD8SBB
--- On Sat, 6/18/11, Garey Barrell wrote:
From: Garey Barrell
Subject: Re: [Drakelist] First Rigs - If you could do i
When I got my novice ('64) I was 13 and a freshman in high school. I started
with a R55A (mowed lots of yards) and a DX40 (present from dad for passing
the novice). I have a copy of that station today. I have since gone through
the gold dust twins and currently have two "S" lines, a supper nice Dr
Cool Story..Garey,
Thanks...
Lee, KC9CDT
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From: Garey Barrell
To: drakelist
Sent: Sat, Jun 18, 2011 10:50 am
Subject: Re: [Drakelist] First Rigs - If you could do it all over
again, what would your first station be?
My first 'station' cost me all of
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To: john.hud...@calema.ca.gov; drbellerive.va...@gmail.com;
drakelist@zerobeat.net
Subject: Re: [Drakelist] First Rigs - If you could do it all over again,
what would your first station be?
I sure would like to have that HRO-60...I had a Knight R1
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Subject: Re: [Drakelist] First Rigs - If you could do it all over
again, what would your first station be?
My first HAM rig was borrowed from a mentor (Tom Roberts
WA6YKE/AC5RD)who was
helping me get my HAM license it was a Knight T-60 transmitter and
HR
My first 'station' cost me all of $5.00.
I received a Heath AR-3 kit for Christmas 1956, which was fun to build, and had a lot of fun
listening to the SWBC and Ham signals. I had been experimenting with some old telephone equipment
my Dad brought home from his company. They had completely ren
2:08 PM
To: drakelist@zerobeat.net
Subject: [Drakelist] First Rigs - If you could do it all over again,
what would
your first station be?
The threads about the comparisons of the Drake, Collins, etc. has got me
thinking about my first receiver and station.
Licenced at the age of 15 back in 1975,
Started about the same way. 1959. DX-40, one 7198 crystal, and a borrowed
BC-455. When I upgraded to a BC-312N, I thought I'd died and gone to heaven.
After passing the General the next year I was rewarded with a 2nd hand SX-100.
Used the DX-40 well into high school until I was presented with a
My first rig actually was a Drake - a TR-3. I was happy with it at the
time, it and an AC-3 and MS were pretty cheap back in 76.
Knowing what I know now, yes, I probably would have gotten something else.
The worst part of the TR-3 was that it was a terrible CW rig: no filter, no
break-in (not ev
My first rig was a command set receiver on 40 meters along with a
factory built Knight T-60 bought from another more affluent teenage ham.
My antenna was a Gotham V-80 vertical mounted on a redwood 4x4. The
antenna was a birthday present from my parents. I was on the air for
less than $100
rimarily a low band CW op here.
73, Mike WA5POK
-Original Message-
From: Mark Nace
Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 6:22 PM
To: John Hudson ; Darrell Bellerive ; drakelist@zerobeat.net
Subject: Re: [Drakelist] First Rigs - If you could do it all over again,what
would your first station b
I chose TT Century 21 over Drake and would do it again.
The reason is primary cost.
72
Ron, wb1hga
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> Subject: Re: [Drakelist] First Rigs - If you could do it all over again, what
>would your first station be?
>
> My first HAM rig was borrowed from a mentor (Tom Roberts WA6YKE/AC5RD)who was
>helping me get my HAM license it was a Knight T-60
I had an atrocious first station...and I never made a contact with it. On
the other hand it was 100% home made :-)
First station: Ameco AC1 transmitter, and a Knight Star Roamer receiver.
This was an atrocious station, and while I was able to make a contact with
the AC1 (with another receiv
On 2011-06-17, at 3:07 PM, Darrell Bellerive wrote:
> So if you knew then what you know now, what would have been your first
> station and what year would it have been?
Hi Darrell,
In truth & in hindsight, I don't think that I would have changed a single,
solitary thing from the early days of
company called Microsoft" ;-)
De WA6HYQ
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From: drakelist-boun...@zerobeat.net [mailto:drakelist-boun...@zerobeat.net] On
Behalf Of Darrell Bellerive
Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 12:08 PM
To: drakelist@zerobeat.net
Subject: [Drakelist] First Rigs - If you could do
The threads about the comparisons of the Drake, Collins, etc. has got me
thinking about my first receiver and station.
Licenced at the age of 15 back in 1975, I bought used gear from the
local club members, not giving any thought as to what was great, good,
or bad in terms of design or performance
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