I had a huge (really huge) salvaged SW radio from a Navy Minesweeper in my bedroom. Wire antenna and inside were 40 or 50 "peanut tubes" that were WIRED onto terminal strips. I also listened to Dick Bondi on WLS for many years on that radio and others. Also so many QSO's before I got my license. The BFO was a bit unstable to say the least.

If you listen around on AM broadcast today, either the receivers we have today or sorry or the stations just don't propagate as well as in the 60's. Even with my outside wires today and a 7300 or 7610, they just don't "hear" as well as a 5 transistor, 9v radio did back in the day. And our car AM radios, might as well not even be there.

73's

George - WB5JJJ
HoIP - 100105

On Fri, Jan 27, 2023 at 12:00 PM <patw5vy@gmail.com> wrote:

Thanks for sharing George. Happy Birthday and Wedding Anniversary to both of you.

Nice to have a smooth talking celebrity in our ranks. Still have any of your audition tapes San??

My favorite DJ from the early 60’s was Dick Biondi (spelling?) on WLS, 890AM, Chicago. He eventually got fired for inappropriate comments related to miniskirts.

73,
Pat

From: adxa-bounces@mailman.qth.net <adxa-bounces@mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of WB5JJJ
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2023 11:03 AM
To: ADXA Mailing List <ADXA@mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [ADXA] San's XM announcement.

Here is the XM audio recording from today.

Happy Birthday to both of you.

Enjoy

73's
George - WB5JJJ
HoIP - 100105