[Boatanchors] What VLF/LF Boatanchors are "affordable"

[rbethman at comcast.net]

Tony,

I don't usually go LF or VLF beacon hunting.

As I explained, I got my fill becoming a pilot.

This "critter" was tied up with a batch of gear that the condition was - "Take it all or leave it - wife wants it gone."  So along with the two Motorola 39 mHz transceivers, came the HP-312A, a TTY mod/demod (old loop style), a couple of HP signal gens, and an HP wave/distortion analyzer.

So I made the drive a couple hours away, loaded the back seat and trunk of my '97 Crown Vic PI, and the rest is history!

The Motorola's are the basis for a GlowBug project.  The cabinets MAY be useful for a rackmount with a "little" jury rigging.

The HP-312 has found use as a receiver.  Now that I have the manual, I have to REALLY calibrate it.  The one thing I don't have is the probe.  It would be nice, BUT it isn't a HAVE-TO-HAVE thing.

The best source of VLF/LF beacon info?  Go to your nearest airport and purchase a "sectional" aeronautical chart.  They are marked in magenta, with their Freqs and CW info.

Bob - N0DGN


> Hi Bob,
> Interesting...thanks for sharing.  I don't use my HP-312B very much but 
> sometimes in the cold of winter, I will fire it up and put one of my 
> beverage antennas on it and listen around.  I've never gotten the hang out 
> of using it other than just listening to beacons, but perhaps this year I 
> will put more time in on it....also bought a new Original manual for mine 
> and as I recall it cost about the same as yours.  The radio is a heavy beast 
> but not as bad as my Collins R-390 hi.
> The last time I decided to reposition my 390, I felt this strange sensation 
> in my lower stomach.  Wound up a few months later having a double-hernia 
> operation, hi.  But Doc says I'm better than new with the new "webbing" 
> patch....
> Take care...
> Tony, W4FOA
> 
> PS: Care to share any VLF freq info?
> 
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