[Boatanchors] Historic notes and BC-221 Xtal question

[Troglodite at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/7/05 4:17:01 PM Central Standard Time,  
beaconeer at sbcglobal.net writes:

> The receipt says "Henry Radio, Ted Henry W6UOU 
> Manager,  Distributors for Hallicrafters, National, Hammarlund and ALL 
>other  Principle Manufacturers".
 
Ah yes, Henry Radio that wonderful place on Olympic Blvd. in Los Angeles.  
Gone a long time now, but never forgotten. Teds home was burned to the ground by 
 the Brentwood fire in (I think) 1962. A bunch of us hams tried to save it by 
 throwing water from the pool on to the roof, but when the fire started up 
the  hill the fire department forced us all to leave. The home was rebuilt and 
Teds  son lives there now.
 
Some people said we were only up there during the fire to save the 70cm  
repeater, but it wasn't true at all. We all loved Ted. He was always honest and  
fair. We felt bad that we couldn't save his home. But Ted said he'd rather the  
house burned than have any of us risk our lives for it. A real unforgettable  
character.
 
Sorry for the lengthy tribute, the original message brought back a flood of  
memories. At least they are sort of radio related. I bought my first SX-28 
from  Ted Henry. (In 1955)
 
Doug Moore