[Boatanchors] You never know what you'll find in a boatanchormanual

[gkb]

Didn't find this in a manual but still of interest. I was given an old 8X10
picture of a ham shack witched featured a SX-111 and a Johnson Viking II.
Nice old picture but when I went to changed the frame, found the equipment
owners marriage license tucked in behind the picture. It had been there for
years and years. Sad to say, both parties have since passed on.
Regards,
Gary...WZ1M
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
To: "Bob Young" <youngbob53 at msn.com>
Cc: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>; <heathkit at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 11:11 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] You never know what you'll find in a
boatanchormanual


> On 2/1/07, Bob Young <youngbob53 at msn.com> wrote:
>
> > glanced at the manual but never really looked at it well. I took it out
> > tonight to read it as the 100 is out of the case and I'm checking the
tubes
> > etc. I found an original letter dated 6-8-63 to the Heath Co. stapled in
the
> > manual along with the response from Heath dated 6-10-63 (like to see
that
> > happen today), from Ed Borezo Jr. K1SHH asking for info on mods for this
> > transmitter to change it to a B.
>
> Cool stuff, Bob. And great that you are getting back in touch with the
> gent who owned it. Nothing goes better with an old piece of gear than
> its history, from the original owner. It can even add to the value, if
> such value exists. But it's interesting, none-the-less.
>
> Like others have mentioned, I've found my share of goodies from 4-leaf
> clovers to letters, pictures, brochures, and so on. Some of the more
> interesting items are hand-drawn schematics for mods or related HB
> equipment. The KW-1 manual had a note in it that said 'Larry has the
> other book' which always left me wondering - how many 'books' came
> with it when it was new?! Warranty card was still attached, but maybe
> there was a service manual beyond the owner's manual?
>
> More bizarre things in equipment, of course. The usual suspects - dead
> spiders, flies, and other critters, the occasional coin. One
> Hallicrafters receiver had a spare halli-branded tube rolling around
> beneath it, and so on. But the wildest were some old TV sets I took
> apart in school, donated by folks in the community. One was full of
> macaroni noodles, no doubt shoved through the vents by some
> mischievous child. Another was full of knitting needles and crochet
> hooks, again probably by some child who wanted mom to pay attention to
> them instead of that stupid blanket, sweater, scarf, or pair of
> mittens. Some were nearly a foot long, capable of hitting the HV line
> to the tube, flyback transformer, and so on.
>
> I had a Hammarlund HQ-150 that the former owner had written inside of.
> It included where it was bought (Uncle Dave's Fort Orange in NY),
> date, and amount paid. Others have included notes of work done by
> former owners, or just their name/callsign. It's all good stuff.
>
> Looking forward to hearing you on the air soon -
>
> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ
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