[Heathkit] Re: [Boatanchors] You never know what you'll find in aboatanchormanual

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

Perhaps the children might like to have them Gary?

Duane Fischer, W8DBF
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HHI: Halligan's Hallicrafters International
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HHRP: Historic Halligan Radio Project
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "gkb" <gkbrown at gwi.net>
To: "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com>; "Bob Young" <youngbob53 at msn.com>
Cc: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>; <heathkit at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 3:50 PM
Subject: [Heathkit] Re: [Boatanchors] You never know what you'll find in 
aboatanchormanual


> 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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