[Boatanchors] Speaking of Breting 14......

[whitebear1122 at comcast.net]

Dave N7RK was mentioning his Patterson PR-16, Breting 12, and Breting 14 during a crystal filter discussion. 



How well does the Breting 14 work?  I know they were a West Coast outfit, so few probably made it east past the Rockies....  



I saw a Breting 14 in person when a buddy took delivery of one at the AWA convention a couple years ago.  It was the first Breting that I had seen in person.  Oh my, what a  stunning looker!!  The mirrored dial was classy beyond de scription.  



What I don't know is how well did (does) it perform.  It looks like a million bucks but is it a decent cw receiver for a well appointed 1930's station? 



I have a real 1930's station on the air, consisting of a Gross CP-100 transmitter from the mid 30's and a National NC-101X from the earlier 30's.  I love running that classic 30's station.  I also was able to find a 1930's ARRL Logbook which I now log QSO's with that station.  This ole stuff is so cool! 



73, Scott WA9WFA 






-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/boatanchors/attachments/20081211/276ec6ad/attachment.htm