[Boatanchors] HQ-129-X Mods in CQ Magazine

Peter Markavage manualman at juno.com
Thu Nov 20 13:33:00 EST 2008


It's not really useless since you can still use the "Search the Archives"
function, which is free, to find all the issues that cover some
particular interest. Likewise, you still can view the first 10 pages of a
particular CQ Magazine which includes the Table of Contents to view more
specific details.

Interesting info on the receiver, but obviously National felt comfortable
with NC-2-40 model nomenclature since besides the NC-2-40 "handle", they
had the NC-2-40C, NC-2-40CR, NC-2-40CS, NC-2-40CSR, NC-2-40D, NC-2-40DR,
NC-2-40DT, and NC-2-40S which roughly spanned the years 1943 through
1949. Then there were also the rebranded NC-100XA's as NC-1-39 and
NC-1-39S.

Pete, wa2cwa

On Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:49:56 -0500 "Carl" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com> writes:
> A. That link is useless unless you pay to be a subscriber. But thanks 
> 
> for the detective work. If you note it was by Orr in the 50's and it 
> is 
> titled NC-240D.
> 
> B. National designed a NC-240D. Internal documents, engineering 
> drawings, etc, were NC-240D. All that came into the Service Dept and 
> 
> written correspondence were listed as NC-240D.
> 
> C. Initial ads were NC-240D as I remember from the clippings in the 
> 
> archives. I have no idea if some idiot at an advertising agency or 
> marketing made the change.
> 
> D. I always refer to it as NC-240C, NC-240D, etc and have no 
> intention 
> or reason to change now.
> 
> I should have a copy later today and will post it in the Technical 
> files 
> section of my Yahoo group along with the other HQ-129X mod.
> 
> Everyone please feel free to add other interesting and applicable 
> documents to those files. There are also many other interesting 
> items in 
> the Links section.
> 
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/glowbugradio/?yguid=347629384
> 
> Carl
> KM1H
> National Radio 1963-69
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Peter Markavage" <manualman at juno.com>
> To: <k4oah at mindspring.com>
> Cc: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 12:09 AM
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] HQ-129-X Mods in CQ Magazine
> 
> 
> > Yep, for some reason, FBTO doesn't show any NC240 or NC-2-40 type
> > articles. Here's a better one. The CQ Magazine archive search 
> function
> > doesn't even bring this specific article. I tried NC240, NC240D, 
> > NC-240D,
> > NC-2-40, etc. However, if you click on 1957, and then November 
> issue, 
> > you
> > can read the Table of Contents and it's listed there on Page 103.
> > To play with the CQ Magazine archives, go here:
> > http://hamcall.net/cqcgi
> >
> > Pete, wa2cwa


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