[Boatanchors] THOSE OLD RECEIVERS

[John Asp]

Not only that, you can get inside and work on those old radios, actually read the component values, build your own transmitters and do repairs, and get on the air with decent equipment for $100.00 - $200.00 - or less.  Looking around my shack - I have an HQ129XC and Knight transmitter/vfo that fits that criteria - all made in North America. I made some QSOs with 19 sets in my youth - but used the receiver side only - found the TX a little drifty (no crystals), and like many others - modified and worked on the Command set stuff that was so dirt cheap - rewired, drilled holes, cut and chopped them up - and there were enough of them left over for collectors to find in later years.  Its a dimension of ham radio anyone can enjoy.  In the new equipment, I can find and appreciate all the bells and whistles (and more) that I wished for or wanted in the old - its just more fun. 

Larry / VE3RF


On 2011-03-11, at 6:55 AM, Bill and Liz McHugh wrote:

> As Glenn K9STH said, we were having so much fun working "DX" with whatever we had that we did not notice how broad, how insensitive, how whatever they were.
> 
> We are really spoiled today with the fantastic receivers available to us.  But the thrill of using a WS#19 set, S-22R,  BC454 or whatever to make real QSOs is missing.  I guess that is why so many of us who became hams in the 50s like boatanchors today.
> 
> Bill VE3NH
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