[Clegg] Venus, if you will

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

The three tube Apollo was seen in an ad or publication, but always
struck me as an initial engineering prototype that was economized a
bit for production. Looks pretty much the same externally. Sort of the
converse of the early ad for the Halli SX-73 in cabinet that looked
quite different than the final product.

As a kid at the time, I have fond memories of those 'one step from the
trash' days of old gear. I hauled a lot of stuff home for free or next
to nothing thanks to the new generation of plastic radios. :D

~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4

On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 2:15 PM, manualman<manualman at juno.com> wrote:
> Prototype models could have been anything. Imagination can run wild until
> you put down on paper the cost and perceived bang for the buck. Just as
> the 4X-250 mod, which evidently did float around the country in one form
> or another, hams were doing all sorts of mods on older ham gear in the
> 60's, 70's and 80's. Sweep tubes were cheap in the 70's. To many, it was
> just an old boatanchor; one step from the back of the closet or the
> trash.