[Elecraft] First radio

[wa5pok]

I started with one of those but I built it from scratch from the manual in a 
9th grade shop class and it worked! I do have an original Ocean Hopper with 
all the coils sitting on the shelf and a knight Broadcaster tuned to 160. 
Bet Y'all didn't know Knight had a rig that would do 160! Fun Stuff! But K3 
it is not.


73, Mike WA5POK

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From: "Edward R Cole" <kl7uw at acsalaska.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 1:04 PM
To: <Elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [Elecraft] First radio

> It wasn't a crystal set.  I was aware of them and I believe germanium 
> diodes were available in 1956-57.  I wanted a "real" radio so  I saved up 
> my allowance for over six months to purchase an Ocean Hopper - three tube 
> regen receiver kit ($19.95 from Allied Radio).
>
> Pretty funny as I got the kit but did not have a soldering iron or gun. 
> My parents were supportive and bought me a wen 150w solder gun for my 
> birthday (guessing they cost about $6 back then).  So at age 12  or 13 I 
> built that little radio, and it became my Novice receiver for a couple 
> years until my folks bought me an used HQ-100.
>
> But I started out with an old BC radio in my upstairs bedroom where I 
> listened on the clear broadcast frequencies to stations a thousand miles 
> away.  The whole story with a couple pics:
> http://www.kl7uw.com/kn8mwa.htm
>
> 73, Ed - KL7UW
> http://www.kl7uw.com
> dubususa at gmail.com
> "Kits made by KL7UW"
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